Epicenter – The Hosts Look Back on 2021 #421
Channel: Epicenter Podcast
Date: 09/12/2021

2021 was an exciting year for the crypto space. We've seen all-time market highs, dramatic regulatory shifts, and some use cases hit the mainstream. 4 of our hosts got together to dissect the standout events of this year, and share their predictions for what is coming next.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- The NFT explosion of 2021
- The DeFi bluechip decline
- Layer 1 wars & bridges
- DAO proliferation, tooling, and emergence of new organization paradigms
- Return of Dogecoin
- Bitcoin in El Salvador
- Looking ahead - crypto and its tax implications
- The future of MEV
- Urbit

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Episode 374 - The Great Epicenter Host Extravaganza 2021: https://bit.ly/31BmGRe
- Epicenter - About Us: https://bit.ly/3q7jZx8
- Brian on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3i6gZyd
- Friederike on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3oyNwiW
- Sebastien on Twitter: https://bit.ly/2MOOlWO
- Sunny on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2YNhIdU

Sponsors: 
- ParaSwap: ParaSwap aggregates all major DEXs and makes sure you beat the market price at every single swap and with the lowest slippage - paraswap.io/epicenter
- Chorus One: Chorus One runs validators on cutting edge Proof of Stake networks such as Cosmos, Solana, Celo, Polkadot and Oasis. - https://epicenter.rocks/chorusone

This episode is hosted by Sebastien Couture, Brian Fabian Crain, Friederike Ernst & Sunny Aggarwal. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/421