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2018 Crypto Market Crash
After the 2017 blow-off top, crypto markets entered a prolonged crash that erased most ICO-era gains and reset risk appetite.
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Key Facts
Peak metricMarket value down roughly 80% from peak
OutcomeICO washout and infrastructure rebuild
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Year2018
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