Crypto has a short memory.
And that’s exactly why it keeps shocking people.
2017🟢
The entire crypto market was barely $17B…
Then in one cycle, it exploded by $800B+, topping out near $830B.
That’s a 45× expansion.
Projects that defined that era:
$XRP ran to $140B
$ETH hit $130B
$ADA climbed to $33B
It felt unreal. Unrepeatable. “That was the peak,” they said.
2021🚀
Market cap moved from $830B → $3T.
Massive? Yes.
But in relative terms? Just ~4×.
Fast forward to today and no one talks about 2017 anymore.
The “craziest bull run ever” became ancient history.
That’s the pattern.
Every cycle looks impossible…
Until the next one makes it look small.
