What Makes This Crypto Crash Unique 🚨

This year, crypto went mainstream with new regulations, making this crash different from previous downturns. Learn why it's unique.

What Makes This Crypto Crash Unique 🚨
The Economist
59.3K views • Dec 19, 2025
What Makes This Crypto Crash Unique 🚨

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Cryptocurrencies have gone mainstream this year, with more people than ever owning digital assets. The Trump administration created the first legal framework for stablecoins; a move widely welcomed by the industry. However, concerns about money laundering, the evasion of sanctions and what this all means for monetary policy persist. Our top economics and finance editors dissect what's been happening.

00:00 - How crypto went mainstream
00:40 - What’s happened to the price of crypto
03:04 - Donald Trump has embraced crypto
05:37 - How crypto was accepted institutionally
07:13 - What are the benefits of crypto?

Watch the full show to learn what crypto going mainstream could mean for financial markets: https://econ.st/4oVZmSB

Crypto got everything it wanted. Now it’s sinking: https://econ.st/49hGUz9

The battle over stablecoins will reach fever pitch: https://econ.st/3N5maC1

The world should follow Trump’s lead on stablecoins: https://econ.st/3Y0sDAE

Crypto’s big bang will revolutionise finance: https://econ.st/4q8VcYy

The crypto industry is suddenly at the heart of American politics: https://econ.st/4o6nz9G

Stablecoins: the real crypto craze: https://econ.st/4pOnJ60

Crypto’s real threat to banks: https://econ.st/4j3g3tV

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