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Significance
Cryptocurrencies have lost three-fifths of their value -- upwards of USD1tn -- from their peak last November, drastic even by crypto's volatile standards. This fall provides a stark reminder that crypto is a place of experimentation and risk.
Impacts
Crypto turmoil will energise critics of the environmental impact of Bitcoin mining's high energy demands.
Crypto donations to Ukraine will provide a new model for globally coordinated humanitarian interventions.
Blockchain interoperability will become increasingly crucial as task-specific blockchains evolve.
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