State of Crypto 2024: Market, Technology, and Regulation Report
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State of Crypto 2024: Market, Technology, and Regulation Report
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State of Crypto 2024 report title card by a16z crypto.
Minimalist title design with logo.
Legal disclaimers regarding investment advice, third-party sources, and data accuracy.
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Agenda covering 6 main sections: Adoption, Politics, Infrastructure, Applications, Builders, and Future Outlook.
Numbered list with section titles and page numbers.
Section divider: How big is crypto today?
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220M monthly active addresses comparable to internet adoption in late 90s.
Dual-line chart comparison (log scale).
Breakdown of activity across EVM and Non-EVM chains, highlighting Solana and Base growth.
Horizontal bar chart.
Record high mobile wallet use driven by Nigeria, India, and Argentina.
Stacked area chart by country.
Funnel analysis showing 617M owners vs 30-60M active users.
Funnel graphic with metrics.
Section divider: Crypto has become a key political issue.
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Quotes from key political figures in both parties supporting crypto innovation.
Two-column quote layout.
Heat map showing rising search interest in swing states like PA and WI.
US map visualization and ranked list.
40M+ American crypto owners are young and bipartisan.
Infographic with pie charts.
EU and UK leading in public engagement on crypto policy.
Bar charts comparing jurisdictions.
Key policy wins in 2024: DUNA, FIT21, and MiCA.
Three-column timeline.
Bitcoin and Ethereum ETP approvals broadening investor access.
Stacked bar charts of daily net flows.
Map of Central Bank Digital Currency projects worldwide.
World map status visualization.
99% of stablecoins are USD-denominated, strengthening the dollar.
Pie charts and area chart.
Stablecoins (Tether/USDC) are top holders of US Treasury securities.
Bar chart comparison vs countries.
Stablecoin usage rising in high-inflation economies like Argentina.
Dual-axis chart (Currency value vs Stablecoin volume).
Consolidation in banking and big tech highlighting need for decentralization.
Side-by-side comparison charts.
Section divider: Infrastructure is maturing.
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USD flows between various blockchains (bridging).
Sankey diagram.
Impact of EIP-4844 on Ethereum L2 fees.
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Comparison of international transfer costs: Wire vs L2 (<$0.01).
Vertical list with cost metrics.
TVL growth in high-throughput chains like Solana and Sui.
Stacked area chart.
50x increase in blockchain transactions per second since 2020.
Dot matrix density visualization.
Growth in smart contract wallet operations improving UX.
Bar chart with feature list.
Rising monthly spend on ZK proof verification and project count.
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New computing paradigm for blockchains with use cases.
Logo grid with use case categories.
zkVM performance improvements vs historical CPU clock speeds.
Scatter plot regression.
Growth of staked ETH and re-staking protocols.
Three sequential pie charts.
Section divider: Key applications are emerging.
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Breakdown of daily active addresses by category (DeFi, Stablecoins, etc.).
Treemap visualization.
Stablecoin volume comparison against traditional payment rails.
Stacked bar chart and comparison table.
Stablecoin activity growth independent of market cycles.
Overlay chart (Volume vs Users).
Exponential rise in AI training compute costs favors centralization.
Scatter plot with regression line.
Blockchain solving AI issues: Authenticity, Compute Access, Transparency, Ownership.
Four value-prop columns.
High user overlap between crypto and AI platforms.
Bar charts ranking websites and narratives.
Shift towards low-cost social collecting on L2s.
Bar/Line combo chart (Volume vs Collections).
Explosion of memecoin creation on Solana.
Bar chart and list screenshot.
Top DeFi categories by TVL (Liquid Staking, Lending, DEXes).
Horizontal bar chart with logos.
Share of trading volume shifting to decentralized exchanges.
Line chart showing percentage.
DeFi share of hacked value decreasing as security improves.
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Growth of prediction markets like Polymarket during election year.
Bar chart and interface screenshot.
Large liquid capital reserves held by DAO treasuries.
Bar comparison and pie chart.
Real-world physical infrastructure networks (Helium, Hivemapper).
Project cards with metrics.
High-throughput gaming chains and gas usage metrics.
Data table.
Farcaster ecosystem projects and user growth.
Ecosystem map and area chart.
Section divider: What we know about crypto's builders.
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Share of builder interest by blockchain (Ethereum, Solana, Base).
Bubble chart and ranking table.
Top sectors for builders: DeFi, Infrastructure, Social.
Treemap with growth tags.
Usage of AI, NFTs, and ZK across different project types.
Sankey-style block diagram.
Section divider: What's next for crypto?
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Global distribution of crypto projects; US, Europe, and Asia hubs.
World map with bubble markers.
Historical market cycles showing correlation between price and innovation.
Stacked timeline charts.
Strategic thoughts on regulation, scaling, and killer apps.
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Links to dashboards, podcasts, and newsletters.
Resource grid with CTAs.
Common questions about this slide and the underlying presentation content.
It is a framework suggesting that crypto market price increases drive interest and funding, which in turn leads to developer innovation and new products, eventually restarting the cycle. The report suggests the market is entering a new wave of this cycle.
Following the EIP-4844 upgrade in March 2024, transaction fees on Layer 2 networks like Base have dropped significantly, often costing less than $0.01 per transaction, making them competitive with traditional payment methods.
Yes, the report highlights stablecoins processing $8.5 trillion in volume (double Visa's volume), decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN) projects like Helium, and blockchain solving AI content authenticity issues.
Ethereum retains the largest share of builder interest at roughly 21%, but Solana and Coinbase's Base network have seen significant growth in developer share in 2024.
Crypto has become a bipartisan issue in the US, with politicians from both major parties expressing support for innovation. Additionally, swing states like Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are showing disproportionately high interest in crypto.
The report identifies a strong overlap in user bases and notes that blockchain can address AI challenges such as centralized control and data provenance. Approximately 34% of crypto projects are now incorporating AI elements.
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