The rise of play-to-earn gaming was one of the biggest stories of 2021.

This article is part of our Year in Review series. It’s known: 2021 was the year of the NFT.  Million dollar sales of CryptoPunks went from news to a seemingly weekly occurrence. Bored Apes Yacht Club launched in spring at a 0.08 ETH mint price, and now sits at a floor price of over 50…

No one really knows what it is, and prior "versions" have foundered. But the metaverse was one of the biggest stories of the year.

Layers 2s had a banner year in DeFi but their TVL still lags.

These five things were the biggest hassles in DeFi in 2021.

The arrival of EIP 1559, Ethereum's big upgrade, changed the supply-and-demand calculus for the smart contract giant.

The contest between Layer 1s versus Ethereum and Layer 2s was a big story in 2021.

A bear market seems imminent in crypto. But it may not be a foregone conclusion given Ethereum's upcoming projects.

DeFi was a steady story in a mad year in the crypto markets.

Aave's institutional strategy took a step forward when SEBA, a Swiss bank, applied for whitelist status on the Arc lending platform.