Tesla's 2021 BTC purchase and later partial sale, a corporate-treasury case study.

Years of debate over USDT reserves, attestations, and Bitfinex ties. Still the deepest dollar liquidity in crypto.

The 2016 exploit of The DAO on Ethereum that led to a controversial hard fork and Ethereum Classic.

Ethereum's September 2022 switch from proof of work to proof of stake.

A crypto hedge fund that blew up in 2022 after leveraged bets and contagion from Terra.

An Ethereum-based privacy protocol designated by the U.S. Treasury in 2022 and removed from its economic sanctions list in March 2025.

The Official Trump Solana memecoin launched mid-January 2025. Price spiked into the tens of billions FDV lore then crashed; trading fees accrued to affiliated entities while many late buyers lost money.