What the hell just happened? Here's a rapid-fire look at the biggest moments that defined the craziest week in crypto history.
Where to begin? In a decade of covering crypto, I've seen a lot of crazy things, but never a week like that. In the past, there have certainly been one-off incidents that have turned the industry upside down—like the 2014 Mt. Gox hack, or Tesla buying $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin, or Elon Musk shilling Dogecoin on SNL—but never a cascade of events like we just saw. In the coming days, there will be plenty of think pieces about what caused the craziness. And just maybe there will be some earnest self-reflection as to why the crypto community tolerates the people who triggered much of the current mess in the first place. But for now, let's take a breath and take stock of just what the hell happened in crypto's craziest week ever. Here are seven key moments.