Has the crypto bubble popped? I definitely see less hype and tech folks talking about it. But coinbase is up 40% this year and BTC is also up. I don't get what's propping it up.
As virtual-pogs and a tool for crime, it does seem to have staying power.
In particular, my most recent project was geared towards using crypto to finance innovation in particularly hard-to-finance countries (i.e., where interest rates are basically predatory). It's proved a huge success and still continues to this day.
The same tech could be used to evade EU/US financial sanctions (or just as well UN sanctions) at which point the sentiments would probably be flipped.