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Crypto’s Historic Year: Five Times Governments Embraced Digital Assets in 2021

By Karly MarieDecember 30, 2021Updated:March 12, 20255 Mins Read

2021 was a breakthrough year for crypto, with major governments embracing Bitcoin and blockchain. Here are five key moments that shaped the global crypto landscape.

Bitcoin (BTC) $ 118,486.75

Ethereum (ETH) $ 3,641.15

XRP (XRP) $ 3.14

Tether (USDT) $ 1.00

BNB (BNB) $ 767.08

Solana (SOL) $ 185.67

USDC (USDC) $ 1.00

Dogecoin (DOGE) $ 0.236896

Lido Staked Ether (STETH) $ 3,632.66

TRON (TRX) $ 0.311389

Cardano (ADA) $ 0.804794

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Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) $ 118,381.72

Hyperliquid (HYPE) $ 42.72

Wrapped stETH (WSTETH) $ 4,391.84

Stellar (XLM) $ 0.427257

Sui (SUI) $ 3.71

Chainlink (LINK) $ 17.95

Wrapped Beacon ETH (WBETH) $ 3,909.93

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) $ 519.58

Wrapped eETH (WEETH) $ 3,892.63

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Hedera (HBAR) $ 0.241027

Avalanche (AVAX) $ 23.69

Litecoin (LTC) $ 112.26

LEO Token (LEO) $ 8.99

WETH (WETH) $ 3,639.70

Shiba Inu (SHIB) $ 0.000014

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Toncoin (TON) $ 3.16

USDS (USDS) $ 1.00

Ethena USDe (USDE) $ 1.00

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Binance Bridged USDT (BNB Smart Chain) (BSC-USD) $ 1.00

WhiteBIT Coin (WBT) $ 44.08

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Coinbase Wrapped BTC (CBBTC) $ 118,387.72

Polkadot (DOT) $ 3.99

Uniswap (UNI) $ 10.08

Monero (XMR) $ 321.40

Pepe (PEPE) $ 0.000013

Bitget Token (BGB) $ 4.57

Aave (AAVE) $ 286.98

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Cronos (CRO) $ 0.126599

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Ethena Staked USDe (SUSDE) $ 1.19

Bittensor (TAO) $ 416.97

Dai (DAI) $ 1.00

Ethereum Classic (ETC) $ 22.46

Pi Network (PI) $ 0.441946

NEAR Protocol (NEAR) $ 2.70

Ondo (ONDO) $ 1.02

Ethena (ENA) $ 0.485849

Aptos (APT) $ 4.65

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Jito Staked SOL (JITOSOL) $ 225.33

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Internet Computer (ICP) $ 5.53

OKB (OKB) $ 48.18

Bonk (BONK) $ 0.000036

Kaspa (KAS) $ 0.097728

Mantle (MNT) $ 0.749935

Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) $ 0.038731

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BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) $ 1.00

Algorand (ALGO) $ 0.262449

Arbitrum (ARB) $ 0.433906

USD1 (USD1) $ 1.00

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Binance-Peg WETH (WETH) $ 3,635.68

VeChain (VET) $ 0.025129

Cosmos Hub (ATOM) $ 4.65

Render (RENDER) $ 4.03

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Gate (GT) $ 17.40

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POL (ex-MATIC) (POL) $ 0.228425

Worldcoin (WLD) $ 1.15

Official Trump (TRUMP) $ 9.86

Fasttoken (FTN) $ 4.49

Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (FET) $ 0.73182

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Binance Staked SOL (BNSOL) $ 197.93

Sky (SKY) $ 0.084288

Sei (SEI) $ 0.316524

sUSDS (SUSDS) $ 1.06

Filecoin (FIL) $ 2.59

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Rocket Pool ETH (RETH) $ 4,146.35

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Lombard Staked BTC (LBTC) $ 118,336.71

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Jupiter (JUP) $ 0.5412

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Kelp DAO Restaked ETH (RSETH) $ 3,811.93

SPX6900 (SPX) $ 1.74

Flare (FLR) $ 0.023138

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Jupiter Perpetuals Liquidity Provider Token (JLP) $ 5.06

Story (IP) $ 5.35

KuCoin (KCS) $ 12.12

USDtb (USDTB) $ 1.00

XDC Network (XDC) $ 0.087228

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First Digital USD (FDUSD) $ 0.997512

Fartcoin (FARTCOIN) $ 1.39

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StakeWise Staked ETH (OSETH) $ 3,822.69

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Curve DAO (CRV) $ 0.992827

USDT0 (USDT0) $ 1.00

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Mantle Staked Ether (METH) $ 3,884.98

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Liquid Staked ETH (LSETH) $ 3,931.70

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Injective (INJ) $ 13.50

NEXO (NEXO) $ 1.31

Celestia (TIA) $ 1.81

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Polygon Bridged USDT (Polygon) (USDT) $ 1.00

Stacks (STX) $ 0.7949

FLOKI (FLOKI) $ 0.000128

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Renzo Restaked ETH (EZETH) $ 3,824.97

Optimism (OP) $ 0.692034