2022

According to the latest report from Tiger Research, as of June 18, 2026, the number of active job openings in the cryptocurrency industry is only 2,932, a significant decrease of over 97% from the estimated peak of about 130,000 in 2022.The report shows that the wave of layoffs in the cryptocurrency industry continues in the first half of 2026. March was the month with the highest concentration of layoffs, with several companies including Gemini, Crypto.com, Algorand, OP Labs, PIP Labs, and Messari announcing layoffs at the same time. Some companies were acquired at low prices after multiple rounds of layoffs; for example, Messari was acquired by Blockworks for about $10 million in June 2026 after experiencing three rounds of layoffs, while its previous valuation had reached $300 million.In terms of recruitment structure, positions in centralized exchanges (CEX) account for the highest proportion, reaching 30.8% (904 positions), mainly contributed by OKX, Bybit, and Binance. The stablecoin and payment sector accounts for 13.4%, but is highly concentrated in two companies, Tether and Ripple.In addition, the demand for AI skills in job postings continues to rise, with the proportion of cryptocurrency job postings mentioning artificial intelligence skills increasing from 23% in early 2025 to 53.1% in March 2026.

According to Jinshi, the wholesale prices in the U.S. in May saw the largest consecutive increase since 2022, with the PPI rising by 1.1% month-on-month, exceeding market expectations of 0.7%. Over the past 12 months, wholesale prices have increased by 6.5%, marking the largest annual increase since the end of 2022. Despite rising costs, businesses have not fully passed on the new expenses to customers, who are showing resistance to paying more. Steve Rick, the chief economist at financial services provider TruStage, stated that inflation is becoming difficult to fully eliminate.

According to The Block, the latest "2026 Ecosystem Vulnerability Audit Report" released by Web3 security company Immunefi shows that losses from DeFi protocols due to hacker attacks have decreased by 74% from the peak of $2.62 billion in 2022 to approximately $680.3 million in 2025.The report points out that the median loss per attack has also significantly decreased, from $6 million in 2022 to $1.5 million in 2025, reflecting an overall improvement in security levels.At the same time, the proportion of losses from bridge exploits has dramatically decreased from 73% in 2022 to 3% in 2025, and the share of flash loan attacks has dropped from 54% to less than 1%. Risks at the infrastructure level (such as private key leaks and database attacks) have also decreased from 30.7% in 2022 to 10.3% in 2025. Immunefi stated that this reflects the ongoing optimization of oracle design, reentrancy attack protection, and access control standards, indicating that the overall DeFi ecosystem "is becoming safer."However, the report also notes that losses slightly rebounded to $680.3 million in 2025, mainly due to the increasing complexity of multi-chain systems and a few high-severity incidents. Meanwhile, the number of independent security incidents continues to rise, reflecting an expanding attack surface.

CryptoQuant stated that Bitcoin's recent trend is similar to the bear market rebound phase in March 2022, with market demand still weak and sentiment indicators having fallen back into the "extremely pessimistic" range.The report pointed out that Bitcoin's recent rebound was blocked near the 200-day moving average at around $82,400, and then it fell back to around $76,000. CryptoQuant believes this trend is similar to that in March 2022: at that time, Bitcoin rebounded 43% from its low but also encountered resistance at the 200-day moving average and re-entered a downward trend.Julio Moreno, head of research at CryptoQuant, stated that during a bear market, the 200-day moving average is usually a key dividing line between "rebound markets" and "trend continuation." If Bitcoin cannot effectively break through this moving average, it may indicate that the bear market structure has not yet been broken.

According to Cointelegraph, the latest report from the Federal Reserve shows that 10% of Americans will use or invest in cryptocurrencies by 2025, the highest level since 2022.

Analyst Murphy stated that new addresses buying Bitcoin for the first time (First Buyers, FB) are providing fresh blood to the market while absorbing excess distribution. As of May 13, the Bitcoin holdings of first-time buyer addresses have returned to 3.719 million, an increase of 40,000 BTC compared to May 1. The continuous accumulation by new buyers reflects a gradual recovery in investor risk appetite. In comparison to the last cycle, the current 3.72 million is comparable to September 21, 2022. Once the holdings of new buyers exceed 4 million, the overall market structure will become healthier, making it unlikely to experience significant declines or fall below previous lows.

Crypto analyst Murphy posted on the X platform that the holdings of new Bitcoin buyers have been steadily increasing recently, rising from a low of 3.38 million to 3.68 million.Although there is still a distance of over 1 million from the peak of the bull market, it at least indicates that as the macro environment improves, investors' risk appetite is gradually returning. Compared to the last cycle, this is roughly equivalent to the scale of new buyers in mid-August 2022. At that time, it was also in the latter half of a bear market. BTC rebounded from a low of $19,000 to $24,000 (a 26% rebound); this time, BTC rebounded from $62,000 to $79,000 (a 27% rebound); the situation is similar.However, the difference is that to hold the same amount of BTC, the money spent is 3-4 times that of the past, yet it still cannot stop so many strong new buyers from entering the market.

According to CertiK Alert monitoring, the total losses from cryptocurrency security incidents in the month of 2026 amounted to approximately $651 million, of which about $3.5 million originated from phishing attacks. This is the highest single-month loss recorded since 2022, second only to the Bybit theft incident in 2025.

The research institution 10x Research published on platform X, pointing out that the trading volume in the cryptocurrency market has reached a new low since 2022. Currently, the total market capitalization of the crypto market is $2.3 trillion, down 1.7% from last week, with an average weekly trading volume of $90 billion, a decrease of 7% from the average.Among them, Bitcoin's weekly trading volume is $38.2 billion, which is 5% lower than the average; Ethereum's weekly trading volume is $18.3 billion, which is 18% lower than the average. The Ethereum network fee (0.12 Gwei) is at a level of 17%, indicating low network utilization.In addition, the Bitcoin funding rate rose 4.1% this week to 1.5%, at a level of 13% over the past 12 months, with open interest in futures increasing by $100 million to $21.5 billion. The Ethereum funding rate rose 3.7% this week to 2.8%, at a level of 12% over the past 12 months, with open interest in futures increasing by $100 million to $11.8 billion.

Distributed Capital partner Shen Bo posted on X detailing the complete list and addresses of his stolen assets in 2022. He revealed that the theft occurred on November 10, 2022, Eastern Time, between 00:46 and 01:02. The Trust Wallet hot wallet installed on his iPhone 12 Pro Max was stolen, with assets valued at approximately 42 million dollars.The address details are: ETH: 0x6be85603322df6DC66163eF5f82A9c6ffBC5e894 BTC: 1ECNeZyiHgqJmv42i3pkWY48xiXy7KukTG / bc1qg3mnvn8saea50js7nzkhm8k054mpwqmcuq3de5 TRON: TJLBmmUb5TcFFXTLzuuaKU96uTg5Sjn1yD26. On that day, Shen Bo set a bounty to recover approximately 42 million dollars worth of cryptocurrency stolen three years ago.

According to Gate market data, the euro against the US dollar (EUR/USD) has fallen 2.1% since last Friday, on track to record the largest two-day decline since September 2022.

Bitcoin fell over 19% in February, marking its worst monthly performance since 2022, due to concerns related to global tariffs.

According to data from Artemis Analytics, the circulating market value of the world's largest stablecoin Tether's USDT has decreased by approximately $1.5 billion this month, marking the largest monthly decline since the collapse of the FTX exchange in December 2022.Previously, USDT had shown a continuous growth trend since former U.S. President Trump returned to the White House. This decline also follows a slight retreat in January.

According to CoinDesk, Santiment data shows that XRP has just recorded its largest realized loss since November 2022, with a weekly realized loss of $1.93 billion, indicating a panic sell-off among holders.Note: Realized loss refers to the loss that investors confirm and lock in when selling an asset at a price lower than their purchase cost; in contrast, unrealized loss is merely a paper loss and is not counted until the asset is sold. A significant increase in realized loss in on-chain data typically indicates that a large number of holders are choosing to sell while at a loss, reflecting a concentrated stop-loss or "capitulation sell-off" in the market, often accompanied by a significant weakening of sentiment.

According to market news, research and brokerage firm K33 stated that the current Bitcoin market structure, derivative positions, and ETF fund flows are highly similar to the late stages of the 2022 bear market, indicating a potential long-term consolidation rather than a rapid rebound.K33's research director Vetle Lunde noted that their proprietary indicators show a "striking similarity" between the current situation and September and November 2022 (close to the bear market bottom). However, historical experience suggests that market bottoms are often accompanied by prolonged consolidation, with an average 90-day return of only about 3% in similar environments. Data shows that Bitcoin has dropped nearly 28% since January, with the funding rate being negative for 11 consecutive days, and open interest falling below 260,000 BTC, as long positions are being liquidated.Spot trading volume decreased by 59% week-over-week, and futures open interest has fallen to a four-month low. On the institutional side, CME traders are relatively inactive, with Bitcoin ETP holdings decreasing by 103,113 BTC from last October's peak, but 93% of peak exposure remains, indicating that institutions are primarily reducing exposure rather than completely exiting.The Fear and Greed Index recently hit a historical low of 5, but Lunde pointed out that the average 90-day return from buying during extreme fear periods is only 2.4%, far lower than the 95% during extreme greed periods, suggesting that fear does not reliably predict a strong rebound. He expects Bitcoin to consolidate in the range of $60,000 to $75,000 for an extended period, noting that the current entry point is attractive but requires patience.

According to Cointelegraph, Glassnode analysts stated that Bitcoin whales are accumulating during the pullback, with the average outflow on exchanges reaching 3.2% on the 30th, similar to the pattern observed before the bull market began in the first half of 2022.

According to CryptoQuant analyst CW8900, Bitcoin whales have been accumulating BTC in large quantities during the recent price drop. Data shows that on February 6, 66,940 Bitcoins flowed into accumulation addresses, marking the largest single-day inflow since 2022.Meanwhile, new large investors are also taking the opportunity to increase their purchases, withdrawing Bitcoin from exchanges to personal wallets.

CryptoQuant released a report indicating that on-chain data signals show the current market downturn is deepening, performing worse than the early stages of the 2022 bear market, with BTC prices potentially dropping towards $60,000.The next major support zone for BTC is between $60,000 and $70,000, and there is widespread structural weakness in the crypto market. Institutional demand has sharply reversed, with U.S. spot BTC exchange-traded funds shifting from net buying last year to net selling, while retail participation remains sluggish, with Coinbase premiums consistently negative since mid-October. Liquidity conditions are also tightening.Additionally, long-term demand growth has significantly collapsed, with annual spot demand for BTC dropping from 1.1 million BTC to 77,000 BTC over the past four months, a decline of 93%.