Crypto Hype Comparisons

Commenters draw parallels between the current tech trend or bubble and the historical cryptocurrency hype cycles, crashes, and volatility, often predicting similar outcomes.

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Activity Over Time

2011
4
2012
4
2013
19
2014
27
2015
5
2016
11
2017
390
2018
452
2019
79
2020
102
2021
680
2022
1,539
2023
478
2024
156
2025
174
2026
5

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Sample Comments

gspencley Oct 13, 2023 View on HN

Could be worse. Remember the crypto / blockchain hype of 2 weeks ago?

danbruc Jul 15, 2025 View on HN

No, will go away just like all the crypto stuff - remember that time? - went away.

asdasdas23123 Jan 23, 2018 View on HN

Crypto's value collapsing now and then isn't rare either

solardev Nov 13, 2022 View on HN

Crypto going bust isn't surprising, it's just expected at this point.

Melatonic May 12, 2022 View on HN

Crypto is highly volatile in general - we have seen this before.

Aaronstotle Oct 17, 2023 View on HN

Its like crypto in the last bullrun

nineteen999 Aug 13, 2024 View on HN

Not that much different from the recent crypto bubble TBH

olalonde Jun 14, 2022 View on HN

Crypto has had worse crashes in the last 14 years. What do you mean by you are right this time?

coolspot Jun 2, 2022 View on HN

Sounds like history of whole crypto industry.

jrm4 Aug 18, 2022 View on HN

Hard to not think the advent of crypto might have pushed this?