There is no consensus definition on what constitutes a crypto winter, but crypto prices are considered an essential indicator. With bitcoin price as a benchmark, there have been five crypto winters from 2017 to August 2022.
A variety of factors can contribute to the onset of a crypto winters. Both external and crypto-specific factors can play a role, including tightening regulations, interest rate hikes, worsening macroeconomic conditions, and financial market contagion that have all been associated with past crypto winters. In each case, there can be a specific set of catalysts. The mid-2022 crypto winter, for example, is believed to have followed the collapse of several prominent stablecoin and crypto lending projects and disruptions across the DeFi space.
The point where the total costs of an operation is equivalent to its current value or revenue.
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