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In 2014, the crypto market witnessed two events that were enough to change the industry's landscape.
In July, Ethereum raised 18,000 BTC through an ICO, worth about $18 million at the time. This crowdfunding first validated the financing potential of decentralized autonomous organizations and later became a standard model for Web3 funding.
In December of the same year, an established exchange's daily trading volume surpassed 100,000 BTC, accounting for 80% of the global market share, becoming the industry's undisputed leader. However, behind this prosperity lay hidden concerns—the highly centralized trading structure posed significant risks of centralization. The subsequent story is well known.
Looking back at these two events, one representing the future direction of decentralization, and the other exposing the vulnerabilities of centralization, 2014 already provided a vivid lesson for the entire industry.