The Crypto Industry Attracted A Record $ 30 Billion In Investments In 2021

Spencer Bogart, General Partner of Blockchain Capital, says investors are interested in the industry due to the emergence of new use cases for digital assets.
The cryptocurrency industry attracted $ 30 billion in venture capital in 2021, reports Bloomberg . This is more than has been invested in all the years of the sector’s existence. 
Previously, 2018 was considered a record year, during which the crypto industry attracted about $ 8 billion in investments.







Blockchain Capital General Partner Spencer Bogart explained that the cryptocurrency market has grown significantly in recent years and is no longer limited to Bitcoin alone. 
Bogart recalled the emergence of the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector, the decentralized games industry (GameFi), non-fungible tokens (NFT) and other cryptocurrency areas. The emergence of new use cases for digital assets is grabbing the attention of investors, Bogart added.
 
 





 
 





As of December 2021, software developer MicroStrategy is considered the largest holder of bitcoin among public companies. 






The company has accumulated 122.5 thousand BTC worth more than $ 5.6 billion (taking into account the current exchange rate on December 20, according to Bitcoin Treasuries. MicroStrategy last bought cryptocurrency on December 9th.

MicroStrategy has purchased an additional 1,434 bitcoins for ~$82.4 million in cash at an average price of ~$57,477 per #bitcoin. As of 12/9/21 we #hodl ~122,478 bitcoins acquired for ~$3.66 billion at an average price of ~$29,861 per bitcoin. $MSTRhttps://t.co/Xke8QhoYpy
— Michael Saylor⚡️ (@saylor) December 9, 2021
 
 





 
 
 
In second place among Bitcoin holders is the electric car manufacturer Tesla. The company owns $ 43.2 thousand BTC, the value of which is more than $ 1.9 billion. The third place is occupied by the payment company Jack Dorsey Square, which owns 8 thousand BTC worth about $ 368 million.
It became known last week that five members of the US Congress have invested in the crypto market. In early December, Grayscale Investments presented the results of its own survey, according to which 26% of American investors already own bitcoin.