Financial and Monetary Systems

The ‘crypto winter’ is here. But what is it and what does it mean for the wider economy?

Jun 29, 2022

what is a crypto winter

The crypto winter is here. Image: Unsplash/Maxim Hopman

Simon Read

Senior Writer, Formative Content

Share:

The Big Picture

Explore and monitor how Financial and Monetary Systems is affecting economies, industries and global issues

A hand holding a looking glass by a lake

Crowdsource Innovation

Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale

Stay up to date:

Financial and Monetary Systems

Listen to the article

Discover

How is the World Economic Forum fostering a sustainable and inclusive digital economy?

A chart showing crypto winters

Bitcoin has recovered quickly after past crypto winters. Image: Reuters

Have you read?

Don't miss any update on this topic

Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses.

Sign up for free

License and Republishing

World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.

The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.

Related topics:

Financial and Monetary Systems Sustainable Finance and Investment

Share:

Global Agenda

The Agenda Weekly

A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda

Subscribe today

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. For more details, review our privacy policy.

More on Financial and Monetary Systems
See all

Policy Action to Mobilize Climate Finance, and Market Responses

Nov 30, 2023

What are green bonds and why is this market growing so fast?

Patrick Henry and Madeleine North

November 22, 2023

Here's why Africa is the world leader in digital and mobile banking

Andrea Willige

November 21, 2023

Speaking Gen Z: How banks can attract young customers

Bob Wigley and Rupal Kantaria

November 17, 2023

Global economic growth to slow in 2024, and other economics news to read this week

Rebecca Geldard

November 17, 2023

How ASEAN is making instant cross-border payments a reality

Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput and Guillaume Hingel

November 17, 2023