The hullabaloo over crypto has quietened despite the good year it had

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In 2023, Bitcoin, the most popular crypto, rallied 155% in US dollar terms. The Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index—a broader representation of crypto as an investment asset class—gave a return of around 140% during the year, telling us that crypto as an asset class did very well in 2023. Now, when it comes to retail investors investing in a particular asset class, there is always a bit of a recency effect involved, as investors tend to favour assets which have done well in the short-term. So, there is some fervour for an asset class once it has done well. But that...