Something we say a lot here on the Bloomberg Crypto team is, “everything old is new in crypto.” And what we mean by that is that while there’s a perception that ideas like the blockchain are novel and groundbreaking, the reality is there’s lots of precedents for concepts like DAOs (decentralized autonomous organizations) or ICOs (initial coin offerings). This is particularly clear right now, as crypto experiences its own version of a “Bear Stearns moment.