**Oct 16, 2024**

Today we released our latest State of Crypto report.

It shares insights on key trends — like stablecoins, L2s, and AI — plus, crypto’s rise as a policy issue, new data on builders and users, and more.

### 7 takeaways from the report:

1. Crypto activity and usage hit all-time highs  
2. Crypto has become a key political issue ahead of the U.S. election  
3. Stablecoins have found product-market fit  
4. Major scaling upgrades have drastically reduced onchain transaction costs  
5. DeFi remains popular — and it’s growing  
6. Crypto could solve some of AI’s most pressing challenges  
7. More scalable infrastructure has unlocked new onchain applications

Read the full report here: [State of Crypto Report 2024](https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/state-of-crypto-report-2024/)