The last time was worse than this time, before, the cryptocurrency market was not recognized by any country.. and it is only a matter of time until people are convinced that cryptocurrencies are the only escape from the economic damage caused by wars and chaos
True, the last 2018 it's like 80% of the market was wiped out, this time it's lesser and also lesser in pain. More adoptions have came and more will come while we go pre and post halving.
I think 2018 was the biggest dump in the history of cryptos right after that first crypto pump which happened on 2017. Many people think it was the end but they are wrong because the market have recovered later on. There's a new dump that happened this year but that didn't get severe because people are already in control of the situation.
There's less panic that is felt but time many people are only buying because they know what can happened next. No doubt that more adoptions have been declared lately and this can help the price to stabilize or to prevent from dumping further but the best part of it is of course, new ath is going to be seen.