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The world, and therefore macroeconomic factors, is always in flux, and the world is a very different place than it was in mid-2021. Post-COVID-19 reopenings, inflation, supply-chain issues, world conflicts, unrest and revolution are creating new narratives and investment theses for bitcoin and other crypto assets. This is a good time to test your own investment theses and see what might drive or change prices.