Weekly Market Index

Last week’s crypto market prices were up slightly at +1.99%, while volume and volatility dropped by -14.48% and -2.34%, respectively.

Sources: Crypto.com Research, Crypto.com Price

Notes: Based on market-cap adjusted index of selected top-cap tokens

News Highlights

• The total Bitcoin mining revenue fell to a two-year low of US$11.67M due to the declining Bitcoin (BTC) price and heavier computational demand from rising network difficulty.

• Blockchain venture capital investment decreased in October to US$0.84B compared to US$1.64B in September. The number of individual deals dropped from 93 to 69. 

• Due to the recent attempt to exploit DeFi protocol Aave (AAVE) via short-selling, project contributors have proposed governance changes. One proposal is for temporarily freezing a list of token markets, including Curve DAO Token (CRV), on Aave v2.

• Singapore bank DBS said it has become the first Asian bank to use JPMorgan’s blockchain-based fixed income trading network Onyx. The Onyx Digital Assets network uses tokens for short-term trading in fixed income markets.

• Crypto wallet downloads reached 100 million in 2022 for both iOS and Android devices comprising over 21 wallet applications that allow storage. 

Recent Research Reports

• Argentina 2022 Survey: Argentines are Increasingly Keen to Adopt Cryptos and NFTs: Crypto.com recently commissioned a survey of more than 2,000 Argentine citizens to find out more about their investment preferences, knowledge, and opinions on crypto and NFTs. Here are the findings.

• Research Roundup Newsletter (October 2022): In this issue, we cover our recent Bloomberg Terminal integration, a special research report for the Singapore Fintech Festival, and feature articles on NFT financialisation and utility.

• Alpha Navigator (October 2022): We look at asset class performance in October. Is the Fed pivoting on rate tightening policy? ETH’s short-term correlations with equities reducing.

Catalyst Calendar

* Forecasts from CME FedWatch Tool; dates shown are for Eastern Time

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