Weekly Update - DeFi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 18, 27/04/2023 - 03/05/2023)
Weekly Update - DeFi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 18, 27/04/2023 - 03/05/2023)Cronos Labs partners with AWS for its AWS Activate programme. Bitcoin’s transaction volume hits all-time high thanks to Ordinals. Circle launches USDC transfer protocol for Ethereum and Avalanche.Weekly DeFi IndexThis week's market cap and volume indices were negative at-0.79%and -14.11%, respectively, while the volatility index is positive at +62.31%. New Project Spotlight
News Highlights
Recent Research Reports
DisclaimerThe information in this report is provided as general market commentary by Crypto.com and its affiliates, and does not constitute any financial, investment, legal, tax, or any other advice. This report is not intended to offer or recommend any access to products and/or services. While we endeavour to publish and maintain accurate information, we do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information in this report nor do we adopt nor endorse, nor are we responsible for, the accuracy or reliability of any information submitted by other parties.This report is not directed or intended for distribution to, or use by, any person or entity who is a citizen or resident of, or located in a jurisdiction, where such distribution or use would be contrary to applicable law or that would subject Crypto.com and/or its affiliates to any registration or licensing requirement.The brands and the logos appearing in this report are registered trademarks of their respective owners.We’re all ears.Your feedback has always helped us provide insightful crypto market trends. Tell us how we can improve this newsletter further by taking a quick survey below (it will only take less than a minute). Thank you! Thank you for reading! We hope you find our Weekly DeFi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News Update enlightening! Hungry for more? Visit our Research Hub and University to access other insightful crypto research! Share with a friend if you like our email! |
Key phrases
Older messages
Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 18, 25/04/2023 – 02/05/2023)
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Crypto.com and Samsung enhance Crypto.com App for Galaxy Z Fold. Cronos Labs collaborates with AWS to support Web3 startups. Franklin Templeton launches money market fund on Polygon.
Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 17, 22/04/2023 - 28/04/2023)
Friday, April 28, 2023
Bored Ape Yacht Club creator Yuga Labs wins landmark victory over copycat project. Musicians Steve Aoki and 3LAU announce track inspired by CryptoPunks. Romania launches national NFT marketplace.
Weekly Update - DeFi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 17, 20/04/2023 - 26/04/2023)
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Third round of Ethereum withdrawals almost meets the deposits amount. Aptos introduces Delegated Staking. 1inch deploys protocols on Ethereum rollup zkSync Era.
Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 17, 18/04/2022 – 24/04/2023)
Monday, April 24, 2023
EU lawmakers approve the Markets in Crypto Act (MiCA). Societe Generale introduces Euro-pegged stablecoin EURCV. TransUnion will provide credit scoring to blockchain dApps.
Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 16, 15/04/2023 - 21/04/2023)
Friday, April 21, 2023
Sotheby's is auctioning rare NFTs from 3AC's collection. Starbucks is dropping its 'First Store' NFT collection. Square Enix partners with games distribution platform Elixir.
You Might Also Like
Top 4 accounting firm turns to Ethereum for blockchain-based business contracts
Thursday, April 18, 2024
OCM is designed to facilitate the secure handling of business contracts on a public blockchain, ensuring privacy by utilizing zero-knowledge proofs to maintain contract integrity and confidentiality. ͏
CryptoQuant Research Director: Halving is imminent and Bitcoin price has room to continue to rise
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Julio Moreno, the Head of Research at CryptoQuant with over 13 years of expertise in commodity research, leads the forefront of on-chain analytics. This podcast discusses CryptoQuant's recent
Fetch.ai, SingularityNET, and Ocean Protocol’s planned $7.5 billion ASI token to launch in May
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Artificial intelligence was one of the leading narratives in the crypto industry during the first quarter of the year. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Claim $AVAX with LayerZero Quest
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Complete two, easy onchain actions for $AVAX and build your LayerZero onchain reputation. Reputation could help you get the upcoming airdrop Flipside Crypto Hey there, Claim $AVAX when you complete
DeFi & L1L2 Weekly - 💱 Ondo Finance Successfully Tests Near-Instant Conversion Between USDC and BUIDL
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Ondo Finance tests instant conversion between BlackRock's BUIDL and USDC. Ethereum's Pectra upgrade to introduce smart contract functionality to wallets. EigenLayer removes staking caps on LSTs
DeFi & L1L2 Weekly - 💱 Ondo Finance Successfully Tests Near-Instant Conversion Between USDC and BUIDL
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Ondo Finance tests instant conversion between BlackRock's BUIDL and USDC. Ethereum's Pectra upgrade to introduce smart contract functionality to wallets. EigenLayer removes staking caps on LSTs
Interpreting the underlying design mechanisms and limitations of the Runes protocol
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Author: 十四君 Source: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/EN8ZdiomQVUQ4WBRZ4GqKA What is Runes? In the past year, the biggest narrative in web3 has been the explosion of the inscription ecosystem, starting with
Analyst predicts low inflows for Hong Kong’s newly approved Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs in Hong Kong may struggle due to limited market and high fees - Balchunas ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Bitcoin’s 4th Halving
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Understanding the significance of halvings, impact on miners and bitcoin's price ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Chinese Top VC Discuss Controversial Topics: Is AI+Crypto and Bitcoin L2 Just Hype? Is Binance Too Monopolistic?
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
This episode of the podcast is organized by Wormhole & Pyth during the Hong Kong Activity Week. The host is Colin Wu, Founder of Wu Blockchain. Guests include BMAN, Co-Founder of ABCDE; Michael,