Weekly Update - DeFi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 22,25/05/2023 - 31/05/2023)
Weekly Update - DeFi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 22,25/05/2023 - 31/05/2023)Ethereum surpasses US$40B in deposit contract balance. New token standard BRC-721E bridges Ethereum NFTs to the Bitcoin blockchain. Tether invests in sustainable Bitcoin mining in Uruguay.Weekly DeFi IndexThis week's market cap, volume, and volatility indices were positive at+0.37,+0.86, and+75.98, respectively. Chart of the WeekDOGE saw a significant surge in network activity, as its daily transactions increased from an average of 20,000 in early May to hitting the 2 million mark in the past week. Compared to other networks, Dogecoin processed more transactions than Ethereum (~1.9 million) and Bitcoin (less than 1 million) between 27 and 28 May. This increase also coincided with a jump in hashrate, up 38% in May, suggesting an increasing number of miners on the network. News Highlights
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Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 22, 23/05/2023 – 29/05/2023)
Monday, May 29, 2023
Crypto being used to send money faster, according to Federal Reserve report. Beijing released a whitepaper to advance Web3 industry. Hong Kong to allow retail investors to trade crypto.
Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 21, 20/05/2023 - 26/05/2023)
Friday, May 26, 2023
Cronos Labs to launch Seoul Web 3.0 Festival 2023. Bitcoin becomes the second-most popular NFT blockchain. Brave browser introduces NFT-gated video calls.
Weekly Update - DeFi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 21,18/05/2023 - 24/05/2023)
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Crypto.com introduces an enhanced Pay experience in DeFi Wallet. Cronos Labs partners with Seoul for the Seoul Web 3.0 Festival 2023 #SWF2023. Uniswap V3 to launch on Polkadot via Moonbeam Parachain.
Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 21, 16/05/2023 – 22/05/2023)
Monday, May 22, 2023
Trading volume of meme coins surges. Visa experiments with smart contracts on #Ethereum Goerli testnet. Tether plans to use profits to buy $BTC for stablecoin reserves.
Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 20, 13/05/2023 - 19/05/2023)
Friday, May 19, 2023
Pepe-themed 'Bitcoin Frogs' NFTs gain popularity amid Ordinals hype. Epic Games and LEGO Group collaborate to build metaverse. Ubisoft is creating an NFT collection for Assassin's Creed.
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