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11/11/2022
12 : 14

Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 44, 04/11/2022 - 11/11/2022)

OpenSea launches on-chain tool to enforce NFT royalties. Bank of Korea tested NFT trading using a CBDC. Lionel Messi joins trading card game Sorare as brand ambassador. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
11/10/2022
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Weekly Update - DeFi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 44, 02/11/2022 - 08/11/2022)

FTX set to be acquired by Binance. Aave votes to deploy on zkSync testnet. GALA crashed as pNetwork was misconfigured. Deribit halts withdrawal after a US$28M hot wallet hack. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
11/7/2022
12 : 14

Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 44, 01/11/2022 – 07/11/2022)

MATIC surges 27.8%. Instagram will allow minting of NFTs using the Polygon blockchain. Deribit suffers security breach, hackers take $28M. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
11/4/2022
12 : 14

Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 43, 28/10/2022 - 04/11/2022)

Minted Network launchpad goes live. Instagram users will soon be able to mint and sell NFTs. GameStop extends its NFT Store to ImmutableX. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
11/2/2022
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Weekly Update - DeFi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 43, 26/10/2022 - 01/11/2022)

Matter Labs launches 'Baby Alpha' on the zkSync 2.0 mainnet. Arco Protocol goes offline, asks community for confidence vote. Huobi Global stablecoin HUSD depegs after delisting. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
10/31/2022
12 : 14

Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 43, 25/10/2022 – 31/10/2022)

Dogecoin rockets up 106%. Elon Musk acquires Twitter. Matter Labs releases second version of zkSync. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
10/28/2022
12 : 4

Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 42, 21/10/2022 - 28/10/2022)

Crypto.com signs an MOU with ACT Games. Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT holders have access to a new merch drop. Reddit brings half a million newcomers to the world of NFTs. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
10/26/2022
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Weekly Update - DeFi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 42, 19/10/2022 - 25/10/2022)

Aave released GHO technical paper and first audit findings. MakerDAO voted in favour of founder's 'Endgame Plan'. NEAR Foundation to end USN stablecoin. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
10/24/2022
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Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 42, 18/10/2022 – 24/10/2022)

Crypto volatility in freefall. Ethereum launches Shandong testnet. Europe to develop energy efficiency label for blockchains. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
10/21/2022
12 : 4

Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 41, 14/10/2022 - 21/10/2022)

Magic Eden shifts to an optional royalties model. Bicycle Cards plans to create physical playing cards based on its Bored Ape. Sorare is launching a fantasy basketball game in partnership with the ‌ ‌
10/19/2022
12 : 34

Weekly Update - DeFi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 41, 12/10/2022 - 18/10/2022)

Proposal for Uniswap to be deployed on zksync passes with 100% of votes. AptosFoundation mainnet rollout draws criticism. Ethereum launches 'Shandong', its pre-Shanghai upgrade testnet. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
10/17/2022
12 : 14

Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 41, 11/10/2022 – 17/10/2022)

BTC becoming less volatile. Tether replaces commercial paper with US Treasury bills. Polygon launches zkEVM public testnet. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
10/14/2022
12 : 14

Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 40, 07/10/2022 - 14/10/2022)

OpenSea added Avalanche NFT support. Doodles announced a Miami mini-golf event. Axie Infinity: Raylights, a land mini game, is live. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
10/12/2022
14 : 28

Weekly Update - DeFi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 40, 5/10/2022 - 11/10/2022)

BNB Chain temporarily halted after suffering a $566 million exploit. Solana-based DeFi protocol Mango was hacked for $100+ million. MakerDAO passed the plan to invest $500 million in US government. ‌ ‌
10/10/2022
12 : 14

Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 40, 04/10/2022 – 10/10/2022)

BTC and ETH's correlation dips. MakerDAO allocates US$500M to US Treasury and corporate bonds. Fidelity launches an #Ethereum index fund. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
10/7/2022
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Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 39, 30/09/2022 - 06/10/2022)

Yuga Labs creates community council representing Bored Ape YC and Mutant Ape Yacht Club. Japan to invest in NFT and Metaverse services. Web3 startup Horizon raises US$40 million in Series A funding. ‌
10/5/2022
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Weekly Update - DeFi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 39, 28/09/2022 - 04/10/2022)

Lightning released Taro to enable asset issuance&transfer on Bitcoin&Lightning. Zksync 2.0, a zkEVM rollup, will be live in Oct. The hacker who exploited Transit Swap returned 70% of the stolen
10/3/2022
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Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 39, 27/09/2022 – 03/10/2022)

BTC and gold's correlation is bouncing up. Deutsche Telekom will run a validator to support ETH staking. Meta launches NFT sharing on Facebook and Instagram. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
9/30/2022
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Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 38, 23/09/2022 - 29/09/2022)

Apple will allow apps to sell NFTs in its App Store. OpenSea added support for Optimism. PUBG creator announced new blockchain metaverse game. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
9/28/2022
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Weekly Update - DeFi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 38, 21/09/2022 - 27/09/2022)

Cosmos released the new white paper for ATOM 2.0. Polkadot announced a new roadmap. Boba network became the first L2 solution on Avalanche. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌