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12/6/2023
12 : 4
Weekly Update - DeFi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 49, 30/11/2023 - 06/12/2023)
Crypto.com secures approval as an Electronic Money Institution in the UK. DeFi market rebounds as TVL surpasses US$50B. Uniswap partners with Talos to bring institutional access to DeFi.
12/4/2023
12 : 14
Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 49, 28/11/2023 - 04/12/2023)
BTC tops US$40000 for the first time in 19 months. Microstrategy bought more BTC in November. Standard Chartered Bank to join trials for China's CBDC.
12/1/2023
15 : 24
Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 48, 25/11/2023 - 01/12/2023)
DeGods NFT trading surged after a series of announcements from its creator. Azuki DAO rebrands to 'Bean' to shift towards a meme-inspired project. Rari Foundation launches a blockchain testnet.
11/29/2023
12 : 14
Weekly Update - DeFi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 48, 23/11/2023 - 29/11/2023)
Blast skyrockets with nearly US$600M in TVL days after launch. dYdX completes mainnet migration, rolls out a $20M launch incentive program. Cosmos founder calls for chain split to create AtomOne.
11/27/2023
12 : 14
Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 48, 21/11/2023 - 27/11/2023)
Cosmos Hub to decrease max. inflation rate of ATOM. South Korea to pilot CBDC with 100K citizens in 2024. Santander Private Bank to offer BTC and ETH trading.
11/24/2023
12 : 14
Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 47, 18/11/2023 - 24/11/2023)
Pacman from Blur launches a new L2 network dubbed Blast. Nike collaborates with RTFKT to release NFT-infused sneakers. Ubisoft unveils an NFT giveaway for its new game.
11/22/2023
12 : 14
Weekly Update - DeFi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 47, 16/11/2023 - 22/11/2023)
Circle launches 'bridged USDC standard' on new networks. Aave Companies rebrands to Avara, acquires crypto wallet Family. Eigenlayer to launch second phase of its mainnet in H1 2024.
11/20/2023
12 : 14
Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 47, 14/11/2023 - 20/11/2023)
Crypto.com granted Virtual Asset Service Provider licence in Dubai. Fidelity and BlackRock apply for spot $ETH ETFs. CBOE to launch $BTC and $ETH margin futures trading in Jan 2024.
11/17/2023
12 : 14
Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 46, 11/11/2023 - 17/11/2023)
Bitcoin BRC-20 trading is trending . Disney & Dapper Labs partner to launch a mobile app for NFT trading. NHL partners with Sweet to launch official digital collectibles marketplace.
11/17/2023
3 : 14
Weekly Update - DeFi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 46, 9/11/2023 - 15/11/2023)
Crypto.com obtains digital asset provider license in Dubai. Circle and Noble to bring native USDC to Cosmos via CCTP. Ordinals mints push Bitcoin transaction fees to reach a new peak.
11/13/2023
12 : 4
Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 46, 07/11/2023 - 13/11/2023)
ETH surges to a new yearly high; BlackRock plans spot ETH ETF. UBS allows clients to trade crypto ETFs in Hong Kong. HSBC to launch custody service for tokenised securities.
11/10/2023
12 : 14
Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 45, 4/11/2023 - 10/11/2023)
Loaded Lions: Mane City's first-ever Competitive Mode season is live. Ubisoft and Immutable collaborate to develop Web3 games. The latest episode of The Simpsons features NFTs.
11/8/2023
12 : 14
Weekly Update - DeFi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 45, 2/11/2023 - 8/11/2023)
Celestia launches its mainnet beta following the TIA token airdrop. Optimism introduces the Canyon Hardfork. Arbitrum DAO passes proposal to allow ARB token staking.
11/6/2023
12 : 14
Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 45, 31/10/2023 - 06/11/2023)
Invesco and Galaxy's spot BTC ETF appears on the DTCC website. ProShares launches the world's first short ETH ETF. Swiss National Bank working on a wholesale CBDC pilot.
11/3/2023
15 : 44
Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 44, 28/10/2023 - 3/11/2023)
Unstoppable domain enters .com, Sky Mavis teams with Korean Act Games for Ronin blockchain games. ATP releases Nitto ATP Finals posters as NFTs.
11/1/2023
12 : 4
Weekly Update - DeFi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 44, 26/10/2023 - 1/11/2023)
Ethereum devs confirm Dencun upgrade ruled out for 2023. Arbitrum Orbit is now officially mainnet-ready. Lido DAO raise concerns over LayerZero's unapproved wstETH bridge rollout.
10/30/2023
12 : 14
Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 44, 25/10/2023 - 30/10/2023)
BTC is on the verge of a golden cross. Digital assets investment products' AUM rose to US$31.7B in October. Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered test blockchain-based transactions.
10/27/2023
12 : 14
Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 43, 21/10/2023 - 27/10/2023)
Judge orders RR/BAYC creators to pay over $1.5M in damages to Yuga Labs. Decentraland introduces "Decentraland NAME" for personalised metaverse identities. Memeland launches MEME token.
10/25/2023
12 : 14
Weekly Update - DeFi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 43, 19/10/2023 - 25/10/2023)
dYdX becomes open source as it transitions to Cosmos-based blockchain. Celestia gears up for mainnet beta launch. Safereum unlocked and dumped native tokens in US$1.3M exit scam.
10/24/2023
12 : 24
Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 43, 17/10/2023 - 24/10/2023)
BTC tops US$34K, marking a 16-month high. Reddit ends its token-based Community Points programme. Lightning Labs's Taproot Assets to enable RWAs on the Bitcoin network.