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4/19/2023
6 : 24
Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 15, 07/04/2023 - 14/04/2023)
Reddit releases its third-generation NFT collection. Adidas launches the 'ALTS by Adidas' NFT collection. NFT collective Proof launches collection by artists including Beeple.
4/19/2023
5 : 35
Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 16, 12/04/2022 – 17/04/2023)
US inflation pace decelerating. London Stock Exchange Group unit to clear BTC futures and options. Ethereum completes Shanghai upgrade.
4/11/2023
12 : 14
Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 15, 04/04/2022 – 11/04/2023)
Bitcoin moves past $30K level. Swiss financial institution PostFinance to offer crypto access. Chinese insurer CPIC launches crypto funds in Hong Kong.
4/7/2023
12 : 15
Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 14, 26/03/2023 - 06/04/2023)
OpenSea launches OpenSea Pro for professional users. NFT attendance badge protocol POAP to begin charging commercial clients. Chewing gum company Wrigley plans to issue NFTs.
4/6/2023
12 : 4
Weekly Update - DeFi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 14, 30/03/2023 - 06/04/2023)
Aave community votes on Polygon zkEVM and Starknet expansion. Arbitrum under fire for AIP-1 proposal, to be split into parts. Allbridge exploit resolved as hacker returns most of the stolen funds.
4/3/2023
12 : 15
Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 14, 28/03/2022 – 03/04/2023)
China intends to improve its blockchain technology development by 2025. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group teams with local players for stablecoin interoperability pilot. Wrigley plans its own metaverse
3/31/2023
12 : 4
Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 13, 25/03/2023 - 31/03/2023)
Gucci partners with Yuga Labs to bring fashion into the metaverse. Art Blocks launches NFT marketplace. Square Enix releases NFT cards to celebrate 25 years of Final Fantasy.
3/29/2023
12 : 14
Weekly Update - DeFi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 13, 23/03/2023 - 29/03/2023)
Polygon follows Matter Labs in deploying ZK-EVM scaling solutions. MakerDAO votes to retain USDC as the primary reserve for DAI. Circle stablecoin USDC to launch on Cosmos.
3/27/2023
12 : 4
Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 13, 21/03/2022 – 27/03/2023)
Nasdaq to launch crypto custody services by end of Q2 2023. UAE central bank signs deal with technology providers as part of CBDC strategy.
3/24/2023
12 : 4
Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 12, 18/03/2023 - 24/03/2023)
Cronos Labs releases new updates for Unreal Engine and C++ game developers. Sony files a patent for transferable NFTs. Immutable is partnering with Polygon for Web3 gaming.
3/22/2023
12 : 14
Weekly Update - DeFi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 12, 16/03/2023 - 22/03/2023)
Ethereum's Shanghai hard fork scheduled for 12 April. Arbitrum Foundation launches its new ARB token and transitions to a DAO. MakerDAO votes in favour of increasing US Treasury funds to US$1.25B.
3/20/2023
12 : 4
Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 12, 14/03/2022 – 20/03/2023)
Crypto.com secures MVP license from Dubai virtual assets regulator. Ethereum sets April 12 as target date for Shanghai upgrade. Microsoft integrating crypto wallet into Edge browser.
3/17/2023
12 : 14
Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 11, 11/03/2023 - 17/03/2023)
Bored Ape Sewer Pass NFTs can be transformed into robots. Sotheby's to hold NFT auction featuring artists such as Beeple. Square Enix launched a trailer for its NFT game Symbiogenesis.
3/16/2023
14 : 55
Weekly Update - DeFi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 11, 09/03/2023 - 15/03/2023)
Ethereum's Shapella upgrade executed on the Goerli testnet. MakerDAO passes emergency proposal to mitigate risks around stablecoins. Aptos launches NFT bridge on Wormhole.
3/13/2023
14 : 54
Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 11, 07/03/2022 – 13/03/2023)
US Federal Reserve announces US$25B fund to support liquidity-troubled banks. South Korea launches Metaverse Fund. SWIFT saw positive results in pilot test of linking different CBDCs.
3/10/2023
12 : 4
Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 10, 04/03/2023 - 10/03/2023)
Yuga Labs Twelvefold Bitcoin NFT auction raised US$16.5M. Amazon plans to enable purchase of NFTs tied to real-world assets. Starbucks released its first limited edition NFT collection.
3/8/2023
12 : 14
Weekly Update - DeFi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 9, 02/03/2023 - 08/03/2023)
Ethereum developers delay ETH staking withdrawals to April. Optimism announces its latest hard fork, Regolith upgrade. Aave plans to deploy its Aave V3 MVP on Polygon's zkEVM.
3/6/2023
12 : 15
Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 10, 28/02/2022 – 06/03/2023)
Ethereum Shanghai update to run on Goerli testnet, mainnet update will be in April. Spotify debuts token-gated playlists for NFT holders. Reserve Bank of Australia announces pilot phase for eAUD.
3/3/2023
12 : 4
Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 9, 25/02/2023 - 03/03/2023)
Yuga Labs reveals its Bitcoin NFT project “TwelveFold”. Korea's Lotte Group partners with Polygon to expand NFT business. MetaMask enters the gaming industry with the launch of its SDK.
3/1/2023
12 : 14
Weekly Update - DeFi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 9, 23/02/2023 - 01/03/2023)
Ethereum's second testnet was successfully activated. Decentralised perpetual exchange Fulcrom Finance is live. Solana suffered a 20-hour outage with the root cause still unknown.