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9/26/2022
12 : 14
Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 38, 20/09/2022 – 26/09/2022)
ETH perps funding rates still negative. MicroStrategy buys more BTC. Fed hikes rates by 75 bps again.
9/23/2022
12 : 24
Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 37, 16/09/2022 - 22/09/2022)
NFT marketplace OpenSea has integrated Arbitrum. Funko is teaming up with Warner Brothers for DC Comics' NFT release. Bandai Namco and SEGA to spur mainstream blockchain gaming adoption.
9/21/2022
12 : 14
Weekly Update - DeFi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 37, 14/09/2022 - 20/09/2022)
Ethereum completed The Merge and VitalikButerin shared his vision for layer-3. Compound Treasury launched borrowings for institutions. Crypto market maker Wintermute hit by US$160M hack.
9/19/2022
12 : 4
Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 37, 13/09/2022 – 19/09/2022)
ETH's The Merge was completed. ETH is down 13.5% since The Merge; BTC is outperforming. US Aug inflation at +8.3% YoY, higher than expected.
9/16/2022
12 : 4
Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 36, 09/09/2022 - 15/09/2022)
Disney is exploring and developing plans for the metaverse. ConsenSys launches free NFTs to commemorate Ethereum's Merge. GodsUnchained is teaming up with GameStop.
9/15/2022
0 : 54
Weekly Update - DeFi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 36, 07/09/2022 - 13/09/2022)
Coinbase proposes to move 1.6 billion USDC from MakerDAO's DAI collateral. The last Ethereum shadow fork upgrade is deployed on the mainnet. Mysten Labs raises $300 million to accelerate Sui
9/13/2022
12 : 4
Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 36, 06/09/2022 – 12/09/2022)
BTC and ETH face macro headwinds from interest rate hikes. ETH outperforms BTC due to The Merge, driving BTC/ETH price ratio to a low. ETH perpetual futures funding rates continue to print negative.
9/9/2022
12 : 14
Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 35, 02/09/2022 - 08/09/2022)
FIFA to launch Algorand-powered NFT platform. OpenSea to exclusively support NFTs on Ethereum's PoS blockchain post-Merge. DappRadar data shows gaming makes up half of blockchain activity in Aug.
9/7/2022
12 : 14
Weekly Update - Defi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 35, 31/08/2022 - 06/09/2022)
Bellatrix is activated and went live on ethereum's Beacon Chain. MakerDAO's co-founder Rune proposes 'Endgame Plan' to free-float DAI. KyberSwap suffers front-end hack and attacker
9/5/2022
12 : 4
Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 34, 30/08/2022 – 05/09/2022)
ETH perpetual futures funding rates at record lows. BTC options skews spiking as puts are being bid up. BTC hovering around short-term RSI oversold levels.
9/2/2022
12 : 4
Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 34, 26/08/2022 - 01/09/2022)
Eminem and Snoop Dogg performed as BAYC characters. Meta announced that Facebook and Instagram users can post NFTs. Animoca Brands received US$100 million in funding from Temasek.
8/31/2022
12 : 4
Weekly Update - Defi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 34, 24/08/2022 - 30/08/2022)
Compound launches the more streamlined Compound III. Arbitrum is set for a major upgrade on 31 August. Uniswap eyes NFT financialisation with talks of NFT lending protocols.
8/29/2022
12 : 14
Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 34, 22/08/2022 – 29/08/2022)
BTC and ETH futures annualised rolling basis at new lows. ETH options skews keep rising as puts are being bid up. BTC perpetual futures funding rates are printing negative.
8/26/2022
12 : 4
Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 33, 19/08/2022 - 25/08/2022)
Nike's NFT-related projects have made over US$185M in revenue. An NFT from the Pudgy Penguins collection sold for 400 ETH. Splinterlands surpassed the 3 billion games played milestone.
8/24/2022
12 : 14
Weekly Update - Defi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 33, 17/08/2022 - 23/08/2022)
Decentralised stablecoin Fei may cease operations. HUSD depegs following the closure of market maker accounts. Attacker loses 5 ETH after trying to exploit Near Protocol's Rainbow bridge.
8/22/2022
12 : 4
Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 33, 15/08/2022 – 22/08/2022)
ETH options skew rises as traders bid up puts with The Merge closing in. ETH perpetual futures funding rates printing negative. BTC technicals look shaky as crosses key moving average to the downside.
8/19/2022
12 : 14
Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 32, 12/08/2022 - 18/08/2022)
Crypto.com partners with Cronos-based marketplace Minted. OpenSea is changing its stolen NFT policy. Axie Infinity has surpassed US$4 billion in all-time sales.
8/17/2022
12 : 4
Weekly Update - Defi and Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 32, 10/08/2022 - 16/08/2022)
Acala Network suffered a security breach and aUSD depegged. Curve Finance's website was hacked. Crypto users were hit with a “dust attack” after being sent a small amount of $ETH from Tornado Cash.
8/15/2022
12 : 14
Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 32, 08/08/2022 – 15/08/2022)
ETH options open interest at a high as traders pile on leveraged bets. Asset managers' net-long position in CME BTC futures climbing. ETH enters short-term overbought territory.
8/12/2022
13 : 14
Weekly NFT & GameFi Update (Week 31, 05/08/2022 - 11/08/2022)
Meta integrates with Flow, rolling out Instagram's NFT feature in 100 countries. Vitalik Buterin proposes a new privacy solution for NFT ownership. Axie Infinity looks to double down in South Korea