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5/27/2022
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Weekly GameFi Update (Week 20, 20/05/2022 - 26/05/2022)
SquareEnix to heavily invest in Web3 gaming. Sony dives into the metaverse. a16z announces a US$600M Web3 gaming fund.
5/25/2022
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Weekly NFT Update (Week 20, 18/05/2022 – 24/05/2022)
Opensea launches new marketplace protocol Seaport. eBay debuts first sports-themed NFT collection. GameStop launches beta for its browser-based non-custodial wallet.
5/24/2022
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Weekly Update - Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 20, 17/05/2022 – 23/05/2022)
Ethereum's Ropsten will test the Merge. Cardano's hard fork will reduce transaction size. Filecoin Foundation plans plans to host nodes in space.
5/23/2022
12 : 4
Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 20, 16/05/2022 – 22/05/2022)
Chart of the Week: Mind the BTC and Financial Conditions Gap BTC is first and foremost another risk asset currently, so look for its returns to be driven in large part by macro risk factors. Financial
5/18/2022
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Weekly NFT Update (Week 19, 11/05/2022 – 17/05/2022)
Bored Ape Yacht Club #6462 sells for 200 $USDC. OpenSea plans to combat fake accounts and counterfeit NFTs. Crypto.com NFT announces the 'UFC collection book'.
5/17/2022
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Weekly Update - Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 19, 10/05/2022 – 16/05/2022)
Terra blockchain restarts after $LUNA price crash. New $BTC mining project launches in Mobile, Alabama. Ex-Meta crypto chief unveils Lightspark, a new project for enhancing Bitcoin, Lightning Network.
5/16/2022
12 : 14
Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team (Week 19, 09/05/2022 – 15/05/2022)
Tokens outperforming ETH in the market sell-off. BTC exchange balance rebounds. Options implied vols spiking: market in risk-off mode.
5/13/2022
12 : 24
Weekly GameFi Update (Week 18, 06/05/2022 – 12/05/2022)
NASA and Epic Games team up for the 'Martian Metaverse'. Samsung to create their own Metaverse. Nyan Heroes closes a $7.5M funding round with support from Crypto.com Capital.
5/12/2022
14 : 25
Weekly NFT Update (Week 18, 04/05/2022 – 10/05/2022)
Instagram begins to test support for NFTs. Two Hong Kong malls exhibit NFTs in three art events. Crypto.com is creating the Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix NFT collection.
5/10/2022
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Weekly Update - Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 18, 03/05/2022 – 09/05/2022)
Bitcoin's hashrate climbs, reaches halfway point towards next halving. Ethereum developer Tim Beiko highlights requirements for seamless Merge. Cronos 'Huygens' mainnet upgrade launches
5/6/2022
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Weekly GameFi Update (Week 17, 29/04/2022 - 05/05/2022)
The Otherside Metaverse land sale brings in an astonishing US$320M. SquareEnix transitions further into blockchain-based gaming. Spotify makes plans to enter the Metaverse.
5/4/2022
12 : 44
Weekly NFT Update (Week 17, 27/04/2022 – 03/05/2022)
Goldman Sachs explores using NFTs for real assets, financial instruments. OpenSea adds $APE as payment method. Angel City FC launches 1st NFT collection in partnership with Crypto.com.
5/3/2022
12 : 44
Weekly Update - Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 17, 26/04/2022 – 02/05/2022)
$ETH network congestion during Yuga Labs NFT minting event. Solana suffers a 7-hour downtime. Optimism plans to launch a DAO, several airdrops.
4/29/2022
12 : 14
Weekly GameFi Update (Week 16, 22/04/2022 - 28/04/2022)
Axie Infinity Season 21 is now live. Bored Ape Yacht Club unveils 'Otherside' Metaverse, sets land sale on 30 April. Crypto.com, Animoca Brands invest in Yield Guild Games SEA through a US$15M
4/27/2022
12 : 14
Weekly NFT Update (Week 16, 20/04/2022 – 26/04/2022)
Bored Ape Yacht Club floor price spikes off news of its Metaverse 'Otherside'. The NBA introduces 'dynamic' NFTs called 'The Association'. OpenSea acquires NFT marketplace
4/26/2022
12 : 14
Weekly Update - Layer 1 & Layer 2 News (Week 16, 19/04/2022 – 25/04/2022)
Bitcoin Core 23.0 has been released. $BTC logs record-high hashrate of 271.19 EH/s. $ADA sets Vasil hard fork launch in June.
4/25/2022
12 : 4
Introducing: Market Pulse by the Crypto.com Research & Insights Team
ETH options put-call ratio rising. Commerzbank applies for crypto custody licence. Australia launches its first spot crypto ETF.
4/22/2022
12 : 24
Weekly GameFi Update (Week 15, 15/04/2022 - 21/04/2022)
Axie Infinity is set to release Season 21 soon. The Sandbox Game raises another USD 400 million. Move-To-Earn game STEPN continues its momentum amassing over 295k Twitter followers.
4/21/2022
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Weekly Regulatory Update (Week 15, 14/04/2022 - 20/04/2022)
IMF calls for uniform crypto regulatory framework globally. Germany is the 'most crypto-friendly country,' says a recent report. Oman plans to allow issuance of real estate tokens.
4/20/2022
12 : 14
Weekly NFT Update (Week 15, 13/04/2022 – 19/04/2022)
Moonbirds take the NFT space by storm. Rarible adds support for NFTs minted on Solana. Japanese social messaging app Line releases NFT marketplace, Line NFT