CryptoEconomics Newsletter 126

December 31, 2022

Dec 31, 2022

We are back with the 126th volume of ICRYPEX CryptoEconomics Newsletter 😊. This is the first newsletter in Turkey in which you can find CryptoFinance, FinTech, DeFi, NFT and On-Chain themes all together. We have compiled this week’s metrics 📊 and news 📰.

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Metrics and Stories of the Week

FinTech

Binance.US agreed to buy Voyager Digital's assets for $1.022 billion.
Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison and FTX co-founder Gary Wang have plead guilty to charges tied to FTX's collapse.

Central Bank Digital Currencies status around the globe

DeFi

Fidelity files trademark applications for an NFT marketplace and crypto trading services in metaverse.
The Bitcoin network hashrate has dropped by more than 38.8%, as many US-based miners have switched down their facilities due to blizzards.

Top 15 DeFi projects by active users in the last 30 days.

CryptoFinance

Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company Core Scientific has filed for bankruptcy, citing low Bitcoin prices and high costs.
SEC General Counsel Dan Berkovitz quits due to his relationship with Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX.

Trading volume on spot exchanges declined by 53% in 2022.

NFT

NFT project Pudgy Penguins has a transaction volume of more than 1,500 ETH in the past 7 days.
South Korea’s government will announce a US$170 million fund to invest in the virtual reality idea and its digital technologies in January.

Top 10 NFT marketplaces by trading volume in 2022 and 2021.

On-Chain

In 2022, the largest Ethereum DEX Uniswap emerged as a formidable competitor to centralized exchanges with its trade volumes nearly equalling Coinbase’s for the first time in history.
The number of unique active wallets (UAWs) in the blockchain gaming sector has increased this year around 1.15 million dUAW on average, representing 49% of all daily blockchain activity.