CryptoEconomics Newsletter - 129

January 21, 2022

We are back with the 129th volume of 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

• Twitter is continuing to develop a new feature that will allow users to give each other “Awards” using “Coins” that can be purchased with fiat currency.

• El Salvador’s legislative assembly approved a digital securities bill, allowing the country to issue bonds based on Bitcoin.

Source: Verdict

In 2022, the blockchain industry has secured $23.6bn across 1,306 deals.

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DeFi

• Layer-2 networks Arbitrum and Optimism now process more transaction volume than the Ethereum network.

• DeFi TVL is back over $50 billion again.

Source: CryptoDiffer

The staking market cap is currently at 86.4 Billion USD.

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CryptoEconomics

• MetaMask warns crypto users about a new crypto wallet address scam.

• Binance is planning to increase its staff numbers by 15% to 30% in 2023.

Source: Cointelegraph

Total value locked in decentralized finance.

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NFT

• Roblox's daily active-user total grew by 18% year-over-year to 61.5 million in December of last year.

• NFT marketplace Rarible launched a marketplace builder for Polygon-based NFT collections.

Source : NFTDaily

Top 10 NFT projects with highest mentions on Twitter.

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On-Chain

• The number Bitcoin addresses with over $1K BTC surpassed 6 million.

• USDC liquidity on Uniswap reached a 1-month high of $104,902,939.54.

Source: GlassNode

The percentage of Ethereum addresses in profits reached a 4-month high of 59.851%

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Trends of the Week 📈

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Highlights of the Week

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Sources

1. Bitcoin Addresses with Balance over $x

2. Most-mentioned NFT Projects On Twitter

3. Rarible rolls out new Polygon marketplace builder amid chain's NFT boom

4. Roblox user numbers jumped nearly 20% last month

5. Binance says it plans to expand hiring by as much as 30% in 2023 as rivals cut jobs

6. Scam alert: MetaMask warns crypto users about address poisoning

7. DeFi TVL Up 20% in 2023, Liquid Staking Leading Markets

8. Optimism and Arbitrum flip Ethereum in combined transaction volume

9. El Salvador Passes Digital Securities Bill That Will Allow Bitcoin Bonds

10. Twitter Developing ‘Coins’ Feature With Stripe Payments