Crypto-Analysis

The crypto market is up today, reflecting market participants’ expectations that inflation is cooling after positive economic data. The crypto market is up today and Bitcoin, Ether, Solana and numerous altcoins rallied after data published by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) on Jan. 4 which showed slower demand and lower input prices for manufactures which…

NFT sales volumes fell in the lead-up to Christmas in 2022 as well as in 2021.  Meanwhile, Yuga Labs’s Bored Ape Yacht Club’s floor price increased ahead of the holiday. For the second year in a row, NFT sales have dipped leading up to Christmas. NFT trading volume fell from over $24 million on Dec….

As of the end of December, daily spot trading volume fell below $10 billion. Trading volumes haven’t been that low since Dec. 17, 2020, when bitcoin’s price first broke past $20,000. Meanwhile, Bitcoin accumulation is nearing record 800,000 addresses despite whale selling, while Bitcoin exchange withdrawals sink to a 7-month low. According to The Block’s…

Over the past month, the highest blockchain development activity was recorded in Cardano (ADA), Polkadot (DOT), Kusama (KSM), Cosmos (ATOM), Decentraland (MANA), and Ethereum (ETH) – data from Santiment revealed. Development activity indicates a project’s dedication to creating a viable product. According to Santiment, Cardano (ADA) is currently the most actively developed crypto. Multiple innovations…

After the collapse of FTX, Web3 VCs say they believe in decentralized tech as much as ever. What the hell else can they say? – Ben Munster writes on Decrypt. Given the contagion and chaos we have witnessed since Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto exchange FTX had a sudden multibillion-dollar coronary, you may be tempted to conclude…

Amid a massive downturn in the crypto market, stablecoin usage and adoption are still increasing. Stablecoin settlement reached $8 trillion in 2022, rivaling Visa with $12 trillion. According to CoinMetrics, the total value settled by them in 2021 was just over $6 trillion. In 2022, the value settled could top $8 trillion. Peter Johnson, co-head…