After a turbulent end to 2022, the #crypto market made a strong comeback with $BTC outperforming traditional assets and #NFT trading volume seeing a resurgence.
Here are 6 highlights you shouldn't miss! 🧵
2/ Crypto market started 2023 strong with 48.9% gain 📈
• Crypto market cap grew by 48.9% to $1.2T in Q1 2023.
• Average daily trading volume increased by 30% QoQ, peaking in early March due to the banking crisis before tapering off later in the month.
• #Bitcoin outperformed traditional asset classes in 2023 Q1, with a QoQ increase of 72.4%.
• The NASDAQ index followed with a gain of 15.7% and gold came in third with a gain of 8.4%.
4/ Top stablecoins shed $6.2B while Tether gained dominance 🪙
• Top 15 stablecoins lost $6.2B in market cap, with $USDC and $BUSD experiencing the largest declines.
• $USDT gained 20.5% in market cap, while $TUSD entered the top 5 stablecoins and grew by 169.3%.
5/ DeFi market grew by 65.2%, fueled by Liquid Staking 💧
• #DeFi market cap increased by $29.6 billion, driven by liquid staking governance tokens.
• Liquid staking tokens overtook lending protocols as the 3rd largest category with a 210.9% increase in market cap.
6/ NFT trading volume saw a resurgence to $4.5B 🖼️
• @blur_io dethrones @opensea as the top marketplace, holding a 71.8% market share.
• Solana's ecosystem saw a decline, with @MagicEden's trading volume dropping by 67.9%, & notable collections migrating to other chains.
7/ Crypto spot trading volume up 18.1% and DEXs outpace CEXs in growth 💱
• Crypto spot trading volume reaches $2.8T, with DEXs growing faster than CEXs.
• Monthly trading volume has been increasing since Dec 2022, but has not yet reached the 2022 H1 average of $1T.
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Which animal memecoin was the fastest to reach a $1B market cap? 🤔
Our study shows that $PNUT became the fastest animal memecoin to achieve a $1B market cap, doing so in just 11 days, followed by $PEPE (19 days) and $BRETT (28 days).
1/ $PNUT (@pnutsolana) is a Solana-based memecoin inspired by a quirky mascot and a real-life squirrel's tragic story. The token soared to a $1B market cap in just 11 days. Backed by Elon Musk's rally on X and a Binance listing, PNUT rapidly gained traction in the memecoin scene.
2/ In 2nd place, we have $PEPE (@pepecoineth), a meme coin on Ethereum based on the popular character by cartoonist Matt Furie. It reached a $1B market cap within 19 days of its launch in early 2023, fueled by viral social media buzz and top-tier exchange listings.
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What were the largest centralized exchanges in 2023?
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