Insights from October 2022

Markets have persevered over the past month on the back of inflation pressures sandwiched by the war in Europe and the COVID-zero measures in China. The overall cryptoasset market cap increased by almost 7% over the past month to rest at a little over $1T. Bitcoin and Ethereum increased by 5% and 18% over the past month. Other winners this month were Metis and Maker, jumping by almost 20% and 22% respectively. Boba performed better than its peers within the major L2s regarding total value locked (TVL), reaching almost 30%, as shown in the figure below illustrating the performance of the top cryptoassets within the major categories, month over month.

Figure 1: TVL and price development of major crypto sectors

Source: 21Shares, Coingecko, DeFi Llama

Key takeaways from this report

• Europe passes regulatory landmark; Markets in Crypto Assets

• Exploits on Binance Chain and Solana reiterate lessons for the industry

• Tether fully eliminates its commercial paper exposure backing its reserves

• US Trademark applications for NFTs and Web3 tools have doubled year over year

Spot and Derivatives Markets

Figure 2: Total Liquidations

Source: Coinglass

The last week of October saw liquidations of short positions totalling to a little over $1.7B, which were also in tandem with rising US equities benefiting from the weakening US dollar. The liquidations breathed hope into Bitcoin, jumping back to $20K levels.

On-chain Indicators

Figure 3: Bitcoin Price against Long-Term Holder Supply

Source: Glassnode, Blockware Solutions

As shown in Figure 3, the total supply in the hands of long-term Bitcoin holders has reached a new all-time high of over 13.5M Bitcoins. This reiterates the conviction that the value of Bitcoin lies in its long-term investment, given that long-term holders are the winners of Bitcoin’s rally.

Next Month’s Calendar

Source: 21Shares, Forex Factory

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