Messari

Messari: crypto startup funding fell to sub $2.1B across 297 deals in Q3 2023, the lowest since Q4 2020, after a nearly $17.5B peak across 900+ deals in Q1 2022

DappRadar: the most daily active users on Decentraland ever was 675 while The Sandbox has had ~4,503; Messari: each metaverse platform has a ~$1.3B market cap

While metaverse platforms Decentraland and The Sandbox both have below 1,000 daily active users, they each have over $1 billion in valuation.

DappRadar: the largest number of DAUs on Decentraland was 675 and on The Sandbox was ~4,503; Messari: Decentraland and The Sandbox have market caps of ~$1.3B

While metaverse platforms Decentraland and The Sandbox both have below 1,000 daily active users, they each have over $1 billion in valuation.

Messari: NFTs account for 1%, or $16B in value, of the ~$2T cryptocurrency ecosystem; 46.6% are avatar NFTs, 19.8% are game NFTs, and 13.5% are collectible NFTs

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Analysis: Coinbase influences cryptocurrency returns, most coins underperform BTC and ETH over time, and VC-backed coins give the worst returns of all

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Messari analysis: decentralized finance lending protocols such as Compound and Balancer have seen steep growth lately, juiced by cryptocurrency giveaways

Will Heasman / Decrypt : Tweets: @thedaomaker Tweets: DAO Maker / @thedaomaker : 📰#DeFi platforms are handing out $25 million a month 🔸The DeFi space has broken the $2 billion mark, growing rapidly 🔸...