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CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report
CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report
DeFi Analysis
- Q2 2022 DeFi Overview
- Q2 2022 DeFi Daily Active Users
- Q2 2022 DeFi Multichain Market Share
- Q2 2022 DeFi Ecosystem Overview
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Table of Contents
Analysts:
Market Landscape
- Q2 2022 Spot Market Overview
- Q2 2022 Top 30 Coins Dominance
- Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Price Returns
- Q2 2022 Top 15 Stablecoins Overview
- Q2 2022 Top 30 Crypto Market Cap & Bitcoin vs. S&P 500
- Notable Events Timeline for Q2 2022
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Founders’ Note 2
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)
- Q2 2022 NFT Trading Volume across Top 8 Chains
- Q2 2022 NFT Platform Trading Volumes
- Q2 2022 NFT Trends
- Solana NFTs
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Bitcoin Analysis
- Q2 2022 Bitcoin Price vs. Trading Volume
- Q2 2022 Bitcoin Mining Hash Rate
- Q2 2022 Price Returns: Bitcoin vs. Major Asset Classes
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Benjamin Hor
Win Win
Exchanges
- Q2 2022 Top 10 Cryptocurrency Exchanges ​
- Q2 2022 Top 10 Centralized Exchanges (CEX) ​
- Q2 2022 Top 10 Decentralized Exchanges (DEX) ​
- Q2 2022 Derivatives Exchanges – Bitcoin Perpetual Swaps Volume​
- Q2 2022 Derivatives Exchanges – Bitcoin Perpetual Swaps Open Interest​
- Q2 2022 Derivatives Exchanges – Bitcoin Perpetual Swaps Funding Rate
- Q2 2022 Performance of GBTC and $BITO
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Shaun Lee Dillon Yap Weng Dee Jun Sheng Zhong
Ethereum Analysis
- Q2 2022 Ethereum Price vs. Trading Volume
- Roadmap to Eth2.0
- Q2 2022 Ethereum Consensus Layer Staking
- stETH:ETH Price Deviation
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The Fall of Terra & Contagion Effects
- Downwards Algo Un-Stablecoin
- Waning Moon
- What happened to UST & LUNA?
- From Terra / UST to Three Arrows Capital (3AC)
- CeFi Firms on the Brink
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CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 2
Founders’ Note
Bobby Ong
COO
TM Lee
CEO
As we reach the midpoint of the year, it looks like 2022 is shaping up to be an annus horribilis for the crypto market. The total crypto market cap, which now stands at
$900B, fell by over 50% q-o-q and roughly 70% since the peak in November 2021. Both BTC and ETH took similar-sized dips, falling below their previous 2018 bull cycle
highs, which many previously thought to be safe bottoms. In comparison to now, Q1 felt like the calm before the storm.
As investors go risk-off in an unforgiving macroeconomic environment, the first major crypto domino block to fall was Terra, which was still on the ascend as close as Q1
2022. At peak, LUNA and UST reached $40B and $18B in market cap, respectively. The death spiral was swift - the entire scheme unraveled within a week due to a tsunami
of panic outflows. The effects of this collapse are still being felt today as we continue to uncover entities that have recklessly aped into UST.
Major price drawdowns across all crypto assets also caused cascading liquidations of leveraged positions, wiping out many. Weekly multi-billion dollar liquidations on
CEXes become commonplace, as speculators repeatedly got rekt. Most prominent was Three Arrows Capital, which is now facing bankruptcy and liquidation. Many CeFi
crypto lending firms, the source of much of this leverage, are now staring at bailouts or bankruptcy. While DeFi protocols continued chugging along, the value of their
tokens, as well as TVL, were not spared.
The NFT segment was no different as overall NFT trading volumes fell by 26% from the peak. However, floor prices of blue chips have not fallen much in native token
terms, perhaps a sign of resilience. This quarter also saw the emergence of Solana NFTs, with their introduction on OpenSea bringing an infusion of interest.
However, Magic Eden has reaped most of the benefits thus far. On Ethereum, there’s been more diversity in NFT trading
activity, with LooksRare and X2Y2 showing signs of renewed interest.
With everything looking all doom and gloom this quarter, are there any silver linings to look out for? Firstly, it’s
important to zoom out to see how far we’ve progressed. Just three years ago, crypto was mainly just BTC, ETH, and
speculation on CEXes. Today, we have multiple altchains with their own ecosystems. DeFi has become table stakes for
every chain. And NFT enthusiasts have formed their own communities within crypto while spurring the GameFi and
Metaverse narratives.
Secondly, the bursting of the bubble allows the industry to flush out a lot of the excesses accumulated throughout the
last bull run. By the end of last year, it was clear that the hype surrounding crypto had far outpaced actual progress and
was never going to be sustainable. While there will always be collateral damage from market pullbacks, it helps to
refocus the industry on the genuine fundamentals instead of chasing the next “number-go-up-only” scheme.
Finally, we want to reiterate what we said last quarter - challenging markets are the best times to BUIDL. The Ethereum
merge is in its final stretch, altchains are still receiving funding to figure out scalability solutions, and DeFi projects are
still announcing new products. While CEXes may be cutting back headcount, many projects are still hiring.
On the CoinGecko end, we remain long-term bullish on the continued development of the crypto industry, and the team
will continue to sharpen our focus and ship. Expect more to come from us in the coming quarters! Next up, GeckoCon!
CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report
MARKET LANDSCAPE
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CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 4
Q2 2022 Spot Market Overview
Markets plummeted in Q2 2022
-55.9%
Top 30 Market Cap
Change in Q2 2022
Market Cap
Top 30 crypto market capitalization took a
beating in Q2 2022, losing over half its
value and falling below $1 trillion.
Measured from the Nov 2021 Top 30 market
cap ATH of $2.6T, market cap has
experienced a ~68% loss, or -$1.8T.
$0B
$100B
$200B
$300B
$400B
$500B
$0.0T
$0.2T
$0.4T
$0.6T
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$1.0T
$1.2T
$1.4T
$1.6T
$1.8T
$2.0T
Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22
Total Volume Traded Total Market Cap Trendline (Market Cap)
Spot trading volumes remained relatively
steady relative to Q1 at ~$100B levels, aside
from spikes in May due to the Terra fallout,
and a further market sell-off mid-June.
Source: CoinGecko
Top 30 Market Cap & Spot Trading Volume (Jan – Jun 2022)
Trading Volume
LUNC & USTC fell out of the Top 30 for
obvious reasons, along with WAVES and
AXS. Meanwhile, XMR, OKB, LEO, and UNI
broke in. Notably, stables have gained
significant ground, with BUSD and DAI
previously at #13 and #20 now at #6 and #12
respectively.
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Q2 2022 Top 30 Coins Dominance
BNB and stablecoins gain dominance
Top 30 Coins Dominance (Jan – Jun 2022)
16.3%
(21.9%)
8.1%
(4.4%)
6.8%
(2.8%)
4.4%
(4.0%)
In Q2, Bitcoin dominance remained
roughly the same as in Q1 at 46.8%, while
ETH fell from 21.4% to 16.3%.
Source: CoinGecko
2.1%
(0.94%)
1.94%
(2.23%)
15.7%
(17.6%)
46.8%
(48.1%)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22
BTC ETH USDT USDC BNB BUSD XRP Others (8-30)
Within the Top 15 , BNB, DOGE, and TRON
increased their relative market share to
4.4%, 1.1%, and 0.73% respectively.
Within the Top 30, stablecoins USDT,
USDC, BUSD, and DAI now make up
17.8% of market share.
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Q2 2022 Cryptocurrencies Price Returns
Only one LEO stayed afloat on the red sea of Q2 2022
Is DeFi dead? While the meme may not hold much water as DeFi protocols
continue to chug along, their token valuations continue to plummet,
being the only sector which recorded huge additional losses on top of already
significant losses of Q1 2022.
LUNA (now LUNC), the top performer of last quarter, has been completely
wiped off the board.
While there may have been some performers in Q1 2022, none were spared in
Q2 with the brutal market downturn. The carnage that was Q2 2022 makes Q1
seem tame in hindsight, with pretty much every token taking double digit
losses.
Source: CoinGecko
On average, the Top 5 exchange tokens took the least losses of ~43%, while
the Top 5 P2E was hit the hardest at a loss of 71%. GMT, the governance
token of STEPN, which increased by 14x within its first month, has since lost
over 60% of its value in Q2.
Q2 2022 Q1 2022
BTC -56% 2%
ETH -67% -8%
BNB -49% -13%
XRP -60% 3%
ADA -59% -9%
LINK -63% -12%
UNI -55% -31%
AAVE -71% -13%
MKR -56% -7%
GRT -80% -26%
BNB -49% -13%
LEO 1% 61%
FTT -49% 34%
OKB -42% -26%
CRO -75% -15%
SAND -69% -40%
MANA -66% -18%
AXS -77% -31%
GMT -65% 1402%
GALA -78% -40%
Top-5 Play-To-Earn Tokens
Top-5 Exchange Tokens
Top-5 DeFi Tokens
Top-5 Cryptocurrencies
In-line with the halving of total market cap, the Top 5 cryptocurrencies took
similar losses in Q1 2022, with an average loss of 50.9%. Out of the Top
5, BNB suffered the least decline, while ETH took the biggest hit in terms of
price returns.
The sole exception within the Top 30 was Bitfinex's exchange token LEO
that managed to stay afloat this quarter and maintain its 61% gain from Q1
2022. All other coins took significant losses, the hardest hit being AVAX,
down by 82%.
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Market Cap
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Q2 2022 Top 15 Stablecoins Overview
Terrable quarter for stablecoins
Top 15 Stablecoins Market Cap Breakdown (Jan – Jun 2022)
Source: CoinGecko
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$120B
$140B
$160B
$180B
$200B
Jan 22 Feb 22 Mar 22 Apr 22 May 22 Jun 22
USDT USDC BUSD DAI FRAX USTC Others
$66.5B
-$15.4B (-18.8%)
$55.6B
+$3.5B (+6.7%)
$17.6B
+$0.1B (+0.5%)
$6.3B
-$2.9B (-31.5%)
$1.4B
-$1.3B (-48.1%)
-18.3%
Top 15 Stablecoins Market
Cap Decline in Q2 2022
Tether retained its lead, though its share
decreased by almost 20%. USDC took the lead in
Q2 in terms of growth with close to a 7%
increase. In contrast, FRAX and DAI however saw
losses of 48% and 32% in market cap
respectively, possibly due to negative association
with algorithmic stables.
Before its ultimate downfall which wiped out
~$18B in market cap, USTC overtook BUSD as the
third largest stablecoin. As of end-Q2, it (still) sits at
7th place despite never restoring its peg. With the
meltdown of UST, FRAX broke into the Top 5.
The slight decrease (discounting USTC) in
stablecoin market share suggests that a certain
amount of capital has completely exited the crypto
ecosystem, in contrast to last quarter where
investors likely de-risked into stables amidst
market uncertainty.
The Top 15 stablecoins lost almost a fifth of its
market cap, or -$33.9B in absolute terms.
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Market Cap
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Q2 2022 Top 30 Crypto Market Cap & Bitcoin vs. S&P 500
There was a high correlation between the two asset classes in Q2 2022
S&P 500
Top 30 Crypto Market Cap vs. S&P 500 (Jan – Jun 2022)
The BTC-S&P500 60d correlation reached
yet another ATH of 0.75 on 25th May
2022 according to data from CoinMetrics,
which indicates strong correlation. It has
since dropped to 0.67 as of 30 June 2022.
The Top 30 crypto market
cap correlation with the S&P500 was
0.92 (high correlation) in Q2 2022. This
was an increase from the correlation
coefficient of 0.72 in Q1 2021.
Source: CoinGecko
The Top 30 market cap also moved in
lockstep with Bitcoin, as their relationship
was effectively perfectly correlated at ~1.
3,500
3,700
3,900
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4,500
4,700
4,900
$0.0T
$0.5T
$1.0T
$1.5T
$2.0T
$2.5T
Jan 22 Feb 22 Mar 22 Apr 22 May 22 Jun 22
Top 30 Crypto Market Cap Bitcoin Market Cap S&P 500
As highlighted in our previous report, crypto
assets' correlation with traditional markets do
not come as a surprise as a majority of
investors perceive crypto as a risky asset
class.
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Q2 2022 Notable Events Timeline
A quarter filled with major milestones for crypto
4 Apr 9 May
12 Jun
29 Jun
Harmony Horizon
Bridge hacked for
~$100M
Celsius suspended
all withdrawals
21 Jun
Optimism
Airdrop
Arbitrum Odyssey
began (Paused since
Week 2)
1 May
27 Jun
23 Jun
UST Depegged and
Luna Collapsed
Circle issued EUROC
stablecoin
Yugalab's Metaverse
NFT Otherside Mint
7 Apr
1 Jun
30 Jun
21 Jun
ProShares launched
Short BTC ETF (BITI)
Ethereum Gray
Glacier Hard Fork
Three Arrows
Capital ordered into
liquidation in BVI
Ethereum Ropsten
Testnet Merge
8 Jun
Pudgy Penguin
acquired by Luca
Netz
Solana NFT Beta
launched on
OpenSea
NEAR launched
USN stablecoin
20 Apr 5 May
Tron launched
USDD stablecoin
STEPN ban in
China announced
Coinbase
added to
Fortune 500
24 May
8 Jun
GBTC Conversion
to ETF Application
Denied
30 Jun
CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report
BITCOIN ANALYSIS
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Q2 2022 Bitcoin Price vs. Trading Volume
Bitcoin tumbles downward
BTC Price Trading Vol
Bitcoin Price and Spot Trading Volume Apr ‘21 - Oct '21
Bitcoin Price and Spot Trading Volume (Jan– Jun 2022)
-55.8%
BTC Price Return in Q2 2022
BTC was in a downward trend throughout
Q2 2022. At one point, it recorded 9
consecutive weeks of being in the red,
the first time this has happened. It broke
multiple resistance levels, including major
ones at $30k and $20k.
BTC hit a yearly low of $17,760 briefly,
which was below even the previous cycle’s
high, before rebounding to reclaim $20k.
Some noteworthy Q2 events affected BTC:
• Broader equity market also fell,
dragging BTC along
• LFG Foundation sold their BTC
holdings to protect the UST peg
• Three Arrows Capital insolvency
(which had large holdings of GBTC)
causing BTC to slump
• SEC rejected Greyscale’s Bitcoin ETF
application
Q2 2022 Price Return
-55.8%
Source: CoinGecko
Q1 2022 Price Return
1.6%
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$140B
$0
$5,000
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
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$30,000
$35,000
$40,000
$45,000
$50,000
Volume Price
Yearly
low
$17,760
Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22
CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report
140m
160m
180m
200m
220m
240m
260m
280m
Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 Jul-22
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Q2 2022 Bitcoin Mining Hash Rate
Hashrate trends upwards despite slumping BTC price
Bitcoin's Total Hash Rate (Jan – Jun 2022)
Hash Rate TH/s
Bitcoin’s total hash rate became
increasingly erratic and volatile in the
latter half of Q2, perhaps a sign of miners
grappling with new market conditions.
BTC’s slumping price meant lower
profitability for miners, pushing some to
go offline. Miners with spare capacity can
capitalize on reduced competition to grab
a larger slice of the hash rate pie, which
pushes the hash rate back up again, and
the cycle repeats itself.
Miners are also reported to be selling
more, if not all, of their BTC holdings,
exerting downward pressure on BTC price.
More is expected to come in Q3 as more
companies are pressed for liquidity.
Despite all these, overall hashrate is still
trending upwards (for now), even hitting a
new ATH on 8 June.
-1.7%
Bitcoin’s hash rate decrease
in Q2 2022
Q1 2022 Hash Rate
-3.5%
Q2 2022 Hash Rate
-1.7%
208m
200m
215m
Previous All-Time-High (ATH)
248m TH/s
New All-Time-High (ATH)
266m TH/s
Source: Blockchain.com
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USD & Oil stay above, while others sink
Bitcoin vs. Major Asset Classes in Q2 2022
Bitcoin was the worst performing asset when
compared to major asset classes. Out of the asset
classes, only Crude Oil and DXY posted positive
gains. Constricted supply for oil, and rising interest
rates could be reasons for such.
Q2 2022 Bitcoin vs. Major Asset Classes Price Returns
Price Return
Bitcoin largely mimicked the behavior of US equities,
dipping hand-in-hand whenever the Federal Reserve
announced a rate hike.
The correlation between Bitcoin and equities has been
on upward trend as the year progresses. It remains
to be seen whether this trend will be buckled as we
enter a recession.
-60%
-50%
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 Jul-22
S&P 500 NASDAQ CRUDE OIL DXY
GOLD TLT BTC
Source: Yahoo Finance
CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report
ETHEREUM ANALYSIS
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CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report
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$0
$500
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$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$3,000
$3,500
$4,000
Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22
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Q2 2022 Ethereum Price vs. Trading Volume
Ultrasound Descend
Source: CoinGecko
-67.4%
ETH Price Return in Q2 2022
Ethereum Price and Spot Trading Volume (Jan – Jun 2022)
Q1 2022 Price Return
–11%
Q2 2022 Price Return
–67%
Like BTC, ETH was on a clear downward
trajectory throughout Q2 2022. From start
of April to mid-June, ETH recorded 11
weekly closes in the red, also the first
time this has happened.
ETH dipped briefly below $900 before
making a quick recovery back to $1,000
and is currently holding the 200-week
Simple Moving Average as support.
Some noteworthy events affecting ETH in
Q2 2022:
• Terra collapse - cascading liquidations
of leveraged positions using bETH
• stETH loses 1:1 parity with ETH
• Gray Glacier hard fork and difficulty
bomb delayed to mid-September
ETH Price Trading Vol
CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 16
Roadmap to Eth2.0
Eth2.0 renamed to “Consensus Layer” and completed The Merge on testnet
2020 2021 2022 2023
Beacon Chain
1 December 2020
London Hard Fork
5 August 2021
Altair Upgrade
27 October 2021
Arrow Glacier Hard Fork
9 December 2021
▶ Sepolia Merge scheduled for 6 July 2022, and after
that only Goerli left before mainnet
The Merge
~Q3 2022
▶ Enable shard chains, which will allow splitting of
transactions across them to increase the network
throughput
▶ Enable dApp development to allow smart contract
function on the merged network
Shard Chains
~2023
▶ Delay of difficulty bomb to September 2022
▶ The difficulty bomb makes mining unprofitable,
disincentivizing miners from keeping the Proof-of-
Work network live after the transition to Proof-of-
Stake
Gray Glacier Hard Fork
29 June 2022
▶ Eth1.0 and Eth2.0 renamed to “execution layer” and
“consensus layer” respectively.
The Great Renaming
24 January 2022
Source: https://ethereum.org/en/
Ropsten Testnet Merge
8 June 2022
CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report
7 M
8 M
9 M
10 M
11 M
12 M
13 M
14 M
Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22
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Q2 2022 Ethereum Consensus Layer Staking
Staked ETH plateauing after spike in Q1 2022
Despite fluctuations in stETH prices, Lido
remained the largest ETH staking service
by validator count. Lido has a 31.76%
market share amongst all staking pools.
By end-Q2 2022, almost 13 million ETH
was staked, representing roughly 11% of
total ETH supply.
Unlike after the Klin Testnet Merge in Q1,
ETH Staking did not spike after the merge of
the Ropsten and Sepolia testnet as The
Merge and difficulty bomb was delayed until
September.
The rate of ETH staking started slowing in
May and June after increasing by 9.52% in
April alone.
Source: Dune Analytics (@hagaetc)
Cumulative ETH Staked for Ethereum Consensus Layer (Jan – Jun 2022)
Q1 2022 Total
Staked ETH
+25%
11,028,546
12,994,347
8,852,770
Q2 2022 Total
Staked ETH
+17.8%
+17.82%
Total ETH Staked in Q2 2022
CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 18
stETH:ETH Price Deviation
Terra's fallout and bETH contagion
stETH:ETH Ratio (Jan – Jun 2022)
0.90
0.92
0.94
0.96
0.98
1.00
1.02
Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22
Terra / UST
Collapse
The stETH-ETH Curve pool, is now down to
$718M in TVL, compared to its peak of
$5.6B on April 5.
With Terra’s collapse, users were bridging
their bETH back to mainnet and converting
them to ETH via Curve. At the same time,
large LPs such as Celsius, 3AC and Amber
also withdrew liquidity from the pool.
Celsius and 3AC withdrawals continued as
they tried to salvage their portfolios.
Total circulating stETH is now ~4.2M,
representing ~30% of all staked ETH and
~3.5% of total ETH circ supply.
0.9346
Lowest stETH:ETH ratio
Important to note that stETH is not meant
to be 1:1 to ETH. stETH to ETH redemption
will only be unlocked post-Merge, and
users are taking on smart contract risk
when staking ETH on Lido.
CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 19
THE FALL OF TERRA &
CONTAGION EFFECTS
CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report
$0.0B
$5.0B
$10.0B
$15.0B
$20.0B
$25.0B
$30.0B
$35.0B
$40.0B
$0.00
$0.20
$0.40
$0.60
$0.80
$1.00
$1.20
Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22
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Downwards Algo Un-Stablecoin
Crypto’s Darling Stablecoin JUMPed off a Cliff
*UST unravelled as quickly as it had
risen. At its peak, it had a $18.7B market
cap. But UST had fallen to a mere $807M
at the end of June.
UST Price Market Cap
UST ATL
June 18th
$0.007
The depegging event resulted in a 99%
drop in value, with UST hitting the lows of
$0.007 in late June. However, it rebounded
back to $0.05 at the end of June.
Source: CoinGecko
*LUNA and UST mentioned in this slide refers to LUNC (Terra Classic) and USTC (UST Classic) ​
UST Price & Market Cap (Jan – Jun 2022)
With the redemption mechanism for UST
to LUNA being disabled, the supply of UST
can’t be reduced. This has left 9.8B UST still
in circulation.
-95.7%
UST Market Cap From Peak to
30th June
UST Market Cap
May 7th
$18.7B
CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 21
Waning Moon
UST de-pegging had a domino effect on LUNA
As LUNA price continuously fell, more
LUNA had to be minted for every UST.
Eventually, LUNA went into a death
spiral whereby the market cap of UST
went below that of LUNA. This led to an
exponential increase in LUNA supply,
and it saw a 99% drop in price.
LUNA Price Market Cap
LUNA’s ATH
April 5th
$119.18
How *LUNA worked: If the price of UST
fell, more LUNA would be minted to
absorb any excess supply of UST. This in
turn would encourage arbitrageurs in the
market to return the peg. At least that was
the theory.
Source: CoinGecko
*LUNA and UST mentioned in this slide refers to LUNC (Terra Classic) and USTC (UST Classic) ​
LUNA Price & Market Cap (Jan – Jun 2022)
The depegging event: LUNA failed to
absorb such high volumes of UST sells.
New LUNA was minted, and UST was
burned. In turn, the newly minted LUNA
was sold, further driving down its price.
+1.9M%
LUNA Supply Increase
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USTC overtook
LUNA Market Cap
May 10th
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What happened to UST & LUNA?
Timeline of events
What’s next:
▶ Multiple lawsuits have been filed by
LUNA & UST investors in various
countries against Terraform Labs.
▶ Do Kwon has been summoned for a
parliamentary hearing in South
Korea.
▶ Current and ex-Terraform Labs
employees in South Korea have been
barred from leaving the country.
▶ Fallout from Terra has affected
various other companies, with many
turning insolvent till this day.
May
1st – 5th
Market downturn saw crypto drop, followed by large UST outflows into
other stablecoins. The UST peg soon broke, falling to $0.98. However,
peg was soon restored, with Luna Foundation Guard (LFG) stepping in.
May
7th - 8th
May
9th
The UST peg didn’t hold for long, as UST holders continued selling. The
peg broke to $0.60 and briefly rebounded as LFG tried to defend the peg.
Unfortunately, it didn’t last long and collapsed again for good.
May
12th
The Terra blockchain is halted, after the price of LUNA fell sharply, thus
threatening the network’s security. Once resumed, it was halted again for
9 hours.
May
16th
Do Kwon proposed to fork Terra, with the current chain to be renamed
to Terra Classic. UST is excluded from the new chain, dubbed Terra 2.0.
May
28th
Terra 2.0 launched, with an airdrop distributed to holders of UST and
LUNA at the time of depegging.
Anchor’s semi-dynamic earn rate introduced, with a slight reduction from
earlier 20%. Total Value Locked (TVL) in Anchor hit an all-time high of
$17.15B on May 5th.
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From Terra / UST to Three Arrows Capital (3AC)
There were further domino effects on Three Arrows Capital, who is now facing liquidation
BlockFi
stETH
Celsius
Network
Jump
Crypto
USDT
Three Arrows
Capital (3AC)
Hashed
Galaxy Digital
Delphi Labs
Fei
USDN
Voyager
Digital
Orion
Money
Gro Protocol
GBTC
Deribit
Genesis
Global Trading
Blockchain.com
BitMEX
CoinFLEX
Finblox
Pantera Capital
Invested in Terra
Binance Labs
Coinbase
Ventures
Orthogonal
Trading
Maple
Finance
Babel Finance
Also has exposure to
CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report
CeFi Firms on the Brink
Celsius, BlockFi, Voyager, which collectively had at least ~$25B in AUM, now face insolvency
CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report
DEFI ANALYSIS
25
CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report
0.0%
1.0%
2.0%
3.0%
4.0%
5.0%
6.0%
7.0%
8.0%
$0B
$50B
$100B
$150B
$200B
$250B
$300B
Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22
DeFi Market Cap DeFi Share of Market (DeFi/Global Market Cap)
26
Q2 2022 DeFi Overview
DeFi’s dominance continued eroding as markets trended lower
Late Q1 2022 Recovery Collapse of Terra
Much of the DeFi market cap was wiped
out largely due to the collapse of Terra
and its stablecoin, UST. Terra
ecosystem projects were wiped out,
alongside protocols that supported these
assets.
Notably, the panic spread towards other
stablecoins, leading to mass
redemptions of USDT and other algo-
stablecoins depegging.
DeFi market cap suffered a hefty drop,
decreasing from $142 billion to $36
billion in a span of 3 months, along with
the rest of the crypto market.
DeFi Market Cap DeFi Share of Market
Besides that, DeFi exploits have ramped
up in Q2, affecting projects such as Inverse
and Rari. These attacks have negatively
impacted token prices as investors lose
faith in these hacked protocols.
-74.6%
Decrease in DeFi Market Cap
compared to 1st April 2022
Source: CoinGecko
DeFi Market Cap and DeFi Share of Overall Market (Jan – Jun 2022)
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Q2 2022 DeFi Daily Active Users
As on-chain activity slowed down, DeFi has managed to retain most of its users
In early May, the number of DeFi users
spiked during the Terra collapsed, as
CEXs halted trading sporadically. As
such, trading volumes on Curve Finance
and Uniswap skyrocketed as holders
were eager to sell their LUNA & UST.
While the market cap has taken a severe
beating, it seem that activity within DeFi
has fared much better.
While daily active users have decreased
from almost 50k to just below 30k, there
were multiple instances in Q2 where the
need for DeFi truly shined.
In the wake of Celsius’ withdrawal
restrictions on June 13th, daily users of
DeFi protocols spiked by 24%. In both
events where centralized entities have
failed, users have flocked to enjoy DeFi’s
permissionless nature.
-34.5%
Decrease in Average Daily DeFi
Users compared to 1st April 2022
Source: Adapted from @wanxin
*Accounts only for users of DEX and lending protocols on Ethereum
Daily Active DeFi Users on Ethereum (Jan – Jun 2022)
CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report
59% 58% 54% 53%
58% 60%
7% 7%
7% 7%
8%
9%
4%
6%
4% 4%
6% 5%
5%
5%
6% 6%
6% 5%
5%
5%
6% 6% 10% 11%
5%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22
Ethereum BSC Tron Others Avalanche Solana Polygon Cronos Arbitrum Fantom Terra Classic
28
Q2 2022 DeFi Multichain Market Share
As Terra imploded, old and new contenders arise to take its spot.
$194B $176B $176B $188B
In Q2 2022, Ethereum regained some of
its TVL dominance, as altchains started to
shrink. While Ethereum has increased its
share of TVL from 54% to 60%, its
overall TVL is still 52% lower compared
to Q1 2022.
Avalanche, Polygon and Solana have
maintained their respective TVL shares,
albeit in line with the overall market
downturn.
Although Tron’s TVL has reduced from
$4.8B to $3.9B, Tron’s TVL share has
tripled from 2% to 6%, largely due to the
launch of its algo-stablecoin, USDD.
The collapse of UST and LUNA in May
saw Terra’s TVL shrink to just 5%. By the
end of June, there was just over $21M left
on the network. The new Terra 2.0 network
has even less than that, at $13M TVL.
Multi-chain Total Value Locked (TVL) Breakdown (Jan – Jun 2022)
$124B $79B
-55.1%
Decrease in Multi-chain DeFi TVL
since 1st April 2022
Source: DefiLlama
*Monthly TVL is calculated by taking the average TVL on daily basis for each month.
*After the collapse of Terra in May 2022, the original Terra network was renamed as Terra Classic.
Market
Share
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Q2 2022 DeFi Ecosystem Overview
Amidst the crypto carnage, most of DeFi sunk lower into the depths
Insurance
$1.1B
Fixed Interest
$0.14B
The devastation continued for DeFi in Q2 2022, as major DeFi sectors suffered
massive decreases in market cap of up to 77%. In its entirety, the DeFi
sector lost ~67% of its market cap compared to the previous quarter, in line
with Ethereum’s plunge from $3,300 to $1,100.
While DEX volumes have remained fairly stable throughout the year (see
later slide for further details), the same cannot be said for their market cap. As
the largest segment of DeFi, DEX tokens saw a sharp drop in price, reducing
the overall market cap by approximately $19.1 billion.
However, in a sea of red, there is still some hope. The asset management
sector increased its share of the market from 1% to 4.4%, moving ahead of
the insurance sector. Largely driven by Tenset, the segment enjoyed a 40%
increase in market cap during the last quarter.
Market Cap of Each DeFi Category (Q2 2022)
DeFi Total Market Capitalization
as of 1st July 2022*
$18.6B
(-67.3%)
Source: CoinGecko
* Categorical market cap includes only governance and utility tokens (excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens)
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NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS (NFTs)
CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 31
Q2 2022 NFT Trading Volume across Top 8 Chains
NFT volumes drop to new intra-year low in June; Solana & BNB are on the rise
With 83% of the NFT market share in
June, Ethereum is still the dominant
chain by far…on paper.
Discounting the volumes generated by
wash-trades on X2Y2 (which is $600M for
June alone) would put it on relatively equal
footing with Solana – the latest contender
to challenge Ethereum for the NFT crown.
The bear market tore JPEGs to shreds as Q2
trading volume plummeted 26.2%, with
June registering only a measly ~$830M in
total volume – the lowest it’s been since
June 2021 before NFT Summer.
Source: Cryptoslam
Top 8 Chains for NFT Trading Volume (Jan – Jun 2022)
26.2%
Trading volume decrease
from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022
$4.0B
$2.6B
$2.1B
$3.3B
$2.7B
$0.7B
$0.3B
$0.2B
$0.2B
$0.3B
$0.3B
$0B
$1B
$1B
$2B
$2B
$3B
$3B
$4B
$4B
$5B
$5B
Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22
Ethereum Solana BNB Flow Polygon Ronin WAX Avalanche
Volume $10.3B $7.6B
BNB was the only chain that saw an
increase in volume (611%), thanks to
STEPN’s move into the ecosystem. The
upcoming Chinese ban on STEPN however
should put a dent into BNB’s numbers.
Meanwhile, Ronin continued its slip
(-88%), with the bridge hack and a collapse
in player revenue the final nails in its coffin.
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Q2 2022 NFT Platform Trading Volumes
OpenSea’s dominance slips in shrinking market as competitors gain grounds
Top 5 General NFT Marketplaces (Jan – Jun 2022)
Source: Dapp Radar and r@chen8 from Dune Analytics
*OpenSea volumes incudes Ethereum, Polygon and Solana
**A different data source is used for this slide compared to the previous slide ​
$4.9B
$3.4B
$2.5B
$3.5B
$2.7B
$0.7B
$0.6B
$0.6B
$0.3B
$0.6B
$1.1B
$0.9B
$0.3B
$2.5B
$1.9B
$0.3B
$0.4B
$0.3B
$0B
$1B
$2B
$3B
$4B
$5B
$6B
$7B
$8B
Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22
OpenSea X2Y2 MagicEden LooksRare Atomic
Volume $16.9B $12.5B
OpenSea’s integration of Solana seemed to
have “backfired”, opening up the floodgates
for Solana NFTs, but one that ended up
benefitting Magic Eden more. The NFT
market pie may have shrunk but Magic
Eden was getting a much bigger share of
it by the end of Q2 (32%).
OpenSea successfully retained its
teetering hold over the top position.
However in May and June, Magic Eden and
X2Y2 seemed to have caught up, taking
turns to overtake OpenSea’s daily and
even weekly volume.
26.0%
Trading volume decrease
from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022
Similar to LooksRare in Q1, X2Y2 rose
rapidly as traders capitalized on its rebate
and incentive program with wash trades –
without which would put its volume at
around LooksRare’s level.
Despite their superior fee structure,
LooksRare and X2Y2 still lag behind
OpenSea but are slowly gaining ground.
CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report
Q2 2022 NFT Trends
Move aside sneakers and goblins, the Great PFP Migration is here?
► STEPN’s rise to prominence launched move-to-earn into the spotlight. At its peak in April, STEPN saw >300,000 users a day. Shoes were
trading at an >$1,200 a pair, GST and GMT broke all-time highs, with players raked in ~$48 a day.
► A combination of questionable tokenomics design and the Chinese ban however resulted in waning interests and rapid price dips
afterwards
► Another Pokemon-esque move-to-earn project, Genopets, is on the verge of release and has seemed to capture much of STEPN’s
audience judging from its NFTs’ rising floor prices, but time will tell if things will be different for them.
Move-to-earn
► The words “No roadmap. No Discord. No utility.” are plastered on Goblintown’s website, but that didn’t stop it from going up, up, up.
Goblintown’s ascent was unexpected, but it was hardly surprising. The cryptoverse has always been a space heavily driven by
narratives and memes, and Goblintown’s self-deprecating humor hit the right spot at the right time in a slumping market.
► Following its overnight success, many free-mint projects and copycats started popping up. Free mints dominated the charts (even over
Punks and Apes) for a while as traders punted on these low-risk-high-reward bets but like so many memes of the past, interests in
Goblins quickly faded.
Goblins & Free Mints
► As it turns out, the Great PFP Migration proved to be more than just a fluke after all. Time and time again, Art Blocks picked up in
volume and prices during times of market turmoil.
► PFP projects in general can be seen as the fast fashion of NFTs, with a de rigueur art style designed for mass appeal. Art Blocks on the
other hand features pieces that most resemble high art
► During a market downturn, traders usually seek solace in more timeless pieces that traditionally hold value better (think classic Chanel
bag designs), and we believe this is precisely what is happening in the case of Art Blocks.
Art Blocks
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Solana NFTs
OpenSea and Magic Eden have forged a gateway into the Solana ecosystem
► Integration of Solana on
the biggest NFT
marketplace, OpenSea,
gathered attention on the
ecosystem
► Solana’s MoM volume
jumped by ~50% in April,
with Solana collections
regularly breaking into the
top volume leaderboard
► The rise of STEPN and
move-to-earn also
ushered in new waves of
users into Solana NFTs
► This generated a spill-over
effect for other up-and-
coming Solana NFT
projects too
► Magic Eden, the leading
NFT platform on Solana,
also exploded onto the
scene as user activities
grew
► It even flipped OpenSea in
daily and weekly volume
on several occasions. It
recently raised $130M at a
valuation of $1.6B 🚀
► The NFT market has shrunk due to bearish macroeconomic conditions, but Solana has been chipping away
Ethereum’s NFT market share
► In fact, the latest numbers show that Solana is on par with Ethereum in volume after discounting wash trades
► Solana NFTs in general lack the longevity of Ethereum blue-chips. Time will tell if this momentum can be sustained
in the long run
OkayBears
Floor: 100 SOL Vol: 1.8M SOL
► First Solana NFT to top the OpenSea volume charts
for consecutive weeks
► Broke into the Top 2 position, beating out Ethereum
giants like BAYC, MAYC, Punks and more
Trippin’ Ape Tribe
► Led the charge for the “flippening”
► MagicEden finally toppled OpeNSea in daily volume
on 24 and 25 May
Floor: 18.0 SOL Vol: 481k SOL
DeGods
► A Solana “bluechip” collection that has turned heads
with its exorbitant price
► First deflationary Solana NFT collection
► NFT holds 2 pieces of art (DeadGod + DeGod)
Floor: 299 SOL Vol: 741k SOL
Notable
Solana
NFT
Collections
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EXCHANGES
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Q2 2022 Top 10 Cryptocurrency Exchanges
Monthly spot trading volume dropped below $1T for the first time since Q1 2021
$1.5T
Top-10 Cryptocurrency Exchange (CEX + DEX) Trading Volume (Jan – Jun 2022)
Despite the growing apparent risks of
centralized entities, CEXs continue to
increase their dominance. The CEX:DEX
ratio has increased from 89% in Q1 2022
to 92% in Q2 2022.
With looming recession, and continued
deleveraging of the markets, interest in
crypto markets have declined to sobering
levels.
Q2 2022 monthly trading spot volumes
were consolidating above $1T at $1.3T
before finally breaking down to $0.9T in
June 2022. The drop below $1T has not
occurred since the beginning of the bull
market at the start of 2021
-11.3%
Top 10 (DEX + CEX) Total Trading
Volume Decline from Q1 2022
to Q2 2022
$1.2T $1.3T $1.3T $1.3T $0.9T
Trading
Volume
Source: CoinGecko
$1.31T
$1.02T
$1.20T $1.18T $1.21T
$0.86T
$0.18T
$0.13T
$0.13T
$0.09T
$0.11T
$0.07T
$0.0T
$0.2T
$0.4T
$0.6T
$0.8T
$1.0T
$1.2T
$1.4T
$1.6T
Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22
CEX DEX
0
Total Trading Volume ($ Trillion)
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Q2 2022 Top 10 Centralized Exchanges (CEX)
Binance flexed its dominance, capturing almost 50% of CEX market share
Total Trading Volume ($ Trillion)
Top-10 centralized exchanges recorded a
total of $3.25T in spot trading volume in
Q2 2022. This was a modest decline from
Q1 2022, with June recording the lowest
volume in the year so far.
-7.9%
Top 10 CEX Total Trading
Volume Decline from Q1 2022
to Q2 2022
Both OKX and Crypto.com lost more than
50% of its market share in Q2 2022. On
the flipside, FTX has been steadily growing
and nearly doubled its market share by
the end of Q2 2022.
However, no one can compete with
Binance as they have grown their market
share to capture almost 50% of the
entire market.
Source: CoinGecko
39% 41% 43% 43%
48% 47%
8%
10%
10% 8%
6% 9%
5%
5%
5% 4%
7%
8%
9%
9% 8%
6%
6%
7%
2%
2% 4%
5%
7%
7%
5%
5%
4%
5%
5%
6%
6%
6% 5% 6%
6%
5%
14% 12% 11% 10%
7%
5%
3% 4% 4% 6%
5% 5%
8% 7% 7% 7% 3% 2%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22
Binance UpBit FTX Coinbase BitMart Huobi KuCoin OKX Gate Crypto.com
$1.3T $1.0T $1.2T $1.2T $1.2T $0.9T
Top 10 CEX Trading Volume Breakdown (Jan – Jun 2022)
Market
Share
CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 38
Q2 2022 Top 10 Decentralized Exchanges (DEX)
Monthly trading volume for Q2 2022 was averaging below $100B
Noticeably, DEXs on Solana (i.e. Jupiter and
Serum) and BNB (i.e. Dodo and
Pancakeswap) have either increased or
maintained their relative market share,
signifying real market activity on chains
outside Ethereum.
Top 10 DEXs recorded a total of $274.0
billion in spot trading volume in Q2
2022, giving a monthly average of $92B.
Compare this with Q1 2022 which saw a
total of $446B and a monthly average of
$149B.
-38.6%
Top 10 DEXs Total Trading
Volume Decline from Q1 2022 to
Q2 2022
Combined across all chains, Uniswap is still
the dominant DEX with ~60% market
share. However, Curve recorded the
largest quarterly growth (383%), likely
because of both the (collapsed) USTC pools
and the flight to stablecoins in the bear.
Source: CoinGecko
41%
57% 53%
37%
45%
53%
6%
3%
3%
4%
12%
14%
14%
9%
9%
13%
12%
10%
6%
5%
5%
6%
4%
4%
0%
0%
3%
12%
3%
3%
1%
2% 1% 2% 3%
3%
6%
3% 3% 5%
7%
2%
10%
4% 3% 2% 2%
1%
7%
5% 4% 4% 3% 1%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22
Uniswap (v3) Curve Pancakeswap v2 Uniswap (v2) Jupiter
Uniswap (Polygon) Serum BiSwap Sushi Dodo (BSC)
Trader Joe SpookySwap Dodo (ETH) THORswap Osmosis
Top 10 DEX Trading Volume Breakdown (Jan – Jun 2022)
$180B $133B $131B $90B $112B $72B
Market
Share
Total Trading Volume ($ Billion)
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Q2 2022 Derivatives Exchanges – Bitcoin Perpetual Swaps Volume
BTC perpetuals trading volume holds steady despite downard price action
Trading volume for Bitcoin perpetuals
across the Top 10 derivatives exchanges
decreased by just $7 billion in Q2 2022.
Monthly trading volume in Q2 2022 has
remained relatively stagnant at ~$1
trillion, in line with volumes in Q1 2022,
despite the downward price action.
Gains made by OKX in terms of market
share in the past quarter has now been
reclaimed by Binance, who controls 65%
of the market.
Source: CoinGecko
-2.4%
Top 10 Bitcoin Perpetual Swap
Trading Volume Decline in
Q2 2022
59% 62% 59% 57%
62% 65%
13%
13% 16%
15%
13%
12%
11% 11% 10%
10%
11%
10%
6% 5% 5%
6%
4% 4%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22
Binance OKX FTX KuCoin BitMex Bybit Huobi dydx Deribit Crypto.Com
Aggregate Monthly Bitcoin Perpetual Trading Volume Dominance (Jan – Jun 2022)
$1.0T $1.0T $1.00T $0.9T $1.0T $1.1T
Market
Share
Total Trading Volume ($ Trillion)
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Q2 2022 Derivatives Exchanges – Bitcoin Perpetual Swaps Open Interest
Gate.io surged to ATH share of OI before eventually equalizing with FTX and OKX
Open interest (OI) across the top-10
derivatives exchanges recorded a total of
$1.01 trillion in Q2 2022.
At close to a third of the share of open
interest, Binance is still double the size of
its closest contenders, namely, OKX,
Gate.io, and FTX.
Source: CoinGecko
-1.7%
Top 10 Bitcoin Perpetual Swap
Open Interest Decline in
Q2 2022
35% 36% 34% 32% 30% 32%
17% 16%
15%
13% 13%
15%
13% 13%
14%
13% 13%
14%
12% 13% 16%
20% 19% 14%
5% 5% 7% 7% 7% 8%
5% 5% 5% 4% 4% 3%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22
Binance FTX Bybit Gate OKX Deribit KuCoin BitMex Bitfinex Huobi
At the start of Q2, OI reached $398B in
April, marking an ATH for the year.
However, open interest declined for the
next 2 months, dropping by $172B
(-56.9%) from the peak to close out the
quarter in June at $272B.
Aggregate Monthly Bitcoin Perpetual Open Interest Market Share (Jan – Jun 2022)
$358B $309B $357B $399B $346B $272B
Market
Share
Total Open Interest ($ Billion)
CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 41
Q2 2022 Derivatives Exchanges – Bitcoin Perpetual Swaps Funding Rate
Once liquidated, twice shy – traders learn from choppy price action
0.007% (+0.4 b.p.)
Weighted-Average Bitcoin Funding
Rates as of 1st July 2022
Compared to last quarter, funding rates
remained relatively neutral, except for
periods of high volatility, particularly during
cascading liquidations.
After the crash in May from $39k to $30k
negative funding rates spiked for a few
days (reaching as low as -0.09 at one point)
on OKX), before returning to neutral levels.
The second crash from $30k to $20k in
June saw negative funding rates spike to
the -0.03 ranges again, but not nearly as
high as May.
Choppy price action has probably
turned traders off from speculation,
leading to more conservative stances on
Bitcoin’s direction. The exception appears
to be whales on dYdX in late June, where
funding rates spiked to +0.07 before the
market shut down any hopes of a reversal
once again after Bitcoin failed to break the
$22k resistance line.
8-Hour USD-Margined Bitcoin Perpetual Funding Rates (Jan – Jun 2022)
Source: Coinglass
*Consists of 8-hour funding rates from Bitmex, Binance, FTX, Huobi, Gate.io, OKEx, dYdX and Bybit from 1 January 2022 to 1 July 2022
CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 42
Q2 2022 Performance of GBTC and $BITO
AUMs of GBTC and BITO slide; SEC rejects GBTC’s Bitcoin spot ETF application
Bitcoin Price and Spot Trading Volume Apr ‘21 - Oct '21
Total AUM of GBTC & BITO (Jan – Jun 2022)
GBTC & BITO Premium/Discount to Net Asset Value (NAV) in Q1 2022
The AUM of both GBTC and BITO
unsurprisingly mirrored the price action of
BTC in Q2, registering a whopping -58.5%
and -53.1% drop, respectively. If it’s any
consolation, GBTC remains as the largest
BTC investment vehicle despite having its
AUM slashed by half to ~$12.4B.
The same tragic story continued for GBTC
as it perpetually traded at a deep
discount to its NAV throughout Q2,
which is now at >30%. Its share price has
plummeted by >64%.
The hopium for better days was dashed
as the SEC rejected GBTC’s BTC Spot ETF
application. All eyes are now on the legal
battle to ensue as GBTC launched a
lawsuit to challenge SEC’s rejection.
The SEC’s decision wasn’t news as the
agency has rejected dozens of similar
applications, including applications from
NYDIG, Fidelity, Wisdom Tree and more.
Source: YCharts
$0B
$1B
$2B
$3B
$4B
$5B
$0B
$5B
$10B
$15B
$20B
$25B
$30B
$35B
Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22
GBTC BITO
-5%
-3%
-1%
1%
3%
5%
-35%
-25%
-15%
-5%
5%
15%
25%
35%
Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22
GBTC BITO
-58.5% (Q2 2022)
30.1B 29.8B
12.4B
1.2B 1.3B
0.6B
-53.1% (Q2 2022)
GBTC Deviation from NAV (Q2 2022)
Average = 27.2% Discount
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Highest Discount = -34.1%
BITO Deviation from NAV (Q2 2022)
Average = 0.04% Discount
Highest Premium = 0.17%
Highest Discount = -0.45%
0.02% 0.06%
-21.3%
-25.5%
-31.4%
0.10%
With competitors in place, BITO has been
able to maintain a monopolistic dominance
with >$600M AUM, with SPBC being a
distant second with only ~$85M.
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  • 1. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report
  • 2. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report DeFi Analysis - Q2 2022 DeFi Overview - Q2 2022 DeFi Daily Active Users - Q2 2022 DeFi Multichain Market Share - Q2 2022 DeFi Ecosystem Overview 25 1 Table of Contents Analysts: Market Landscape - Q2 2022 Spot Market Overview - Q2 2022 Top 30 Coins Dominance - Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Price Returns - Q2 2022 Top 15 Stablecoins Overview - Q2 2022 Top 30 Crypto Market Cap & Bitcoin vs. S&P 500 - Notable Events Timeline for Q2 2022 3 Founders’ Note 2 Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) - Q2 2022 NFT Trading Volume across Top 8 Chains - Q2 2022 NFT Platform Trading Volumes - Q2 2022 NFT Trends - Solana NFTs 30 Bitcoin Analysis - Q2 2022 Bitcoin Price vs. Trading Volume - Q2 2022 Bitcoin Mining Hash Rate - Q2 2022 Price Returns: Bitcoin vs. Major Asset Classes 10 Benjamin Hor Win Win Exchanges - Q2 2022 Top 10 Cryptocurrency Exchanges ​ - Q2 2022 Top 10 Centralized Exchanges (CEX) ​ - Q2 2022 Top 10 Decentralized Exchanges (DEX) ​ - Q2 2022 Derivatives Exchanges – Bitcoin Perpetual Swaps Volume​ - Q2 2022 Derivatives Exchanges – Bitcoin Perpetual Swaps Open Interest​ - Q2 2022 Derivatives Exchanges – Bitcoin Perpetual Swaps Funding Rate - Q2 2022 Performance of GBTC and $BITO 35 Shaun Lee Dillon Yap Weng Dee Jun Sheng Zhong Ethereum Analysis - Q2 2022 Ethereum Price vs. Trading Volume - Roadmap to Eth2.0 - Q2 2022 Ethereum Consensus Layer Staking - stETH:ETH Price Deviation 14 The Fall of Terra & Contagion Effects - Downwards Algo Un-Stablecoin - Waning Moon - What happened to UST & LUNA? - From Terra / UST to Three Arrows Capital (3AC) - CeFi Firms on the Brink 19
  • 3. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 2 Founders’ Note Bobby Ong COO TM Lee CEO As we reach the midpoint of the year, it looks like 2022 is shaping up to be an annus horribilis for the crypto market. The total crypto market cap, which now stands at $900B, fell by over 50% q-o-q and roughly 70% since the peak in November 2021. Both BTC and ETH took similar-sized dips, falling below their previous 2018 bull cycle highs, which many previously thought to be safe bottoms. In comparison to now, Q1 felt like the calm before the storm. As investors go risk-off in an unforgiving macroeconomic environment, the first major crypto domino block to fall was Terra, which was still on the ascend as close as Q1 2022. At peak, LUNA and UST reached $40B and $18B in market cap, respectively. The death spiral was swift - the entire scheme unraveled within a week due to a tsunami of panic outflows. The effects of this collapse are still being felt today as we continue to uncover entities that have recklessly aped into UST. Major price drawdowns across all crypto assets also caused cascading liquidations of leveraged positions, wiping out many. Weekly multi-billion dollar liquidations on CEXes become commonplace, as speculators repeatedly got rekt. Most prominent was Three Arrows Capital, which is now facing bankruptcy and liquidation. Many CeFi crypto lending firms, the source of much of this leverage, are now staring at bailouts or bankruptcy. While DeFi protocols continued chugging along, the value of their tokens, as well as TVL, were not spared. The NFT segment was no different as overall NFT trading volumes fell by 26% from the peak. However, floor prices of blue chips have not fallen much in native token terms, perhaps a sign of resilience. This quarter also saw the emergence of Solana NFTs, with their introduction on OpenSea bringing an infusion of interest. However, Magic Eden has reaped most of the benefits thus far. On Ethereum, there’s been more diversity in NFT trading activity, with LooksRare and X2Y2 showing signs of renewed interest. With everything looking all doom and gloom this quarter, are there any silver linings to look out for? Firstly, it’s important to zoom out to see how far we’ve progressed. Just three years ago, crypto was mainly just BTC, ETH, and speculation on CEXes. Today, we have multiple altchains with their own ecosystems. DeFi has become table stakes for every chain. And NFT enthusiasts have formed their own communities within crypto while spurring the GameFi and Metaverse narratives. Secondly, the bursting of the bubble allows the industry to flush out a lot of the excesses accumulated throughout the last bull run. By the end of last year, it was clear that the hype surrounding crypto had far outpaced actual progress and was never going to be sustainable. While there will always be collateral damage from market pullbacks, it helps to refocus the industry on the genuine fundamentals instead of chasing the next “number-go-up-only” scheme. Finally, we want to reiterate what we said last quarter - challenging markets are the best times to BUIDL. The Ethereum merge is in its final stretch, altchains are still receiving funding to figure out scalability solutions, and DeFi projects are still announcing new products. While CEXes may be cutting back headcount, many projects are still hiring. On the CoinGecko end, we remain long-term bullish on the continued development of the crypto industry, and the team will continue to sharpen our focus and ship. Expect more to come from us in the coming quarters! Next up, GeckoCon!
  • 4. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report MARKET LANDSCAPE 3
  • 5. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 4 Q2 2022 Spot Market Overview Markets plummeted in Q2 2022 -55.9% Top 30 Market Cap Change in Q2 2022 Market Cap Top 30 crypto market capitalization took a beating in Q2 2022, losing over half its value and falling below $1 trillion. Measured from the Nov 2021 Top 30 market cap ATH of $2.6T, market cap has experienced a ~68% loss, or -$1.8T. $0B $100B $200B $300B $400B $500B $0.0T $0.2T $0.4T $0.6T $0.8T $1.0T $1.2T $1.4T $1.6T $1.8T $2.0T Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 Total Volume Traded Total Market Cap Trendline (Market Cap) Spot trading volumes remained relatively steady relative to Q1 at ~$100B levels, aside from spikes in May due to the Terra fallout, and a further market sell-off mid-June. Source: CoinGecko Top 30 Market Cap & Spot Trading Volume (Jan – Jun 2022) Trading Volume LUNC & USTC fell out of the Top 30 for obvious reasons, along with WAVES and AXS. Meanwhile, XMR, OKB, LEO, and UNI broke in. Notably, stables have gained significant ground, with BUSD and DAI previously at #13 and #20 now at #6 and #12 respectively.
  • 6. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 5 Q2 2022 Top 30 Coins Dominance BNB and stablecoins gain dominance Top 30 Coins Dominance (Jan – Jun 2022) 16.3% (21.9%) 8.1% (4.4%) 6.8% (2.8%) 4.4% (4.0%) In Q2, Bitcoin dominance remained roughly the same as in Q1 at 46.8%, while ETH fell from 21.4% to 16.3%. Source: CoinGecko 2.1% (0.94%) 1.94% (2.23%) 15.7% (17.6%) 46.8% (48.1%) 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 BTC ETH USDT USDC BNB BUSD XRP Others (8-30) Within the Top 15 , BNB, DOGE, and TRON increased their relative market share to 4.4%, 1.1%, and 0.73% respectively. Within the Top 30, stablecoins USDT, USDC, BUSD, and DAI now make up 17.8% of market share.
  • 7. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 6 Q2 2022 Cryptocurrencies Price Returns Only one LEO stayed afloat on the red sea of Q2 2022 Is DeFi dead? While the meme may not hold much water as DeFi protocols continue to chug along, their token valuations continue to plummet, being the only sector which recorded huge additional losses on top of already significant losses of Q1 2022. LUNA (now LUNC), the top performer of last quarter, has been completely wiped off the board. While there may have been some performers in Q1 2022, none were spared in Q2 with the brutal market downturn. The carnage that was Q2 2022 makes Q1 seem tame in hindsight, with pretty much every token taking double digit losses. Source: CoinGecko On average, the Top 5 exchange tokens took the least losses of ~43%, while the Top 5 P2E was hit the hardest at a loss of 71%. GMT, the governance token of STEPN, which increased by 14x within its first month, has since lost over 60% of its value in Q2. Q2 2022 Q1 2022 BTC -56% 2% ETH -67% -8% BNB -49% -13% XRP -60% 3% ADA -59% -9% LINK -63% -12% UNI -55% -31% AAVE -71% -13% MKR -56% -7% GRT -80% -26% BNB -49% -13% LEO 1% 61% FTT -49% 34% OKB -42% -26% CRO -75% -15% SAND -69% -40% MANA -66% -18% AXS -77% -31% GMT -65% 1402% GALA -78% -40% Top-5 Play-To-Earn Tokens Top-5 Exchange Tokens Top-5 DeFi Tokens Top-5 Cryptocurrencies In-line with the halving of total market cap, the Top 5 cryptocurrencies took similar losses in Q1 2022, with an average loss of 50.9%. Out of the Top 5, BNB suffered the least decline, while ETH took the biggest hit in terms of price returns. The sole exception within the Top 30 was Bitfinex's exchange token LEO that managed to stay afloat this quarter and maintain its 61% gain from Q1 2022. All other coins took significant losses, the hardest hit being AVAX, down by 82%.
  • 8. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report Market Cap 7 Q2 2022 Top 15 Stablecoins Overview Terrable quarter for stablecoins Top 15 Stablecoins Market Cap Breakdown (Jan – Jun 2022) Source: CoinGecko $0B $20B $40B $60B $80B $100B $120B $140B $160B $180B $200B Jan 22 Feb 22 Mar 22 Apr 22 May 22 Jun 22 USDT USDC BUSD DAI FRAX USTC Others $66.5B -$15.4B (-18.8%) $55.6B +$3.5B (+6.7%) $17.6B +$0.1B (+0.5%) $6.3B -$2.9B (-31.5%) $1.4B -$1.3B (-48.1%) -18.3% Top 15 Stablecoins Market Cap Decline in Q2 2022 Tether retained its lead, though its share decreased by almost 20%. USDC took the lead in Q2 in terms of growth with close to a 7% increase. In contrast, FRAX and DAI however saw losses of 48% and 32% in market cap respectively, possibly due to negative association with algorithmic stables. Before its ultimate downfall which wiped out ~$18B in market cap, USTC overtook BUSD as the third largest stablecoin. As of end-Q2, it (still) sits at 7th place despite never restoring its peg. With the meltdown of UST, FRAX broke into the Top 5. The slight decrease (discounting USTC) in stablecoin market share suggests that a certain amount of capital has completely exited the crypto ecosystem, in contrast to last quarter where investors likely de-risked into stables amidst market uncertainty. The Top 15 stablecoins lost almost a fifth of its market cap, or -$33.9B in absolute terms.
  • 9. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report Market Cap 8 Q2 2022 Top 30 Crypto Market Cap & Bitcoin vs. S&P 500 There was a high correlation between the two asset classes in Q2 2022 S&P 500 Top 30 Crypto Market Cap vs. S&P 500 (Jan – Jun 2022) The BTC-S&P500 60d correlation reached yet another ATH of 0.75 on 25th May 2022 according to data from CoinMetrics, which indicates strong correlation. It has since dropped to 0.67 as of 30 June 2022. The Top 30 crypto market cap correlation with the S&P500 was 0.92 (high correlation) in Q2 2022. This was an increase from the correlation coefficient of 0.72 in Q1 2021. Source: CoinGecko The Top 30 market cap also moved in lockstep with Bitcoin, as their relationship was effectively perfectly correlated at ~1. 3,500 3,700 3,900 4,100 4,300 4,500 4,700 4,900 $0.0T $0.5T $1.0T $1.5T $2.0T $2.5T Jan 22 Feb 22 Mar 22 Apr 22 May 22 Jun 22 Top 30 Crypto Market Cap Bitcoin Market Cap S&P 500 As highlighted in our previous report, crypto assets' correlation with traditional markets do not come as a surprise as a majority of investors perceive crypto as a risky asset class.
  • 10. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 9 Q2 2022 Notable Events Timeline A quarter filled with major milestones for crypto 4 Apr 9 May 12 Jun 29 Jun Harmony Horizon Bridge hacked for ~$100M Celsius suspended all withdrawals 21 Jun Optimism Airdrop Arbitrum Odyssey began (Paused since Week 2) 1 May 27 Jun 23 Jun UST Depegged and Luna Collapsed Circle issued EUROC stablecoin Yugalab's Metaverse NFT Otherside Mint 7 Apr 1 Jun 30 Jun 21 Jun ProShares launched Short BTC ETF (BITI) Ethereum Gray Glacier Hard Fork Three Arrows Capital ordered into liquidation in BVI Ethereum Ropsten Testnet Merge 8 Jun Pudgy Penguin acquired by Luca Netz Solana NFT Beta launched on OpenSea NEAR launched USN stablecoin 20 Apr 5 May Tron launched USDD stablecoin STEPN ban in China announced Coinbase added to Fortune 500 24 May 8 Jun GBTC Conversion to ETF Application Denied 30 Jun
  • 11. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report BITCOIN ANALYSIS 10
  • 12. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 11 Q2 2022 Bitcoin Price vs. Trading Volume Bitcoin tumbles downward BTC Price Trading Vol Bitcoin Price and Spot Trading Volume Apr ‘21 - Oct '21 Bitcoin Price and Spot Trading Volume (Jan– Jun 2022) -55.8% BTC Price Return in Q2 2022 BTC was in a downward trend throughout Q2 2022. At one point, it recorded 9 consecutive weeks of being in the red, the first time this has happened. It broke multiple resistance levels, including major ones at $30k and $20k. BTC hit a yearly low of $17,760 briefly, which was below even the previous cycle’s high, before rebounding to reclaim $20k. Some noteworthy Q2 events affected BTC: • Broader equity market also fell, dragging BTC along • LFG Foundation sold their BTC holdings to protect the UST peg • Three Arrows Capital insolvency (which had large holdings of GBTC) causing BTC to slump • SEC rejected Greyscale’s Bitcoin ETF application Q2 2022 Price Return -55.8% Source: CoinGecko Q1 2022 Price Return 1.6% $0B $20B $40B $60B $80B $100B $120B $140B $0 $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $25,000 $30,000 $35,000 $40,000 $45,000 $50,000 Volume Price Yearly low $17,760 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22
  • 13. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 140m 160m 180m 200m 220m 240m 260m 280m Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 Jul-22 12 Q2 2022 Bitcoin Mining Hash Rate Hashrate trends upwards despite slumping BTC price Bitcoin's Total Hash Rate (Jan – Jun 2022) Hash Rate TH/s Bitcoin’s total hash rate became increasingly erratic and volatile in the latter half of Q2, perhaps a sign of miners grappling with new market conditions. BTC’s slumping price meant lower profitability for miners, pushing some to go offline. Miners with spare capacity can capitalize on reduced competition to grab a larger slice of the hash rate pie, which pushes the hash rate back up again, and the cycle repeats itself. Miners are also reported to be selling more, if not all, of their BTC holdings, exerting downward pressure on BTC price. More is expected to come in Q3 as more companies are pressed for liquidity. Despite all these, overall hashrate is still trending upwards (for now), even hitting a new ATH on 8 June. -1.7% Bitcoin’s hash rate decrease in Q2 2022 Q1 2022 Hash Rate -3.5% Q2 2022 Hash Rate -1.7% 208m 200m 215m Previous All-Time-High (ATH) 248m TH/s New All-Time-High (ATH) 266m TH/s Source: Blockchain.com
  • 14. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 13 USD & Oil stay above, while others sink Bitcoin vs. Major Asset Classes in Q2 2022 Bitcoin was the worst performing asset when compared to major asset classes. Out of the asset classes, only Crude Oil and DXY posted positive gains. Constricted supply for oil, and rising interest rates could be reasons for such. Q2 2022 Bitcoin vs. Major Asset Classes Price Returns Price Return Bitcoin largely mimicked the behavior of US equities, dipping hand-in-hand whenever the Federal Reserve announced a rate hike. The correlation between Bitcoin and equities has been on upward trend as the year progresses. It remains to be seen whether this trend will be buckled as we enter a recession. -60% -50% -40% -30% -20% -10% 0% 10% 20% 30% Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 Jul-22 S&P 500 NASDAQ CRUDE OIL DXY GOLD TLT BTC Source: Yahoo Finance
  • 15. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report ETHEREUM ANALYSIS 14
  • 16. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report $0B $10B $20B $30B $40B $50B $60B $70B $80B $90B $100B $0 $500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 $2,500 $3,000 $3,500 $4,000 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 15 Q2 2022 Ethereum Price vs. Trading Volume Ultrasound Descend Source: CoinGecko -67.4% ETH Price Return in Q2 2022 Ethereum Price and Spot Trading Volume (Jan – Jun 2022) Q1 2022 Price Return –11% Q2 2022 Price Return –67% Like BTC, ETH was on a clear downward trajectory throughout Q2 2022. From start of April to mid-June, ETH recorded 11 weekly closes in the red, also the first time this has happened. ETH dipped briefly below $900 before making a quick recovery back to $1,000 and is currently holding the 200-week Simple Moving Average as support. Some noteworthy events affecting ETH in Q2 2022: • Terra collapse - cascading liquidations of leveraged positions using bETH • stETH loses 1:1 parity with ETH • Gray Glacier hard fork and difficulty bomb delayed to mid-September ETH Price Trading Vol
  • 17. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 16 Roadmap to Eth2.0 Eth2.0 renamed to “Consensus Layer” and completed The Merge on testnet 2020 2021 2022 2023 Beacon Chain 1 December 2020 London Hard Fork 5 August 2021 Altair Upgrade 27 October 2021 Arrow Glacier Hard Fork 9 December 2021 ▶ Sepolia Merge scheduled for 6 July 2022, and after that only Goerli left before mainnet The Merge ~Q3 2022 ▶ Enable shard chains, which will allow splitting of transactions across them to increase the network throughput ▶ Enable dApp development to allow smart contract function on the merged network Shard Chains ~2023 ▶ Delay of difficulty bomb to September 2022 ▶ The difficulty bomb makes mining unprofitable, disincentivizing miners from keeping the Proof-of- Work network live after the transition to Proof-of- Stake Gray Glacier Hard Fork 29 June 2022 ▶ Eth1.0 and Eth2.0 renamed to “execution layer” and “consensus layer” respectively. The Great Renaming 24 January 2022 Source: https://ethereum.org/en/ Ropsten Testnet Merge 8 June 2022
  • 18. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 7 M 8 M 9 M 10 M 11 M 12 M 13 M 14 M Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 17 Q2 2022 Ethereum Consensus Layer Staking Staked ETH plateauing after spike in Q1 2022 Despite fluctuations in stETH prices, Lido remained the largest ETH staking service by validator count. Lido has a 31.76% market share amongst all staking pools. By end-Q2 2022, almost 13 million ETH was staked, representing roughly 11% of total ETH supply. Unlike after the Klin Testnet Merge in Q1, ETH Staking did not spike after the merge of the Ropsten and Sepolia testnet as The Merge and difficulty bomb was delayed until September. The rate of ETH staking started slowing in May and June after increasing by 9.52% in April alone. Source: Dune Analytics (@hagaetc) Cumulative ETH Staked for Ethereum Consensus Layer (Jan – Jun 2022) Q1 2022 Total Staked ETH +25% 11,028,546 12,994,347 8,852,770 Q2 2022 Total Staked ETH +17.8% +17.82% Total ETH Staked in Q2 2022
  • 19. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 18 stETH:ETH Price Deviation Terra's fallout and bETH contagion stETH:ETH Ratio (Jan – Jun 2022) 0.90 0.92 0.94 0.96 0.98 1.00 1.02 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 Terra / UST Collapse The stETH-ETH Curve pool, is now down to $718M in TVL, compared to its peak of $5.6B on April 5. With Terra’s collapse, users were bridging their bETH back to mainnet and converting them to ETH via Curve. At the same time, large LPs such as Celsius, 3AC and Amber also withdrew liquidity from the pool. Celsius and 3AC withdrawals continued as they tried to salvage their portfolios. Total circulating stETH is now ~4.2M, representing ~30% of all staked ETH and ~3.5% of total ETH circ supply. 0.9346 Lowest stETH:ETH ratio Important to note that stETH is not meant to be 1:1 to ETH. stETH to ETH redemption will only be unlocked post-Merge, and users are taking on smart contract risk when staking ETH on Lido.
  • 20. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 19 THE FALL OF TERRA & CONTAGION EFFECTS
  • 21. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report $0.0B $5.0B $10.0B $15.0B $20.0B $25.0B $30.0B $35.0B $40.0B $0.00 $0.20 $0.40 $0.60 $0.80 $1.00 $1.20 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 20 Downwards Algo Un-Stablecoin Crypto’s Darling Stablecoin JUMPed off a Cliff *UST unravelled as quickly as it had risen. At its peak, it had a $18.7B market cap. But UST had fallen to a mere $807M at the end of June. UST Price Market Cap UST ATL June 18th $0.007 The depegging event resulted in a 99% drop in value, with UST hitting the lows of $0.007 in late June. However, it rebounded back to $0.05 at the end of June. Source: CoinGecko *LUNA and UST mentioned in this slide refers to LUNC (Terra Classic) and USTC (UST Classic) ​ UST Price & Market Cap (Jan – Jun 2022) With the redemption mechanism for UST to LUNA being disabled, the supply of UST can’t be reduced. This has left 9.8B UST still in circulation. -95.7% UST Market Cap From Peak to 30th June UST Market Cap May 7th $18.7B
  • 22. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 21 Waning Moon UST de-pegging had a domino effect on LUNA As LUNA price continuously fell, more LUNA had to be minted for every UST. Eventually, LUNA went into a death spiral whereby the market cap of UST went below that of LUNA. This led to an exponential increase in LUNA supply, and it saw a 99% drop in price. LUNA Price Market Cap LUNA’s ATH April 5th $119.18 How *LUNA worked: If the price of UST fell, more LUNA would be minted to absorb any excess supply of UST. This in turn would encourage arbitrageurs in the market to return the peg. At least that was the theory. Source: CoinGecko *LUNA and UST mentioned in this slide refers to LUNC (Terra Classic) and USTC (UST Classic) ​ LUNA Price & Market Cap (Jan – Jun 2022) The depegging event: LUNA failed to absorb such high volumes of UST sells. New LUNA was minted, and UST was burned. In turn, the newly minted LUNA was sold, further driving down its price. +1.9M% LUNA Supply Increase $0B $10B $20B $30B $40B $50B $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 USTC overtook LUNA Market Cap May 10th
  • 23. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 22 What happened to UST & LUNA? Timeline of events What’s next: ▶ Multiple lawsuits have been filed by LUNA & UST investors in various countries against Terraform Labs. ▶ Do Kwon has been summoned for a parliamentary hearing in South Korea. ▶ Current and ex-Terraform Labs employees in South Korea have been barred from leaving the country. ▶ Fallout from Terra has affected various other companies, with many turning insolvent till this day. May 1st – 5th Market downturn saw crypto drop, followed by large UST outflows into other stablecoins. The UST peg soon broke, falling to $0.98. However, peg was soon restored, with Luna Foundation Guard (LFG) stepping in. May 7th - 8th May 9th The UST peg didn’t hold for long, as UST holders continued selling. The peg broke to $0.60 and briefly rebounded as LFG tried to defend the peg. Unfortunately, it didn’t last long and collapsed again for good. May 12th The Terra blockchain is halted, after the price of LUNA fell sharply, thus threatening the network’s security. Once resumed, it was halted again for 9 hours. May 16th Do Kwon proposed to fork Terra, with the current chain to be renamed to Terra Classic. UST is excluded from the new chain, dubbed Terra 2.0. May 28th Terra 2.0 launched, with an airdrop distributed to holders of UST and LUNA at the time of depegging. Anchor’s semi-dynamic earn rate introduced, with a slight reduction from earlier 20%. Total Value Locked (TVL) in Anchor hit an all-time high of $17.15B on May 5th.
  • 24. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 23 From Terra / UST to Three Arrows Capital (3AC) There were further domino effects on Three Arrows Capital, who is now facing liquidation BlockFi stETH Celsius Network Jump Crypto USDT Three Arrows Capital (3AC) Hashed Galaxy Digital Delphi Labs Fei USDN Voyager Digital Orion Money Gro Protocol GBTC Deribit Genesis Global Trading Blockchain.com BitMEX CoinFLEX Finblox Pantera Capital Invested in Terra Binance Labs Coinbase Ventures Orthogonal Trading Maple Finance Babel Finance Also has exposure to
  • 25. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report CeFi Firms on the Brink Celsius, BlockFi, Voyager, which collectively had at least ~$25B in AUM, now face insolvency
  • 26. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report DEFI ANALYSIS 25
  • 27. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% 4.0% 5.0% 6.0% 7.0% 8.0% $0B $50B $100B $150B $200B $250B $300B Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 DeFi Market Cap DeFi Share of Market (DeFi/Global Market Cap) 26 Q2 2022 DeFi Overview DeFi’s dominance continued eroding as markets trended lower Late Q1 2022 Recovery Collapse of Terra Much of the DeFi market cap was wiped out largely due to the collapse of Terra and its stablecoin, UST. Terra ecosystem projects were wiped out, alongside protocols that supported these assets. Notably, the panic spread towards other stablecoins, leading to mass redemptions of USDT and other algo- stablecoins depegging. DeFi market cap suffered a hefty drop, decreasing from $142 billion to $36 billion in a span of 3 months, along with the rest of the crypto market. DeFi Market Cap DeFi Share of Market Besides that, DeFi exploits have ramped up in Q2, affecting projects such as Inverse and Rari. These attacks have negatively impacted token prices as investors lose faith in these hacked protocols. -74.6% Decrease in DeFi Market Cap compared to 1st April 2022 Source: CoinGecko DeFi Market Cap and DeFi Share of Overall Market (Jan – Jun 2022)
  • 28. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 27 Q2 2022 DeFi Daily Active Users As on-chain activity slowed down, DeFi has managed to retain most of its users In early May, the number of DeFi users spiked during the Terra collapsed, as CEXs halted trading sporadically. As such, trading volumes on Curve Finance and Uniswap skyrocketed as holders were eager to sell their LUNA & UST. While the market cap has taken a severe beating, it seem that activity within DeFi has fared much better. While daily active users have decreased from almost 50k to just below 30k, there were multiple instances in Q2 where the need for DeFi truly shined. In the wake of Celsius’ withdrawal restrictions on June 13th, daily users of DeFi protocols spiked by 24%. In both events where centralized entities have failed, users have flocked to enjoy DeFi’s permissionless nature. -34.5% Decrease in Average Daily DeFi Users compared to 1st April 2022 Source: Adapted from @wanxin *Accounts only for users of DEX and lending protocols on Ethereum Daily Active DeFi Users on Ethereum (Jan – Jun 2022)
  • 29. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 59% 58% 54% 53% 58% 60% 7% 7% 7% 7% 8% 9% 4% 6% 4% 4% 6% 5% 5% 5% 6% 6% 6% 5% 5% 5% 6% 6% 10% 11% 5% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 Ethereum BSC Tron Others Avalanche Solana Polygon Cronos Arbitrum Fantom Terra Classic 28 Q2 2022 DeFi Multichain Market Share As Terra imploded, old and new contenders arise to take its spot. $194B $176B $176B $188B In Q2 2022, Ethereum regained some of its TVL dominance, as altchains started to shrink. While Ethereum has increased its share of TVL from 54% to 60%, its overall TVL is still 52% lower compared to Q1 2022. Avalanche, Polygon and Solana have maintained their respective TVL shares, albeit in line with the overall market downturn. Although Tron’s TVL has reduced from $4.8B to $3.9B, Tron’s TVL share has tripled from 2% to 6%, largely due to the launch of its algo-stablecoin, USDD. The collapse of UST and LUNA in May saw Terra’s TVL shrink to just 5%. By the end of June, there was just over $21M left on the network. The new Terra 2.0 network has even less than that, at $13M TVL. Multi-chain Total Value Locked (TVL) Breakdown (Jan – Jun 2022) $124B $79B -55.1% Decrease in Multi-chain DeFi TVL since 1st April 2022 Source: DefiLlama *Monthly TVL is calculated by taking the average TVL on daily basis for each month. *After the collapse of Terra in May 2022, the original Terra network was renamed as Terra Classic. Market Share
  • 30. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 29 Q2 2022 DeFi Ecosystem Overview Amidst the crypto carnage, most of DeFi sunk lower into the depths Insurance $1.1B Fixed Interest $0.14B The devastation continued for DeFi in Q2 2022, as major DeFi sectors suffered massive decreases in market cap of up to 77%. In its entirety, the DeFi sector lost ~67% of its market cap compared to the previous quarter, in line with Ethereum’s plunge from $3,300 to $1,100. While DEX volumes have remained fairly stable throughout the year (see later slide for further details), the same cannot be said for their market cap. As the largest segment of DeFi, DEX tokens saw a sharp drop in price, reducing the overall market cap by approximately $19.1 billion. However, in a sea of red, there is still some hope. The asset management sector increased its share of the market from 1% to 4.4%, moving ahead of the insurance sector. Largely driven by Tenset, the segment enjoyed a 40% increase in market cap during the last quarter. Market Cap of Each DeFi Category (Q2 2022) DeFi Total Market Capitalization as of 1st July 2022* $18.6B (-67.3%) Source: CoinGecko * Categorical market cap includes only governance and utility tokens (excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens)
  • 31. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 30 NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS (NFTs)
  • 32. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 31 Q2 2022 NFT Trading Volume across Top 8 Chains NFT volumes drop to new intra-year low in June; Solana & BNB are on the rise With 83% of the NFT market share in June, Ethereum is still the dominant chain by far…on paper. Discounting the volumes generated by wash-trades on X2Y2 (which is $600M for June alone) would put it on relatively equal footing with Solana – the latest contender to challenge Ethereum for the NFT crown. The bear market tore JPEGs to shreds as Q2 trading volume plummeted 26.2%, with June registering only a measly ~$830M in total volume – the lowest it’s been since June 2021 before NFT Summer. Source: Cryptoslam Top 8 Chains for NFT Trading Volume (Jan – Jun 2022) 26.2% Trading volume decrease from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 $4.0B $2.6B $2.1B $3.3B $2.7B $0.7B $0.3B $0.2B $0.2B $0.3B $0.3B $0B $1B $1B $2B $2B $3B $3B $4B $4B $5B $5B Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 Ethereum Solana BNB Flow Polygon Ronin WAX Avalanche Volume $10.3B $7.6B BNB was the only chain that saw an increase in volume (611%), thanks to STEPN’s move into the ecosystem. The upcoming Chinese ban on STEPN however should put a dent into BNB’s numbers. Meanwhile, Ronin continued its slip (-88%), with the bridge hack and a collapse in player revenue the final nails in its coffin.
  • 33. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 32 Q2 2022 NFT Platform Trading Volumes OpenSea’s dominance slips in shrinking market as competitors gain grounds Top 5 General NFT Marketplaces (Jan – Jun 2022) Source: Dapp Radar and r@chen8 from Dune Analytics *OpenSea volumes incudes Ethereum, Polygon and Solana **A different data source is used for this slide compared to the previous slide ​ $4.9B $3.4B $2.5B $3.5B $2.7B $0.7B $0.6B $0.6B $0.3B $0.6B $1.1B $0.9B $0.3B $2.5B $1.9B $0.3B $0.4B $0.3B $0B $1B $2B $3B $4B $5B $6B $7B $8B Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 OpenSea X2Y2 MagicEden LooksRare Atomic Volume $16.9B $12.5B OpenSea’s integration of Solana seemed to have “backfired”, opening up the floodgates for Solana NFTs, but one that ended up benefitting Magic Eden more. The NFT market pie may have shrunk but Magic Eden was getting a much bigger share of it by the end of Q2 (32%). OpenSea successfully retained its teetering hold over the top position. However in May and June, Magic Eden and X2Y2 seemed to have caught up, taking turns to overtake OpenSea’s daily and even weekly volume. 26.0% Trading volume decrease from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 Similar to LooksRare in Q1, X2Y2 rose rapidly as traders capitalized on its rebate and incentive program with wash trades – without which would put its volume at around LooksRare’s level. Despite their superior fee structure, LooksRare and X2Y2 still lag behind OpenSea but are slowly gaining ground.
  • 34. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report Q2 2022 NFT Trends Move aside sneakers and goblins, the Great PFP Migration is here? ► STEPN’s rise to prominence launched move-to-earn into the spotlight. At its peak in April, STEPN saw >300,000 users a day. Shoes were trading at an >$1,200 a pair, GST and GMT broke all-time highs, with players raked in ~$48 a day. ► A combination of questionable tokenomics design and the Chinese ban however resulted in waning interests and rapid price dips afterwards ► Another Pokemon-esque move-to-earn project, Genopets, is on the verge of release and has seemed to capture much of STEPN’s audience judging from its NFTs’ rising floor prices, but time will tell if things will be different for them. Move-to-earn ► The words “No roadmap. No Discord. No utility.” are plastered on Goblintown’s website, but that didn’t stop it from going up, up, up. Goblintown’s ascent was unexpected, but it was hardly surprising. The cryptoverse has always been a space heavily driven by narratives and memes, and Goblintown’s self-deprecating humor hit the right spot at the right time in a slumping market. ► Following its overnight success, many free-mint projects and copycats started popping up. Free mints dominated the charts (even over Punks and Apes) for a while as traders punted on these low-risk-high-reward bets but like so many memes of the past, interests in Goblins quickly faded. Goblins & Free Mints ► As it turns out, the Great PFP Migration proved to be more than just a fluke after all. Time and time again, Art Blocks picked up in volume and prices during times of market turmoil. ► PFP projects in general can be seen as the fast fashion of NFTs, with a de rigueur art style designed for mass appeal. Art Blocks on the other hand features pieces that most resemble high art ► During a market downturn, traders usually seek solace in more timeless pieces that traditionally hold value better (think classic Chanel bag designs), and we believe this is precisely what is happening in the case of Art Blocks. Art Blocks 33
  • 35. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report Solana NFTs OpenSea and Magic Eden have forged a gateway into the Solana ecosystem ► Integration of Solana on the biggest NFT marketplace, OpenSea, gathered attention on the ecosystem ► Solana’s MoM volume jumped by ~50% in April, with Solana collections regularly breaking into the top volume leaderboard ► The rise of STEPN and move-to-earn also ushered in new waves of users into Solana NFTs ► This generated a spill-over effect for other up-and- coming Solana NFT projects too ► Magic Eden, the leading NFT platform on Solana, also exploded onto the scene as user activities grew ► It even flipped OpenSea in daily and weekly volume on several occasions. It recently raised $130M at a valuation of $1.6B 🚀 ► The NFT market has shrunk due to bearish macroeconomic conditions, but Solana has been chipping away Ethereum’s NFT market share ► In fact, the latest numbers show that Solana is on par with Ethereum in volume after discounting wash trades ► Solana NFTs in general lack the longevity of Ethereum blue-chips. Time will tell if this momentum can be sustained in the long run OkayBears Floor: 100 SOL Vol: 1.8M SOL ► First Solana NFT to top the OpenSea volume charts for consecutive weeks ► Broke into the Top 2 position, beating out Ethereum giants like BAYC, MAYC, Punks and more Trippin’ Ape Tribe ► Led the charge for the “flippening” ► MagicEden finally toppled OpeNSea in daily volume on 24 and 25 May Floor: 18.0 SOL Vol: 481k SOL DeGods ► A Solana “bluechip” collection that has turned heads with its exorbitant price ► First deflationary Solana NFT collection ► NFT holds 2 pieces of art (DeadGod + DeGod) Floor: 299 SOL Vol: 741k SOL Notable Solana NFT Collections 34
  • 36. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 35 EXCHANGES
  • 37. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 36 Q2 2022 Top 10 Cryptocurrency Exchanges Monthly spot trading volume dropped below $1T for the first time since Q1 2021 $1.5T Top-10 Cryptocurrency Exchange (CEX + DEX) Trading Volume (Jan – Jun 2022) Despite the growing apparent risks of centralized entities, CEXs continue to increase their dominance. The CEX:DEX ratio has increased from 89% in Q1 2022 to 92% in Q2 2022. With looming recession, and continued deleveraging of the markets, interest in crypto markets have declined to sobering levels. Q2 2022 monthly trading spot volumes were consolidating above $1T at $1.3T before finally breaking down to $0.9T in June 2022. The drop below $1T has not occurred since the beginning of the bull market at the start of 2021 -11.3% Top 10 (DEX + CEX) Total Trading Volume Decline from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 $1.2T $1.3T $1.3T $1.3T $0.9T Trading Volume Source: CoinGecko $1.31T $1.02T $1.20T $1.18T $1.21T $0.86T $0.18T $0.13T $0.13T $0.09T $0.11T $0.07T $0.0T $0.2T $0.4T $0.6T $0.8T $1.0T $1.2T $1.4T $1.6T Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 CEX DEX 0 Total Trading Volume ($ Trillion)
  • 38. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 37 Q2 2022 Top 10 Centralized Exchanges (CEX) Binance flexed its dominance, capturing almost 50% of CEX market share Total Trading Volume ($ Trillion) Top-10 centralized exchanges recorded a total of $3.25T in spot trading volume in Q2 2022. This was a modest decline from Q1 2022, with June recording the lowest volume in the year so far. -7.9% Top 10 CEX Total Trading Volume Decline from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 Both OKX and Crypto.com lost more than 50% of its market share in Q2 2022. On the flipside, FTX has been steadily growing and nearly doubled its market share by the end of Q2 2022. However, no one can compete with Binance as they have grown their market share to capture almost 50% of the entire market. Source: CoinGecko 39% 41% 43% 43% 48% 47% 8% 10% 10% 8% 6% 9% 5% 5% 5% 4% 7% 8% 9% 9% 8% 6% 6% 7% 2% 2% 4% 5% 7% 7% 5% 5% 4% 5% 5% 6% 6% 6% 5% 6% 6% 5% 14% 12% 11% 10% 7% 5% 3% 4% 4% 6% 5% 5% 8% 7% 7% 7% 3% 2% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 Binance UpBit FTX Coinbase BitMart Huobi KuCoin OKX Gate Crypto.com $1.3T $1.0T $1.2T $1.2T $1.2T $0.9T Top 10 CEX Trading Volume Breakdown (Jan – Jun 2022) Market Share
  • 39. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 38 Q2 2022 Top 10 Decentralized Exchanges (DEX) Monthly trading volume for Q2 2022 was averaging below $100B Noticeably, DEXs on Solana (i.e. Jupiter and Serum) and BNB (i.e. Dodo and Pancakeswap) have either increased or maintained their relative market share, signifying real market activity on chains outside Ethereum. Top 10 DEXs recorded a total of $274.0 billion in spot trading volume in Q2 2022, giving a monthly average of $92B. Compare this with Q1 2022 which saw a total of $446B and a monthly average of $149B. -38.6% Top 10 DEXs Total Trading Volume Decline from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 Combined across all chains, Uniswap is still the dominant DEX with ~60% market share. However, Curve recorded the largest quarterly growth (383%), likely because of both the (collapsed) USTC pools and the flight to stablecoins in the bear. Source: CoinGecko 41% 57% 53% 37% 45% 53% 6% 3% 3% 4% 12% 14% 14% 9% 9% 13% 12% 10% 6% 5% 5% 6% 4% 4% 0% 0% 3% 12% 3% 3% 1% 2% 1% 2% 3% 3% 6% 3% 3% 5% 7% 2% 10% 4% 3% 2% 2% 1% 7% 5% 4% 4% 3% 1% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 Uniswap (v3) Curve Pancakeswap v2 Uniswap (v2) Jupiter Uniswap (Polygon) Serum BiSwap Sushi Dodo (BSC) Trader Joe SpookySwap Dodo (ETH) THORswap Osmosis Top 10 DEX Trading Volume Breakdown (Jan – Jun 2022) $180B $133B $131B $90B $112B $72B Market Share Total Trading Volume ($ Billion)
  • 40. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 39 Q2 2022 Derivatives Exchanges – Bitcoin Perpetual Swaps Volume BTC perpetuals trading volume holds steady despite downard price action Trading volume for Bitcoin perpetuals across the Top 10 derivatives exchanges decreased by just $7 billion in Q2 2022. Monthly trading volume in Q2 2022 has remained relatively stagnant at ~$1 trillion, in line with volumes in Q1 2022, despite the downward price action. Gains made by OKX in terms of market share in the past quarter has now been reclaimed by Binance, who controls 65% of the market. Source: CoinGecko -2.4% Top 10 Bitcoin Perpetual Swap Trading Volume Decline in Q2 2022 59% 62% 59% 57% 62% 65% 13% 13% 16% 15% 13% 12% 11% 11% 10% 10% 11% 10% 6% 5% 5% 6% 4% 4% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 Binance OKX FTX KuCoin BitMex Bybit Huobi dydx Deribit Crypto.Com Aggregate Monthly Bitcoin Perpetual Trading Volume Dominance (Jan – Jun 2022) $1.0T $1.0T $1.00T $0.9T $1.0T $1.1T Market Share Total Trading Volume ($ Trillion)
  • 41. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 40 Q2 2022 Derivatives Exchanges – Bitcoin Perpetual Swaps Open Interest Gate.io surged to ATH share of OI before eventually equalizing with FTX and OKX Open interest (OI) across the top-10 derivatives exchanges recorded a total of $1.01 trillion in Q2 2022. At close to a third of the share of open interest, Binance is still double the size of its closest contenders, namely, OKX, Gate.io, and FTX. Source: CoinGecko -1.7% Top 10 Bitcoin Perpetual Swap Open Interest Decline in Q2 2022 35% 36% 34% 32% 30% 32% 17% 16% 15% 13% 13% 15% 13% 13% 14% 13% 13% 14% 12% 13% 16% 20% 19% 14% 5% 5% 7% 7% 7% 8% 5% 5% 5% 4% 4% 3% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 Binance FTX Bybit Gate OKX Deribit KuCoin BitMex Bitfinex Huobi At the start of Q2, OI reached $398B in April, marking an ATH for the year. However, open interest declined for the next 2 months, dropping by $172B (-56.9%) from the peak to close out the quarter in June at $272B. Aggregate Monthly Bitcoin Perpetual Open Interest Market Share (Jan – Jun 2022) $358B $309B $357B $399B $346B $272B Market Share Total Open Interest ($ Billion)
  • 42. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 41 Q2 2022 Derivatives Exchanges – Bitcoin Perpetual Swaps Funding Rate Once liquidated, twice shy – traders learn from choppy price action 0.007% (+0.4 b.p.) Weighted-Average Bitcoin Funding Rates as of 1st July 2022 Compared to last quarter, funding rates remained relatively neutral, except for periods of high volatility, particularly during cascading liquidations. After the crash in May from $39k to $30k negative funding rates spiked for a few days (reaching as low as -0.09 at one point) on OKX), before returning to neutral levels. The second crash from $30k to $20k in June saw negative funding rates spike to the -0.03 ranges again, but not nearly as high as May. Choppy price action has probably turned traders off from speculation, leading to more conservative stances on Bitcoin’s direction. The exception appears to be whales on dYdX in late June, where funding rates spiked to +0.07 before the market shut down any hopes of a reversal once again after Bitcoin failed to break the $22k resistance line. 8-Hour USD-Margined Bitcoin Perpetual Funding Rates (Jan – Jun 2022) Source: Coinglass *Consists of 8-hour funding rates from Bitmex, Binance, FTX, Huobi, Gate.io, OKEx, dYdX and Bybit from 1 January 2022 to 1 July 2022
  • 43. CoinGecko Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report 42 Q2 2022 Performance of GBTC and $BITO AUMs of GBTC and BITO slide; SEC rejects GBTC’s Bitcoin spot ETF application Bitcoin Price and Spot Trading Volume Apr ‘21 - Oct '21 Total AUM of GBTC & BITO (Jan – Jun 2022) GBTC & BITO Premium/Discount to Net Asset Value (NAV) in Q1 2022 The AUM of both GBTC and BITO unsurprisingly mirrored the price action of BTC in Q2, registering a whopping -58.5% and -53.1% drop, respectively. If it’s any consolation, GBTC remains as the largest BTC investment vehicle despite having its AUM slashed by half to ~$12.4B. The same tragic story continued for GBTC as it perpetually traded at a deep discount to its NAV throughout Q2, which is now at >30%. Its share price has plummeted by >64%. The hopium for better days was dashed as the SEC rejected GBTC’s BTC Spot ETF application. All eyes are now on the legal battle to ensue as GBTC launched a lawsuit to challenge SEC’s rejection. The SEC’s decision wasn’t news as the agency has rejected dozens of similar applications, including applications from NYDIG, Fidelity, Wisdom Tree and more. Source: YCharts $0B $1B $2B $3B $4B $5B $0B $5B $10B $15B $20B $25B $30B $35B Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 GBTC BITO -5% -3% -1% 1% 3% 5% -35% -25% -15% -5% 5% 15% 25% 35% Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 GBTC BITO -58.5% (Q2 2022) 30.1B 29.8B 12.4B 1.2B 1.3B 0.6B -53.1% (Q2 2022) GBTC Deviation from NAV (Q2 2022) Average = 27.2% Discount Lowest Discount = -21.2% Highest Discount = -34.1% BITO Deviation from NAV (Q2 2022) Average = 0.04% Discount Highest Premium = 0.17% Highest Discount = -0.45% 0.02% 0.06% -21.3% -25.5% -31.4% 0.10% With competitors in place, BITO has been able to maintain a monopolistic dominance with >$600M AUM, with SPBC being a distant second with only ~$85M.
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  1. Terra, UST, Waves, Axie Infinity fell out of the Top 30 Monero, OKB, LEO Token, Uniswap broke in to Top 30
  2. Add Q4 returns
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  4. - Grayscale GBTC Conversion to BTC ETF Application denied – 29 Jun
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