The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange painted a somber picture of the market, with occasional bright spots for individual players.It’s been a challenging quarter for crypto, Binance has confirmed in its Q3 market pulse report. The market was down in many sectors, the reportThe global crypto market capitalization was down 8.6% quarter-on-quarter “with the ‘higher for longer’ interest rate rhetoric set to persist.” Fundraising was at its lowest since Q4 2020 and down 21.
Activity was down slightly on blockchains, with NEAR being the big exception. It saw an increase of about 120% QoQ. NEAR also saw a spike in active addresses that started in August. BNB fell sharply, while Ethereum rose slightly and Solana fell slightly.Total value locked dropped 13.1% across decentralized finance despite an influx of real-world assets, while liquid staking saw a 10.5% increase. Ethereum was the leading blockchain with 55.1% of TVL, despite an 18.6% decline.
Gaming tokens led the way in NFT sales, even though they were also the loss leaders in price with a 44.9% decrease QoQ. Less than 28% of Web3 games have gone live. Google’s decision to allow NFTs in the games on its Play Store may give the market new impetus, Binance said. Sweat Economy and SuperWalk have taken the second and third places, respectively, by unique active wallets, showing increased interest in move-to-earn games.