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Bitcoin and Ethereum Flat in Final Week of 2022, Solana and Dogecoin Down Bad (5 minute read)Bitcoin and Ethereum haven't moved much in value since last weekend. Bitcoin is currently selling for $16,557 and Ethereum is around $1,192. The Bitcoin network had some issues earlier this week because of extreme weather causing some major U.S. miners to shut down, which caused the Bitcoin hashrate to drop 40%. On the other hand, Solana had a tough week and is now at a two-year low, trading at $9.78. It's having a hard time staying above the $10 support.

Alameda Research Liquidates Ethereum-Based Token Holdings for Bitcoin (4 minute read)Several large amounts of tokens belonging to Alameda Research, a trading business run by Sam Bankman-Fried, were sold for millions of dollars on Wednesday. There are criminal charges pending against the founders of Alameda and FTX. According to Arkham Intelligence, around $1.7 million worth of tokens from Alameda-linked wallets were sold over several hours. Bankman-Fried said he wasn't the one who made the sales.

Tech

Uniswap V3 Becomes Most Popular and Most Used Ethereum Contract (6 minute read)Uniswap V3 is the most popular contract on Ethereum over 2022. It's been used more than any other contract in terms of transactions and gas fees. According to Dune Analytics, Uniswap V3 used over 2.8 million gas throughout 2022, which is more than three times the gas consumed by Uniswap V2.

Vitalik Buterin highlights what he's bullish about for 2023 (5 minute read)thereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has shared some bullishness for the year ahead, including reaching a new milestone for rollup scaling as per the Ethereum roadmap. The Ethereum developer also confirmed the rollout of the Ethereum Improvement Protocol (EIP) 4884 sometime in 2023, which had been removed as part of the upcoming Shanghai upgrade package set for March.

Web3: DeFi & NFTs

Visa Unveils Plans For Auto-Payments From Self-Custodied Wallets (4 minute read)Paying bills with crypto while on holiday may soon be getting easier. On Dec. 19, payments giant Visa shared plans for auto-payments on StarkNet, a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum. Visa’s proposed solution would enable people to pay recurring bills while maintaining custody of their assets, a core tenet of DeFi.

Misc

FTX founder reportedly cashes out $684K after being released on bail (5 minute read)FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is reportedly cashing out large amounts of cryptocurrency soon after being released on bail, on-chain data suggests. SBF has cashed out $684,000 in crypto to an exchange in Seychelles while being under house arrest, according to the on-chain investigation by DeFi educator BowTiedIguana.

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