# Ho-Ho-HODL

*Author: Bankless*
*Published: Dec 23, 2023*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/es/ho-ho-hodl*

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      THIS WEEK IN MARKETS
    
    
  
  
    
    Green Crypto Christmas
  
  
  
 
 

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2023/12/image--76-.png)](https://www.bankless.com/green-crypto-christmas)🎅 **'Tis the season.** Santa visited crypto market participants this month, with anticipation of easing interest rates fueling strength across all risk markets and sending the total crypto market cap (TOTAL) up 17% since the start of December. *What other catalysts have positively impacted prices this month?*

Prices as of 10am ET
24hr
7d

 

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  **Crypto**
   
          $1.67t
       

  
    
    ↘ -0.3%
    
  

   
    
    ↗ 3.7%
    
  

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  **BTC**
   
          $43,840.13
       

  
    
    ↘ -0.3%
    
  

   
    
    ↗ 3.3%
    
  

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  **ETH**
   
          $2,305.72
       

  
    
    ↘ -1.0%
    
  

   
    
    ↗ 3.0%
    
  

  

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      WEEKLY RECAP
    
    
  
  
    
    Dencun Draws Near
  

  

 

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### 1️⃣ Dencun testnet nears
Ethereum's next big upgrade, Dencun, is now set to undergo its [first testnet deployment on January 17, 2024](https://twitter.com/TimBeiko/status/1737900021587280298). 

The aim of the rollout is to trial adding data storage capacity via "blobspace" to Ethereum through a process known as "proto-danksharding." When fully live, the upgrade will significantly reduce fees for Layer 2 (L2) rollups. We shouldn't have to wait long for that at this point, as Ethereum devs are currently eyeing February 2024 for the mainnet launch of Dencun.  

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2023/12/image--81-.png)](https://twitter.com/TimBeiko/status/1737900021587280298)
### 2️⃣ Solana Saga cancellations
Some Solana Saga phone orders have been canceled due to an "inventory management issue."

Anticipation of future airdrops recently caused the first run of Sagas to experience a buying frenzy, though the buys outstripped the 20,000 device supply through a mistake from a third-party distributor. Accordingly, the Solana Mobile team just apologized and announced that customers affected by the cancellations will receive refunds. 

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2023/12/image--83-.png)](https://twitter.com/solanamobile/status/1738043961426456963)
### **3️⃣ **EigenLayer hits $1B TVL
EigenLayer, Ethereum's leading restaking protocol, saw its total deposits surge over the $1 billion USD mark this week. The rapid climb started after the project raised its deposit caps for liquid staking tokens (LSTs) to a new limit of 500,000 ETH, or roughly $1.1 billion. 

The expansion included support for six additional LSTs, namely Wrapped Beacon Ether (wBETH), Ankr’s ankrETH, Origin’s oETH, Stader’s xETH, Stakewise’s sETH, and Swell’s swETH.

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2023/12/image--84-.png)](https://twitter.com/eigenlayer/status/1737516837506851207)
### 4️⃣ SEC blasts BarnBridge
The SEC just settled with BarnBridge DAO for $1.7 million over unregistered securities allegations regarding BarnBridge's SMART Yield product.

It's one of the first times the SEC has gone after a DAO in this way, and for their part the Commission called BarnBridge a "purported" DAO, i.e. not a real one.   The action raises more questions about the agency's recent aggressive approach to DeFi and DAO structures. 

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2023/12/image--85-.png)](https://twitter.com/BrandonFerrick/status/1738282054347858247)
### 5️⃣ Infinex launches on Base
Infinex, a new front-end project for Synthetix that's aimed at blending the best parts of DeFi and CeFi, just launched its alpha on the Base L2.

The arrival comes after Synthetix founder Kain Warwick first [introduced plans for Infinex](https://mirror.xyz/kain.eth/NHmuyvkRPXB4ck7R38v_ityer-VMZAaIwLGHu1hIDtE) back in July 2023. Governed by the SNX token, the platform will provide a new revenue stream for the Synthetix ecosystem and represents a strategic shift towards enhancing UX in DeFi.  

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2023/12/image--82-.png)](https://twitter.com/kaiynne/status/1738404372323926295)
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