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In this column for CMC, Saison Capital analyzes users in different stages of crypto adoption, looking at how people enter crypto, and shares valuable insights for crypto builders.

In the Adoption section of the 2023 CMC Crypto Playbook, CoinMarketCap shares interesting findings from our data and analyses the up-coming trends in crypto.

In the Market section of the 2023 CMC Crypto Playbook, QCP Capital analyzes the current market macro and three themes for 2023.

In this section of the 2023 CMC Crypto Playbook, CMC spoke with leading metaverse-focused investment firm Sfermion on their outlook for NFTs as we head into 2023.

In this section of the 2023 CMC Crypto Playbook, Nansen highlights the importance of on-chain analytics, particularly in times of cataclysmic industry-wide events as witnessed this year.

As part of CMC's end-of-the-year wrap-up, we shine a light on what Bitcoin has been up to as the rest of the crypto market has struggled.

In the final Build section of the 2023 CMC Crypto Playbook, Binance Research provides key insights into the layer-1s sector in 2022, and where this space could be headed next year.

In the final DeFi section of the 2023 CMC Crypto Playbook, Uniswap Labs gives an overview of centralized versus decentralized exchanges, and how DEXs can overtake CEX volume.

In this Investment section of the 2023 CMC Crypto Playbook, Compound Labs looks at the lessons learned from the FTX, Celsius and 3AC saga, and key theses in crypto lending going into 2023.

In the third Build section of the 2023 CMC Crypto Playbook, ConsenSys gives a breakdown of Layer 2 roll-ups, particularly ZK-rolls-ups and where the space is headed.

In the final Regulation section of the 2023 CMC Crypto Playbook, Movmint.io's Stanley Yong puts forth his thesis on CDBC development and Central Bank policies in 2023.

In the second Investment section of the 2023 CMC Crypto Playbook, Dragonfly's Haseeb Qureshi and Tom Schmidt put forth the path forward for VCs, following the FTX collapse.

In the Regulation section of the 2023 CMC Crypto Playbook, APCO Worldwide covers Washington's regulatory approach to cryptocurrencies.

In the Regulation section of the 2023 CMC Crypto Playbook, Blockchain for Europe gives its take on EU's crypto regulations and its push to be crypto's global standard setter.

This report details Ethereum’s recently-revised roadmap post PoS transition, covering The Merge, The Surge, The Scourge, The Verge, The Purge, and The Splurge outlined by Vitalik Buterin.

In the first Market section of the 2023 CMC Crypto Playbook, leading on-chain analytics platform Glassnode gives an on-chain macro year-in-review of Bitcoin, Ethereum and stablecoins.

In the first Adoption section of the 2023 CMC Crypto Playbook, CZ, founder and CEO of Binance, shares his insights on crypto usage worldwide and what will drive the next wave of adoption.

In the blockchain gaming section of the 2023 CMC Crypto Playbook, Naavik lays out five major catalysts for the crypto gaming industry as we head into 2023.