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Week in AI: U.S. Debt Downgrade Spooks Market and AI Tokens

AI sector sheds $6.3B mcap, top tokens down over 13%.

By Daniel Phillips

Week in GameFi: Web3 Gaming Surges 50% Despite Altcoin Downturn

Web3 gaming tokens keep winning with a sharp increase in market cap and trading volume.

By Werner Vermaak

CMC Market Pulse: Losing Steam or Consolidation for the Next Leg Up?

CMC Market Pulse delivers actionable market insights, giving you all the key narratives and developments you need in under 5 minutes.

By CMC Research

Week in Memes: Green Green Green! China Apes $300M of TRUMP

Over the last seven days, the meme coin market cap surged almost 35%, from $53.92 billion to $72.76 billion.

By Werner Vermaak

Week in BNB Chain: Meme Coins Dominate Booming BNB Ecosystem

BNB Chain ecosystem market cap soared 12.9% as meme coins surged.

By Daniel Phillips

Week in Solana: Dooddd! Memes Are So Back!

Solana is winning—its price is trending higher while its DeFi TVL increased 50% in a month.

By Werner Vermaak

Week in AI: AI Tokens Skyrocket Following U.S.-China Tariff Agreement

AI token market adds $10B with 30% gain; leading tokens up over 200%.

By Daniel Phillips

Week in GameFi: RIP Tap-To-Earn, SuiPlay Console News Heats Up

Bitcoin's $100K tide lifted all boats, including GameFi.

By Werner Vermaak

CMC Market Pulse: Never Go Full Bear

CMC Market Pulse delivers actionable market insights, giving you all the key narratives and developments you need in under 5 minutes.

By CMC Research

Week in Memes: Congress Crackdown on Political Meme Coins Incoming?

Over the last seven days, the meme coin market cap dropped almost 4%, from $55.73 billion to $53.69 billion.

By Werner Vermaak

Week in BNB Chain: ETF Filing, AI Update, and Ecosystem Expansion

BNB ecosystem gained over $2 billion in market cap, led by AI and meme token rallies.

By Daniel Phillips

Week in Solana: Devs Fix Critical Zero-Day Vulnerability, Open Interest Nears New ATH

After a multi-week rally, Solana faces a correction while developers scramble to patch a zero-day vulnerability that could have been catastrophic.

By Werner Vermaak

Week in AI: VIRTUAL Sees Real Gains & Tether Dives Into AI

VIRTUAL surged 36.5% as AI sector dipped 4.5%; Tether launches decentralized AI platform.

By Daniel Phillips

CMC Market Pulse: Markets Climb The Wall of Worry

CMC Market Pulse delivers actionable market insights, giving you all the key narratives and developments you need in under 5 minutes.

By CMC Research

Week in BNB Chain: Lorentz Expansion & PancakeSwap Launches Infinity

Crypto markets rebounded; Bitcoin broke $96K, altcoins and sentiment strengthened

By Daniel Phillips

Week in AI: Agent Tokens Lead Recovering Market

The AI sector boomed as macroeconomic sentiment improved.

By Daniel Phillips

Week in Memes: Virtuals Brings AI Agents Back From the Dead

AI agents roared back to life this week.

By Werner Vermaak

Week in GameFi: A 20% Power-Up, Treeverse and New Ragnarok Game Launch

The Web3 gaming sector and the rest of the market continue to show strength.

By Werner Vermaak

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