Crypto Basics

Bitcoin broke its all-time high (ATH) and finally cut through $100,000 like a hot knife through butter as Trump appointed Paul Atkins to head the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC).

BTC reached $104K before dropping to $90K; altcoins outperformed, weakening BTC dominance.

This week saw a curious mix of a controversial celebrity-driven meme coin, AI agent coins and even XRP meme coins rule the meme hivemind.

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This week (Nov. 27-Dec. 4) Solana had another muted performance, gaining a modest but grateful 1.86% as Ethereum and “dino coins” like XRP roared back to life.

A massive surge in altcoin performance signals a potential bull market as 89 out of the top 100 cryptocurrencies outperform Bitcoin, mirroring conditions from the explosive 2021 crypto rally.

The market is in a clear state of euphoria right now, with practically every major altcoin in the green over the last week.

Industry giants bet on Ethereum's explosive growth ahead.

Well, those days are certainly over as Bitcoin edges closer to the $100,000 milestone.

Despite its relatively weak performance throughout much of 2024, Ethereum returned to form over the last week and gained 7.4% in the past seven days.

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GameFi is on fire with only one out of the top 20 tokens by market cap showing a slight drop over the last seven days.

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Many RWA tokens are up more than 20%; $XDC leads with 32.6%, while $RIO gains 61.6% among smaller tokens.

While meme coins are still doing well, they aren’t performing to the extent they have been during the peak of the Supercycle hype.

This week (Nov. 20-27), Solana dipped 1.65%—but the meat of the story lies in volatility, drama, key milestones, and a shocking revelation about the dark side of meme coins.

Bitcoin (BTC) is taking a breather, but altcoins didn’t get the memo.