Crypto Basics

All you need to know about the basics of cryptocurrency in one place. Learn how Bitcoin, blockchain and altcoins work, how to actually use them, and why it matters to you.
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Week in GameFi: Coins Finally Bounce, Open Ronin Is Here
The Web3 gaming sector is finally showing us love again.
By Werner Vermaak
1d ago
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CMC Market Pulse: The Return of Binance Smart Chain Season
CMC Market Pulse delivers actionable market insights, giving you all the key narratives and developments you need in under 5 minutes.
By CMC Research
2d ago
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How To Find The Important Fiat Conversion Pairs For The Official TRUMP Token
The popular $TRUMP token has taken the crypto world by storm and is incredibly popular. Find the important fiat currency to $TRUMP conversion rates.
By Stuart Langridge
2d ago
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How To Find The Important Fiat Conversion Pairs For $MELANIA
The $MELANIA token has become an instant success. Find the CoinMarketCap fiat conversion pairs to help you trade $MELANIA successfully.
By Stuart Langridge
2d ago
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Week in Meme Coins: BSC Bumps, (Does) Portnoy Not Like Us?
The meme coin sector has been milked hard, with billions sucked out of the market. However, top meme coins are showing signs of life.
By Werner Vermaak
2d ago
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Week in RWA: Ondo’s News, RWA DePIN Protocol in Spotlight, Sector Stalls
RWA market under pressure: Over $3B wiped from the sector, with 80% of tokens in the red.
By Daniel Phillips
3d ago
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Week in Solana: DEX-truction and $CARnage
After last week's carnage, this week has been relatively calm on the surface, with $SOL slipping just 0.5%.
By Werner Vermaak
4d ago
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Week in AI: Bittensor Leads Rebounding Sector, Tether Makes AI Moves
AI tokens saw a muted rebound, with Bittensor (TAO) leading the gains at +18.7%, but many others remained deep in the red.
By Daniel Phillips
5d ago
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Week in GameFi: Web3 Gaming Down Bad, Adin Ross Plans GTA 6 Crypto Server
The Web3 gaming sector drops 28%.
By Werner Vermaak
1w ago
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CMC Market Pulse: Everyone Gets a Tariff!
CMC Market Pulse delivers actionable market insights, giving you all the key narratives and developments you need in under 5 minutes.
By 0xKira
1w ago
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Week in Meme Coins: Market Drops 28%, Elon’s Dad Apes In
Meme coins continue to struggle, Pump.fun gets hit with another lawsuit, and many are starting to question the idea of a Meme Coin Supercycle.
By Werner Vermaak
1w ago
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Week in RWA: MANTRA and ONDO Shine in Down RWA Market
Sector market cap fell by about $7.3B to $61.5B, yet MANTRA surged +26.6% amid mixed token performance.
By Daniel Phillips
1w ago
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Crypto Czar David Sacks Outlines Plan to Establish U.S. Crypto Dominance
US announces crypto regulation plans, focusing on stablecoins.
By Daniel Phillips
1w ago
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Week in Solana: Trump Tariff Cataclysm Tanks Crypto
Solana down 16% to $204.62, TVL drops to $10.45 billion.
By Werner Vermaak
1w ago
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Week in AI: AI Tokens Suffer Amid Tariff-Induced Crypto Meltdown
If the current market situation could be described in a single word, it would be “meltdown.”
By Daniel Phillips
1w ago
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Week in GameFi: Web3 Gaming’s Agentic Future
This week, GameFi and AI Agents dropped a lot in value but some seem to think it’s a match made in heaven—or should I say Valhalla?
By Werner Vermaak
2w ago
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CMC Market Pulse: Prices Seeking Deep Value
CMC Market Pulse delivers actionable market insights, giving you all the key narratives and developments you need in under 5 minutes.
By 0xKira
2w ago
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Week in Meme Coins: Toshi or Not Toshi? Base Memes Are Back
Another rough week from Jan. 23-29, 2025, for the culture casino cryptos, as new AI juggernaut DeepSeek, Chinese New Year, and the Fed’s FOMC kidnap crypto’s mindshare.
By Werner Vermaak
2w ago
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