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Week in RWA: MANTRA Slumps on Mainnet Launch Alongside Flat Market

MANTRA falls 9.7% post-mainnet launch as the market stays flat, smaller tokens like Chintai and Canto outperformed.

By Daniel Phillips

Best Week in GameFi: Q3 Slow, But SEA Market Will Be Worth $7B in 2028

GameFi’s market cap remained stable at $18-20B, with new contenders like MatchQuest gaining traction.

By Werner Vermaak

This Week in Meme Coins: DOGE Wakes Up, Pump.fun Adds Token and Premium Service

The meme coin market saw a 5% rise this week, reaching $58 billion, despite broader crypto declines.

By Werner Vermaak

Week in Solana: DeFi Crosses $6B, And SOL Goes To Europe

Robinhood expanding Solana support to Europe, VanEck launching the first European SOL ETN with staking rewards, and Solana dominating NFT activity with 33% of all blockchain transactions.

By Werner Vermaak

Week in AI: Truth Terminal Leads the Way During AI Slump

While the total crypto market lost $20 billion, and most AI tokens saw declines, AI meme coins defied the trend with massive gains.

By Daniel Phillips

The Great P2E Exodus: What Went Wrong with Web3's Darling?

Op-Ed: The sudden exodus from the P2E sensation exposes the critical flaw in Web3 gaming's current model.

By Tim Kravchunovsky

CMC Market Pulse: The First On-Chain AI Millionaire?

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

Week in GameFi: Q3 Investments Slow But Innovation Continues

Despite a slowdown in Q3 investments, the GameFi sector continues to innovate with exciting developments.

By Werner Vermaak

Week in RWA: Axelar Steals the Spotlight While Sky RWA Swells

Week in RWA: Axelar leads with a 35.1% gain, while the RWA market grows to $29.69B.

By Daniel Phillips

Solana This Week: Hello $6 Billion TVL, 6M Daily Active Addresses

It’s another BIG week for Solana, with the blistering fast layer-1 chain finally crossing the $6 billion total value locked (TVL) mark last seen three years ago.

By Werner Vermaak

Week in AI: Muted Growth For AI While Bitcoin Booms

Bitcoin dominates the crypto market with rising value, but AI tokens show modest gains.

By Daniel Phillips

This Week in Meme Coins: The Lean Green Meme Machine Is Back

Meme coins surge and controversial AI launch entertains the market, creating new millionaires.

By Werner Vermaak

Week in GameFi: UbiSoft Gets Into Web3, But Gamers Don’t Like Crypto Wallets

GameFi's $17.5B market cap sees Ubisoft's Web3 debut, while new platforms and funds shake up the landscape.

By Werner Vermaak

CMC Market Pulse: Looks Like Memecoins Are Back on the Menu

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

Week in RWA: MANTRA Achieves ATH While Market Stagnates

rypto market flat overall, RWA tokens mostly down, but MANTRA (OM) reaches all-time high amid sector developments in tokenization and real-world asset integration.

By Daniel Phillips

This Week in Meme Coins: SUI, Hippos and Satoshi Todd

Meme coin market cap rises to $47B, outperforming most crypto sectors; Sui network coins gain traction, while experts predict potential meme coin supercycle.

By Werner Vermaak

Week in Solana: SOLtoshi Memes and RWAs Pump; Stripe USDC Goes Live

Solana ecosystem faces mixed week: price dips slightly, DeFi TVL grows, meme coins surge, while active wallet metrics spark debate.

By Werner Vermaak

Week in AI: Bittensor Leads the Way as AI Developments Continue

AI tokens face downturn, but Bittensor (TAO) grows amid expanding ecosystem and rising demand.

By Daniel Phillips

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