Crypto Basics

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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
10 hours ago
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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
1 day ago
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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
2 days ago
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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
3 days ago
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Week in GameFi: RIP Tap-To-Earn, SuiPlay Console News Heats Up
Bitcoin's $100K tide lifted all boats, including GameFi.
By Werner Vermaak
6 days ago
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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
6 days ago
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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
1 week ago
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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
1 week ago
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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
1 week ago
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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
1 week ago
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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
1 week ago
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Week in BNB Chain: Lorentz Expansion & PancakeSwap Launches Infinity
Crypto markets rebounded; Bitcoin broke $96K, altcoins and sentiment strengthened
By Daniel Phillips
2 weeks ago
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Week in AI: Agent Tokens Lead Recovering Market
The AI sector boomed as macroeconomic sentiment improved.
By Daniel Phillips
2 weeks ago
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Week in Memes: Virtuals Brings AI Agents Back From the Dead
AI agents roared back to life this week.
By Werner Vermaak
2 weeks ago
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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
2 weeks ago
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Week in GameFi: Pokémon Coming to Sui? Immutable & Ubisoft Launch TCG
The Web3 gaming sector and the rest of the market received another regulatory antidote as the Federal Reserve withdrew crypto guidance for banks.
By Werner Vermaak
2 weeks ago
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CMC Market Pulse: Crypto Roars Back, Trade Wars Ease, Memecoins Dine
CMC Market Pulse delivers actionable market insights, giving you all the key narratives and developments you need in under 5 minutes.
By CMC Research
2 weeks ago
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Week in Memes: $Trump for Dinner as Markets Surge
The meme coin market cap is up almost 20%.
By Werner Vermaak
3 weeks ago
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