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CMC Market Pulse: ICOs, ICOs, Everywhere

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

By CMC Research

Will AI-Accelerated Quantum Computing Break Bitcoin in 2026?

To find out, one must look past the BTC and artificial intelligence fear headlines and examine the actual math of the "Quantum-AI" synergy.

By Daniel Phillips

CMC Market Pulse: New Year, New Charts

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

By CMC Research

CMC Market Pulse: All I Want For Christmas Is A Green Candle

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

By CMC Research

CMC Market Pulse: Equities Roll Over

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

By CMC Research

CMC Market Pulse: Dovish Chop

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

By CMC Research

CMC Market Pulse: Santa Rally Loading…

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

By CMC Research

CMC Market Pulse: First Signs of Life

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

By CMC Research

CMC Market Pulse: Cycle’s Over, Pack It 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

CMC Market Pulse: The Bear Market Sets In

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

By CMC Research

Binance Alpha News: DeAgentAI Surges 1,068%, While Airdrop Claim Rules Get Aggressive

Binance Alpha's market cap exploded 12.6% to $18.09 billion this week as airdrops went live and five new projects launched in rapid succession.

CMC Market Pulse: DeFi Contagion

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

By CMC Research

Meme News: Pump.fun Expands Footprint, GIGGLE Explodes

Leading meme coins have not been spared from the carnage either, with the sector’s top 20 all in the red except for Jelly-My-Jelly (JELLY).

By Werner Vermaak

AI News: Fear Returns, x402 Pops, Bittensor Subnets Outperform

The AI token sector fell a further 8.6% in the last seven days, shedding ~$2.4 billion from its market capitalization.

By Daniel Phillips

GameFi News: Fed Slasher Can’t Stop Redtober, Yuga Drops Koda, Virtuals Cook

It was a volatile week in which the GameFi sector’s market cap slid 4% to $13 billion while trading volume spiked 26% to $2.6 billion.

By Werner Vermaak

Binance Alpha News: Airdrops Rain Down as Fear Grips the Market

Binance Alpha volume ripped 2.35% higher this week while the broader crypto market cap dumped 2%.

CMC Market Pulse: Market Weakness Continues As Cracks Show in Stocks

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

By CMC Research

Meme News: TRUMP Makes Moves, Pump.fun Acquires Padre

Meme sector climbed 1% to $56B despite the macro shake, volume surged 50% to $10B as appetite returned.

By Werner Vermaak

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