Crypto Basics

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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
2h 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
16h 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
1d 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
2d 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
3d 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
6d 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
1w ago
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Week in AI: Agent Tokens Lead Recovering Market
The AI sector boomed as macroeconomic sentiment improved.
By Daniel Phillips
1w 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
1w 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
1w 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
1w 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
2w 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
2w ago
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How To Use Binance?
A complete guide on how to use Binance.
By Decentralized Dog
2w ago
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From Bitcoin Pizza to Strategic Crypto Reserves — How Big Investors Are Reshaping the Market in 2025
Institutional investors, corporations, and governments are transforming crypto from experimental technology to mainstream finance in 2025.
By Nexo
2w ago
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Week in BNB Chain: Market-wide recovery sends BNB soaring
BNB spiked to $610 following a huge token burn, BNB ecosystem tokens pumped across the board, and the L1 saw a surge in on-chain activity alongside its growing DeFi ecosystem.
By Daniel Phillips
2w ago
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RWAs Are DeFi’s Golden Ticket to Mainstream Adoption
Op-Ed: RWAs are revitalizing DeFi by providing much-needed liquidity and stability, with over $20 billion now locked in assets like US Treasuries and gold.
By Charles Wayn
2w ago
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Week in Solana: DeFi TVL and Meme Coins Soar as SOL Hits $140
Solana continues to recover from its sub-$100 lows of last month, bringing it to $140.
By Werner Vermaak
2w ago
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