Crypto Basics

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GameFi News: Gaming Tokens’ Hot Streak Continues as Altcoin Index Rises
The GameFi sector had another green candle week as it added 13% to its market cap while trading volume grew 19% to approach $5 billion.
By Werner Vermaak
2d ago
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Binance Alpha News: 300% Gains, but Alpha Raises the Bar
Infrastructure tokens dominated the Binance Alpha ecosystem this week while the platform fine-tuned its airdrop machinery with seven new listings and tighter point requirements.
By Ayesha Aziz
2d ago
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CMC Market Pulse: Ethereum’s Redemption Arc
CMC Market Pulse delivers actionable market insights, giving you all the key narratives and developments you need in under 5 minutes.
By CMC Research
3d ago
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Meme News: Supercycle Loading? Pengu and Bonk Lead in Sea of Green
The meme coin sector continued to shine while Pump.fun’s ICO raised $500 million within 12 minutes.
By Werner Vermaak
3d ago
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AI News: AI Tokens Surge, DePINs Flex, and Everyone’s Launching Something Big
The AI sector is in top form this week, with the vast majority of popular AI tokens seeing significant growth.
By Daniel Phillips
6d ago
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GameFi News: Gaming Coins Skyrocket as Bitcoin Shatters ATH
Over $1B in bearish positions liquidated as crypto markets rebound, lifting Web3 gaming tokens.
By Werner Vermaak
1w ago
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CMC Market Pulse: The easy road goes from 100K to 250K
CMC Market Pulse delivers actionable market insights, giving you all the key narratives and developments you need in under 5 minutes.
By CMC Research
1w ago
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Meme Coin News: Ready, Set, PUMP!
The meme coin sector is showing renewed verve as Pump.fun announces the launch of their token through an initial coin offering.
By Werner Vermaak
1w ago
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AI News: $IP Bucks Sector Downturn Ahead of Congress AI Meeting
Crypto markets mixed, AI token sector down 1.4%, Story (IP) rises.
By Daniel Phillips
1w ago
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How Regenerative Finance (ReFi) Aims to Fix the $3 Trillion Climate Energy Gridlock
Can ReFi and DePIN unjam the $3 trillion climate gridlock ?
By Werner Vermaak
2w ago
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GameFi News: Floki Inu Goes to Valhalla With Top Coins
GameFi tokens are in the green while Floki’s new game soaks up gamer attention.
By Werner Vermaak
2w ago
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CMC Market Pulse: Tokenized Stocks, the Final Frontier
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: New Meme Wars! Pump.fun 2.0 Battles Moonshot Create
The meme coin sector is on fire again this week while Solana’s meme coin juggernaut Pump.fun finally dropped its anticipated 2.0 upgrade, unleashing a turbocharged toolkit.
By Werner Vermaak
2w ago
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AI News: Sector Gears Up for a Strong Q3
The AI token sector rebounded, market cap gained 9.2% to reach $27.8 billion.
By Daniel Phillips
2w ago
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Week in GameFi: BTC Dominance Drains Crypto Gaming, but VCs Keep Biting
The GameFi sector continues to attract venture funding despite the overall decline in the altcoin market.
By Werner Vermaak
3w ago
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CMC Market Pulse: Indices Hit All-Time Highs While Crypto Lags
CMC Market Pulse delivers actionable market insights, giving you all the key narratives and developments you need in under 5 minutes.
By CMC Research
3w ago
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Week in Memes: TikTok Hits Back at Wild $300M Trump Claim
The meme coin market took a dip this week, slipping nearly 3% from $54.55 billion to $53.07 billion.
By Werner Vermaak
3w ago
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Week in BNB Chain: Market Recovers as Treasury Firms Boom
BNB Chain saw a significant improvement in daily active addresses this week, with a 19% gain.
By Daniel Phillips
3w ago
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