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Week in Solana: DEX-truction and $CARnage

After last week's carnage, this week has been relatively calm on the surface, with $SOL slipping just 0.5%.

By Werner Vermaak

Week in AI: Bittensor Leads Rebounding Sector, Tether Makes AI Moves

AI tokens saw a muted rebound, with Bittensor (TAO) leading the gains at +18.7%, but many others remained deep in the red.

By Daniel Phillips

Week in GameFi: Web3 Gaming Down Bad, Adin Ross Plans GTA 6 Crypto Server

The Web3 gaming sector drops 28%.

By Werner Vermaak

CMC Market Pulse: Everyone Gets a Tariff!

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

Week in Meme Coins: Market Drops 28%, Elon’s Dad Apes In

Meme coins continue to struggle, Pump.fun gets hit with another lawsuit, and many are starting to question the idea of a Meme Coin Supercycle.

By Werner Vermaak

Week in RWA: MANTRA and ONDO Shine in Down RWA Market

Sector market cap fell by about $7.3B to $61.5B, yet MANTRA surged +26.6% amid mixed token performance.

By Daniel Phillips

Crypto Czar David Sacks Outlines Plan to Establish U.S. Crypto Dominance

US announces crypto regulation plans, focusing on stablecoins.

By Daniel Phillips

Week in Solana: Trump Tariff Cataclysm Tanks Crypto

Solana down 16% to $204.62, TVL drops to $10.45 billion.

By Werner Vermaak

Week in AI: AI Tokens Suffer Amid Tariff-Induced Crypto Meltdown

If the current market situation could be described in a single word, it would be “meltdown.”

By Daniel Phillips

Week in GameFi: Web3 Gaming’s Agentic Future

This week, GameFi and AI Agents dropped a lot in value but some seem to think it’s a match made in heaven—or should I say Valhalla?

By Werner Vermaak

CMC Market Pulse: Prices Seeking Deep Value

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

Week in Meme Coins: Toshi or Not Toshi? Base Memes Are Back

Another rough week from Jan. 23-29, 2025, for the culture casino cryptos, as new AI juggernaut DeepSeek, Chinese New Year, and the Fed’s FOMC kidnap crypto’s mindshare.

By Werner Vermaak

Week in RWA: Sector Shows Relative Strength as Altcoins Decimated

Significant RWA initiatives include Spiko's launch of T-Bills Money Market Funds on Arbitrum and Robinhood CEO's advocacy for RWA tokenization.

By Daniel Phillips

What Are The Most Common Crypto To Saudi Riyal Fiat Pairs?

Learn about the most searched for crypto-to-fiat pairs for the Saudi Riyal.

By Stuart Langridge

Week in Solana: DeepSeek, CNY and FOMC Trigger SOL Sell-Off

Over the last seven days, Solana made a strong recovery following the Trump inauguration sell-off, briefly hitting a high of nearly $270.

By Werner Vermaak

Week in AI: DeepSeek Spooks Market & Sheds Doubt on U.S. AI Dominance

Chinese-made DeepSeek AI outperforms U.S. models, casting doubt on U.S. AI dominance; AI sector market cap dropped 14.7%.

By Daniel Phillips

What Are The Most Common Crypto-to-Fiat Pairs in the United Arab Emirates?

Learn about the most liquid and used crypto-to-fiat pairs for the UAE Dirham. These pairs are the gateway between the traditional finance system and crypto for the UAE.

By Stuart Langridge

What Are The Most Popular Crypto-to-Fiat Converter Pairs in Bangladesh?

Discover why crypto-to-fiat pairs are essential for users to move between the cryptocurrency world and the traditional financial system in Bangladesh.

By Stuart Langridge

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