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Week in GameFi: Hard To Wynn as Bears Bring Down Market

The Web3 gaming sector faced broad declines this week, but low-cap token Undeads Games (UDS) bucked the trend.

By Werner Vermaak

CMC Market Pulse: Reversion to Mean

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

By CMC Research

Week in Memes: TRUMP Dinner Drama and GameStop Buys Bitcoin

The meme coin sector didn’t disappoint this week; prices swung like a wrecking ball and the drama spilled into real life as Trump’s TRUMP coin dinner drew headlines.

By Werner Vermaak

Week in BNB Chain: Fundamental Strength Meets On-Chain Frenzy

The BNB Chain ecosystem continued to see gains this week and has now experienced more than a month of consistent growth.

By Daniel Phillips

Crypto Market Cycle Indicators: Your Complete Guide to Spotting Bitcoin's Peak

A comprehensive dashboard tracking multiple Bitcoin indicators to help investors identify potential market cycle peaks through aligned signals.

By Decentralized Dog

What Is Puell Multiple in Crypto and How to Use It?

The Puell Multiple tracks Bitcoin miner profitability to identify potential market tops and bottoms based on when miners are likely to sell or hold.

By Decentralized Dog

Week in Solana: Accelerate in NYC, Seeker Phone in August

Kraken plans to offer tokenized stocks on Solana to non-U.S. citizens.

By Werner Vermaak

Week in AI: Bitcoin Highs Drive AI Token Rally

The AI sector put on quite the performance this week.

By Daniel Phillips

Week in GameFi: Bitcoin Pizza Day Brings ATH Without Altcoin Toppings

Bitcoin finally cracked $110,000, but the GameFi sector remained mostly flat this week, with only GOG notably bucking the trend.

By Werner Vermaak

CMC Market Pulse: Price Discovery

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

By CMC Research

Week in Memes: Meme Coins Chill as BTC and Trump’s Crypto Dinner Bring the Heat

This week, meme coins mostly took a breather after dominating the market last week.

By Werner Vermaak

Week in BNB Chain: Weak Price Performance, Fundamental Strength

Following last week's bullish price action, the BNB Chain ecosystem cooled off this week with many assets giving back a chunk of their recent gains.

By Daniel Phillips

Week in Solana: Sell in May or Solana Summer? Markets Flip-Flop

Solana's app revenue hit $1.2 billion in Q1.

By Werner Vermaak

Week in AI: U.S. Debt Downgrade Spooks Market and AI Tokens

AI sector sheds $6.3B mcap, top tokens down over 13%.

By Daniel Phillips

Week in GameFi: Web3 Gaming Surges 50% Despite Altcoin Downturn

Web3 gaming tokens keep winning with a sharp increase in market cap and trading volume.

By Werner Vermaak

CMC Market Pulse: Losing Steam or Consolidation for the Next Leg 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

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

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

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