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The Top 10 Crypto Stories of 2024

As the year comes to an end, let's look back at the top stories of 2024 — a year where Bitcoin and the overall market staged a remarkable recovery.

By Daniel Phillips

The Worst Crypto Hacks of 2024

A look back at the major cryptocurrency hacks and breaches in 2024.

By Daniel Phillips

Week in Meme Coins: Crimson Christmas Markets

Sorry folks, looks like it’s going to be a red Christmas.

By Werner Vermaak

The $1 Gold Possibility: Tokenizing Traditions in High-Growth Markets

Op-ed: Tokenized gold merges ancient wealth traditions with blockchain innovation, bridging cultural values and modern finance in emerging markets.

CMC Market Pulse: Macro Doesn’t Matter, Until It Does

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

Week in GameFi: SEC Targets CyberKongz as Gaming Slides Further

The GameFi market cap dropped almost 12% from $32.66 billion to $28.85 billion over the last seven days.

By Werner Vermaak

Week in RWA: Sector Suffers Major Blow Following Bitcoin Sell-Off

Practically every cryptocurrency in the top 50 by market capitalization is having a rough time right now, led by a precipitous drop in the value of Bitcoin (BTC).

By Daniel Phillips

Solana This Week: ETH Flipped on Dev Growth, $PENGU Airdrops $1.5B Rewards

Solana’s slow bleed continues, with $SOL dropping 2.82% this week (Dec. 12-18).

By Werner Vermaak

Interview With Luca Netz, CEO of Pudgy Penguins

This week saw the highly anticipated launch of $PENGU, the native token for the Pudgy Penguins ecosystem.

By Werner Vermaak

Meme Coins This Week: Penguins Fly and Fartcoin Hits $1B While Market Dip Continues

Pudgy Penguins has proven how serious it is by bringing Web2 normies into crypto with a massive airdrop and generous PENGU allocations which had everyone scrambling to check their Phantom.

By Werner Vermaak

Week in AI: Bitcoin Accelerates, AI Tokens (Mostly) Suffocate

The AI token sector lost $5 billion in market cap, with most tokens trading in the red.

By Daniel Phillips

What Are The Most Common Crypto To Fiat Pairs For The Euro?

Below we highlight the crypto pairs that are most used to trade in and out of the Euro.

By Stuart Langridge

CMC Market Pulse: Leverage Wiped, Full Reset

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

Week in RWA: Chainlink Carries RWA Sector as Bitcoin Holds Strong

RWA sector market cap surged to $67.6B this week.

By Daniel Phillips

Week in GameFi: Animoca Tweaks MicroStrategy Playbook for Web3 Gaming

GameFi is experiencing a mini-bloodbath with the recent market correction, though some projects like Baby Doge Coin and SuperVerse just do not care.

By Werner Vermaak

Week in Solana: Trump Picks $SOL Bull as Crypto Czar, Raydium Shines

December blues continue for Solana as $SOL took a 5.42% dip this week (Dec. 4 -11), mirroring the broader crypto market's struggles despite Bitcoin’s historic $100K milestone.

By Werner Vermaak

Week in Meme Coins: Elon Shills Pepe, AI Agents Steal Attention

AI agent tokens like ai16Z and Virtual are hot right now, stealing attention from our beloved Retardio memes.

By Werner Vermaak

Memecoins Aren’t the 'Killer App' That Onboards Newcomers, GameFi Is

Op-ed: GameFi, not memecoins, is positioned to create lasting cult-like communities in crypto due to its combination of genuine gaming engagement and financial incentives.

By Harrison Seletsky

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