CMC Market Pulse: Is the Age of Artificial Intelligence Over?
BTC fell 1.57%, ETH rose 3.34%. The cryptocurrency market capitalization fell to $2.17 trillion, dragged down by a sell-off in AI-driven stock trading. Robinhood Chain remains a shining star in the market.
Let's analyze this week's hot topics in the cryptocurrency space 🧵
Market Overview:
> Cryptocurrency market capitalization fell 0.913% to $2.17 trillion. BTC fell 1.57%, ETH rose 3.34%.
> Liquidation kept within reasonable limits: Shorts were hit at the beginning of the week, while longs were liquidated at the end of the week.
> Funding rates fell as market sentiment weakened in tandem with the stock market.
> Strategy increased its dollar reserves by $450 million, reaching $3 billion.
> DTCC partnered with nearly 40 financial companies to pilot the tokenization of stocks and government bonds.
Visa launches stablecoin payment platform, covering over 200 million merchants globally.
The S&P 500 fell 0.19%, and the Nasdaq fell 2.00%. AI-driven trading liquidations led to capital inflows back to Mag7.
Altcoin winners: XEC, KAITO, LDO, DCR, BEAT.
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This Week's Highlights: Robinhood Chain Continues to Surge
Leading token issuance platform Noxa suspended all new project deployments and raised transaction fees to 100%, sparking significant controversy.
Noxa's closure triggered a battle for token issuance platforms, with platforms like Pons rapidly emerging to fill the market gap.
Based Alpha, a token issuance platform launched on Robinhood Chain, follows the company's earlier implementation of direct exchange functionality on its app.
Even amidst subdued market sentiment, Robinhood Chain remains a central focus of activity, thanks to the support of Vlad Tenev.
3/6
Major Project Updates:
> The Ethereum Foundation spun off EthSystems, aiming to build a private and confidential settlement layer for institutions.
> Stripe's Tempo L1 introduced receiving policies, allowing users to customize the tokens accepted by their accounts and the senders.
> Jito will periodically use fees from its JTX trading platform to buy back and burn JTO over the next year.
> Jesse Pollak stepped down as CEO of BaseApp, handing over leadership to Cobie.
4/6
DeFi Briefs:
> Uniswap launched Uniswap trading tools via its API, including Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA), index trading, and copy trading bots.
> Jupiter launched Jupiter Gacha, allowing users to open digital card packs and collect cards, which can then be traded on Jupiter.
> Stablecoin payment app Plasma officially launched on Android; users who register before July 18th can enjoy a free six-month core membership.
Sablier has entered maintenance mode and will remain operational until June 2028, after which it will run fully on-chain.
Ostium's OLP liquidity pool was attacked, resulting in a loss of $18 million; withdrawals and trading are suspended.
Funding: Velocity ($38 million Series A), Cyclops ($20 million Series A), Pascal ($9 million Series A), Glacis Labs ($6.8 million Seed). 5/6
Key Summary:
> Bitcoin fell 1.57%, Ethereum rose 3.34%: Affected by the sell-off in stock AI trading, cryptocurrencies gave back their early gains, with market capitalization declining to $2.17 trillion.
> Robinhood Chain remains in focus; Noxa's crash sparks a battle for Launchpad platforms.
> Transaction Finance (TradFi) continues to advance on-chain development: Visa's 200 million merchant stablecoin platform and DTCC's tokenization pilot.
> Ethereum targets the institutional settlement market through EthSystems, placing greater emphasis on privacy protection.
> Ostium liquidity pools lost $18 million; exploits still exist.
Stay tuned
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03-25 21:45
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03-12 22:44
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⚡️ Altcoin Quarterly Index Breaks 40
Top Performing Altcoins in the Past 90 Days:
$KITE +222.86%
$CC +113.17%
$STABLE +86.83%
$MORPHO +66.03%
$SKY +41.20%
$JST +37.99%
$ZRO +37.37%
$DCR +33.65%
$HYPE +30.39%
$RAIN +22.45%
Which altcoins are you most optimistic about?
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03-03 08:14
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📊February Top Gainers: Top 10 Monthly Gains
+129.4%: $PIPPIN – $0.545
+64.6%: $KITE – $0.240
+50.1%: $DCR – $28.70
+50%: $MORPHO – $1.79
+34%: $STABLE – $0.0326
+19.7%: $JST – $0.0480
+19.6%: $ASTER – $0.698
+17.6%: $NIGHT – $0.0569
+7.95%: $M – $1.50
+6.06%: $SKY – $0.0679
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