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HOTMOM Token Surges in Popularity, Backed by Crypto Influencers

HOTMOM Token Surges in Popularity, Backed by Crypto Influencers

• NFT Drops

A new Solana token HOTMOM token which amassed explosive growth on-chain, has taken the meme coin market by storm. Having only launched three days ago HOTMOM is already up to a spectacular $54 million market cap. It counts leaders of the industry, including from private sector companies deeply involved in...

AI DApps Surge in Popularity, Challenging Gaming and DeFi Dominance

AI DApps Surge in Popularity, Challenging Gaming and DeFi Dominance

• Web3 Projects

DappRadar, perhaps the most respected and cited blockchain analytics platform around, just published its April 2023 industry report. It indicates that the sharp rise in popularity of Artificial Intelligence (AI) based decentralized applications (DApps) is massive. The report indicates that AI DApps are rapidly gaining traction and could soon rival...

AI DApps vs. Web3 Giants: Can AI Dethrone Gaming & DeFi?

AI DApps vs. Web3 Giants: Can AI Dethrone Gaming & DeFi?

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Web3 ecosystem is ever-changing, with new sectors popping up and competing against existing leaders. To date, gaming and decentralized finance (DeFi) have been the perennial darlings of the decentralized web. A new contender has entered the arena: AI-powered decentralized applications (DApps). These are DApps that have AI built into them...

Senate Crypto Failure: Is Corruption Killing DeFi's Global Promise?

Senate Crypto Failure: Is Corruption Killing DeFi's Global Promise?

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In fact, the Senate just finally pushed back a scheduled vote to consider the GENIUS Act, a bill that would regulate stablecoins. This decision would have monumental implications, going well beyond a simple legislative hiccup. That 48-49 vote was not enough to reach the required 60 and represents a significant...

DOOD's Binance Bump: A Regulatory Red Flag or DeFi's Risky New Normal?

DOOD's Binance Bump: A Regulatory Red Flag or DeFi's Risky New Normal?

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If Binance providing 50x leverage isn’t enough to give you pause, offering it on absolutely anything in the crypto space should be. With a relatively new token like DOOD, always raise that red flag. This token is obliquely bridled to the Doodles NFT ecosystem on Solana, which makes some people’s...

Executive R0AR's 900% Surge: Is This DeFi's Redemption Arc?

Executive R0AR's 900% Surge: Is This DeFi's Redemption Arc?

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The Wild West of finance. Along the way we’ve experienced the good, the bad and the downright ugly. Goofy-looking rug pulls that left investors holding the proverbial bag. Hacks, including the biggest hacks that revealed exploits on all of the most popular projects. And a regulatory environment that’s a bit...

The House Crypto Bill's Hidden Loophole That Could Gut DeFi

The House Crypto Bill's Hidden Loophole That Could Gut DeFi

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House Republicans are pushing their newly-released draft crypto bill as a major inflection point. They argue that it provides long-overdue regulatory clarity to the digital asset space. However, buried underneath its seemingly benevolent provisions is a dangerous loophole. This loophole would by accident kill the decentralized finance (DeFi) industry as...

SPACE ID's Regulatory Tightrope Walk: DeFi's Future Hangs in the Balance

SPACE ID's Regulatory Tightrope Walk: DeFi's Future Hangs in the Balance

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SPACE ID is currently making a big splash as the platform that’s cutting through the confusing and expensive Web3 identity nightmare. Human readable domain names instead of those mile long wallet addresses? Sounds fantastic, right? A unified identity across blockchains? Even better. Hold on, just a minute though. In short,...

UK's Crypto Gamble: Will Regulation Save or Stifle the Future of DeFi?

UK's Crypto Gamble: Will Regulation Save or Stifle the Future of DeFi?

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The UK recently decided to jump into the crypto ring by releasing their own draft regulations. They all want to be the global leaders in the emerging digital asset space. Are we on the cusp of a true David-and-Goliath story here? Good laws by good regulators could inadvertently kill the...

Ika's $21M: Is Sui Building a DeFi Fortress or a Regulatory Target?

Ika's $21M: Is Sui Building a DeFi Fortress or a Regulatory Target?

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Ika’s $21 million raise, supported by a who’s-who of Web3 investors, is more than a typical funding announcement. It’s the really big, blinking neon sign that is actually aimed right at every regulator’s desk around the globe. Sui plans to be the cross-chain DeFi leader, and Ika is helping them...

DeGods Founder Steps Down! What's Next for the NFT Project?

So DeGods NFT project is at a really interesting inflection point. DeGoogled now Immutable CEO Rohun Vora, better known by his pseudonym DeGods, has resigned as CEO after three years running the ship. Leadership is changing. Reinforcing that trend, DeGods NFT sales are blasting off, particularly on Ethereum. This shift...

Crypto Developments Unfold Globally

Ripple's donations to Donald Trump, Russia's crypto platform for investors, crypto firms pursuing U.S. banking licenses, DeGods' trading surge, and Kyrgyzstan's collaboration with Binance highlight the latest developments in the cryptocurrency space. Taken together, these events are indicative of a larger, more dynamic shift in the global landscape of digital...

DeGods' Drama Signals NFT Market's Maturation Or Just Another Exit Scam?

Frank's out. Rohun Vora, the figure who became the face of DeGods, is leaving his role. After three years, he’s passing the reins over to 0x_chill and Pastagotsauce. Fine. People move on. The timing reeks. On that fourth front, Solana sales have increased 101%. At the same time, Ethereum sales...

DeGods' Frank Out! Can New Leadership Revive the NFT Project?

Frank DeGods, the face and CEO of the DeGods NFT project, has stepped down after three years at the helm. His departure presents a turning point for the highly criticized project. While DOT’s fate hangs in the balance, could this agency be revitalized by new leadership? This comes after a...

DeGods' Frank Exit: A Warning Sign for Web3's 'Cult of Personality'?

Frank DeGods is out. Poof. And just like that, one of the most iconic characters of the NFT space has departed. While some are celebrating fresh blood and a new direction for DeGods, I can't help but see this as a flashing neon sign screaming about a problem festering within...

DeGods' New Dawn: Can Decentralization Save NFTs From Themselves?

Frank DeGods is out. Realistic goals Two pseudonymous figures we’re calling @0x_chill and @pastagotsauce are all the way in. The NFT world holds its breath. Beyond the leadership shuffle, a more profound question looms: can decentralization really finally save NFTs from the very problems that plague them? Beyond that, will...

Frank DeGods Departs as DeGods CEO, Paving Way for New Leadership

Frank, best known in the Web3 ecosystem as Frank Vora—the name he uses on X, formerly Twitter—has officially resigned as CEO in order to focus on building…whatever comes next. He was integral to the success of the DeGods NFT project. Co-founded by Frank in 2021, DeGods has been a fascinating...

Solana's New Tokens: Are Whales Manipulating HOTMOM, DOOD, and IKUN?

In short, are we just seeing Wild West 2.0, but on Solana blockchain this time? Assets such as HOTMOM, DOOD, and IKUN soared in the third week of May 2025. Their increase has been astronomical to say the least. But behind the flashy headlines and impressive daily transaction volumes, a...