5 best and 5 worst performers of the week from the top 100 on CMC.

Not a single mention of these tokens in the "Top 10 altcoins that will 100x" lists.
No fundamentals-based reasoning.
No attempts to capture a trendy narrative.

This is all you need to know about the nature of the market.

If anyone dares to say, "I told you so," throw something at them on my behalf.

XRP is gaining momentum: for the first time since January 2018, it has reached a market value of $2.49.

In addition, for the first time in 8 years, non-empty XRP wallets have eclipsed 5.5M for the first time.

A new bull market for NFTs may be on the horizon.

According to Dune statistics, the market is gradually recovering: on December 1, NFT trading volume on EVM networks reached $42.1M.

However, the main argument supporting this thesis is AI's interest in NFTs. AI could start purchasing NFTs instead of physical assets, driving up demand and prices.

bnSOL has recently taken the lead in net flows among other Solana LSTs.

The token's TVL has exceeded $1B, capturing 13% of the entire liquid staking market share in the Solana network.

DEXs transaction volume in November reached $372B, a record high.

On Solana, it accounted for 34.85% of the market share ($129.66B), while on Base, it reached $45.74B, with both networks hitting all-time highs.

This week's new research compilation 💡

General
➖ Crypto.com: AI Data Chains
➖ Galaxy: Weekly Top Stories - 11/29

Market
➖ CoinGecko: PNUT Hit $1 Billion Market Cap in 11 days, 135X Faster Than DOGE
➖ Binance: The Fed, Interest Rates, and the Economy: A Primer
➖ Glassnode: Introducing Investor Cost Basis On-Chain
➖ Galaxy: Understanding Bitcoin's Recent Correction & What Comes Next
➖ Galaxy: Benefits and Risk Considerations of OTC Trading

DeFi
➖ 4pillars: How Ondo Finance Is Redefining Tokenization to Lead the RWA Market
➖ Cointelegraph: How U2U is redefining enterprise blockchain with DePIN: Report
➖ Cointelegraph: How Portal-to-Bitcoin is unlocking Bitcoin’s potential in cross-chain DeFi

Blockchains & networks
➖ 4pillars: FLock.io : The Base Layer for AI Democratization
➖ CoinGecko: Layer 1 Blockchains Have Surged Up To 7,000% In 2024

Tokens & currencies
➖ Crypto.com: Tokenized BTC

November was a strong month for many tokens across various narratives and ecosystems.

Let’s explore CryptoRank’s top picks for the past month 👆

Oh, someone here (me) got featured in BeInCrypto’s latest article «Why Old Coins Are Waking Up: Key Drivers Behind the Revival of Legacy Tokens».

Ok, I’m flattered.

Stablecoin transfers surged last month, with weekly adjusted volumes surpassing $50B in November.

Notably, $USDT on Tron contributed $18.2B (38%) and $USDT on Ethereum added $12.3B (23%), both reaching record transaction volumes.

>100,000 dollars per one Bitcoin.

We did it.
The psychological barrier is now broken.
Get used to 6-digit numbers, my frens.
147% 1y growth.

Gaib – the first economic layer for AI and compute that enables the creation of a new asset class backed by real AI demand, recently announced funding from prominent VCs and companies, including NEAR and Aethir.

If interested, you can grab OG role on their Discord, details here.

There are now 300K wallets holding at least one AI Agent token.

Is this trend here to stay?
What's the best playbook for AI agents now?
What are the future outlook and industry challenges?

Here's my point of view ↓

FUN FACT

German government's decision to sell its 50,000 Bitcoin at $54K cost them $2.4 billion in missed profits.

☠️

Hyperliquid reached a new ATH in 24-hour trading volume, exceeding $8.5B.

Open Interest also hit a new ATH of over $3B.

The AI narrative is evolving but requires robust privacy and data ownership protections. Some platforms are making strides in addressing these challenges:

– Vana: An EVM-compatible Layer-1 blockchain creating a distributed network for user-owned data. By leveraging multiple layers of liquidity and portability, Vana enables interoperable and private data management.

– CARV: Focused on building the largest modular identity and data layer (IDL), CARV aggregates data to simplify access for gaming studios and AI companies. Despite the current lack of attention, GameFi is far from dead.

For further insights, check out Crypto.com’s report.