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Sol’s price drop was partially triggered by one of the year’s more chaotic memecoin events

Over the past 24 hours, PumpSwap’s largest liquidity pool by volume contains tokens with the tickers DOGEMOON and ballscoin
The real strength of tailored AMMs might lie in their capacity to cultivate deeper loyalty and engagement within niche communities
“Every asset manager and bank doing ‘crypto’ is earning insane fees for putting things ‘onchain,'” read a slide from Meltem Demiror’s DAS talk
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Hyperliquid liquidation contributes to market uncertainty

Sol’s price drop was partially triggered by one of the year’s more chaotic memecoin events

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Understanding automatic market makers

The real strength of tailored AMMs might lie in their capacity to cultivate deeper loyalty and engagement within niche communities

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Crypto promises ‘institutional adoption’. What does that mean?

“Every asset manager and bank doing ‘crypto’ is earning insane fees for putting things ‘onchain,'” read a slide from Meltem Demiror’s DAS talk

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Jupiter competitor Titan moves to private mainnet

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