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25th December: Crypto & Coffee at 8
🔴Solana overtakes Binance BNB chain ❗SEC Chair Gary Genslers views on the crypto 📊 Coinbase Base Network $735M TVL ⛏️Minecraft’s Integration of Worldcoin 📆ETF calendar by CoinMarketCap

-SOL>BNB 
🔴 Check out Blockchain DXB’s Crypto & Coffee at 8 we share our opinion on this. Also, see slides 1 & and 2 and We discuss the top 5 DAPPS on Solana Blockchain. Info via DappRadar

❗ State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter/ article shares some interesting insights about U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler’s view on the crypto industry/ Full article here https://lnkd.in/d_d-s9um A quick summary is below 
- SEC Chair Gensler expresses concern about fraud and bankruptcies in crypto.
- Some crypto entrepreneurs build non-compliant business models, according to Gensler.
- The SEC, led by Gensler, sued major exchanges like Coinbase and Binance.
Gensler emphasizes the need to address fraud and protect customers.
- The SEC is reviewing new spot bitcoin ETF applications.
- Gensler believes crypto investors lack proper disclosures from projects.

📊 Base Network, a project incubated by Coinbase, continues to exhibit steady growth, albeit at a slower pace compared to its initial surge. According to the latest figures from L2Beat, Base’s total value locked (TVL) has reached almost $735 million, reflecting a 4% increase over the past week. 
❗ According to the data from L2BEAT here https://lnkd.in/dQsyr5sa since its official launch in August 2023, the TVL of Base Network, representing the total dollars within the network, has increased from $592 million at the end of November and exceeded $600 million.

🚨 Minecraft + Worldcoin
Despite Minecraft’s typical resistance to the blockchain, Microsoft has given its approval for Worldcoin’s new integration with the game, signalling an exception to the game’s crackdown on crypto and NFTs. Worldcoin’s app integration uses the World ID credential for user verification, letting Minecraft server operators require players to authenticate themselves before being granted certain in-game permissions. Info via Decrypt here https://lnkd.in/de3iaCWW 

🗓️ CoinMarketCap has 

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