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Do AI and Crypto Mix?

gm Bankless Nation, after today's Ledger Connect Kit panic, it's time to unwind...
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Dec 14, 20233 min read
Do AI and Crypto Mix?
Published on Dec 14, 2023
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NEED TO KNOW
Ledger's API Panic
  1. 🙈 Ledger service gets hit. Hackers phished a Ledger employee and inserted malicious code into the company's Connect Kit library, compromising DeFi protocols that had integrated it. Hackers made off with nearly $500K.
  2. 👀 Gary's new look. Talking to CNBC, Gary Gensler said the SEC's re-examination of crypto spot ETF applications was a 'new look' prompted by courts.
  3. 💵 JPM expecting ETH-heavy 2024. JPMorgan's CEO may want to kill crypto, but his firm still expects ETH to outperform BTC in 2024.
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TODAY IN MARKETS
BONK Swings for the Fences

📊 Memecoin season returns. Solana's ecosystem “culturecoin,” BONK, surged on its Coinbase debut, setting new all-time highs and pushing towards a $1.2 billion market cap. The doggy coin du jour is up 92% week-over-week, and its parent network's native token is also up over 9%, while ETH and BTC are still in the 7-day red after this weekend's slump.

Prices as of 6pm ET 24hr 7d
Crypto $1.63T ↗ 1.1% ↗ 1.9%
BTC $43,082 ↗ 0.5% ↘ 0.3%
ETH $2,324 ↗ 3.0% ↘ 1.1%
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ANALYSIS
Unpacking the AI Crypto Narrative
Bankless Authors: William Peaster and Jack Inabinet

So-called "AI Coins" continue to court attention from investors eager to capitalize on their enthusiasm for crypto and AI-based technologies, but how much crossover potential is there? Today, we look at the four major opportunities in this sector.

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