Solana Spikes to 5-Month High, Where to Next?

Established NFT projects like CryptoPunks are gaining interest as leading altcoin prices increase, particularly on Ethereum and Solana. The NFT market saw a surge in trading volume, with CryptoPunks.app contributing significantly to the activity, leading to a rise in floor prices for various collections.

Pump.fun's token has fallen below its ICO price, causing a loss for early buyers. The community is growing impatient as the airdrop date remains unannounced, while a rival platform gains market share.

The TON Wallet, developed by The Open Platform, is now available for U.S. residents on Telegram, offering features like buying, selling, and sending cryptocurrencies within the app. With over 100 million worldwide activations last year, the wallet aims to make decentralized finance more accessible to everyday users.

The XRP Army, a group of devoted XRP investors, expresses frustration over the SEC lawsuit that hindered the cryptocurrency's growth for seven years. Despite reaching a new all-time high, members feel sidelined compared to other cryptocurrencies.

A network upgrade proposal for Dogecoin, called OP_CHECKZKP, aims to enhance scalability, decentralization, and security. This upgrade could attract more developers to build apps, games, and DeFi protocols on the Dogecoin blockchain.

Sahara AI's Data Services Platform (DSP) rewards users in cryptocurrency for completing data-labeling tasks like tagging images or transcribing audio. The platform aims to create a decentralized gig economy by offering rewards for essential AI training tasks.

Altcoins like Ethereum and Dogecoin experienced a pullback as the crypto market corrected following recent gains. Notable losses were seen in Hedera, Hyperliquid, Stellar, Cardano, and Sui, while Bitcoin remained resilient with a slight gain.

Cloudflare's new default policy blocks AI crawlers, requiring them to ask for access and pay to crawl websites. This shift aims to rebalance the equation between content creators and AI models, allowing creators to monetize their data.

The foundation of Decentralized AI goes beyond technical aspects, emphasizing community as a crucial element. In Algeria, a volunteer named Chabane MT Tarek is actively shaping Africa's presence in the Crypto & AI community, focusing on inclusivity and practical utility.

Binance's tax evasion trial in Nigeria has been postponed to October 14 due to a no-show by the presiding judge, raising doubts about the case's conclusion. The Nigerian government's legal battle against the crypto exchange has been marred by delays and procedural mishaps.