# Modular Blockchain Mania

*Author: Bankless*
*Published: Dec 15, 2023*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/fr/modular-blockchain-mania*

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     Modular Blockchain Mania
  
  

  
  Published on Dec 15, 2023

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![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2023/12/Group-14--1-.png)- **🙅 SEC doesn't want rules.** The SEC [denied Coinbase's push for detailed crypto rules](https://x.com/iampaulgrewal/status/1735716481541996640?s=20) as "unwarranted," Coinbase's legal officer called the SEC's move an "abdication of its duty."
- **🥶 ARB partial outage. **Arbitrum was [hit by a partial outage](https://x.com/arbitrum/status/1735699786618020205?s=20) Friday after a transaction surge stalled the network's sequencer.
- **🐕** **BONK drives phone sales.** A BONK airdrop available to every Saga phone owner is worth more than the phone costs, leading investors to [ape the arbitrage opportunity](https://x.com/SolanaSensei/status/1735672665044664758?s=20).

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    Modular Mania
  
  

  

 
 

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2023/12/image--69-.png)](https://www.bankless.com/modular-networks-tim)**📊 Modular money.** Crypto tokens pared back this week’s gains on Friday morning. Bitcoin and Ethereum both fell 2-3%. BONK's ridiculous breakout surge calmed Friday morning as well, staying relatively flat alongside SOL. It wasn't all yawns this AM, however, as investors capped off a bullish week for modular blockchain products and dapps with even more action.

Prices as of 4pm ET
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  **Crypto**
   
          $1.59T
       

  
    
    ↘ 1.6%
    
  

   
    
    ↘ 2.4%
    
  

       ![](https://banklesspublic.b-cdn.net/btc.png)
    

  **BTC**
   
          $42,175.80
       

  
    
    ↘ 1.9%
    
  

   
    
    ↘ 4.1%
    
  

       ![](https://banklesspublic.b-cdn.net/eth.png)
    

  **ETH**
   
          $2,249.85
       

  
    
    ↘ 1.6%
    
  

   
    
    ↘ 4.6%
    
  

  

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