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The crypto market continues to rise, with DeFi and AI Agents becoming hotspots. Beware of the risk of market overheating.
Market Overview
Major Market Trends
Market Sentiment and Trends: The market sentiment index has reached 91%, indicating an extreme greed state. Although BTC briefly broke through $100,000 and then retraced, its overall resilience is strong. ETH is performing robustly, driving a widespread increase in the cryptocurrency market, reflecting continued optimism for mainstream coins.
Capital Flow Analysis: The market capitalization of stablecoins is steadily increasing, with USDT growing by 1.74% to $141 billion and USDC increasing by 2.03% to $40.2 billion, indicating a continuous inflow of new funds. Large on-chain transfers are frequent, showing clear signs of institutional entry. The premium in the OTC market is within a reasonable range, reflecting a healthy supply and demand for funds.
DeFi Performance: The total locked value in DeFi (TVL) increased from 46.8 billion USD to 53.2 billion USD, a growth of 13.67%. Liquidity staking projects performed outstandingly, the activity of lending protocols increased, and DEX trading volume continued to rise, reflecting an increase in market activity.
Meme Coin Market: This week performed relatively sluggishly, with a weekly return rate of only 11.94%. The issuance of new projects has decreased, investor interest has declined, and funds are shifting towards projects with practical applications. The discussion heat on social media has diminished, indicating a decline in risk appetite.
Hot Attention: Layer 1 projects have received the highest social attention, while the PayFi sector's weekly return rate reached 40.04%. AI Agent projects have received a new round of attention, especially those on the Solana, TON, and Base chains. High-yield DeFi staking products continue to attract attention. The NFT market's trading activity has rebounded, but the overall valuation is still seeking a bottom.
Investment Advice:
Market Sentiment Index Analysis
The market sentiment index has risen to 91%, a significant increase from last week's 83%, indicating an extreme greed phase. Altcoins have generally oscillated upwards in sync with the overall market this week. ETH's strong performance has driven a broad rise in Altcoins. The market expects a subsequent rotation of capital, increasing confidence in the future trend of Altcoins. Although BTC briefly broke above 100,000 before retreating, market sentiment remains extremely greedy, and investors need to pay attention to risk prevention.
Overview of Overall Market Trends
Hot Tracks
Tron ecosystem
This week, the price of TRX has surged significantly, boosting the enthusiasm for the Tron ecosystem. As the main trading chain for USDT, activities on the Tron chain have increased substantially.
Data on the Tron Blockchain:
Data on the Tron chain shows strong development momentum, with TRX price increases and USDT trading chain status boosting ecological prosperity.
AI Agent
The AI Agent track is subdivided into three directions: AI Agent Meme coins, issuance platforms, and underlying infrastructure. It mainly develops on the Solana, Ton, and Base chains.
The issuance of AI Agent Meme tokens is large, and investors are turning to launch platforms. The main platforms include:
Recently, the prices of VVAIFU, VIRTUAL, and CLANKER have surged rapidly, forming a certain market capitalization. They have not yet been listed on top-tier exchanges and are still in the early stages.
OpenAI recently held a 12-day live stream showcasing new products, attracting market attention to the AI sector. If there are no significant fluctuations in the market, the AI sector may experience an upswing in the next 10 days. Investors should pay attention to AI sector projects and seize investment opportunities.
Performance of Traditional AI Projects in the Market:
| Token | Project Name | Weekly Change | Circulating Market Cap | |--------|-------------------|------------|-----------------| | TAO | Bittensor | 22.46% | $5,319,989,872 | | FET | Fetch.ai | 25.89% | $5,288,426,405 | | RENDER | Render | 19.65% | $5,227,613,836 | | WLD | Worldcoin | 43.41% | $2,986,557,188 | | AKT | Akash Network | 6.87% | $1,121,411,518 | | ARKM | Arkham | 15.36% | $830,921,472 | | GLM | Golem | 12.47% | $523,951,936 | | AGIX | SingularityNET | 20.58% | $296,226,702 | | TRAC | OriginTrail | 8.01% | $453,330,796 |
DeFi track
TVL Growth Ranking
The top 5 projects in terms of TVL growth in the past week ( TVL > 30 million USD ):
| Project Name | 7-Day Increase | TVL(million) | |-------------|------------|--------------| | BounceBit | 134.26% | 450.13 | | Astherus | 102.65% | 132.13 | | StakeDAO | 77.17% | 176.42 | | Flexa | 74.51% | 338.32 | | SaucerSwap | 68.16% | 136.37 |
BounceBit(BB):
Astherus( has not issued tokens):
Stake DAO(SDT):
Flexa( Unissued Coins ):
SaucerSwap(SAUCE):
In summary, this week's projects with rapid TVL growth are mainly concentrated in the liquid staking track (LRT).
Overall Performance of the Track
The TVL of DeFi projects increased from $46.8 billion to $53.2 billion, an increase of 13.67%, maintaining a continuous upward trend for nearly two months.
In-depth Analysis
Driving Force of Increase: BTC and ETH prices continue to rise, and investors are optimistic about the future market. ETH's strength drives the APY of DeFi projects up, attracting investor participation.
Growth Leader: The liquid staking sector has performed outstandingly. The rise in public chain asset prices incentivizes users to participate in investment activities to increase returns. Liquid staking projects enhance yield by releasing liquidity and are expected to continue playing an important role in the future.
Investors are advised to pay attention to the liquidity staking projects of various public chains.
Other track performance
public chain
The top 5 public chains by TVL growth in the past week:
| Project Name | Weekly Increase | TVL(million) | |----------|------------|--------------| | Hedera | 74.42% | 176.93 | | Zircuit | 70.79% | 329.84 | | Filecoin | 54.12% | 120.54 | | EOS | 47.66% | 259.38 | | Kaia | 41.28% | 117.16 |
Hedera: HBAR has seen significant gains, benefiting from ETF applications and the background of its founders. The rapid growth of SaucerSwap's TVL has driven an overall increase in TVL.
Zircuit: ZRC is listed on the Korean exchange, supported by Crypto.com. Partnering with Elara to expand its use, supported by Kelp DAO.
Filecoin: FIL rebounds, driving on-chain staking activities. GLIF and Parasail's TVL growth rates are 36.75% and 40.78%, respectively.
EOS: Participate in BTC-L2, create exSat Network. Focus on on-chain ecological construction, with an emphasis on developing Gamefi, AI, and Depin projects.
Kaia: Launched Portal v1.3, starting on-chain staking activities, promising high APY to attract user participation.
Overview of the Rise Ranking ###
The top 5 tokens with the highest increase in the market over the past week ( excluding small coins and meme coins ):
| Token | Project Name | Price Change (Last 7 Days) | Circulating Market Cap | Circulation Rate | |------|-----------------|------------|---------------|---------| | HYPE | Hyperliquid | 324.49% | $4,524,840,415| 33.39% | | OL | Open loot | 304.84% | $122,785,197 | 4.73% | | CVX | Convex Finance | 127.01% | $548,205,234 | 82.15% | | IOTA | IOTA | 125.08% | $1,705,326,899| 76.86% | | CRV | Curve | 124.95% | $1,321,165,128| 56.63% |
This week's gainers list shows a concentrated characteristic of the public chain track, with a general rise and performance better than BTC and ETH. DeFi projects in the public chain ecosystem continue to thrive, with both TVL and trading volume on the rise. This reflects investors' optimistic sentiment towards the market outlook.
Overall Overview of Market Themes
| Track | Weekly Return Rate | Monthly Return Rate | Quarterly Return Rate | |----------|----------|----------|----------| | PayFi | 40.04% | 263.27% | 274.23% | | NFT | 35.62% | 88.01% | 159.18% | | Depin | 27.38% | 121.28% | 108.06% | | Gamefi | 26.72% | 138.15% | 149.33% | | Defi | 26.09% | 108.88% | 136.44% | | RWA | 24.71% | 132.19% | 145.52% | | Layer2 | 17.73% | 106.63% | 103.36% | | AI | 14.61% | 80.02% | 116.38% | | Meme | 11.94% | 120.29% | 243.95% | | Cefi | 11.33% | 35.58% | 57.77% | | Layer1 | 9.93% | 60.88% | 82.53% | | SocialFi | 9.71% | 52.63% | 55.32% |
According to weekly return statistics, the PayFi sector performed the best, while the SocialFi sector performed the worst.
Next week's Crypto major event preview
Next Week Outlook
This week, Bitcoin fell back after breaking $100,000, but market sentiment remains optimistic. Next week, the Microsoft shareholders' meeting Bitcoin investment proposal and the U.S. CPI data will affect short-term trends. The market is expected to be influenced by