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Bitcoin突破$100,000 DeFi total lock-up volume big pump 13.67% AI Agent becomes a new hotspot
Crypto Market Weekly Report
Market Overview
main trends in the market
Market Sentiment and Trends: The market sentiment index rose to 91%, indicating an extreme greed state. Bitcoin briefly surpassed $100,000 on Thursday before pulling back, but the overall market resilience remains strong. Ethereum performed strongly, driving a broad rally in the crypto market, showing that market confidence in mainstream coins is maintained.
Capital Flow Analysis: The market capitalization of stablecoins is steadily increasing, with USDT rising by 1.74% to $141 billion and USDC increasing by 2.03% to $40.2 billion, indicating a continuous inflow of new funds into the crypto market. On-chain data shows that large transfers are active, and there are clear signs of institutional capital entering the market. The OTC premium remains within a reasonable range, indicating a healthy supply and demand situation in the market.
Performance of the DeFi Sector: The total locked value ( TVL ) has significantly increased from 46.8 billion USD to 53.2 billion USD, an increase of 13.67%. Liquidity staking projects have performed the best, mainly benefiting from the rise in the underlying asset prices and an increase in staking yields. The activity of lending protocols has significantly increased, reflecting a rise in leverage demand. The trading volume of decentralized exchanges continues to rise, reflecting an increase in market activity.
Meme Coin Market: The performance of the Meme coin sector has been relatively sluggish this week, with a weekly return rate of only 11.94%. The number of new project launches has decreased, and investor interest has clearly diminished. Funds are beginning to shift towards projects with practical application scenarios and fundamentals. The level of discussion on social media has declined, indicating a decrease in investor risk appetite.
Hot Attention: Layer 1 projects received the highest social media attention, with PayFi track weekly returns reaching 40.04%. AI Agent projects are starting to gain a new round of market attention, especially those on Solana, TON, and Base chains. High-yield staking products in DeFi projects continue to attract attention. The NFT market activity has rebounded, but overall valuations are still searching for a bottom.
Hot Tracks
Tron ecosystem
This week, the price of TRX tokens has surged significantly, boosting the popularity of the Tron ecosystem. As the primary trading chain for USDT, activities on the Tron chain have increased substantially.
Data on the Tron chain:
The Tron ecosystem is developing rapidly, mainly benefiting from the increase in TRX prices and the growing demand for USDT trading.
AI Agent
The AI Agent track continues to gain attention, mainly divided into three sub-directions:
Currently, the main development is on Solana, TON, and Base chains. Representative projects:
The VVAIFU, VIRTUAL, and CLANKER tokens have recently seen significant price increases, but they have not yet listed on top exchanges.
OpenAI's recent actions have sparked market speculation on the AI track, and investment opportunities may arise in the AI sector in the next 10 days.
DeFi track
Top 5 TVL Growth Rankings:
The total TVL of DeFi increased from 46.8 billion USD to 53.2 billion USD, an increase of 13.67%. Liquidity staking projects performed the best, mainly benefiting from the rise in the prices of underlying assets.
Performance in Other Tracks
public chain
Top 5 TVL Increases:
Token Price Rise Rankings
Top 50 weekly increase ( excluding small-cap and Meme coins ):
Social Media Hotspots
Layer 1 projects are attracting the most attention and generally showing an upward trend. Popular tokens include TRX, ALGO, BNB, CRO, SUI, and others.
Market Theme Overview
Weekly Return Rate:
Outlook for Next Week