Volatility is back, baby—and this time, it's dressed in CRO's cobalt blue. In an explosive move that had day traders high-fiving their monitors, CRO kicked off a breakout movement away from meme-heavy assets toward infrastructure and utility coins. But the story doesn’t stop there—Twitter influencers, DeFi projects, and protocol devs are throwing logs onto the narrative bonfire.
Market rotation favors utility tokens and infrastructure projects with real usage signals. Meme-heavy and narrative-led assets are losing steam. On-chain activity suggests rising volume on Layer 2s, DeFi protocols, and AI-enabled nodes.
Crypto.com’s native token, CRO, exploded by 30.37% in the past 24 hours, making it the undisputed winner in a market cycle characterized by sharp divergence between major altcoins. The surge appears closely tied to unconfirmed reports circulating on Crypto Twitter regarding Crypto.com’s rumored partnership with a major global payment provider. While no official statement has been made, whale wallets showed accumulation behavior earlier this week—an alpha signal that something was brewing behind the curtain.
The CRO rally triggered a stampede into other ecosystem tokens like AGENTFUN (up 21.95%) and LPT (up 11.32%), suggesting a return of sentiment-driven microbulls after weeks of market reluctance. Volume across DeFi DEXs saw a 17% uptick combined with a sharp rise in gas fees on Ethereum Layer 2s—an indication that traders are actively rotating back into mid-cap assets.
ZORA took a sharp -11.4% hit, reinforcing what may become a recurring trend: meme-heavy, narrative-rich tokens are losing steam without strong fundamental follow-through. ZORA had been pushed as the chain of the nouveau creative economy—but without clear roadmap updates, traders appear to be jumping ship faster than you can say 'JPEG royalties.'
Meanwhile, OKB dropped 10.8% as concerns about centralised exchange reserve transparency resurfaced. Following on-chain sleuths expressing skepticism about wallet reports, OKX is reportedly under pressure to publish more detailed proof-of-reserve disclosures.
Market watchers on Twitter (#CryptoNarratives, #DefiSummer3) have been whispering about 'fundamentals returning to the forefront.' Case in point: LPT (Livepeer) rose by 11.32% after the dev team teased expanded AI video support on decentralized infrastructure. Deep infra projects—once dismissed as too slow—are now seeing capital rotation from once-sexy “creator coins.”
The narrative around AI-powered on-chain utilities may be steering capital from meme-based speculation to protocol-layer bets. It’s a shift reminiscent of the late 2020 DeFi explosion—only this time, everyone’s got ChatGPT and a lot more paranoia. Projects with robust governance and real protocol usage (no, FARTCOIN, this doesn’t include you) are rising from the ashes of last cycle’s hyped darlings.
Crypto Twitter's vibes are up—unironically. A spike in spaces dedicated to niche altcoin reviews and on-chain analytics reveals momentum isn’t only technical but tribal. Influencer account @DefiDegen101 shared a chart showcasing CRO’s breakout from a 3-month resistance, adding fuel to the hype. Meanwhile, conversations under the tag #ETHGas highlight the rising throughput on Layer 2s as activity shifts away from memes to ops—protocol ops, that is.
One quirky observation: $LION saw a jump of 17.16% after a playful AI-generated trailer about its upcoming GameFi module went viral. The price action suggests traders are not just responding to fundamentals but to meme-ified media and community-driven virality. Web3 is weird, and the markets like it that way.
Top gainers like BERA (up 10.15%) and AGENTFUN (up 21.95%) share a common characteristic: promise of utility in high-speed, cross-chain DeFi environments. It's not just flash-in-the-pan pump-and-dump—but early signs of a multi-month capital rotation into resilient, battle-tested infrastructures.
Some bulls are even whispering that this could prelude a new micro-cycle with a focus on real revenue-generating mechanisms in dApps and L2s. Is that overzealous optimism? Maybe. But when even mini-funds and PnD traders are buying on-chain revenue dashboards, it means boring might just be back in style.
In a market this choppy, price alone isn’t enough—context matters. Coins like CRO and LPT are showing strong follow-through with rising on-chain activity, social chatter, and team engagement. In contrast, tokens like FARTCOIN (-8.16%) and KTA (-7.93%) lack the heat—and the sauce—to sustain interest in a market turning more selective by the hour.
Crypto.com’s native token, CRO, exploded by 30.37% in the past 24 hours, making it the undisputed winner in a market cycle characterized by sharp divergence between major altcoins. The surge appears closely tied to unconfirmed reports circulating on Crypto Twitter regarding Crypto.com’s rumored partnership with a major global payment provider. While no official statement has been made, whale wallets showed accumulation behavior earlier this week—an alpha signal that something was brewing behind the curtain.
The CRO rally triggered a stampede into other ecosystem tokens like AGENTFUN (up 21.95%) and LPT (up 11.32%), suggesting a return of sentiment-driven microbulls after weeks of market reluctance. Volume across DeFi DEXs saw a 17% uptick combined with a sharp rise in gas fees on Ethereum Layer 2s—an indication that traders are actively rotating back into mid-cap assets.
ZORA took a sharp -11.4% hit, reinforcing what may become a recurring trend: meme-heavy, narrative-rich tokens are losing steam without strong fundamental follow-through. ZORA had been pushed as the chain of the nouveau creative economy—but without clear roadmap updates, traders appear to be jumping ship faster than you can say 'JPEG royalties.'
Meanwhile, OKB dropped 10.8% as concerns about centralised exchange reserve transparency resurfaced. Following on-chain sleuths expressing skepticism about wallet reports, OKX is reportedly under pressure to publish more detailed proof-of-reserve disclosures.
Market watchers on Twitter (#CryptoNarratives, #DefiSummer3) have been whispering about 'fundamentals returning to the forefront.' Case in point: LPT (Livepeer) rose by 11.32% after the dev team teased expanded AI video support on decentralized infrastructure. Deep infra projects—once dismissed as too slow—are now seeing capital rotation from once-sexy “creator coins.”
The narrative around AI-powered on-chain utilities may be steering capital from meme-based speculation to protocol-layer bets. It’s a shift reminiscent of the late 2020 DeFi explosion—only this time, everyone’s got ChatGPT and a lot more paranoia. Projects with robust governance and real protocol usage (no, FARTCOIN, this doesn’t include you) are rising from the ashes of last cycle’s hyped darlings.
Crypto Twitter's vibes are up—unironically. A spike in spaces dedicated to niche altcoin reviews and on-chain analytics reveals momentum isn’t only technical but tribal. Influencer account @DefiDegen101 shared a chart showcasing CRO’s breakout from a 3-month resistance, adding fuel to the hype. Meanwhile, conversations under the tag #ETHGas highlight the rising throughput on Layer 2s as activity shifts away from memes to ops—protocol ops, that is.
One quirky observation: $LION saw a jump of 17.16% after a playful AI-generated trailer about its upcoming GameFi module went viral. The price action suggests traders are not just responding to fundamentals but to meme-ified media and community-driven virality. Web3 is weird, and the markets like it that way.
Top gainers like BERA (up 10.15%) and AGENTFUN (up 21.95%) share a common characteristic: promise of utility in high-speed, cross-chain DeFi environments. It's not just flash-in-the-pan pump-and-dump—but early signs of a multi-month capital rotation into resilient, battle-tested infrastructures.
Some bulls are even whispering that this could prelude a new micro-cycle with a focus on real revenue-generating mechanisms in dApps and L2s. Is that overzealous optimism? Maybe. But when even mini-funds and PnD traders are buying on-chain revenue dashboards, it means boring might just be back in style.
In a market this choppy, price alone isn’t enough—context matters. Coins like CRO and LPT are showing strong follow-through with rising on-chain activity, social chatter, and team engagement. In contrast, tokens like FARTCOIN (-8.16%) and KTA (-7.93%) lack the heat—and the sauce—to sustain interest in a market turning more selective by the hour.
CRO jumps 30% on rumors of a major partnership deal. OKB drops 10.8% amid transparency doubts. Livepeer (LPT) gains 11.32% on sneak peeks of AI infrastructure support.
Watch for spikes in on-chain metrics—protocol transactions, volume, and dev commits—before jumping into the next hot token. Sentiment follows substance this cycle.
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