Projects to Watch (October 20th - October 26th)

1- Mavrk

Introduction: Built on Kaijinka Ink, MAVRK redefines token launches with a zero-cost, fair, and creator-focused approach. Forget bonding curves and price manipulation - tokens on MAVRK deploy directly to on-chain DEX liquidity, ensuring equal entry for everyone.

Backed by: Ink Layer 2

Catalyst: MAVRK’s main catalysts come from its free, gasless launch model and fair tokenomics. With Gelato ERC-2771 sponsorship, creators can deploy tokens at zero cost, while the no-bonding-curve system ensures equal entry and eliminates whale advantages. Its permanent LP lock builds trust, and a 25% creator revenue share turns trading volume into continuous income. Backed by multi-chain support (Ink, Ethereum, BNB, Base), a Telegram-integrated MAVRK Bot, and proven scalability through a 1,000-token stress test, MAVRK is shaping up as the next-generation, creator-driven launchpad.

2- AAVE

Introduction: Decentralized money market where you can lend, borrow, and earn yield on crypto without intermediaries.

Backed by: Framework Ventures; ParaFi Capital

Catalyst: Market Dominance - $775B+ borrow volumes, buybacks, and revenue flows reduce supply, support price stability; TVL Surge - $6.6B inflows pushed Aave TVL to $41B (70% market share), boosting fees, liquidity, and yields.

1- Solv Protocol

Introduction: Solv Protocol is a DeFi platform designed to transform Bitcoin from a passive store of value into a dynamic, productive asset within a Bitcoin-native economy. It bridges decentralized finance (DeFi), centralized finance (CeFi), and traditional finance (TradFi) to enable seamless capital flows, focusing on Bitcoin holders through services like lending, liquid staking, yield generation, and fund management.

Catalyst: Solv currently holds over 24,000 BTC, making it the largest on-chain Bitcoin reserve. Its innovative product suite, including SolvBTC, xSolvBTC, and BTC+, spans all major blockchains, driving widespread adoption.

With a recent $1B investment from Jiuzi Holdings fueling its on-chain Bitcoin initiatives, Solv is rapidly solidifying its position as a cornerstone of the Bitcoin ecosystem.

2- Xverse

Introduction: Xverse Wallet is a non-custodial, self-custody cryptocurrency wallet designed for Bitcoin and its ecosystem, including assets like Ordinals, Runes, BRC-20 tokens, and Layer 2 solutions such as Stacks (STX) and Starknet (STRK). It allows users to securely buy, store, send, receive, swap, and stake these assets with full control over private keys. 

Catalyst: Xverse has emerged as the premier self-custodial wallet in the Bitcoin ecosystem, trusted by over 1.7 million users and supporting a wide array of assets and protocols. Its robust feature set, from direct BTC purchases and token swaps to NFT minting, DeFi app integrations, and non-custodial staking pools that earn BTC rewards, positions it as an all-in-one gateway to BitcoinFi and Web3 innovation.

Following MetaMask’s upcoming MASK token launch for governance and rewards, a native Xverse token in the future could be a top opportunity.

3- Saturn

Introduction: Saturn is native Bitcoin Layer-1 decentralized exchange for trading rare satoshis, runes, and tokens via on-chain orderbooks and instant swaps - no bridges, wrappers, or custodians. Secure, trustless, and fully Bitcoin-secured. Saturn is built on Arch Network, one of the most promising projects in the ecosystem.

Catalyst: With Arch Network's mainnet launch slated for late 2025, bolstered by its recent brand revamp and $20M+ in funding from backers like Pantera Capital and Multicoin, Saturn DEX stands as a core inheritor, leveraging Arch's bridgeless ArchVM for Turing-complete smart contracts directly on Bitcoin L1. 

This innovative infrastructure unlocks native DeFi without wrappers, bridges, or custody risks, positioning Saturn as Arch's flagship DEX and a frontrunner for Bitcoin's premier L1 trading hub.

1- Melee

Introduction: Melee Markets is a decentralized prediction platform on Solana, combining Pump.fun’s viral appeal with Polymarket’s trading model. Backed by $3.5M from Variant and Anatoly Yakovenko, Melee empowers creators to earn from market volume and is quickly gaining traction after its alpha wave launch on Solana.

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2- ORE

Introduction: ORE Supply is a Proof-of-Work mining protocol on Solana where users stake SOL to mine a capped 5M-supply $ORE token. After its V2 relaunch, $ORE surged 150%, reaching $20M+ TVL and ranking among Solana’s top revenue-generating protocols.

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1- Unibase

Introduction: Unibase is a high-performance decentralized AI memory layer. It equips AI agents with long-term memory and cross-platform interoperability, enabling them to learn, evolve, and collaborate autonomously. Unibase is building the foundation for the Open Agent Internet, a modular, verifiable, and composable AI agent ecosystem onchain.

Unibase’s testnet is currently live on BNB Chain’s testnet.

Catalyst: x402 is the hottest trend in crypto right now - developed by Coinbase and supercharging AI Agents with verifiable onchain capabilities. Unibase is leading the charge as one of the first protocols to bring x402 to BNB Chain, enabling AI Agents with verifiable IDs, gasless payments, and persistent onchain memory.

BNB builders can now create fully autonomous agents that transact, prove identity, and settle entirely onchain - no offchain dependencies.

If this momentum holds, x402-powered protocols like Unibase could replicate the explosive run that AI Agent tokens saw last cycle.

2- Pieverse

Introduction: Pieverse is a decentralized payment and compliance infrastructure on the BNB Chain. It specializes in timestamping protocols to convert on-chain data into verifiable records for audits, compliance, and transactions like invoices and receipts, making crypto payments more transparent and usable across blockchains.

Catalyst: Pieverse is another protocol bringing the x402 standard to the BNB Chain via its x402b implementation, an enhanced version of the original that specifically addresses the gasless transaction issue through EIP-3009 support and the audit & tax compliance problems with immutable on-chain receipts stored on Greenfield.

As one of the most utilized protocols on the BNB Chain, Pieverse now has a live demo of x402b on its testnet, allowing users to test features like wrapping pieUSD (a 1:1 USDT wrapper for gasless payments) and simulating purchases.

3- Opinion Labs

Introduction: Opinion Labs is a crypto infrastructure provider developing O.LAB, a decentralized suite of products including prediction markets, opinion markets, and consensus oracles, aimed at valuing and trading human opinions and predictions on blockchain.

Catalyst: Along with x402, prediction markets are currently one of the top narratives in the industry, with Polymarket leading the way and in early discussions for new funding at a $12-15 billion valuation, alongside confirmation of an upcoming token launch and airdrop.

While investing in Polymarket remains largely inaccessible to retail investors, other prediction markets have emerged and are competing fiercely. In this space, Opinion stands out as one of the most promising contenders, backed by YZi Labs.

Opinion, which launched its mainnet exclusively on BNB Chain earlier this month, recently introduced its leaderboard yesterday and points program, and has rapidly accumulated over $200 million in trading volume.

1- Daylight Energy

Introduction: Daylight Energy is a decentralized energy network on Base, building the next-generation power grid through blockchain. It enables transparent, efficient production and distribution of renewable energy. Backed by $75M in funding, Daylight is at the forefront of green tech in crypto, combining DeFi and RWA integration to attract sustainable investments from individuals and enterprises.

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2- Beyond

Introduction: Beyond is a cross-chain interoperability protocol on Base, enabling seamless transfers of BTC, LSTs, and Bitcoin tokens (Runes, BRC-2.0) across ecosystems. Supported by LayerZero, Beyond bridges Bitcoin L1 to Base, enhancing liquidity and connectivity for Bitcoin-based assets in DeFi.

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1- TradeXYZ

Introduction: A builder-deployed perpetuals platform on Hyperliquid, specializing in RWA (real-world asset) markets like equity indices.

Catalyst: As the first to launch a HIP-3 permissionless perp market (XYZ100 tracking Nasdaq futures), it achieved $63M in trading volume and $15M open interest within days of activation on October 22, highlighting HIP-3's immediate scalability and attracting TradFi-style liquidity experimentation.

2- Seda Protocol

Introduction: An oracle network enhancing Hyperliquid's data feeds for high-speed, flexible market pricing.

Catalyst: Its HIP-3.1 proposal (co-developed with Pyth Network) on October 26 unlocked support for stocks, indices, and off-chain assets, directly fueling a $SEDA token pump amid broader ecosystem hype for advanced perps integration.