Weekly Ecosystem Updates

220M burned

220M locked, with 2% monthly release

Cat on Ink: dropping Meowboard Season 2

Squid on Ink: unveiling the Inky Squad NFT Collection

Andru Krollor: launching the BOI NFT Collection

Shellies: introducing the first raffle platform on Ink

Stabull Finance has expanded to Base:

Stabull Finance has expanded to Base, marking its third supported chain for stablecoin and RWA trading, leveraging Base's secure, low-cost infrastructure and offchain price oracles to enable efficient swaps between supported assets.

Spiko is adding support for Base

Spiko is adding support for Base, bringing Spiko’s U.S. and E.U. T-Bills Money Market Funds, the world’s first tokenized UCITS funds, onto the network."

Base app launches in-feed trading

Base app launches in-feed trading - trade directly from social feeds without app switching

Base announces Blueprint Cohort 3 funding 10 creators for onchain content expansion

Blueprint is funding 10 creators and showing them how to create onchain, with applications for Cohort 3 now open.

Rarible has officially integrated Base into RaribleFUN

Rarible officially integrates Base on RaribleFUN platform with creator-focused drops

Virtuals Introducing the Agent Liquidity Engine (ALE)

Virtuals introduces the Agent Liquidity Engine (ALE), enabling agents to prove product strength, revenue, and long-term commitment.

B3 launches first gaming chain on XRPL EVM sidechain

B3 and XRPL Commons debut the first AppChain gaming experience, enabling users to play games, earn, and bring real-world utility to $XRP

Bario teams up with Mr. Miggles and PurrLabs

Bario teams up with Mr. Miggles and PurrLabs to infuse cats into Bario, unlocking new games, creator tools, and off-screen culture that defines the new internet's entertainment layer.

Retro Shrimp has joined the HYTOPIA Creator Fund

HYTOPIA partners with Roblox's Retro Shrimp for Hyper Ball Arena, boosting the Creator Fund with billion-play expertise.

Juicy adventure gears up for the juiciest game drop on Base

Juicy Adventure, powered by Grampus and set to launch on Base, announced that players need an Iskra account and a Shooter NFT to participate in the game's debut battle.

Solana continues to break records, reaching a $135B market cap - a new ATH 

$SOL remains the 5th largest crypto by market value

Forward Industries Raises $1.65B Solana DAT Fund
Forward Industries announced a $1.65B Decentralized Asset Trust (DAT) fund on Solana — one of the largest in the market, backed by Galaxy Digital, Jump Crypto, and Multicoin, reinforcing Solana’s position with traditional investors.

DefiDevCorp Receives 44,370 SOL ($9.6M) from Kraken
Institutional accumulation continues as DefiDevCorp secured a 44,370 SOL transfer (~$9.6M) from Kraken.

Solana DeFi TVL Hits New All-Time High at $12.2B
Solana’s DeFi ecosystem continues strong momentum, reaching a record $12.2B in total value locked (TVL).

PumpSwap Surges to Become Solana’s Leading DEX
PumpSwap, powered by Pumpdotfun, recorded a daily trading volume of $878M — surpassing well-known DEXs such as Meteora and Raydium.

Jup Lend Onchain Deposits Hit $1.11B in Market Size
Just two weeks after launch, Jup Lend’s onchain data shows deposits reaching a market size of $1.11B.

Agridex Cracks $9M in Agricultural Trading Volume
Agridex has processed over $9M in stablecoin-powered agricultural trades across Africa.
Its latest deal: a $1.5M grain and fertilizer trade across Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and South Africa — all settled instantly in USDC.

Pokémon TCG Protocols Hit $2M Weekly Revenue ATH
Pokémon TCG activity is booming on Solana as weekly revenue from TCG protocols hit an all-time high of $2M.
Phygitals led the surge for the first time, generating $1.29M in revenue.

deBridge Connects Solana to $90B in Liquidity
deBridge has enabled Solana to access $90B in liquidity from Tron, allowing near-instant cross-chain transfers between the two ecosystems.

BNB Chain Annual Awards 2025 Winners Announced. Link

BNB Chain's fifth-anniversary celebrations highlighted community-voted winners: MYX Finance (Best Perpetual DEX), Superp (competitive perpetuals), PancakeSwap (decentralized trading leader), and Lorenzo Protocol (innovative Bitcoin LSTs on BNB Chain).

BNB Chain released Real World Assets Map  Link

BNB Chain offers a comprehensive RWA ecosystem, supporting compliant issuance, secondary liquidity, and DeFi utility, making it a strong choice for projects scaling from proof-of-concept to production.

Holdstation's DeFutures launches on BNB Chain Link

Holdstation's DeFutures, a perpetual DEX on BNB Chain, enables 100x leverage trading of tokenized stocks, crypto, and commodities in a $USD1 economy.

Venus Protocol returns $11 million in crypto to phishing victim Link

According to Venus, the platform took less than 12 hours to identify the issue, pause operations, and recover the funds.

Stacks will remove sBTC cap on September 16th. Link

This enables seamless Bitcoin inflows and outflows on Stacks, establishing sBTC as open, accessible liquidity for users, developers, and institutions.

Spark x MagicEden. Link

Spark and MagicEden introduce SparkPad, the premier platform for launching Bitcoin tokens on Spark.

LBTC reached 1300 total supply on Sui. Link

Lombard's LBTC on the Sui chain has exceeded 1,300 BTC, with a TVL surpassing $140 million. BTC assets now account for 30% of Sui's total TVL.

New BTCFi opportunities on BOB powered by Solv Link

Solv introduces BTCFi opportunities on BOB with BTC+ and SolvBTC.JUP. These institutional-grade vaults offer multiple yield sources, points multiplier and one-click access.

Hyperliquid and the "USDH War" – A big moment in DeFi: Hyperliquid's planned stablecoin USDH has sparked a fierce "bidding war" among issuers like Paxos, Ethena, Frax, and Sky. Link

Hyperliquid Airdrop Season 2 Speculation: Speculation is heating up for Hyperliquid's $HYPE Airdrop Season 2, with 39% of the token supply reserved for community rewards amid growing HyperEVM activity. Link

Market Cap/ Revenue Comparison of Top Protocols and Chains: Hyperliquid has racked up $1.3 billion in profits over the past year, boasting a market cap-to-revenue ratio of just 10.13x—far below rivals like Ethereum (2,421x) and Solana (2,008x). Link

Top Monad Ecosystem Projects Driving Recent User Buzz: The Monad ecosystem is buzzing with innovative projects even pre-mainnet, from DeFi heavyweights like Curvance and Narwhal Finance to prediction markets such as Kizzy and Zona. Link

Fundraising Activities within the Monad Ecosystem: Despite no mainnet launch yet, Monad's ecosystem has exploded with over $330M in funding across 15+ projects. Link