Weekly Ecosystem Updates (October 5th - October 12th)

Everlyn AI's $LYN Token Launch: Link 

The video protocol hit fever pitch with cinematic, self-refining scenes on Walrus storage. $LYN launched Oct 6, enabling instant, high-quality renders and reshaping creator economics. Early adopters praised its 16-second auto-improving clips, calling it a “new era of creativity” as sentiment spiked around AI-driven Web3 content.

TryLimitless Pre-TGE Campaign: Link 

Calibration showed 90% real wallets, with algorithmic allocations ending FOMO gas wars. It's buzzing for fair, transparent pledging in AI/automation spaces. 

$BNB surpass $1250: Link

BNB surged to $1,263, a 43.9% increase in the last 14 days.

Chainlink Data Standard Integration for U.S. Economic Data: Link

BNB Chain integrated Chainlink's Data Standard, enabling on-chain access to official U.S. macro indicators. This boosts DeFi, prediction markets, and tokenized assets with reliable, tamper-proof data, streamlining dApp development.

Gas Fee Floor Reduced to 0.05 Gwei: Link

BNB Chain reduced the minimum gas fee to 0.05 Gwei and optimized its network, cutting transaction costs for users and developers. 

BNB Singapore Event Spotlights Ecosystem Builders and Protocols: Link

BNB Singapore hosted a Web3 event on Oct 2 at the National Gallery, with keynotes on DeFi, AI, and gaming protocols.

Solana Hits 100K TPS Amid Record Liquidation  Link

Solana hit a historic 100,000 TPS during the October 10 “transaction storm,” maintaining stability and low fees as teams like Anza, Temporal, and Helius successfully managed crypto’s largest liquidation event.

Axiom Exchange Hits Historic Revenue  Link

Axiom achieved $300M in revenue within 263 days, becoming the fastest startup in history to hit this milestone.

Grayscale Launches $SOL Staking for U.S. Investors Link

Grayscale has partnered with @Figment_io to power staking for its Solana Trust ($GSOL). 🇺🇸 This marks the first time U.S. investors can earn staking rewards on $SOL through a fully regulated Grayscale product.

Bitwise updates Solana ETF Link

Bitwise updates Solana ETF, adds “Staking” to Fund name and sets 0.20% management fee

Umbra Raises $155M Through MetaDAO  Link

Umbra, built on Arcium, achieved record-breaking participation last week on MetaDAO, securing $155M in commitments from 10,519 participants.

Hivemapper raised $32 million and launched a $19/month camera subscription Link

After a massive year partnering with Volkswagen, Lyft, and NBC, and mapping 36% of the world, Hivemapper is entering its next growth phase with Bees for $19/month, powered by Hivemapper × Helium - and made possible by Solana.

Ambios Network launched an air quality sensor DePIN Link

Ambios is calling on the community to fight air pollution through a DePIN air quality network, where users can track local air data and earn rewards - building a cleaner, healthier future together.

Starknet BTCFi Arc. Link

Recent initiatives include Bitcoin Staking on Starknet, the Bitcoin Institutional Yield Fund by Re7 Capital, and the BTCFi Incentive Program.

Botanix opens a second sBTC cap. Link

The new vault introduces an expanded capacity of 100 BTC, operating on a first-come-first-served basis.  

BOB launches 1-Click native BTC transfers across 11 major chains with LayerZero. Link

Supported Chains included Ethereum, Avalanche, BNB Chain, Base, Berachain, Optimism, Sei Network, Soneium, Sonic Labs, Unichain, and one additional LayerZero-integrated network.

Official Ordinals Digital Asset Treasury Launches NinjaStrategy for Pizza Ninjas Link

The Official Ordinals Digital Asset Treasury (ODAT), led by Bitcoin Ordinals OGs, launched NinjaStrategy to trade Pizza Ninjas Ordinals. Using $PIZZA (Rune #14), ODAT buys undervalued assets on Magic Eden, resells for profit, and burns $PIZZA with gains, boosting token value.

Base Hits New TVL High 

Base achieved a new all-time high total value locked (TVL) of $5.3 billion, nearly tripling its value from last year.

Coinbase rolled out decentralized exchange (DEX) trading to all U.S. users Link

Coinbase rolled out decentralized exchange (DEX) trading to all U.S. users (excluding NY), enabling access to millions of assets directly within the app moments after launch.

Morpho TVL Surges to $10B Across Ethereum, Base, and Hyperliquid Link

Over $200 million in USDC is now earning approximately 10% APY on Coinbase in just two weeks, powered by MorphoLabs' innovative infrastructure

Sports Expansion with Footballdotfun Link

Footballdotfun expanded its platform to include American football and basketball, broadening its onchain sports offerings.

Base App Beta Enhances Group Chats Link

Base app beta upgraded group chats with AI agents like Flaunchybot and Bankrbot, enabling instant trading and money transfers.

MetaMask Launches In-App Perpetual Futures Trading Powered by Hyperliquid - Link

Web3 wallet MetaMask introduced perpetual contract trading directly in-app via integration with Hyperliquid's DEX, enabling users to execute long/short positions without leaving the wallet

Chainlink-Grade RPC Upgrades for HyperEVM Testnet - Link

Hyperliquid builders gain access to enhanced RPC infrastructure compatible with Chainlink CCIP and Data Streams, supporting HIP-3 experiments, vaults, LSTs, and DeFi apps on HyperCore + HyperEVM architecture.

Polymarket Integrates Hyperliquid Deposits/Withdrawals - Link

Polymarket launches direct HYPE token handling on Hyperliquid's L1, reducing friction for prediction betting with zero gas fees and HyperEVM compatibility, boosting DeFi liquidity.

TradePerps Launches on HIP-3 with XYZ100 Index - Link

Hyperunit deploys the first HIP-3 market via TradePerps, offering US equities perps (top 100 non-financial companies index), driving 7x volume over competitors and attracting builders.

Monad Airdrop Claims Portal Opens on October 14 Amid Community Excitement - Link

Monad launched its MON token airdrop claims portal on October 14, rewarding early testers, DeFi/NFT users, and community contributors; eligibility checks began immediately, with claims vesting over time ahead of mainnet.

How Monad works - Link

Monad, an EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain, released a comprehensive blog post, offering a high-level survey of its architecture designed for extreme scalability and decentralization.