Weekly Ecosystem Updates(September 29th - October 5th)

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Grayscale introduced staking for its ETH and SOL ETFs, allowing investors in Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE), Ethereum Mini Trust (ETH), and Solana Trust (GSOL) to earn staking rewards directly from their ETF holdings.

Doublezero has launched its high-performance global network on Solana mainnet-beta, powered by the 2Z token - with 22% of Solana’s stake already migrated, bringing NASDAQ-level speed to the blockchain.

Moonbirds - a NFT collection from Ethereum ecosystem - announced plans to tokenize on Solana with a new token BIRB, expanding its ecosystem and utility beyond Ethereum.

NASDAQ-listed VisionSys AI partners with Marinade Finance to deploy $2B into Solana, beginning with a $500M SOL acquisition and making Marinade its exclusive staking and ecosystem partner.

The new $USX stablecoin by SolsticeFi has gone live on Solana, quickly reaching $166M TVL. With its collateralized and delta-neutral design via YieldVault, $USX aims to become a key player in Solana’s expanding DeFi ecosystem.

Meteora has announced its $MET Token Generation Event (TGE) for October 23, 2025 - set to power the next phase of LP growth, token launches, and community-driven innovation on Solana.

Keel - a Solana-native capital allocator and liquidity layer, has gone live with $2.5B in capital to accelerate growth across DeFi, RWAs, and tokenized assets.

Phantom has launched $CASH, a new stablecoin that will soon be accepted across Stripe’s global merchant network, expanding real-world payment utility for Solana users.

The new Explore feature in Solflare’s Extension and Expanded View transforms the wallet into a Solana HQ, offering real-time insights and ecosystem updates directly within the app.

The updated DRiP Store offers an easier way to discover, collect, and connect with curated sections and category-based browsing.

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

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

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

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.

The collaboration between Coinbase and Morpho reached a major milestone for onchain credit markets with $1B in BTC-collateralized loans.

Two new stablecoins - XSGD (Singapore Dollar) and AUDD (Australian Dollar) - went live, bringing Base’s support to 16+ local currencies.

SatLayer integrated cbBTC vaults on Base and Ethereum, advancing cross-chain Bitcoin liquidity.

BaseVol secured $3M in funding to develop institutional-grade onchain options trading infrastructure.

Base Build integrated the XMTP, allowing secure, wallet-based conversations.

OpenVPP launched World dApp, enabling vehicle-to-grid coordination through Base NFTs.

The Hyper Foundation has deployed 4,600 unique Hypurr NFTs on HyperEVM as a memento for early contributors and Genesis Event participants, capturing the community's diverse vibes; distribution is complete with no minting required, and users are warned against scams.

Unit has officially enabled deposits, withdrawals, and trading for the 2Z token on Hyperliquid's spot market, allowing users to trade it against USDC via the app.

Rainbow Wallet rolls out onchain perpetuals trading powered by Hyperliquid directly in its mobile app, offering 100+ markets, up to 40x leverage, instant fills, real-time charts, and $RNBW airdrop points for trades.

Ranger Finance integrates Hyperliquid for perps trading, unlocking deep liquidity and optimal execution with just-in-time bridging, positioning it as a key player in the evolving perps DEX landscape.

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.