Dolphin surged 41.9% to lead the day’s winners, while Moonbeam and Starknet extended a two-week climb by infrastructure tokens.
Bitcoin sits at $84,700 with a daily gain of just 0.3%, and total market capitalization slipped 2.2% to $2.9 trillion. The calm is misleading — beneath the surface, a rally looks more like a sprint than a marathon. AI and infrastructure are powering ahead while the broader market stands still.
1. Dolphin (POD) — +41.9%
What is Dolphin?
Dolphin is building Dolphin Network, a decentralized network for AI inference. The idea is simple but ambitious: instead of running models on servers owned by a handful of giants, the network spreads requests across thousands of GPUs worldwide. GPU owners — from hardcore gamers to small farms — can rent their hardware to the network while they sleep or play, earning DPHN tokens in return. Those tokens can later pay for inference or be sold to recoup hardware costs.
Network integrity is upheld by a mix of encryption, randomly sampled validation and cryptoeconomic bonding. POD lives on Base, and the project sits squarely inside two of the hottest narratives of the year: DePIN and AI.
Why is it rising?
Two reasons. First, the DePIN and AI inference sector is back in focus as the market hunts for stories that are more than memes. Second, the technical picture is exceptionally strong: the price is up 134.7% over a week, and today’s near-42% jump left the token just 4.8% below its all-time high. When something trades that close to a record, every new buyer acts like another gust of wind. Volume of $125 million against a $66.8 million market cap means the token is turning over faster than expected — nothing like projects quietly waiting in the corner.
Financials: Price $0.7976 · 24h +41.9% · 7d +134.7% · MCap $66.8M · 24h volume $125.4M · Circulating supply 83.6M / 500M · ATH $0.8375 (−4.8%) · ATL $0.0000723.
2. Moonbeam (GLMR) — +45.4%
What is Moonbeam?
Moonbeam is a Polkadot parachain that plays the role of a translator: it lets Ethereum developers launch their smart contracts and tools on Polkadot without rewriting code. It is designed as an EVM-compatible platform — pretty much anything that runs on Ethereum runs on Moonbeam, but with the benefits of Polkadot’s architecture. The network was once regarded as one of the most promising infrastructure projects of its cycle.
Why is it rising?
Call it a comeback from the dead. GLMR fell from $19.50 to today’s $0.0125 — a drop of 99.9% from its peak. Tokens like this become speculators’ prey the moment a spark appears: a small absolute move means a huge percentage. A weekly gain of 74.6% shows someone decided the bottom was in, and the token now ranks among the year’s biggest losers — and the day’s winners. Volume of $45.7 million against a market cap of just $13.8 million proves how intense the trading is.
Financials: Price $0.01255 · 24h +45.4% · 7d +74.6% · MCap $13.8M · 24h volume $45.7M · Circulating supply 1.10B / 1.24B · ATH $19.50 (−99.9%) · ATL $0.00537.
3. Starknet (STRK) — +26.2%
What is Starknet?
Starknet is a layer-2 network on Ethereum that runs on STARK proofs — a cryptographic tool that compresses thousands of transactions into a single proof sent to Ethereum. The result is lower fees and higher throughput, all with the inherited security of the base chain. The project built its own programming language, Cairo, and has long been seen as the most technically ambitious of the L2s.
Why is it rising?
Jumps like +26% usually come when heavy tech tokens enter a phase where the market rediscovers them. Starknet rose 34.7% over a week, and $137.7 million in volume keeps it among the more active names. A market cap of $402.7 million makes it the largest name on today’s winners list — a genuine infrastructure heavyweight alongside two lighter but faster runners. Ironic, given the token is named after Tony Stark: today it flew as if it had fired up its own repulsor.
Financials: Price $0.05425 · 24h +26.2% · 7d +34.7% · MCap $402.7M · 24h volume $137.7M · Circulating supply 7.42B / 10B · ATH $4.41 (−98.8%) · ATL $0.02221.
The Broader Market
Total market capitalization stands at $2.9 trillion, with a daily drop of 2.2% and volume of $46 billion. Bitcoin dominance sits at 58.6%, Ethereum’s at 11.3%. BTC trades at $84,740 (+0.3%), ETH at $2,687 (+0.7%). The message of the day: while the giants doze, infrastructure runs.
Disclaimer: This is not investment advice. Cryptocurrencies are volatile assets and investing can result in the loss of entire capital. Data is taken from CoinGecko at the time of publication.
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