- QNT, TRB, and CAKE lead LunarCrush Altrank with strong price movement and rising social activity.
- Altcoins such as INJ, JUP, and MASK are on an uptrend as utility-focused altcoins start trending.
- According to LunarCrush data, traders are moving on to projects that are still developing and have increased engagement.
LunarCrush Altrank of May 27, 2025, shows Quant ($QNT), Tellor ($TRB), and PancakeSwap ($CAKE) leading with high social and market metrics performance. The Altrank index is an altcoin comparison tool created by tracking the altcoins’ prices along with community engagement against Bitcoin as well as the overall crypto market.
Growing demand for decentralized oracle solutions is followed closely by TRB. PancakeSwap’s CAKE token made a comeback in the top ranks thanks to its recent protocol upgrades and liquidity incentives.
Emerging Projects Gain Momentum
Several mid-cap altcoins also got some limelight beyond the top three. Recent integrations of AI into its crypto tools boosted KAITO’s user activity, leading him to secure fourth place. While its decentralized derivatives exchange platform, Injective (INJ), caught the renewed attention of derivatives traders and integrating announcements with layer two platforms, it ranked fifth.
The Solana-based DEX aggregator, Jupiter (JUP), moved up to sixth as users migrated towards more efficient cross-DEX swaps. It was followed by Qubic, in seventh which benefited from its unique focus on fast layer-1 scalability and its increased community discussions around quantum-proof consensus systems.
The spotlight comes at a time when Braver Crypto, a leading X trader, projects widespread growth for QUBIC. Seven months ago, the token was valued at just $350, even as the market capitalization hovered at $18m. The trader is now expecting the price to go up by 1,000 times to $0.00035 per token.
Coming in eighth place, Mask Network ($MASK) is another reflection of the interest in social media privacy and Web3 integration. Aave ($AAVE) was stuck in ninth thanks to institutional DeFi adoption and ongoing governance participation. In tenth place was Flamingo Finance ($FLM), which benefitted from cross-chain DeFi expansions onto Neo N3.
Market Dynamics Reinforce Social Metrics
The May 2025 leaderboard highlights the correlation between on-chain traction and social momentum, which tends to increase. Coins that are able to align technological updates with strong community messaging continue to dominate LunarCrush’s rankings. What the latest results also indicate is a shift in trader focus towards utility based protocols with expanding ecosystems.
ltcoinSeveral tokens on the list have seen new partnerships or upgrade news that is driving both user engagement and price performance. For instance, Injective’s integration with Ethereum L2s lures TVL inflows as CAKE’s yield optimization tools drive up the trading volume.
