- Chainlink leads the rankings of the blockchain infrastructure with a market capitalization of $12.7bn and an astonishing 9,962% YTD from a low.
- Quant demonstrated the highest percentage increase, placing it at 40,549% despite being the lowest valued in the top ten.
- Other new projects, such as ZKJ, PYTH, and FET, also went up, demonstrating the investors’ growing demand for infrastructure tokens.
Chainlink ($LINK) has emerged as the most valuable blockchain infrastructure project, reaching the $12.7 billion FDV, according to data provided by the Top 7 ICO. LINK has risen by an incredible 9,962% from its ATH (all-time low), contributing to the restructuring of infrastructure tokens in the market.
This news comes in the wake of Chainlink’s new Proof of Reserve (PoR) which was deployed on the Ethereum mainnet through Ether.fi liquid restaking protocol that boasts a TVL of over $4 billion. The integration is to improve the DeFi transparency, which utilizes the on-chain real-time checking of 2.4M staked Ethereum.
Filecoin (FIL) comes second in terms of FDV with $4.95 billion, which is comparatively an upswing of 17.4 percent from the ATL. LayerZero (ZRO) comes third and has a valuation of $2.56 billion with 69.9% annual growth.
Other prominent projects in the top five are Walrus (WAL), which holds a total value of $2.27 billion, and Polyhedra Network (ZKJ) at $2.25 billion. ZKJ revealed a staggering increase of 114% from the lowest market price, indicating investors’ confidence.
Emerging Projects Show Strong Performance Metrics
EigenLayer (EIGEN) is the sixth most capitalized NFT project with an ATL of $1.137bn, which increased by 19%. The project remains relevant and noticed for its staking and security improvements. The next one is the Pyth Network (PYTH), with an FDV of $1.33 billion with an increase of 25.6% from the ATL.
The Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (FET) reported an FDV of $1.29 billion, indicating an impressive growth of 5,817%. The fast-growing nature of the company is a testament to the market demand for AI-integrated blockchain solutions.
Aethir (ATH) remains at $1.18 billion based on its 14.5% increase from the current ATL. This has recently emerged prominently in decentralized cloud computing applications.
Quant Steals Spotlight
Quant (QNT) takes the ten-spot with an FDV of $973 million. While it is significantly smaller than LINK or FIL, QNT has increased by a staggering 40,923% from its all-time low. This growth figure puts Quant ahead of all those projects listed, making Quant an outstanding performer in the blockchain infrastructure sector.
The FDV rankings cover a wide range of blockchain infrastructural projects ranging from data oracles to decentralized storage, interoperability, and protocols with AI components. An end-users-driven focus on technological functionality and practical implementation of this functionality remains the primary trend that fuels valuation upward across multiple markets.
