Crypto Market Weekly Wrap-up: Top Gainers, Key Trends, Meme Coin Rally

Key Insights

• The crypto market continued to feel the impact of geopolitical tension, but some narratives still caught the attention of traders.
• This week, Stargate Finance, MemeCore, DeXe, Siren, and KAITO led by gains in the crypto market sector.
• Meme coins climbed this week even as geopolitical turmoil kept broader markets on edge.

As the crypto market absorbs the effects of the Israel–Iran conflict, coins are showing varied resilience. Each sector appears to be adapting differently, highlighting uneven performance across the ecosystem.

Big-cap cryptocurrencies spiked and then plunged right after President Trump announced a pause in the war. The sharp swings followed claims of a breakthrough in negotiations.

While Iranian leaders have rejected the claims and attacks have resumed, the market could not help but absorb the fear. The markets have lost about 2.5% of their total capitalization. It trades at $2.36 trillion with Bitcoin (BTC) accounting for $1.32 trillion.

What Happened in Crypto Market This Week

Bitcoin and Ethereum (ETH) lost about 2.55% and 3.5%, respectively, this week, leading the overall crypto market weakness. The Funding Rates dropped, indicating bears were paying bulls to keep their positions open.

Meanwhile, the market sentiment turned cautious following uncertainty. Furthermore, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq lost more than 4% combined, indicating weakness in equities too. The Fear and Greed Index rose from extreme levels to cautious fear with a reading of 26.

Despite the tension, tokenization was the trendiest narrative this week. Ondo Finance partnered with Franklin Templeton to tokenize funds.

At the same time, Felix tokenized more than 250 stocks and ETFs and enabled trading on Hyperliquid. Additionally, Securitize was in line to bring tokenized securities markets to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

Top trends in crypto market | Source: CoinMarketCap

Even with the cautious sentiment, there were still positives across different sectors. For instance, Binance launched AI Pro to assist in analysis, marking their foray into artificial intelligence.

In DeFi, AAVE V4 was deployed on the Ethereum mainnet, while Jupiter launched the OfferBook fixed-rate lending market.

The Ethereum Foundation tackled the quantum computing threat by launching a post-quantum security hub. This initiative aims to strengthen Ethereum’s defenses against future cryptographic risks. While there were some positives, it meant that some tokens did not feel the heat.

Weekly Top Gainers on CoinMarketCap

As per the crypto market weekly changes, it appeared that the small caps were outperforming the bigger caps. Altcoins were leading with tokens in the AI, RWA, and infra sectors at the forefront.

That is, Stargate Finance (STG) led the top 200 coins by market cap with 46%, followed by MemeCore (M) with 22%.

The top five were wrapped up by DeXe (DEXE), siren (SIREN), and KAITO, which gained 17%, 13%, and 11%, respectively.

Bittensor (TAO), Ondo Finance (ONDO), Monad (MON), World Liberty Financial (WLFI), and Aethir (ATH) rounded out the top 10 gainers. They claimed their positions in that exact order.

Weekly top gainers in crypto | Source: CoinMarketCap

However, in terms of daily performances, it was mixed. All the bigger caps in the top 10 had lost by more than 5% of their capitalization this week. For instance, both Ripple (XRP) and Solana (SOL) lost 7% each while Binance Coin (BNB) declined by 6%.

Meme Coins on the Move: Is the Trend Sustainable?

Meanwhile, meme coins exhibited more strength than other sectors, followed by RWA and AI. To be specific, meme coins that had the AI or infra narrative, like SIREN, surpassed $2.

The whole sector grew by 5% week-on-week (WoW), adding $1.60 billion in capital, which pushed the total past $31 billion.

MemeCore followed SIREN in gains as traders began to accumulate even larger-cap meme coins. For instance, a whale moved 6.047 trillion PEPE worth $20.73 million from Revolut to a non-custodial wallet.

Meme coins market cap | Source: CoinMarketCap

Solana generated significant revenue this week as meme coin trading hit its peak. It dominated the sector, serving as the largest pool for these tokens.

About $20 million was collected, marking an 18‑month low. This showed that activity was significantly weaker compared to other seasons. Truly, the war had an impact on the broader crypto market.

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