How did major cryptocurrencies perform last week (W37/2025) compared to traditional equities?

In week 37 of 2025, major cryptocurrencies demonstrated strong growth. Solana (SOL) led with a significant 17% increase, followed by Ether (ETH) at 7.8%, and Bitcoin (BTC) at 4.6%. In contrast, the US Technology Equity Index, NASDAQ, saw a more modest increase of 2%. This highlights a generally stronger performance for digital assets over traditional tech equities during this period.

The Performance of of top 50 coins by market cap

Top Gainers:

$PUMP
$WLD
$MNT

Top Losers:

$POL
$WLFI
$CRO

What is the current market sentiment for digital assets and the overall market capitalization?

The digital asset market sentiment is currently “Neutral,” registered at 51.00 on the CMC Crypto Fear & Greed Index. The total cryptocurrency market capitalization stands at $4.06 trillion. Bitcoin (BTC) maintains significant dominance at approximately 57.1%, while Ethereum (ETH) has a dominance of around 13.8%.

Which cryptocurrencies have shown the strongest year-to-date (YTD) growth in 2025?

Since the beginning of 2025, Ether (ETH) has shown the strongest year-to-date growth, increasing by 39%. Solana (SOL) is also up significantly by 28%, and Bitcoin (BTC) has risen by 24%. These figures compare favorably to the NASDAQ, which is up 15% YTD, indicating robust performance for these top cryptocurrencies in 2025.

What does “Total Revenue” indicate for a cryptocurrency, and which coins were top performers in this metric?

“Total Revenue” for a cryptocurrency indicates the total fees paid by end-users to utilize a protocol. This metric is important as it demonstrates users’ willingness to pay for a project’s services and suggests the project’s overall viability. For the reported week, Tron (TRX), PancakeSwap (CAKE), and Aave (AAVE) were the top three coins in terms of total revenue.

What is “Total Value Locked (TVL)” and which coins had the highest TVL?

“Total Value Locked (TVL)” refers to the amount of assets users have deposited into a protocol’s smart contract. These assets are not owned by the protocol itself. TVL is a key indicator of trust in a protocol’s contract security and the overall popularity of the project. Aave (AAVE), Lido (LDO), and EigenLayer (EIGEN) recorded the highest TVL during the period.

How have the revenues for major cryptocurrencies like Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Solana been trending?

Revenues for Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Solana have generally been low due to minimal activity across their respective chains. Ethereum’s revenues had a short-term spike in July and have not recovered to Q1 2024 levels since a peak over $35M in March 2024. Solana saw increased revenues in November 2024 and January 2025, largely driven by high-volume meme coin trading, but this activity and its revenues have since dropped. Bitcoin’s transaction activity and revenues also remain low after the fading of BRC-20 and inscription-related activities.

What were the key macroeconomic highlights and market predictions for the week?

Last week’s macroeconomic highlights included U.S. Headline PPI at 2.6% p.a. (down from 3.1%), Core PPI at 2.8% p.a. (up from 2.7%), U.S. Headline CPI as expected at 2.9% p.a., and Core CPI as expected at 3.1% p.a. U.S. Consumer sentiment came in at 55.4, lower than expected.

Market predictions indicate a high probability (94%) of the Fed cutting rates by 0.25% this week, followed by further 0.25% cuts expected in October (78% probability) and December (73% probability) 2025, totaling three 0.25% rate cuts for the year.

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