Narratives

Polymarket and Kalshi have crossed $150 billion in combined lifetime trading volume, but their record-setting run of monthly growth has begun to cool.

Meme coins are back in the spotlight after spending much of the year struggling to keep pace with the broader crypto market.

The BNB Chain ecosystem added 2.3% to its market cap since our last update, settling at just shy of $168 billion.

The AI sector is having one of its strongest weeks in months, surging 5.2% week-over-week to break above a $19 billion market capitalization.

The pace of the crypto market rally accelerated toward the end of last week as Bitcoin and Ethereum held newfound support levels.

Binance Alpha closed the week ending May 1 with a market cap of $16.69B (+1.62% in 24h) and $4.05B in 24-hour trading volume, hosting two airdrop events.

Prediction markets logged a string of U.S. regulatory advances this week, as a major platform edged toward broader domestic access and federal regulators challenged state crackdowns.

Meme coins bounced modestly this week as traders edged back into riskier tokens and Pump.fun rolled out a fresh batch of major updates to its launchpad.

The BNB Chain sector shed 3.65% in market capitalization week-over-week since our last update, settling at around $164B.

Solana ended the week lower as traders turned more cautious, with macro jitters weighing on risk appetite.

The AI sector clawed back some ground this week, adding roughly 1.6% to its market cap to hit ~$18.1 billion.

Bitcoin attempted a bullish trend reversal, with a final push on the CLARITY Act and multi-billion dollar ETF inflows driving BTC price close to $80,000.

Prediction markets continued pushing into new corners of finance this week, even as scrutiny from regulators and state officials spread.

Binance Alpha posted a market cap of $18.16B and 24-hour trading volume of $4.96B, up 1.01% and 2.45%, respectively.

Meme coins ended the week down nearly 5% as a broader market pullback sapped momentum, even as one of the sector’s largest tokens added billions to its market capitalization.

The BNB Chain sector added 3.8% to its market cap since our last update, holding firm even as RaveDAO (RAVE) dumped roughly 90% and shed $5.7 billion in market cap in a single day.

Solana’s SOL token ended the week down 0.75%, leaving its market capitalization just below $50 billion, as renewed macro jitters tied to the conflict in the Middle East weighed on markets.

The AI sector clawed back 4% week-over-week (WoW), adding $0.7 billion, though the majors told a mixed story.