From September 7 to 13, the crypto market continued to show divergence against a backdrop of macroeconomic uncertainty and structural shifts. Bitcoin largely consolidated around the $80,000 mark as market participants remained cautious regarding the Federal Reserve’s policy path and inflation outlook. However, trading activity in high-beta assets showed no signs of cooling down. Meanwhile, Ethereum entered a period of high-level consolidation following a strong previous rebound, causing trading activity to further spread across sub-sectors such as Memes, BTCFi, and DeFi.
According to data from HTX, this week’s top gainers reflected a clear trend of high-beta assets and rotation across multiple sectors. Notably, the BSC Meme narrative emerged as the strongest primary theme, led by 龙虾 (Lobster) with a 138% weekly surge. Fellow BSC Meme tokens 牛来 (Niu Lai) and MARSCOIN gained 61% and 30%, respectively. LSK advanced 120% to secure the second spot, while Solana ecosystem token STONK climbed 70%. In addition, BTCFi token BTW rose 46%, DeFi project PUFFER gained 30%, and TRON ecosystem token BTT increased 9%.
BSC Memes Surge: 龙虾 (Lobster) Leads with +138%, Followed by 牛来 (Niu Lai) and MARSCOIN
The most notable market dynamic this week was the resurgence of BSC Memes as a primary focal point for capital. Among the top eight gainers, three spots were occupied by assets within the BSC Meme category: 龙虾, 牛来, and MARSCOIN.
● 龙虾 (+138%): 龙虾 is an AI-themed Meme token deployed on BNB Chain. Its narrative originates from the red lobster mascot of OpenClaw and the viral “lobster raising” trend across Chinese tech communities. The convergence of AI Agent concepts, Chinese Meme culture, and viral community reach drove 龙虾 to the top of HTX’s weekly gainers list.
● 牛来 (+61%): Also deployed on BNB Chain, 牛来 draws inspiration from the Chinese animated film Niu Lai while playing on the homophone for “the bull market is here” to create a distinct cultural symbol. Following its rally at the end of August, 牛来 gained an additional 61% this week, demonstrating sustained community interest and viral content creation.
● MARSCOIN (+30%): MARSCOIN is a community-driven Meme asset on BNB Chain centered around Mars, SpaceX, and tokenized asset narratives. Building on its 37% gain from the previous week, MARSCOIN posted another 30% advance, representing a two-week cumulative gain of approximately 78% and showing strong trend continuation.
While the individual narratives of these three assets differ, their gains were driven by a shared combination of community attention, fresh trading liquidity, and increased short-term risk appetite. Due to the high price elasticity of Meme assets, shifts in sentiment can lead to rapid pullbacks. Thus, market participants should remain mindful of liquidity depth and concentration risks.
LSK Advances 120%: Supply Reductions and Project Transition Trigger Repricing
LSK posted a 120% weekly gain, ranking second only to 龙虾 and leading all non-Meme assets on the list.
Lisk was originally an independent public blockchain project before transitioning to an Ethereum Layer 2 in 2024. According to the project’s latest blueprint, the legacy Lisk Chain will cease operations on October 31, 2026, alongside a gradual winding down of the Lisk DAO. Concurrently, the community passed a proposal to burn 100 million LSK tokens from the DAO treasury, reducing total token supply from 400 million to 300 million. Going forward, LSK will run natively on Ethereum and transition into a loyalty token for the new Lisk financial operations platform.
Solana Launchpad Gains Attention: STONK Surges 70%
STONK within the Solana ecosystem represents another emerging Meme narrative.
● STONK (+70%): STONK is the native token of StonkFun, an asset issuance and trading platform on Solana. StonkFun enables users to create fixed-supply on-chain tokens and establish trading markets on Raydium denominated in Memes, tokenized equities, currencies, commodities, or other tokens. Positioned at the intersection of on-chain asset issuance, tokenized real-world assets, and launchpads, it introduces new mechanism design choices for asset creation and liquidity formation on Solana.
As an asset in an early price discovery phase, STONK may experience notable two-way volatility.
BTCFi and DeFi Remain Active: BTW and PUFFER Gain 46% and 30%
Beyond Memes and newly launched assets, BTCFi, Ethereum infrastructure, and the TRON ecosystem maintained steady momentum, reflecting ongoing capital allocation across multiple infrastructure narratives.
● BTW (+46%): BTW is the native token of the Bitway ecosystem, which focuses on bridging Bitcoin liquidity into DeFi and broader on-chain financial markets across yield, payment, and lending applications. Following a 64% rally in mid-August, BTW gained another 46% this week, underscoring continued capital focus on the BTCFi sector.
● PUFFER (+30%): Puffer continues to advance its product roadmap around Ethereum infrastructure and Rollups. Recent disclosures regarding its technical architecture and ecosystem expansion coincided with a notable uptick in trading volume, driving renewed market attention.
● BTT (+9%): As a core utility token within the BitTorrent ecosystem, BTT supports applications across BitTorrent Chain and decentralized storage. This week, BitTorrent and related TRON ecosystem applications expanded support for MetaMask connectivity, enhancing accessibility and cross-wallet compatibility while boosting visibility across related DeFi and infrastructure applications.
Multi-Sector Rotation with Heightened Event-Driven Catalysts
Overall, HTX’s weekly gainers list from September 7 to 13 highlighted three clear market threads: Chinese Meme culture combined with AI narratives driving high-beta assets; event-driven catalysts like supply reductions and new token launches propelling LSK and STONK; and steady activity across BTCFi, Ethereum, and TRON infrastructure.
The concentration of three BSC Memes among the top gainers highlights a clear shift in short-term risk appetite toward attention-driven assets. At the same time, the performance of LSK, STONK, BTW, and PUFFER shows that assets backed by project developments, product applications, or ecosystem expectations can continue to attract capital as market narratives rotate.
As a global digital asset trading platform, HTX will continue tracking market structural shifts, trending ecosystem developments, and emerging asset opportunities to provide users with diverse trading options and market insights.
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