GameFi had a good week (given market conditions) as it climbed from 15th to second position week-on-week on DeFiLlama’s narrative tracker.
- The TRUMP meme coin is launching a Web3 game.
- Alea receives strategic backing from Elixir.
- Power Protocol up +100%.
Prediction markets are betting that Bitcoin won’t rise to $100K before year’s end, but sentiment is improving as crypto ETFs recorded $700 million in inflows, marking the second-highest weekly inflow in six weeks.
Altcoins are rebounding, trimming their weekly losses, while others are seeing modest gains. But the GameFi sector has yet to get the memo, with Power Protocol (POWER) powering through the week with a 110% blast. The catalyst? A collaboration with Ronin Network and a listing on Binance Alpha.
Translation: Take advantage of CMC’s AI tool to comb through the noise and get actionable alpha.
Here is what moved and shook Web3 gaming this week.
- The TRUMP meme coin project is jumping into GameFi with Trump Billionaires Club, a mobile and web game offering a massive $1M prize pool in TRUMP tokens. Powered by Open Loot, players can trade in-game NFTs and collectibles without touching a crypto wallet.
- Forget the dips! Web3 gaming is entering a sustainability era, with developers moving past speculation and rebuilding real momentum. The BGA reports confidence climbing to 66% as teams refocus on durable models after years of shrinking funding.
- Elixir Games is backing Alea, a skill-driven arena shooter built for high-intensity team battles, marking a shared push toward high-quality competitive gameplay. While funding details remain under wraps, both teams are focused on global growth, strong skill expression, and community-driven play.
GameFi Sector Review
Where are the GameFi degens as the sector’s market cap dipped 1% to $9 billion? Trading volume took a brutal dive, plunging 77% to $1.3 billion.
Source: CoinMarketCap
The trenches are still fearful, but there is a slight improvement in sentiment as CMC’s Fear & Greed Index climbed from 25 to 29 week-on-week.
Source: CoinMarketCap
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Top Gainers
- Power Protocol (POWER): +109.87%
- NeuralAI (NUERAL): +21.98%
- Undeads Games (UDS): +20.63%
- XYO (XYO): +17.92%
- Fusionist (ACE): +17.19%
Top Decliners
WOD is sliding due to a lack of fresh catalysts and speculative interest amid sector-wide risk aversion.
- World of Dypians (WOD): -25.04%
- Mythos (MYTH): -22.26%
- Baby Shark Universe (BSU): -20.31%
- Echelon Prime (PRIME): -18.25%
- Wilder World (WILD): -17.33%
Source: CoinMarketCap
Prediction markets are still the hottest trend, but GameFi had a good week (given market conditions) as it climbed from 15th to second position week-on-week on DeFiLlama’s narrative tracker.
Source: DeFiLlama
Web3 Gaming News This Week
Stablecoins Take the Driver’s Seat
Studios are tightening budgets and turning to stablecoins as the new backbone of blockchain gaming, using them for payouts, rewards, and cross-game transactions as they step away from speculative mechanics.
What You Can Do Now
- Track new funding to identify where liquidity is moving in Web3 gaming.
- Take profits and lock in gains as market conditions shift.
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