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  <li><strong>Tether and other stablecoin platforms led monthly crypto revenues.</strong></li>
  <li><strong>Most major networks recorded sharp revenue declines.</strong></li>
  <li><strong>Tron, Hyperliquid, and pump.fun remained category standouts.</strong></li>
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<p>Stablecoin issuers once again tower over the rest of the market, even as overall earnings declined across most major networks.</p>
<h2 id="a-market-led-by-cash-like-assets">A Market Led by Cash-Like Assets</h2>
<p>The latest dataset shows that the “cash layer” of crypto remains its most profitable component.<br> Tether sits miles ahead of every other project, pulling in $445.7 million over the past month. It was one of the only entities to post growth, edging 2% higher despite the broader slowdown.</p>
<p>The network powering most stablecoin transfers — Tron — secured the second position with $209.5 million, followed closely by Circle, which logged $208.1 million.<br> Both firms saw modest declines, but their dominance in onchain payments left them firmly entrenched at the top.</p>
<h2 id="heavy-hitters-take-a-step-back">Heavy Hitters Take a Step Back</h2>
<p>Lower trading enthusiasm hit several high-volume projects hard. Hyperliquid, a standout in decentralized derivatives, booked $89 million, down more than 10%. The protocol still vastly outperformed most <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">DeFi</a> competitors, though others struggled more noticeably.</p>
<p>PancakeSwap endured one of the worst monthly slumps, with revenue collapsing nearly 49% to $26.9 million.</p>
<p>MakerDAO’s Sky ecosystem generated $34.4 million, while Ethena’s income fell sharply to $26.9 million following a 27% slide.</p>
<p>One of the rare bright spots was pump.fun, which bucked the trend with $31.9 million — a 13.7% monthly jump fuelled by speculative meme-coin creation.</p>
<h2 id="layer-1-chains-feel-the-slowdown">Layer-1 Chains Feel the Slowdown</h2>
<p>Base-layer networks were hit even harder than DeFi platforms. Activity on Ethereum dropped sharply, dragging revenue down 55.5% to just $7.9 million.</p>
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<p>Other chains saw similar double-digit drops: Aethir, Phantom, and Lido all recorded sizeable declines as network usage softened.</p>
<p><em>Full Revenue Table (Past 30 Days)</em></p>
<p>• Tether – $445.7M (+2.0%)<br> • Tron – $209.5M (-7.0%)<br> • Circle – $208.1M (-6.6%)<br> • Hyperliquid – $89.0M (-10.3%)<br> • Sky (MakerDAO) – $34.4M (-7.4%)<br> • pump.fun – $31.9M (+13.7%)<br> • Ethena – $26.9M (-27.2%)<br> • PancakeSwap – $26.9M (-48.8%)<br> • Axiom Trade – $18.4M (-15.2%)<br> • Aave – $11.9M (-16.7%)<br> • Aerodrome – $10.7M (-28.8%)<br> • Phantom – $10.5M (-17.5%)<br> • Ethereum – $7.9M (-55.5%)<br> • Aethir – $7.7M (-14.0%)<br> • Lido – $6.4M (-24.2%)</p>
<h2 id="the-big-picture">The Big Picture</h2>
<p>The rankings make one trend unmissable: stablecoin infrastructure is still the engine of crypto revenue, even when market sentiment weakens.<br> Payment-focused chains like Tron and issuers like Tether and Circle remain the sector’s most reliable profit centers, while derivatives and DeFi fluctuate with trader appetite.</p>
<p>As for layer-1 blockchains, the month’s data suggests that network fees — once the backbone of revenue — now weaken quickly when user activity slips.</p>
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