Verasity

Wilder World

Star Atlas DAO

Victoria VR

Devve

<ul>
 <li>Anome Protocol and SentismAI partner.</li>
 <li>Ronin network activity slumps as its top game’s popularity declines.</li>
 <li>MetaArena outperforms its peers with a 25% weekly pump.</li>
</ul>
<p>The market is a bit more buoyant as the <a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/383083/senate-confirm-cftc-chair-michael-selig" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">U.S. Senate confirmed</a> Trump’s nominee Michael Selig to lead the CFTC and potentially bring regulatory clarity to the crypto industry.</p>
<p>Bitcoin reclaimed $88.2K after having slid to $85K earlier, but still finished the week 4% down. Tread carefully, though, as Fidelity warns that <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/12/19/latest-bitcoin-bull-turns-bear-fidelity-director-warns-of-year-long-crypto-winter" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">BTC could drop to $65,000</a>.</p>
<p>Bears have a firm grip on the leading <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/academy/glossary/gamefi" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">GameFi</a> tokens, with the majority of them in the red. <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/victoria-vr/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Victoria (VR)</a> stood its ground with a 16% weekly <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/academy/glossary/gains" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">gain</a>, as capital rotated to the altcoin.</p><img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/optimized-uploads/3fad732007934c3dadba44dccfc85a84.png">
<p>It was another meh week for the gaming industry as it caught stray bullets from scammers.</p>
<ul>
 <li>SentismAI has partnered with Anome Protocol to plug AI into on-chain card gaming across Base and BNB Chain. The partnership blends GameFi, NFTFi, and DeFi into a shared asset economy built for players and builders.</li>
</ul><img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/optimized-uploads/b5f66db62a124b3f9acd22d8eda6d831.png">
<p><em>Source: <a href="https://x.com/Sentism_ai/status/2000908489619857625" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">SentismAI</a></em></p>
<ul>
 <li>A <a href="https://decrypt.co/352752/singapore-entrepreneur-loses-entire-crypto-portfolio-after-downloading-fake-game" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">fake Telegram game drained</a> a Singapore entrepreneur’s entire crypto portfolio. Malware exploited <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/academy/glossary/wallet" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">wallet</a> access and a Chrome bug to steal over $14,000 despite antivirus protection. The lesson for GameFi users is clear: browser wallets and exposed seed phrases remain prime targets, and it’s important to follow Web3 security best practice.</li>
</ul><img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/optimized-uploads/3c73633783dd410dbbd032ca48750a36.png">
<p><em>Source: <a href="https://x.com/MothershipSG/status/2000789888942399889" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Mothership</a></em></p>
<h2 id="gamefi-sector-review">GameFi Sector Review</h2>
<p>The <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/academy/glossary/web-3-0" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Web3</a> gaming sector's <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/academy/glossary/market-capitalization-market-cap-mcap" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">market cap</a> slipped 15% to $7.7 billion. But trading volume was on fire, exploding 116% to $2.8 billion. Are GameFi degens accumulating or folding to sell pressure?</p><img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/optimized-uploads/040bdac8469142128785b4cb14b0469f.png">
<p><em>Source: <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/view/gaming/?tagSlug=gaming" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CoinMarketCap</a></em></p>
<p>Morale is low, and the signs are there. The Fear and Greed Index dropped from 29 to 21, placing it firmly in Fear territory. Are we back in <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/nft/collections/eth/0x8c6def540b83471664edc6d5cf75883986932674/goblintown/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">goblintown?</a></p><img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/optimized-uploads/b76edcf37461439196bd8ee8aea2b2b6.png">
<p><em>Source: <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/charts/altcoin-season-index/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CoinMarketCap</a></em></p>
<h3 id="top-gainers">Top Gainers</h3>
<p>A handful of GameFi tokens pulled ahead this week. Each posted small gains in a market trending lower.</p>
<ul>
 <li><a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/metaarena/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">MetaArena (TIMI)</a>: +25.41%</li>
 <li><a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/binaryx-new/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Four (FORM)</a>: +19.43%</li>
 <li><a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/portal-gaming/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Portal (PORTAL)</a>: +17.45%</li>
 <li><a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/victoria-vr/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Victoria (VR):</a> +16.19%</li>
 <li><a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/wilder-world/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Wilder World (WILD)</a>: +9.73%</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="top-decliners">Top Decliners</h3>
<p>You could have blindly shorted the leading Web3 gaming coins and still made a killing, as the majority are bleeding double-digit losses.</p>
<ul>
 <li><a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/verasity/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Verasity (VRA)</a>: -33.7%</li>
 <li><a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/devve/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Devve (DEVVE)</a>: -29.76%</li>
 <li><a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/xpla/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CONX (XPLA)</a>: -26.82%</li>
 <li><a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/neuralai/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">NueralAI (NEURAL)</a>: -24.75%</li>
 <li><a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/star-atlas-polis/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Star Atlas DAO (POLIS)</a>: -22.76%</li>
</ul><img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/optimized-uploads/19ad2db611d7426eafbfe770811f781a.png">
<p><em>Source: <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/view/gaming/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CoinMarketCap</a></em></p>
<p>It was another blow to the Web3 gaming sector as it slumped from second to 12th place on DeFiLlama's narrative tracker. Liquidity is thin, and prediction markets are the talk of the town.</p><img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/optimized-uploads/30cf4c1d52a7471f80cae57e76240a2b.png">
<p><em>Source: <a href="https://defillama.com/narrative-tracker" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">DeFiLlama</a></em></p>
<h2 id="web3-gaming-news-this-week">Web3 Gaming News This Week</h2>
<h3 id="ronin-s-gamefi-fade">Ronin's GameFi Fade</h3>
<p>Ronin's <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/ronin-zksync-onchain-metrics-fell-most-2025" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">on-chain activity crashed 70%</a> in 2025 as Pixels' boom fizzled out, revealing its total dependence on Web3 hit games for crypto momentum.</p>
<h3 id="what-you-can-do-now">What You Can Do Now</h3>
<ul>
 <li>Track <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/academy/glossary/on-chain" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">on-chain</a> activity to identify the next breakout Web3 game or blockchain.</li>
 <li>Lock in profits early to reduce downside risk as prices trend lower.</li>
 <li>Leverage tools like CMC AI to access real-time market signals.</li>
</ul>

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