Solana staking yield remains attractive at ~6% driving a 68% staking ratio, tokenized equity volume exploded from $1M to $3B in one year, and upcoming upgrades (Appenlow for sub-second finality, 200ms slot times) will further boost trading activity.
Hyperliquid is launching permissionless prediction markets (HIPP4) and partnering with Circle/Coinbase to use up to 80% of USDC yield on-chain to buy and burn HYPE, creating a new buyback revenue stream independent of trading fees.
Avalanche is gaining real-world asset traction with Japan's largest tokenized platform Progma creating its own Avalanche L1 and bringing approximately $2 billion in tokenized assets onto the ecosystem.