From the end of 2025 to the beginning of 2026, the crypto market has been gradually repairing risk appetite amidst volatility. As market liquidity recovers in phases, capital has begun to shift from defensive assets to high-elasticity sectors, with sentiment-driven characteristics significantly strengthening. Meme assets have once again become a focal point of market attention. Over the past week (December 29, 2025—January 4, 2026), multiple Meme assets on Huobi HTX experienced a comprehensive breakout, with multi-chain ecosystems including BSC, Solana, Base, Ethereum, and TRON rotating upwards, making it the most representative structural market trend of the week.
Meme Sector: Multi-Chain Rally, Sentiment-Driven Momentum Accelerates
This week's top gainers were almost entirely dominated by Meme projects, as capital's preference for assets with high consensus and high propagation attributes continued to strengthen.
In the BSC ecosystem,BROCCOLI (CZ'S Dog) performed particularly outstanding, with a cumulative weekly increase of 170%, making it the top gainer this week. As one of the active Meme projects on the BSC chain, BROCCOLI quickly attracted capital through community propagation and emotional resonance. Meanwhile,$4 rose 48% for the week,PALU gained 37%, andBinance Life rose 19%. The overall heat of the BSC Meme sector noticeably warmed up.
The Solana ecosystem continued its strong performance, withPONKE (Ponke) rising 104% this week. Community activity and trading volume expanded simultaneously, making it a key representative asset of the SOL Meme sector;BONK (Bonk) rose 44%,BOME (BOOK OF MEME) gained 37%. The联动上涨 of multiple projects indicates that Meme assets on the Solana chain still have development potential.
Additionally, the Ethereum, TRON, and Base ecosystems also performed well. The ETH Meme leaderPEPE rose 64% this week; the TRON chain Meme projectSUNDOG (Sundog) gained 39% for the week; the Base chain Meme projectBRETT (Brett) rose 43%. Whether old public chains or emerging L2 ecosystems, they maintain continuous appeal under the Meme narrative.
AI Sector: Structural Recovery, Base Chain Projects Strengthen
While Meme sentiment dominated,there is a process of capital rotation from Meme to AI. The AI sector also saw a rebound, with Base chain AI projects performing relatively prominently this week.
Among them,GAMEBASE (GAME by Virtuals) rose 60% this week. GAME is a game framework AI Agent supported by VIRTUAL, gaining market capital attention against the backdrop of converging AI,链游 (chain gaming), and application narratives;VIRTUAL (Virtuals Protocol) gained 40% for the week. VIRTUAL is an AI x Metaverse protocol building the future of virtual interaction. Overall, AI assets showed more characteristics of structural repair, with sentiment-driven力量 weaker than Memes, but they still hold allocation value in the mid-term narrative.
*The above content is solely for market information compilation and trend analysis and does not constitute any investment advice. Digital asset prices are highly volatile. Please participate in trading rationally and pay attention to risk control.
Huobi HTX's New Listing Strategy Continues to Evolve: Multi-Sector Forward-Looking Layout, Asset Structure Moves Towards Long-Term Value
From an overall structural perspective, this week's market showed a clear characteristic of "sentiment first, Meme leading the gains." Meme assets, with their strong consensus, high propagation, and fast pace, became the core direction for阶段性资金聚集 (phased capital gathering); simultaneously, narrative sectors like AI saw同步修复 (synchronous repair) on some chains, providing more structural opportunities for the market.
Huobi HTX continues to cover core hot sectors like Meme and AI through高频上新 (high-frequency new listings) and multi-chain asset布局 (layout), providing users with richer trading choices. Heading into 2026, Huobi HTX's asset listing strategy will continue to evolve: while maintaining high sensitivity to market hotspots, it firmly adheres to a "value return" orientation, gradually tightening asset准入标准 (admission standards). Through forward-looking布局 (layout) and精细化筛选 (refined screening) of high-growth quality assets, Huobi HTX continuously amplifies the财富效应 (wealth effect) of优质资产 (quality assets), helping users seize more certain growth opportunities in the crypto market's structural rotation.
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