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52 project dossiers31 source publications · 7d16 software releases · 7d

01 / Project activity

Latest signals

Recent publications from different sources.

All project activity ↗

02 / Measured changes

Capital in motion

Largest absolute 7-day TVL changes among tracked networks with fresh history.

NEAR

DeFi TVL · 7d
Through 18 Sep 2026 UTC
+35.8%

Avalanche

DeFi TVL · 7d
Through 18 Sep 2026 UTC
+6.4%

Solana

DeFi TVL · 7d
Through 18 Sep 2026 UTC
+5.2%

TVL changes include price effects; they are not net inflows.

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03 / Dates to watch

Coming up

Explicit public-comment deadlines from regulatory documents.

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Automatically updated · Coverage varies by projectData freshness & methodology ↗

PROJECT OBSERVATORY

The projects shaping the market.

Five projects in focus, with the wider watchlist kept compact below.

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BTC

TheChainObserver · Beyond the news

Bitcoin

News. Network. Development.

Bitcoin news & data ↗
Latest block height967,585Received 18 Sep, 17:45 UTC
Pending transactions81,620Observed by the source nodeReceived 18 Sep, 17:45 UTC
High-priority fee estimate3.0 sat/vBEstimate, not a confirmation guaranteeReceived 18 Sep, 17:45 UTC

Network source: mempool.space ↗ · Periodic snapshots, not a live stream.

From the newsroom

Observe with context: TVL is not market capitalization. Releases describe software publications, not on-chain volume. Network figures reflect the source and time shown.
ETH

TheChainObserver · Beyond the news

Ethereum

News. Network. Development.

Ethereum news & data ↗
Latest block height26,005,963Received 18 Sep, 17:45 UTC
Provider pending transactions51BlockCypher node view, not a network-wide countReceived 18 Sep, 17:45 UTC
High-priority gas estimate2.925 GweiGas price per unit, not the total transaction feeReceived 18 Sep, 17:45 UTC

Network source: BlockCypher ↗ · Periodic snapshots, not a live stream.

From the newsroom

Observe with context: TVL is not market capitalization. Releases describe software publications, not on-chain volume. Network figures reflect the source and time shown.
USDT

TheChainObserver · Beyond the news

Tether

News. Network. Development.

Tether news & data ↗

From the newsroom

Observe with context: TVL is not market capitalization. Releases describe software publications, not on-chain volume. Network figures reflect the source and time shown.
BNB

TheChainObserver · Beyond the news

BNB Chain

News. Network. Development.

BNB Chain news & data ↗

From the newsroom

Observe with context: TVL is not market capitalization. Releases describe software publications, not on-chain volume. Network figures reflect the source and time shown.
XRP

TheChainObserver · Beyond the news

XRP Ledger

News. Network. Development.

XRP Ledger news & data ↗
Current open ledger107,074,183Open ledger, not yet validatedReceived 18 Sep, 17:45 UTC
Transactions in node queue0Queued for a later ledgerReceived 18 Sep, 17:45 UTC
Open-ledger reference fee10 drops1 drop = 0.000001 XRP; reference transactionReceived 18 Sep, 17:45 UTC

Network source: XRPL Cluster ↗ · Periodic snapshots, not a live stream.

From the newsroom

Observe with context: TVL is not market capitalization. Releases describe software publications, not on-chain volume. Network figures reflect the source and time shown.

YOUR PROJECT WATCHLIST

More projects to follow.

47 additional dossiers
USDC price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

USDC

USDC

#6 · Daily top 50

$0.9999+0.00%
Market cap $73.87B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
USDC news & data
Solana price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Solana

SOL

#7 · Daily top 50

$105.55+6.08%
Market cap $61.99B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
Solana news & data
TRON price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

TRON

TRX

#8 · Daily top 50

$0.3358+0.15%
Market cap $31.88B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
TRON news & data
Zcash price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Zcash

ZEC

#9 · Daily top 50

$1,512.46+11.11%
Market cap $25.52B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
Zcash news & data
Hyperliquid price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Hyperliquid

HYPE

#10 · Daily top 50

$87.84+11.49%
Market cap $22.10B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
Hyperliquid news & data
Dogecoin price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Dogecoin

DOGE

#11 · Daily top 50

$0.0841+4.15%
Market cap $13.12B18 Sep 06:03 UTC
Dogecoin news & data
Monero price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Monero

XMR

#12 · Daily top 50

$526.59+4.90%
Market cap $9.90B18 Sep 06:03 UTC
Monero news & data
Chainlink price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Chainlink

LINK

#13 · Daily top 50

$11.74+5.64%
Market cap $8.78B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
Chainlink news & data
UNUS SED LEO price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

UNUS SED LEO

LEO

#14 · Daily top 50

$8.92-0.31%
Market cap $8.20B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
UNUS SED LEO news & data
Cardano price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Cardano

ADA

#15 · Daily top 50

$0.2128+8.49%
Market cap $7.82B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
Cardano news & data
Stellar price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Stellar

XLM

#16 · Daily top 50

$0.1876+2.97%
Market cap $6.54B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
Stellar news & data
Uniswap price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Uniswap

UNI

#17 · Daily top 50

$8.53+26.51%
Market cap $5.30B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
Uniswap news & data
Bitcoin Cash price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Bitcoin Cash

BCH

#18 · Daily top 50

$246.93+11.90%
Market cap $4.96B18 Sep 06:03 UTC
Bitcoin Cash news & data
Ethena USDe price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Ethena USDe

USDe

#19 · Daily top 50

$0.9994-0.01%
Market cap $4.76B18 Sep 06:03 UTC
Ethena USDe news & data
Dai price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Dai

DAI

#20 · Daily top 50

$0.9998+0.01%
Market cap $4.57B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
Dai news & data
NEAR Protocol price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

NEAR Protocol

NEAR

#21 · Daily top 50

$3.46+30.45%
Market cap $4.52B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
NEAR Protocol news & data
World Liberty Financial USD price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

World Liberty Financial USD

USD1

#22 · Daily top 50

$0.9992+0.02%
Market cap $4.32B18 Sep 06:03 UTC
World Liberty Financial USD news & data
Canton price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Canton

CC

#23 · Daily top 50

$0.1090+11.27%
Market cap $4.32B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
Canton news & data
Litecoin price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Litecoin

LTC

#24 · Daily top 50

$54.89+5.65%
Market cap $4.26B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
Litecoin news & data
Gram (prev. Toncoin) price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Gram (prev. Toncoin)

GRAM

#25 · Daily top 50

$1.35+3.23%
Market cap $3.78B18 Sep 06:03 UTC
Gram (prev. Toncoin) news & data
Avalanche price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Avalanche

AVAX

#26 · Daily top 50

$7.89+5.08%
Market cap $3.49B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
Avalanche news & data
Hedera price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Hedera

HBAR

#27 · Daily top 50

$0.0763+3.81%
Market cap $3.35B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
Hedera news & data
Global Dollar price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Global Dollar

USDG

#28 · Daily top 50

$0.9998-0.02%
Market cap $3.28B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
Global Dollar news & data
Sui price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Sui

SUI

#29 · Daily top 50

$0.7752+7.75%
Market cap $3.18B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
Sui news & data
Shiba Inu price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Shiba Inu

SHIB

#30 · Daily top 50

$0.00000532+6.66%
Market cap $3.13B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
Shiba Inu news & data
Cronos price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Cronos

CRO

#31 · Daily top 50

$0.0586+0.53%
Market cap $2.91B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
Cronos news & data
MemeCore price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

MemeCore

M

#32 · Daily top 50

$1.27+15.16%
Market cap $2.90B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
MemeCore news & data
PayPal USD price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

PayPal USD

PYUSD

#33 · Daily top 50

$0.9997-0.02%
Market cap $2.81B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
PayPal USD news & data
Bittensor price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Bittensor

TAO

#34 · Daily top 50

$240.94+7.72%
Market cap $2.78B18 Sep 06:03 UTC
Bittensor news & data
Tether Gold price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Tether Gold

XAUt

#35 · Daily top 50

$4,376.53+1.76%
Market cap $2.73B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
Tether Gold news & data
OKB price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

OKB

OKB

#36 · Daily top 50

$114.17+2.44%
Market cap $2.40B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
OKB news & data
Ripple USD price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Ripple USD

RLUSD

#37 · Daily top 50

$1.0000+0.01%
Market cap $2.35B18 Sep 06:03 UTC
Ripple USD news & data
Aave price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Aave

AAVE

#38 · Daily top 50

$133.53+9.41%
Market cap $2.06B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
Aave news & data
Aster price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Aster

ASTER

#39 · Daily top 50

$0.7480+3.16%
Market cap $2.02B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
Aster news & data
Pump.fun price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Pump.fun

PUMP

#40 · Daily top 50

$0.00425836+10.90%
Market cap $1.99B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
Pump.fun news & data
Mantle price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Mantle

MNT

#41 · Daily top 50

$0.5855+4.78%
Market cap $1.93B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
Mantle news & data
Polkadot price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Polkadot

DOT

#42 · Daily top 50

$1.13+11.92%
Market cap $1.92B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
Polkadot news & data
PAX Gold price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

PAX Gold

PAXG

#43 · Daily top 50

$4,371.57+1.62%
Market cap $1.90B18 Sep 06:03 UTC
PAX Gold news & data
Ondo price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Ondo

ONDO

#44 · Daily top 50

$0.3846+9.97%
Market cap $1.87B18 Sep 06:03 UTC
Ondo news & data
World Liberty Financial price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

World Liberty Financial

WLFI

#45 · Daily top 50

$0.0583-1.10%
Market cap $1.85B18 Sep 06:03 UTC
World Liberty Financial news & data
Ethena price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Ethena

ENA

#46 · Daily top 50

$0.1642+9.27%
Market cap $1.66B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
Ethena news & data
Internet Computer price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Internet Computer

ICP

#47 · Daily top 50

$2.75+7.79%
Market cap $1.53B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
Internet Computer news & data
USDD price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

USDD

USDD

#48 · Daily top 50

$1.00+0.27%
Market cap $1.52B18 Sep 06:03 UTC
USDD news & data
Pepe price in USD: 2 daily observations, 17 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026. Daily snapshots, not intraday prices. Insufficient observations for a trend line. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.17 Sep–18 Sep · 2 snapshots

Pepe

PEPE

#49 · Daily top 50

$0.00000365+5.80%
Market cap $1.51B18 Sep 06:04 UTC
Pepe news & data
Price historyBuilding daily history

Polygon

POL

Retained project dossier

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Market cap UnavailableAwaiting snapshot
Polygon news & data

Market figures are daily stored observations. Dossiers remain available when a project leaves the top 50.

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