🚀 Grayscale Adds AI Launchpads and Solana DeFi Apps to Top Tokens List for Q1 2025

Grayscale announced new additions to its quarterly list of Top 20 Tokens to Watch in Q1 2025. The report, released on December 30, highlights emerging trends in artificial intelligence (AI), DeFi and the growing Solana ecosystem.

New additions include:

🔹 Hyperliquid (HYPE): Layer-1 (L1) high-performance network.

🔹 Ethena (ENA), Jupiter (JUP), Jito (JTO): DeFi Applications.

🔹 Virtuals (VIRTUAL) and Grass (GRASS): AI platforms.

Jupiter and Jito are native to the Solana ecosystem, one of the main highlights of the list.

Why these choices?

Grayscale points out that tokens benefit from three major trends:

1️⃣ Friendlier regulatory environment in the USA.

2️⃣ Advances in decentralized AI.

3️⃣ Growth in the Solana ecosystem.

Other trends that remain strong:

• Scalability on Ethereum: With tokens like Optimism.

• Asset tokenization: Represented by Chainlink.

• Decentralized infrastructure: Led by Hélio (HNT).

Grayscale also highlighted that smart contract platforms (Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, and Sui) remain one of the most competitive markets in the digital asset sector.

💡 Fun fact: According to Grayscale, the proliferation of L1 alternatives explains ETH's below-expected performance in 2024, in relation to its competitors.

👉 Keep an eye on these trends! The future of the crypto market in 2025 promises to be dominated by AI, DeFi and the continued advancement of Layer-1 solutions.