The Graph (GRT): Indexing blockchain data for seamless querying, powering DeFi giants like Uniswap.
MANTRA (OM): Brings blockchain to the real world with a focus on security and regulatory compliance.
Injective (INJ): High-performance DeFi platform with a focus on speed, transparency, and cross-chain interoperability.
The crypto market is buzzing as defi coins dominate the market. The graph, Mantra, Injective and Stacks are set to explode in 2025. These projects are reshaping blockchain use cases while captivating investors with strong performance and unique utilities.
The Graph(GRT) Enhances Blockchain Data Accessibility
Current price: $0.2087
Market cap: $1.99B
The Graph provides a robust indexing protocol for blockchain data, enabling applications to query information seamlessly. Supporting networks like Ethereum and IPFS, The Graph’s decentralized infrastructure underpins numerous DeFi projects, including Uniswap and AAVE. Its native token, GRT, ensures economic security and rewards contributors to the network’s functionality.
MANTRA(OM): Blockchain for use in the Real World
Current price:$3.64
Market cap:$3.46B
MANTRA first proposes a security approach to blockchain integration coupled with compliance with necessary regulations. Intended for institutions and developers, it is built using the Cosmos SDK and is IBC compatible. Thus, the platform can adopt a large scale capable of performing 10,000 transactions in one second. In a similar manner, MANTRA has also included P2P constructed-in modules and APIs to create and maintain compliant real-world assets.
Injective(INJ) Brings Speed, Transparency, and Cross-Chain Support
Current price:$21.84
Market cap:$2.09B
Injective focuses on creating a robust financial infrastructure layer on the blockchain, supporting various DeFi applications like spot and derivatives trading, lending protocols, and prediction markets. Injective features a unique on-chain, MEV-resistant order book, which brings transparency to trades while addressing risks like front-running. Built on the Cosmos SDK and with CosmWasm support, Injective is highly interoperable and capable of handling 25,000+ transactions per second (TPS). Its cross-chain bridging enables compatibility with Ethereum, IBC-enabled blockchains, and non-EVM networks, including Solana, broadening the ecosystem's reach. Injective’s extensive community and backing from investors like Binance and Pantera Capital underline its growing presence in DeFi.
Stacks(STX): Unlocking Smart Contracts and DeFi on Bitcoin's Layer 1
Current price:$1.57
Market cap: $2.36B
Stacks offers smart contracts on Bitcoin, allowing decentralized applications (DApps) to manipulate Bitcoin security and liquidity. Stacks tracks Bitcoin’s blockchain state, providing seamless integration for smart contracts and enabling decentralized finance on the Bitcoin network through its Proof of Transfer (PoX) consensus mechanism. Transactions and Stack blocks settle directly on Bitcoin’s Layer 1, securing Stacks through Bitcoin’s hashpower and reinforcing Bitcoin as the foundational asset for decentralized applications.
