Coin (cryptocurrency) roundup by theme: AI, DeFi, Layer 1, Metaverse, and Stablecoins complete analysis

🌐 테마별 코인 정리: (개요 + 1년 가격변동 + 향후 전망)

We’ve analyzed the top coins by major coin themes: AI, DeFi, Layer 1/2, Metaverse, Stablecoins, Privacy, Infrastructure, and more. From SingularityNET, Fetch.ai, and Ocean Protocol to Ethereum, Solana, and Chainlink! Here are the coins investors should be watching in 2025, at a glance, with their 1-year price volatility and future prospects

🧠 Artificial intelligence(AI)

A mega-project called AI Token Integration (ASI) has been launched.

If you don’t pay attention now, you may regret it in two years.

🔵 SingularityNET (AGIX)

Overview:
SingularityNET is a decentralized platform for trading AI services. Developers can list and sell their AI algorithms on the marketplace or buy AI services from other developers. It runs on top of the Ethereum and Cardano blockchains, and the AGIX token is used for transactions and governance.
Price volatility as of April 2025:
April 2024 around $0.40 → April 2025 around $0.55
An approximate +37% increase in one year.
Price spiked especially in the second half of 2024 on expectations of ASI integration with Fetch.ai and Ocean Protocol, but has since stabilized after a short-term dip due to integration delays.
Looking ahead:
The ASI Superintelligence Alliance is being formed with Fetch.ai and Ocean Protocol to unify into one universal AI token. The platform’s value could increase as the AI market expands, and a Cardano-based expansion is also in the works. However, the price is volatile and should be approached with caution.

🟢 Fetch.ai (FET)

Overview:
Fetch.ai is a blockchain-based platform that enables autonomous AI agents to share and trade data. It can be used for smart cities, supply chain optimization, building digital twins, and more, and the FET token is used as a means of network rewards and transactions.
Price volatility as of April 2025:
April 2024 approx. $0.95 → April 2025 approx. $0.44
A drop of about -53% in one year.
In early 2024, the FET price spiked with the AI market boom, but has since continued its gradual decline due to a lull in buying and a market-wide correction.
Future outlook:
Expanding use cases, including digital twins, data transactions, and IoT automation, and ASI integration with SingularityNET and Ocean Protocol. Increasing demand for AI and digital agent-based automation has the potential to drive up platform valuations

🟣 Ocean Protocol (OCEAN)

Overview:
The Ocean Protocol is a decentralized data trading protocol that allows data owners to securely trade their datasets. Data is tokenized (NFTized) and managed, and serves as an infrastructure to supply data for AI development.
Price volatility as of April 2025:
April 2024 around $0.38 → April 2025 around $0.33
Down about -13% in one year.
Relatively low volatility, with intermittent spikes following integration discussions with Fetch.ai and AGIX.
Future Outlook:
Aims to play a key role as a data distribution infrastructure in the AI era. Fetch.ai is preparing to integrate with SingularityNET with the ASI token, and the revitalization of the data sharing economy will be a key factor in expanding the ecosystem

🎮Game/Metaverse

“The metaverse isn’t over.

The real money-making “game change” begins now.”

🔵 Axie Infinity (AXS)

Overview:
Axie Infinity is an NFT-based game that popularized the play-to-earn model. Players can earn AXS tokens and SLP by collecting and battling the cute monster “Axie,” and in-game assets are traded as NFTs.
Price volatility as of April 2025:
April 2024 approx. $8.0 → April 2025 approx. $2.3
A drop of about -71% in one year.
The steady price decline has been accompanied by a decline in game users, reflecting a cooling off period for the entire play-to-own model.
Looking ahead:
Despite the decline in users since the last Playtoon frenzy, the development team is working to rebuild the community by rebuilding the economic system, enhancing gameplay, and introducing new modes. In the long run, success will depend on the game itself being fun and growing its user base.

🟢 The Sandbox (SAND)

Overview:
The Sandbox is a platform where users can purchase digital real estate (LAND) and build their own metaverse space. Creators can monetize by producing NFT assets or developing various games.
Price volatility as of April 2025:
April 2024 around $0.47 → April 2025 around $0.30
A drop of about -36% in one year.
The price has gradually declined as growth expectations slowed after the Metaverse craze.
Future Outlook:
The Metaverse real estate ecosystem is expanding by partnering with well-known brands such as Adidas and Snoop Dogg. Although the Metaverse craze has cooled down somewhat, we are exploring new opportunities by connecting with other industries such as fashion, education, and entertainment.

🟣 Decentraland (MANA)

Overview:
Decentraland is an Ethereum-based virtual world platform that allows users to freely create and trade real estate, clothing, avatars, and more. It is structured as a DAO, where the community decides how the platform operates.
Price volatility as of April 2025:
April 2024 around $0.45 → April 2025 around $0.32
A drop of about -29% in one year.
The price has remained stable despite the decrease in demand across Metaverse projects.
Future Outlook:
Platform usability is gaining traction as more real-world enterprise use cases such as virtual events, virtual offices, etc. are being realized. Strengthening governance through DAOs and enabling LAND transactions will be key to long-term growth.

💰 DeFi

“Which DeFi platforms will replace banks??

Assets that are both practical and profitable are the winners.”

🔵 Uniswap (UNI)

Overview:
Uniswap is an Ethereum-based decentralized exchange (DEX) that allows anyone to provide liquidity and exchange tokens through an automated market maker (AMM) approach. The UNI token grants the right to participate in protocol governance.
Price volatility as of April 2025:
April 2024 around $6.8 → April 2025 around $5.4
Approximately -21% drop in one year.
Rebounded in mid-2024 on expectations of multichain expansion, but has since seen a modest decline with the DeFi market correction.
Looking ahead:
Multi-chain expansion (L2, BSC) and the introduction of fee revenue sharing are being discussed. Preparing for a v4 upgrade to maintain its leadership position in DeFi, and liquidity is key in an environment of increasing DEX competition.

🟢 Aave (AAVE)

Overview:
Aave is a leading DeFi lending and depositing platform. Users can deposit cryptocurrency to earn interest and borrow against other assets as collateral, with the AAVE token serving as a governance and emergency liquidity provider.
Price volatility as of April 2025:
April 2024 approx. $89 → April 2025 approx. $166
Approximately +86% increase in one year.
Strong rebound following the launch of the GHO stablecoin on expectations of profitability.
Future outlook:
Aave is looking to diversify its protocol revenue with the issuance of the GHO stablecoin and the launch of the multi-chain Aave V3. It is looking to further strengthen its position in DeFi by exploring connections with traditional finance, including integration with real-world assets.

🟣 MakerDAO (MKR)

Overview:
MakerDAO is a protocol for issuing and managing the decentralized algorithmic stablecoin DAI. Users can issue DAI by pledging cryptocurrency as collateral, and MKR holders participate in governance to determine key policies.
Price volatility as of April 2025:
April 2024 around $780 → April 2025 around $1,518
Approximately +95% increase in one year.
Increased reserve management revenue and the MKR burn policy have driven the price increase.
Future outlook:
Increasing protocol profitability with the Endgame plan, utilizing reserves to burn MKR and strengthening DAI stability. A major restructuring is underway, including a new governance structure and the introduction of its own chain.

🏛️ 레이어1/2 블록체인

“Ethereum’s Scaling Wars, Solana’s Rush, and Polygon’s Rebirth.

The Layer 1 vs. Layer 2 battle is in full swing.”

🔵 Ethereum (ETH)

Overview:
It’s a leading smart contract and dApp platform. It has significantly improved energy efficiency since the transition to Proof of Stake (PoS), and numerous DeFi, NFT, and gaming projects operate on top of Ethereum.
Price volatility as of April 2025:
April 2024 around $1,850 → April 2025 around $1,807.
Minor decline of about -2% over the year.
Underperformed Bitcoin, but had a solid range-bound behavior due to roll-up expansion and EIP-4844 expectations.
Future outlook:
With EIP-4844 (Proto-Danksharding), an update to enhance rollup scaling, Ethereum plans to continue its rollup-centric scaling roadmap while maintaining security and decentralization.

🟢 Solana (SOL)

Overview:
It is a high-performance blockchain capable of processing thousands of transactions per second. Its low fees and high speed have allowed it to rapidly expand its ecosystem in the NFT, gaming, and DeFi sectors.
Price volatility as of April 2025:
Around $23 in April 2024 → Around $150 in April 2025
An approximate +550% spike in one year.
Strong bull run driven by Firedancer client development and solar and mobile device launch issues.
Future Outlook:
The Firedancer validator client being developed by Jump Crypto will significantly improve network scalability and reliability. Solana’s presence in the Web3 popularization process could grow even more.

🟣 Polygon (MATIC → POL Upcoming)

Overview:
What started as an Ethereum scaling solution is now evolving into a multi-chain hub integrating various ZK rollups and L2 chains. Existing MATIC tokens will be converted to POL.
Price volatility as of April 2025:
Around $1.10 in April 2024 → Around $0.30 in April 2025
A plunge of about -73% in one year.
POL conversion confusion, increased L2 competition, and a sharp deterioration in investor sentiment.
Future outlook:
Polygon 2.0 update driving governance and token economy transition. Looking to rebound with next-generation solution expansion strategy, including zkEVM and Avail.

💵 스테이블코인

“The investment everyone wants but no one is paying attention to,

The real money is in the stablecoin infrastructure.”

🔵 Tether (USDT)

Overview:
Tether is the oldest and largest dollar-pegged stablecoin. Its issuer, Tether Holdings, guarantees that 1 USDT = 1 USD, backed by its reserve assets. It is most widely used in DeFi, trading, cross-border transfers, and more.
Price volatility as of April 2025:
Stays fixed at $1 all year round.
Rarely exceeded ±0.5% range even during market shocks, and remained stable in 2024-2025.
Future prospects:
Remains dominant, with over 75% of the total stablecoin market share. Transparency of reserve assets remains an issue, but trust is growing due to its focus on US Treasuries. How it responds to future regulatory changes will be key.

🟢 USD Coin (USDC)

Overview:
USDC is a stablecoin co-issued by Circle and Coinbase that touts transparent reserve disclosure and regulatory compliance. It is issued on several blockchains, including Ethereum, and is often used as a DeFi collateral asset.
Price volatility as of April 2025:
Temporarily plunged to $0.88 during the SVB crisis in March 2024, but quickly regained the $1 peg.
Remained steady and close to $1 from late 2024 to April 2025.
Future outlook:
Integration of physical payments, expansion of global remittances, and more. Strengthening its regulatory-friendly position to attract institutional investment demand, but needs to regain market share versus Tether.

🟣 DAI (MakerDAO 발행)

Overview:
DAI is a decentralized algorithmic stablecoin backed by a variety of crypto collateral. It is managed through MakerDAO, which uses the overcollateralization principle and governance voting to maintain price stability.
Price volatility as of April 2025:
Dropped to $0.89 during the SVB crisis, but soon returned to $1.
Stable within $1±1% overall from late 2024 to April 2025.
Future outlook:
Reducing reliance on USDC, building up own reserves and real asset-based revenue (Endgame plan). We are pursuing decentralization and stability at the same time.

🕵️ 프라이버시(Privacy)

“What if all your transactions were public?

The value of anonymizing coins grows over time.”

🔵 Monero (XMR)

Overview:
Monero is a privacy-oriented cryptocurrency that completely anonymizes transaction amounts, sender and receiver information. It uses advanced technologies such as ring signatures, stealth addresses, and RingCT to enable untraceable transactions.
Price volatility as of April 2025:
April 2024 around $155 → April 2025 around $143
Down about -8% in one year.
Relatively stable, but downward pressure was present due to concerns about increased global regulation.
Future outlook:
Monero is the leader in the privacy coin market and continues to make technical upgrades. However, delisting pressure from major exchanges and regulatory risks will continue to be a concern.

🟢 Zcash (ZEC)

Overview:
Zcash is the world’s first privacy coin with zero-knowledge proofs (ZK-SNARKs). It allows users to choose public or private transactions, with built-in privacy protections.
Price volatility as of April 2025:
April 2024 around $42 → April 2025 around $30
A drop of about -29% in one year.
The downtrend has been driven by the emergence of regulatory risks for privacy coins.
Future outlook:
Zcash continues its technological innovation with the Halo upgrade and PoS transition. However, low adoption rates and increasing regulatory pressure may hinder its growth.

🟣 Secret Network (SCRT)

Overview:
Secret Network is a Cosmos-based blockchain that enables the addition of privacy features to smart contracts through its Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) technology.
Price volatility as of April 2025:
April 2024 around $1.2 → April 2025 around $0.80
A drop of about -33% in one year.
Development of privacy dApps was slow, and market demand remained sluggish.
Future outlook:
Secret is attempting to expand its own ecosystem, including privacy DeFi and NFTs. However, it needs a differentiated growth strategy amidst increasing competition in the Cosmos ecosystem.

🏗️ 인프라(Infrastructure)

“What every blockchain ecosystem needs,

Infrastructure coins are quietly dominating the market.”

🔵 Chainlink (LINK)

Overview:
Chainlink is a decentralized oracle network that provides external data to on-chain smart contracts. It’s used as essential infrastructure in DeFi, gaming, insurance, and more.
Price volatility as of April 2025:
April 2024 around $7.3 → April 2025 around $13.5
An approximate +85% increase in one year.
News of CCIP launch and traditional financial institution collaborations have been favorable.
Looking ahead:
Expansion of the Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP), expansion of staking services, and more to strengthen network effects. Solidifying its position as an essential service for blockchain infrastructure.

🟢 The Graph (GRT)

Overview:
The Graph is a protocol that allows blockchain data to be indexed and searched. Developers can create Subgraphs to efficiently utilize data in various dApps.
Price volatility as of April 2025:
April 2024 around $0.15 → April 2025 around $0.10
A drop of about -33% in one year.
Despite the growing demand for on-chain data, token value growth has been limited.
Future outlook:
Focusing on expanding multi-chain support and growing the subgraph ecosystem. Long-term demand is expected to remain robust as the Web3 data infrastructure expands.

🟣 Filecoin (FIL)

Overview:
Filecoin is a project that decentralizes data storage by connecting storage spaces around the world into a decentralized network. Users can buy or offer storage space with FIL tokens.
Price volatility as of April 2025:
April 2024 approx. $6.2 → April 2025 approx. $4.0
A drop of about -35% in one year.
Despite the launch of the Filecoin Virtual Machine (FVM), oversupply issues led to the price decline.
Future outlook:
Smart contract support via the FVM is driving the revitalization of DataDAO, but securing demand and adjusting supply will be key challenges in the long term.

🚀Ranking of up-and-coming themes (based on 2025-2026 outlook)

🏆 1st: Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI is the next big thing, not just in crypto, but across industries
Fetch.ai to integrate SingularityNET-centric token (ASI) → Expect ecosystem to come together
Investor interest continues to grow

🥈 2nd: Infrastructure (Chainlink-centric)

The oracle, indexing, and storage solutions every dApp/DeFi/game must have
In particular, Chainlink’s CCIP has grown into an interchain hub. 가능성 큼

🥉 3rd: DeFi (DeFi)

Watching the lending and deposit markets as rates change
A sector that faces increased regulation, but has a real revenue model

4th Place: Layer 1/2 Blockchain

Ethereum-centric L2 scaling is inevitable
However, increased competition will require project-specific jade stones

5th: Stablecoins

Core infrastructure for crypto payments, DeFi, and global remittances
Keys to regulatory response

6위: Game/Metaverse

Metaverse popularity slows, game model needs to be retooled
Possibility of recovery in the long term

7위: Privacy

Technical demand exists, but regulatory risk is greatest
Demand is strong in certain regions (South America, Africa)

✍️ Final Summary

✅ “AI & Infrastructure themes will remain strong in 2025.

✅ Privacy and Metaverse themes, on the other hand, need attention.”

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