75.41 million x402 transactions in 30 days signal rising agentic payments, as Solana seeks more durable utility beyond meme coins while Base surpasses 100 million. The article weighs the momentum, trade-offs, and risks shaping the emerging payment landscape.
Altcoin season is edging toward neutral as money rotates from Bitcoin into altcoins, but meme coins are lagging and Solana’s meme-trading volume is cooling sharply, signaling an early risk-off tilt rather than a broad rally.
Ethereum kept its lead in DeFi as major blockchain networks showed mixed weekly performance, with strong capital inflows but slower decentralized trading activity.