HTX Hot Online Weekly Report (August 10-16): BTCFi leads the market, and the DeFi and AI sectors con

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Apia, Samoa, August 19, 2026-As the overall market sentiment stabilizes, the cryptocurrency market rebounded in the second week of August (August 10 to 16), with funds rotating. Multiple sectors with outstanding performance.

According to HTX data, representative tokens in the BTCFi, DeFi, GameFi and AI sectors rank at the forefront of this week's increase, showing obvious signs of fund rotation between sectors.

BTCFi led the week: BTW surged 64%

BTCFi was the strongest narrative theme this week, with BTW rising 64%, ranking first in the weekly increase list.

BTW (+64%): Bitway is an innovative infrastructure project designed to bring Bitcoin liquidity to the global DeFi market. The project recently launched its core Alpha incentive plan to support the development of its multi-chain, unmanaged wallet ecosystem.

As a key component of efforts to financialize the Bitcoin ecosystem, BTCFi continues to attract market attention, and its price trend indicates growing interest in derivative applications and financial infrastructure of the Bitcoin ecosystem.

DeFi fully recovers: COW, OBT, and LINK rise steadily

As the cornerstone of the cryptocurrency market, the DeFi sector also rebounded broadly this week.

COW (+40%): CoW Protocol is a decentralized exchange that runs on Ethereum and EVM-compatible chains. With its unique intent-based architecture and MEV protection mechanism, COW rose 40% this week, proving that innovation driven by improved trading experience in the decentralized exchange space can still attract strong market support.

OBT (+30%): A 30% increase suggests that funds are actively seeking undervalued opportunities in the DeFi space. Orbiter Finance is a decentralized cross-chain bridge driven by zero-knowledge proofs designed to enable high-speed, low-cost transactions across the Ethereum multi-layered ecosystem and other Layer 1 and Layer 2 networks.

LINK (+12%): As a clear leader in the oracle space and a blue-chip market, LINK has steadily gained 12% this week. In volatile markets, this trend is seen as a sign of institutions 'long-term confidence in DeFi's infrastructure.

AI narrative maintains momentum: NIL and GRIFFAIN rise

AI-related assets continue previous momentum. The integration of artificial intelligence and blockchain is still the focus of market attention.

NIL (+31%): Nillion is a decentralized data processing and privacy protection network with "blind computing" as its core. It is used in decentralized AI model training, Web3 authentication and other scenarios.

GRIFFAIN (+17%): Griffain is a much-watched platform on Solana for creating and deploying AI agents.

Funding and attention are clearly focused on the AI infrastructure and AI application layer. This suggests that the AI sector may have shifted from purely narrative hype to competition based on actual technology deployment and application ecosystems.

GameFi rebounds: BIGTIME gains 35%

In the GameFi space, as blockchain games and the broader Web3 game ecosystem continue to explore new product forms and business models, a number of high-profile GameFi projects have experienced significant fluctuations this week, creating new trading opportunities for the market.

BIGTIME (+35%): Big Time is a multiplayer online role-playing blockchain game based on the Ethereum and Open Loot ecosystems. As a mature "play-to-make" game, the project is shifting its focus to richer game content in 2026.

HTX focuses on new opportunities in multi-sector rotation

Overall, the increase list from August 10 to 16 shows clear sector rotation, with BTCFi leading the gains, DeFi active, and GameFi and AI sectors growing.

As a trading platform that provides diversified asset classes and covers emerging sectors, HTX closely monitors changes in market structure and the development of new sectors, providing users with a wider range of trading opportunities and market insights. HTX also reminds users that short-term price increases may not reflect long-term values. When evaluating assets with strong performance, traders should consider factors such as market liquidity, project fundamentals, capital flows, and sector momentum, and at the same time be alert to possible volatility risks after a sharp rise in the short term.