Gaming Tokens Go Viral: DARK and RENDER Fuel 300% Social Media Frenzy

Move over, meme coins—blockchain gaming tokens are stealing the spotlight. DARK and RENDER just triggered the biggest social volume spike since 2023, with Telegram channels and crypto Twitter exploding. Are we looking at organic hype, or just another ’buy the rumor’ pump before the inevitable dump?

Analysts note the surge coincides with two developments: DARK’s new AAA game partnership, and RENDER’s GPU marketplace hitting 1M transactions. But let’s be real—half the chatter comes from bagholders resharing price charts like they’ve cracked the Da Vinci code.

The real winner? Exchanges collecting fee revenue while retail traders gamble on which token survives the next market correction. Game on.

• GameFi tokens such as $RENDER, $DARK, and $FLOKI were the most active, with interaction rates exceeding 100K daily.
• The GameFi market capitalization increased by 10.1% and reached $12.2 constant billion, while trading volumes totaled $3.1 billion.

According to the blockchain analytics firm Phoenix Group, in collaboration with LunarCrush on April 23, 2025, the social activity of gaming tokens increased. DARK led the board in terms of user engagement, having mentioned more than any other hashtag, with over 706k interactions on 3,400 posts. 

TOP #GAMING PROJECTS BY SOCIAL ACTIVITY$RENDER $DARK $FLOKI $VOXEL $VRA $GALA $APE $MAGIC $IMX $NAKA pic.twitter.com/9q2QtPDhEv

It emerged as more popular than RENDER, which tallied 458,300 from a slightly higher number of 3,600 involved posts. These numbers also indicate that DARK has evoked more user interest per post, indicating a greater engagement in community discussions. 

This means DARK is increasing in popularity even if the total posts are more for RENDER. The difference within the interaction reveals user engagement level rather than post frequency.

FLOKI, VOXEL, and VRA Capture Community Momentum

FLOKI ranked in third place with 473,800 engagements derived from 3,000 posts proving inactivity around the memecoin’s gaming venture. VOXEL was the second most active company with 267k interactions, and VRA ranked third with 459,300 interactions, which are constant engagements. 

The engagement per post was relatively high for VRA compared to the number of posts made, and this infers a focused and active audience. However, VOXEL appeared to be most active in posting but lacked in engaging with the posts, which raised a question about the worsening quality of interactions. This type of dynamics shows how things bring or take away the focus of a community in terms of projects within a short while.

Mid-Tier Projects Reflect Strong User Loyalty

Other cryptocurrencies such as GALA, APE, MAGIC, IMX, and NAKA remained somewhat active but steady and achieved significant interaction. GALA reached a total of 192,300 people through 2,200 posts, while APE registered a lesser number of posts at 2,100 but received 203,600 interactions. 

MAGIC is also prominent for denser activity, and IMX surpassed 2 million interactions with only 1,800 posts, rated the second lowest among all the channels. NAKA secured the tenth place with a total of 223,200 interactions. This is evident from its 1,600 engaged posts, which implies that it is expanding but is still relatively small in the Web3 gaming segment.

GameFi Market Cap Climbs 10.1% to $12.2B

According to CoinGecko, the total market capitalization of GameFi increased by 10.1% over the past 24 hours and reached $12.2B. Trading volumes also increased to $ 3.1 billion. The P2E remains the largest subsector in the sector, with more than 50% or $7.15 billion.

This upsurge is not constrained to just a token rise. There is Optimism in the gaming industry as AAA games and console gaming are expected to boost the uptake of Web3 in the year. Interestingly, there are now reports that developers are creating blockchain games for the U.S government programs with the endorsement by the White House.

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