June’s Crypto Winners: The Projects Dominating Key Metrics in 2025
Crypto markets defied gravity last month—here’s who rode the wave hardest.
Market Movers: These tokens didn’t just outperform—they rewrote the playbook.
Liquidity Kings: While traditional finance gatekeepers fretted about 'volatility,' these chains processed record volumes without breaking a sweat.
Adoption Accelerators: Real-world usage metrics spiked for protocols that actually solved problems—not just pumped tokenomics.
Warning: Past performance guarantees nothing in crypto. Just ask the hedge funds still bag-holding 2021’s 'sure things.'
Liquid Staked ETH Leads in Market Cap Gains
According to the, Liquid Staked ETH (LSETH) saw the most significant rise in market capitalization last month, increasing by +89.8%. Market cap, calculated by multiplying the asset’s price by its circulating supply, reflects both valuation and investor sentiment. Santiment noted that a strong increase in market cap often suggests growing investor confidence and a strengthening presence within the broader market.
Mantle Staked Ether Dominates Trading Volume Surge
In terms of trading activity, Mantle Staked Ether (METH) posted the highest growth, with volume jumping an impressive +1,643.8%. Santiment emphasized that volume spikes typically reflect heightened interest and liquidity, allowing traders to move in and out of positions more easily. It also pointed out that volume is a crucial metric when evaluating current market demand.
OKB Tops in Social Volume Growth
The report also tracks social volume, which measures how frequently a coin is mentioned across platforms like Telegram and Reddit. According to Santiment, OKB, the utility token for the OKX exchange, experienced the largest increase in social chatter, surging +228.6%. A rise in social volume often signals increasing community engagement or rising hype, both of which can influence short-term volatility and investor behavior.
Bittensor Sees Explosive Developer Activity
Santiment reported that Bittensor had the most dramatic increase in development activity, up by +3,600.0%. This metric is derived from meaningful GitHub events, such as code pushes and feature releases.
High developer activity suggests a project is under active improvement, often signaling strong long-term viability.
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USDC Leads in Network Growth, GateToken in Whale Transactions
USD Coin (USDC) led all assets in network growth, with new address interactions up by +3,114.9%, pointing to an influx of new users or applications using the stablecoin.
Meanwhile, GateToken (GT) recorded the highest jump in large-scale whale transactions (those exceeding $100,000), rising +300.0%. According to the report, such spikes in whale activity may reflect significant institutional positioning, either as accumulation or distribution ahead of price moves.
Santiment’s analysis provides a detailed breakdown of where capital, attention, and development are concentrating, offering key insights for portfolio strategy heading into Q3 2025.
