chart<\/a><\/strong> highlights strong momentum in community-driven tokens, far ahead of other narratives.<\/p>\nStaking, gaming, and Layer 2 also surge<\/h2>\n
Following meme coins, staking tokens have returned 15.83% month-to-date, reflecting growing interest in passive yield strategies. Metaverse and gaming assets are close behind at 14.93%, showing renewed investor appetite in virtual ecosystems.<\/p>\n
Layer 2 solutions also delivered a solid 14.37% gain, suggesting confidence in scalable blockchain alternatives. Layer 1s performed slightly below with 12.45%, still a notable rebound amid recent market strength.<\/p>\n
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Other strong performers include DeFi (12.57%), the CoinDesk 20 index (12.75%), and infrastructure-related tokens (10.80%).<\/p>\n
AI suffers sharp decline<\/h2>\n
In contrast, the AI category is the biggest underperformer with a -12.40% return. Despite previous hype around artificial intelligence integrations, the sector has failed to maintain upward momentum in July.<\/p>\n