{"id":162488,"date":"2025-07-12T14:13:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T11:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=162488"},"modified":"2025-07-12T14:13:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T11:13:15","slug":"top-crypto-sectors-in-july-meme-staking-gaming-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/top-crypto-sectors-in-july-meme-staking-gaming-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Crypto Sectors in July: Meme, Staking, Gaming Lead"},"content":{"rendered":"

The basket performance chart<\/a><\/strong> highlights strong momentum in community-driven tokens, far ahead of other narratives.<\/p>\n

Staking, 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