Chainlink leads the rankings of the blockchain infrastructure with a market capitalization of $12.7bn and an astonishing 9,962% YTD from a low.
Quant demonstrated the highest percentage increase, placing it at 40,549% despite being the lowest valued in the top ten.
Other new projects, such as ZKJ, PYTH, and FET, also went up, demonstrating the investors’ growing demand for infrastructure tokens.

Chainlink ($LINK) has emerged as the most valuable blockchain infrastructure project, reaching the $12.7 billion FDV, according to data provided by the Top 7 ICO. LINK has risen by an incredible 9,962% from its ATH (all-time low), contributing to the restructuring of infrastructure tokens in the market.

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This news comes in the wake of Chainlink’s new Proof of Reserve (PoR) which was deployed on the Ethereum mainnet through Ether.fi liquid restaking protocol that boasts a TVL of over $4 billion. The integration is to improve the DeFi transparency, which utilizes the on-chain real-time checking of 2.4M staked Ethereum.

Filecoin (FIL) comes second in terms of FDV with $4.95 billion, which is comparatively an upswing of 17.4 percent from the ATL. LayerZero (ZRO) comes third and has a valuation of $2.56 billion with 69.9% annual growth.

Other prominent projects in the top five are Walrus (WAL), which holds a total value of $2.27 billion, and Polyhedra Network (ZKJ) at $2.25 billion. ZKJ revealed a staggering increase of 114% from the lowest market price, indicating investors’ confidence.

Emerging Projects Show Strong Performance Metrics

EigenLayer (EIGEN) is the sixth most capitalized NFT project with an ATL of $1.137bn, which increased by 19%. The project remains relevant and noticed for its staking and security improvements. The next one is the Pyth Network (PYTH), with an FDV of $1.33 billion with an increase of 25.6% from the ATL.

The Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (FET) reported an FDV of $1.29 billion, indicating an impressive growth of 5,817%. The fast-growing nature of the company is a testament to the market demand for AI-integrated blockchain solutions.

Aethir (ATH) remains at $1.18 billion based on its 14.5% increase from the current ATL. This has recently emerged prominently in decentralized cloud computing applications.

Quant Steals Spotlight

Quant (QNT) takes the ten-spot with an FDV of $973 million. While it is significantly smaller than LINK or FIL, QNT has increased by a staggering 40,923% from its all-time low. This growth figure puts Quant ahead of all those projects listed, making Quant an outstanding performer in the blockchain infrastructure sector.

The FDV rankings cover a wide range of blockchain infrastructural projects ranging from data oracles to decentralized storage, interoperability, and protocols with AI components. An end-users-driven focus on technological functionality and practical implementation of this functionality remains the primary trend that fuels valuation upward across multiple markets.