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Ink Insight | 20/10/2026 🟣
Ink is looking more and more like a derivatives-first L2.
Perps volume is sitting around $319M in 24H, while spot DEX volume is only ~$2-3M. Nearly a 100x gap.
At the same time, onchain activity is picking up:
• ~15-18K active addresses
• ~450-480K daily transactions
• Both up 30%+ vs last week
• TVL holding around $204M
So liquidity isn't exploding, but actual usage is.
Another interesting shift: Ink is expanding beyond pure DeFi. xStocks like wSPYx and wTSLAx are already trading, while @inkonchain keeps pushing new projects and ecosystem activity.
Velodrome still dominates spot, but the bigger picture is clear:
Ink isn't shaping up like a typical farming-heavy L2.
It's becoming a trading-heavy ecosystem where perps lead, spot follows, and tokenized assets are starting to enter the mix.
$INK still hasn't TGE'd.
The "House of DeFi" narrative now has real usage data behind it. 👀
24H Top 5 Gainers on Ink 🟣
Some green across the @inkonchain ecosystem today 👀
1️⃣ solana:458eEcXufhsLoS1NWa6donw9Yh9USfWMCtBmyFTypump +18.22% | @WiredonInk
2️⃣ $MOLT +18.11% | @molt_cmi
3️⃣ $QWIRE +14.37% | @Quotrontitative
4️⃣ $MCQ +13.86% | @mcquonalds
5️⃣ solana:EL65MKjhRb6g6ytyB8Fk4q7hveLiEu7uq6rCTG3dmoon +13.62% | @BeastTheMascot
solana:EL65MKjhRb6g6ytyB8Fk4q7hveLiEu7uq6rCTG3dmoon still stands out with the biggest size here at around $1.5M.
Another day, another set of movers on Ink.
24H Top 5 Gainers on Ink 🟣
A quieter session, but a few names are still pushing higher across the @inkonchain ecosystem 👀
1. $KRAKMASK +19.95% | @KrakMask
2. $MCQ +13.23% | @mcquonalds
3. $AK47 +10.30% | @AndruKollor
4. $IKA +8.04% | @Kaiiinkla
5. $POWER +3.35% | @JesePowerKraken
$KRAKMASK leads the board today while the rest of the pack keeps grinding.
Still watching where the next rotation lands. 👀
24H Top 5 Gainers on Ink 🟣
A fresh look at the strongest movers across the @inkonchain ecosystem 👀
$WIRED +246% | @WiredonInk
$HKT +9.33% | @hookitfun
$IKA +5.59% | @KaijinIka
$ANITA +3.69% | @ANITAONINKCTO
$KRAKEN +0.89% | @KrakenOnInk
$WIRED clearly stole the show today.
Keeping an eye on whether this momentum spreads across more Ink-native tokens.
24H Top 5 Gainers on Ink 🟣
Green across the board on @inkonchain today 👀
$MCQ +11.15% | @mcquonalds
$MOTL +10.16% | @molt_cmi
$BEAST +10.35% | @BeastTheMascot
$Bert +5.39% | @BertOnInk
$AI +0.37% | @AppleInuX
Nothing too crazy yet, but momentum is slowly picking up again.
Keeping an eye on which one gets the next real breakout. 👀
24H Top 5 Gainers on Ink 🟣
Momentum is picking up across the @inkonchain ecosystem 👀
$SQUINK +80.71% | @squinkfun
$ika +37.96% | @KaijinIka
$BEAN +28% | @BeanOnInk
$MOTL +26.61% | @molt_cmi
$AK47 +25.37% | @AndruKollor
$SQUINK is clearly leading the pack today.
Which one are you watching? 👇
GM from the purple side 💜
@inkonchain is already cooking
Ink Insight | 12/10/2026 🟣
Ink is still being carried by perps, not spot.
24H numbers:
- Perps volume: ~$284M
- DEX spot volume: ~$0.96M
- DeFi TVL: ~$209M
- Stablecoins: ~$183M, +6.4% 7D
That puts perps volume at nearly 300x spot, with @nadoHQ doing most of the heavy lifting.
Meanwhile, @TydroFi still holds over $136M TVL, while Nado sits around $51M.
The interesting part is where the capital is actually being used.
Money is clearly on Ink, but most of it is sitting in lending, collateral and derivatives rather than rotating through AMMs and spot markets.
Compared with Base, Ink is still much smaller in TVL and active users.
But perps are giving Ink something differentiated: high trading intensity despite a relatively small ecosystem.
Other signals remain alive:
→ xStocks yield
→ HookIt leveraged tokens
→ Tydro points
→ Chainstack + The Graph infra
→ solana:7E17FfBVYfQLAdQiSMK3ESNwkiYGdZPTVvB5b5oypump TGE still pending
Main takeaway: Perps remain the real backbone of Ink.
TVL and stables are holding up, but broader onchain activity is still thin outside Nado and lending.
For now, Ink looks more like a focused trading chain than a broad DeFi ecosystem. 👀
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24H Top 5 Gainers on Ink 🟣
Momentum keeps building across the @inkonchain ecosystem 👀
🥇 $ANITA +7.95% | @ANITAONINKCTO
🥈 $LEWCAT +7.369% | @Lewtcat
🥉 $KRAKMASK +7.14% | @KrakMask
4️⃣ $ICAT +7.02% | @Icat_token
5️⃣ $PURPLE +3.61% | @InkPurpleWave
Which Ink gem are you watching today? 👇
RFQ on @nadoHQ could be a big unlock for Ink 👀
More markets, deeper access, and a path beyond just crypto-native assets.
This is where @inkonchain starts getting interesting. 🟣
do you know what RFQ is?
short version: instead of trading an orderbook, you ask a dealer for a price. it's how trading venues can list thousands of markets, from stocks to RWAs.
@nadoHQ is about to take it to the next level 👀
24H Top 5 Gainers on Ink 🟣
Momentum is picking up again across the @inkonchain ecosystem 👀
🥇 $ICAT +12.7% | @Icat_token
🥈 $BEAST +8.37% | @BeastTheMascot
🥉 $KRAKTARDIO +4.95% | @Kraktardio
4️⃣ $XSPLASH +4.68% | @xsplashdotfun
5️⃣ $ANITA +2.56% | @ANITAONINKCTO
Small caps are starting to move again.
Which Ink gem are you watching today? 👇
Forecast: 100% chance of @inkonchain☔️💜
Conditions remain bullish, with heavy DeFi activity expected across the chain.
24H Top 5 Gainers on Ink 🟣
Momentum is heating up across the @inkonchain ecosystem 👀
🥇 $SQUINK +117% | @squinkfun
🥈 $HKT +37.54% | @hookitfun
🥉 $MCQ +21.38% | @mcquonalds
4️⃣ $WHENX +20.79% | @WhenXInk
5️⃣ $ANITA +8.86% | @ANITAONINKCTO
Small caps are moving fast on Ink right now.
Which one are you watching? 👇
24H TOP 5 GAINERS ON INK 🟣
Ink memes are waking up again.
🥇 $BEAST @BeastTheMascot +39.14%
🥈 $HKT @hookitfun +34.96%
🥉 $LEWTCAT @Lewtcat +24.14%
4️⃣ $KRAKMASK @KrakMask +9.72%
5️⃣ $CATHULHU +7.58%
$BEAST leads the board with a $1.4M market cap, while smaller caps are moving fast behind it.
Ink season getting louder 👀
Which one are you holding?
Ink Insight | 02/10/2026 🟣
Ink is getting more distribution, better infra, and more meme attention.
But the onchain data still says one thing clearly:
Ink is a perps chain right now.
Yesterday, OpenSea launched its “If it’s on Ink, trade it on OpenSea” campaign, covering NFTs + tokens with no bridge required.
@inkonchain amplified it and spotlighted names like Beast, ANITA, KrakMask and @nadoHQ.
Big distribution win for the Kraken L2.
But important: this is NOT a native $INK TGE.
At the infra layer, @graphprotocol + @pinax_network also enabled extended blocks for Ink, including call traces, native ETH balance changes and storage diffs.
Less flashy, but much more important for builders, indexers and DeFi analytics.
Now the numbers:
- DeFi TVL: ~$203M
- Perps 24h: ~$380M
- Perps 7d: ~$2.07B
- DEX spot 24h: ~$4.69M
- Stablecoins: ~$172M
- Bridged TVL: ~$1B
That puts perps volume at roughly 81x spot volume.
And almost all of that perps activity is coming from @nadoHQ.
Meanwhile, Dexscreener shows only ~$3.3M in 24h Ink volume, with memes like ANITA and CAT still sitting on relatively thin liquidity.
So despite OpenSea distribution and the meme spotlight, the real engine remains: Nado + leverage + lending.
There’s plenty of capital bridged onto Ink.
The question is when that capital actually starts moving deeper into spot liquidity and DeFi.
For now: Ink = perps first, spot later. 🟣
🤖 Made with AI
. @opensea bringing NFTs + tokens on @inkonchain into one trading surface with no bridge friction is exactly the kind of distribution Ink needs.
More access, more users, more liquidity.
Ink is getting easier to enter and harder to ignore.
Bullish for Ink 🟣
RIFT making it 1-click to bridge into @inkonchain at the best rates removes another layer of friction for new capital.
Better access → more liquidity → more activity across Ink DeFi.
Infra is quietly catching up with the narrative.
RIFT x @inkonchain
Best way to bridge onto Ink and into its booming DeFi L2 ecosystem in 1 click at the best rates.
Forget the moon.
Ink is aiming higher 🚀💜
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Aero landing on Ink ✈️
Deep, productive liquidity is exactly what @inkonchain needs next.
Another major piece of the Kraken L2 liquidity stack is coming together. 💜
@aeroxyz
The Ethereum L2 from @KrakenFX deserves an exchange that generates deep, productive, liquidity for the best assets onchain.
Aero is coming to @inkonchain ✈️
Ink Insight | 01/10/2026
@inkonchain is still a derivatives-first L2
- Perps volume: ~$336M / 24h
- Spot DEX volume: ~$2.8M
- DeFi TVL: ~$204M
- Stablecoins: ~$173M
@nadoHQ continues to dominate derivatives activity, while @tydrohq holds roughly $133M in lending TVL.
The spot side is still small, but the liquidity stack is getting stronger. @aeroxyz is coming to Ink, while @Uniswap already supports the chain across Web, Wallet and API.
With @krakenfx and @inkfndhq behind the ecosystem, Ink is increasingly shaping up around perps + lending + exchange-to-onchain liquidity ahead of $INK TGE.
Today’s takeaway: Perps still dominate. Spot and chain fees remain small, but Aero + Uniswap are filling out the liquidity layer.





















