Huobi HTX New Asset Weekly Review (5.11—5.17): WARD Soars 573%, AI and Storage Narrative Reignited

From May 11 to 17, the crypto market experienced a structural upward trend driven by the ongoing AI concept. Bitcoin maintained high volatility, and the sentiment in the altcoin market quickly recovered, with funds flowing along clear main tracks: AI infrastructure, decentralized storage, and emerging DeFi protocols formed the three core narratives of the week. According to data from the Huobi HTX platform, several assets in the AI, DeFi, Cosmos ecosystem, and TRON Meme tracks performed outstandingly over the past week, among which WARD led the market with a weekly increase of 573%. Huobi HTX's forward-looking layout in asset selection remains commendable.

The AI Track Continues to Rise: The Strongest Voice in the Main Line, Funds Reprice AI + Crypto

The greatest certainty in this week's market comes from the AI track. With the concepts of AI Agents, autonomous collaboration networks, and on-chain AI task markets heating up again, the market began to reassess the long-term imaginative space for AI-related assets. Compared to the previously more "conceptual" AI Meme market, this round of funding is more inclined to seek AI projects with infrastructure, data value, and practical scenarios.

• WARD (Warden Protocol): With a 573% weekly increase, it became the strongest performing asset of the week. WARD focuses on the infrastructure layer that integrates AI and Web3, designed as a full-stack L1 blockchain for developers to build smart applications. The narrative of "on-chain AI infrastructure" it represents is continuously gaining market recognition against the backdrop of expanding global AI computing power demand.

• SKYAI: Weekly increase of 41%, continuing the overall heat of the AI Agent track recently. SKYAI focuses on the deployment and collaboration network of on-chain AI agents, driven by MCP, aiming to seamlessly integrate intelligent solutions across industries.

• INJ (Injective): Increased 21% during the same period. As a convergence point of the AI track and high-performance public chains, Injective continues to expand its ecological landscape in areas such as on-chain AI models and data asset trading. This week's steady rise of INJ reflects institutional funds' recognition of its long-term narrative logic.

The Storage Track Becomes a Beneficiary of AI Demand Overflow, Cosmos Ecosystem Warms Up

Decentralized storage itself is not a new narrative this week, but the explosive demand for data storage driven by AI has brought STORJ back into the funding spotlight. Notably, in the traditional tech market this week, stocks related to cloud storage, data centers, and computing infrastructure also performed prominently, indicating that AI-driven storage demand is being priced by a broader capital market.

• STORJ: Increased 28% this week, benefiting as an asset in the storage track. Storj is dedicated to becoming a censorship-resistant, surveillance-free, and always-on cloud storage platform. STORJ provides a decentralized way to offer redundant, low-cost storage layers, perfectly aligning with the new requirements for data infrastructure in the AI era.

• OSMO (Osmosis): Weekly increase of 102%. Osmosis is an application chain, a decentralized trading platform (DEX) and cross-chain decentralized finance (DeFi) hub within the Cosmos ecosystem. As the core DEX protocol of the Cosmos ecosystem, Osmosis's liquidity depth and cross-chain interoperability remain its core competitiveness.

New Coins Have Wealth Effects, DeFi and TRON Meme Remain Active

• UP (Superform): Weekly increase of 75%. Superform is the first stablecoin new token bank, allowing anyone to conduct on-chain savings, exchanges, transfers, and earn returns while maintaining complete control over personal assets.

• BILL (Billions Network): Increased 20%. Billions Network is a universal "human and AI" collaboration network. It allows anyone to prove themselves as a real and unique individual on-chain within seconds, without disclosing any underlying personal data.

• SUNDOG (Sundog): Increased 45%. As a leading Meme asset in the Tron ecosystem, SUNDOG is a Meme coin fairly issued on Sunpump.meme.

Asset Selection is Not Casting a Net, but Finding Anchor Points Before Trends Form

From this week's market performance, the crypto market is entering a more distinct structural market phase. On one hand, core tracks like AI and storage, supported by industrial trends, continue to attract funding; on the other hand, new coins, MEME, and ecological rotation opportunities are constantly emerging, with the speed of market hot spot switching accelerating.

As the industry gradually moves towards "value-driven," those quality assets that combine technical logic, industrial trends, and community foundations are often the ones that can transcend cycles. In the future, Huobi HTX will continue to rely on its global asset selection system and ecological research capabilities to discover more quality projects with long-term value and growth potential for users, helping them seize the next round of crypto growth opportunities in structural markets.

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