As we enter late March, geopolitical conflicts have triggered a rise in market risk aversion, leading to an overall weakness in the crypto market, with mainstream assets generally retracing. According to Huobi HTX data, during the past week (March 15 to March 22), capital has accelerated towards high-volatility sectors, pushing certain assets in the Meme, AI, and GameFi sectors to rise against the trend, indicating a clear structural market trend. Huobi HTX has shown foresight in selecting quality assets and sector layout, with several newly launched assets performing exceptionally well, among which the debut Chinese Meme project "Laozi" stunned the crowd with a 260% increase in value.

Meme Sector and AI Sector Continue to Heat Up: "Laozi" Leads with 260%, First ROBO Enters Mainstream Sight

This week, the Meme sector remains the center of the market's "wealth effect," but unlike previous purely animal-themed narratives, projects with rich cultural backgrounds and consensus within the Chinese community are beginning to strengthen.

Laozi (LAOZI): The BSC ecosystem Chinese Meme project "Laozi" ranks first with a weekly increase of 260%, becoming the highlight of this issue. Its success not only stems from its highly recognizable Eastern philosophy IP but also from successfully attracting purchasing power from the global Chinese community after its launch on Huobi HTX.

The AI sector is the main theme for the entire year of 2026. As one of the sectors with significant long-term narrative potential, the integration of AI and blockchain is continuously deepening. Against the backdrop of sustained inflows of capital and attention, the AI sector is still expected to maintain an active trend in the medium to long term.

ROBO (Fabric Protocol): The debut effect on Huobi HTX continues, with ROBO strongly rebounding by 34% this week. Notably, after ROBO was launched on Huobi HTX, it quickly gained market recognition and made its first appearance on the Binance spot market last week, further increasing liquidity and user base. At the same time, the AI infrastructure and application direction that ROBO represents aligns with market expectations for "real landing scenarios."

DeFi Sector: Value Reorientation, STO and ROCK Steady Progress

The DeFi sector performed steadily overall this week. With the warming of market sentiment, DeFi assets with actual cash flow and governance value are beginning to attract the attention of conservative funds. As an important infrastructure in the crypto market, DeFi is gradually returning to a rational growth track after experiencing adjustments.

• STO (StakeStone): Weekly increase of 49%. StakeStone is a decentralized full-chain liquidity infrastructure protocol designed to change the way liquidity is obtained, allocated, and utilized within various blockchain ecosystems.
• ROCK (Rock Dao): Increased by 16%. Rock DAO (ROCK) is initiated by Gala Games and is a Web3 game ecological token developed in collaboration with Huobi HTX and TRON.

BTW (Bitway): Weekly increase of 10%. Bitway is a Layer 1 blockchain built specifically for Bitcoin operations.

GameFi Sector: Chain Games Recover, GUN and XTER Perform Well

The GameFi sector performed well this week, with several high-quality projects actively engaging in technical delivery and community activities. At this stage, GameFi projects are transitioning from early "high-yield driven" strategies to a development path that emphasizes both "gameplay and economic modeling." As the chain game ecosystem gradually warms up, both user activity and capital interest have seen an increase.

• GUN (GUNZ): Weekly increase of 33%. GUNZ is a Layer 1 blockchain platform built specifically for AAA-level Web3 games. As a rising star in the GameFi field, GUN has successfully attracted a large number of players and investors' attention through its unique game economic model and community incentive activities launched this week.
• XTER (Xterio): Weekly increase of 23%. Xterio is a game developer and publisher with a global team, focusing on multiplayer games through a cross-platform product portfolio that enhances depth and richly diverse gaming experiences through player ownership.

Huobi HTX Deepens Global Vision, Captures Next Growth Point

Overall, this week, the newly launched assets on Huobi HTX exhibit clear characteristics of "multi-sector rotation" against the backdrop of a weakening overall market. The crypto market is gradually breaking free from a single-cycle drive, shifting towards a more diversified and structured development phase. In this process, platforms that can accurately capture hot sectors and quickly launch quality assets will hold a competitive advantage. The explosive growth of the ROBO token, launched by Huobi HTX, again demonstrates the excess returns from early participation in newly launched assets.

In the future, Huobi HTX will adhere to the "user first" philosophy, continuously optimizing asset listing strategies, deepening layouts in core sectors such as AI, DeFi, and GameFi, and identifying more potential and narrative-valuable quality assets worldwide. In the turbulent yet opportunity-filled year of 2026, Huobi HTX will witness the birth of every wealth code together with a broad base of investors.

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