The volatility of cryptocurrencies increased significantly this week, with several major coins seeing gains exceeding 250% from their recent lows. According to the weekly chart on CoinMarketCap, Solana Mobile Seeker recorded the largest rise, climbing 250.83%. It was followed by Axie Infinity which increased by 120.71%.
Sentient AGI had an improvement of 40.08%, helping LayerZero grow by 38.77%. Stargate Finance posted an increase of 39.64% and Sandbox also achieved a solid increase of 30.57%. There was a strong growth trend across all sectors of the mobile blockchain, gaming and cross-chain infrastructure landscapes.
Mobile Blockchain Games and Tokens Gain Market Momentum
Solana Mobile Seeker’s 250.83% surge indicates increasing confidence in the mobile blockchain space rather than mere speculation. The SKR token had claimed opening on January 21, 2026, and would distribute almost 2 billion tokens towards over 100,000 Seeker users and developers, which accounts for 20% of total supply. Seeker’s user ownership model, which gives each device a non-transferable Genesis Token and includes Seed Vault and native Solana dApp Store, is appealing.
Axie Infinity surged 120.71% following significant tokenomics reforms. The changes included a reduction in token emission and the integration of its bAXS token. This upward trend extended to the broader gaming sector. The Sandbox, for example, climbed 30.57%. The revival appears driven by a focus on sustainable utility and long-term user engagement.
Cross-Chain Infrastructure and AI Platforms Intrigue Institutional Interest
In addition to headlines focusing on games, cross-chain infrastructure showed remarkable performance. LayerZero recorded a 38.77% week gain as interoperability was once again in the spotlight. The protocol introduced its EigenZero Security Framework in November 2025, adding crypto economic slashing to cross-chain verification. Institutional interest has followed, including integration with Wyoming’s Frontier Stable Token, though investors are watching a January 20, 2026, token unlock that will release 25.71 million ZRO tokens.
Stargate Finance has seen a 39.64% rise in its value and the advantage of being a Cross-Chain Bridge project built on LayerZero technology. Stargate’s Lock-Mint/Burn-Redeem model resolves Liquidity Fragmentation and enables Instant Finality and has the ability to handle over $18 million of daily volume.
Sentient AGI has risen in value by 40.08%, taking advantage of the hype around Decentralized AI. With $85 million investment backing, Sentient AGI has set out to develop Open-Source AGI on multiple blockchains. Overall, the top performers are pointing to a market moving towards utility, interoperability and sustainable innovation.
Conclusion
This week’s performers Solana Mobile Seeker, Axie infinity, Sentient AGI, LayerZero, stargate finance, and The Sandbox show how cryptocurrency markets are growing up to be more than speculation. Their gains are real innovation, addressing the problems of adoption with mobile integration, sustainable gaming economics, with decentralized AI, and cross chain infrastructure. The market is rewarding a lot more substance over hype, execution over promises and long-term utility over short-term speculation.
