Hello Stakin Community! 👋
February is over, and it’s time to give you the latest news:
- Take a deep dive into some of the most thriving blockchain ecosystems in 2025: Sui, Aptos, Celestia, and Synternet;
- BTC staking and restaking is a key narrative now in crypto. Discover opportunities through our Research on Bitcoin Liquid Staking Protocols;
- New exciting networks have reached Mainnet: Story $IP and Sonic $SONIC;
- And more…
2025 Ecosystems: SUI, Aptos, Celestia, and Synternet
Sui DeFi Ecosystem
Sui’s decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem, in particular, has made impressive progress, reaching a historic milestone, peaking at over $2 billion in Total Value Locked (TVL) in January of 2025.
Aptos DeFi Ecosystem
The Aptos ecosystem is rapidly expanding, leveraging its Move-based blockchain for high-speed, scalable, and secure transactions. With a growing DeFi sector, innovative AI integrations, and emerging dApps, Aptos is positioning itself as a next-generation blockchain for developers and users.
Celestia DeFi Ecosystem
Celestia's thriving ecosystem has grown and evolved significantly in a short time. Take a look at the growing list of platforms, solutions, and tools moving the Celestia ecosystem forward.
Synternet DeFi Ecosystem
In 2025, with its underlying data infrastructure firmly in place, the Synternet Protocol is moving to position itself right at the intersection of the twin AI and DeFi revolutions and maximize the intriguing potential this intersection presents.
Bitcoin Liquid Staking Protocols
Bitcoin staking protocols have already laid a proven foundation for transforming the world's largest cryptocurrency from a pure store of value into a productive financial asset. Now, with the advent of Bitcoin liquid staking, that transformation is poised to accelerate, with emerging protocols hard at work creating a new and potentially lucrative ecosystem of opportunities for Bitcoin holders to earn yield while maintaining liquidity and exposure to BTC.
New Mainnet Networks
We are thrilled to announce that Story Network was launched on Mainnet and that Stakin supports it as an inaugural validator. Story is building a programmable Intellectual Property legal system on the blockchain, allowing creators to protect, license, and monetize IP transparently.
Sonic is the first atomic Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) chain built to power sovereign game economies, DeFi and much more scalable applications on Solana.
New testnet launches
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See you next time,
— team Stakin
