Key Points
- Bitcoin rally above $74,000 coincided with strong gains across multiple altcoins.
- PIXEL, DRV, RIVER, COLLECT, and ARIA posted weekly increases between 65% and 116%.
During a bullish week for the crypto market, Bitcoin climbed from around $67,000 to above $74,000.
The upward momentum extended to several smaller-cap digital assets, with notable double- and triple-digit percentage gains over seven days.
Top Weekly Performers
Pixels (PIXEL) and Derive (DRV)
Pixels (PIXEL) surged more than 116% during the week, with its market capitalization briefly rising from over $16 million to nearly $59 million before stabilizing around $37 million.
The token traded above $0.01 at the time of writing, following rapid price acceleration that began on March 10.
Pixels, a social open-world farming and creation game built on Ronin Network, announced new features including a play-to-earn SDK, an AI-based in-game economist, and staking integration for PIXEL.
Derive (DRV) gained over 96% in seven days, climbing from roughly $0.04 to above $0.11 before settling near $0.1.
The project, previously known as Lyra, reported a record notional trading volume exceeding $176 million and highlighted a weekly onchain options volume surpassing $584 million.
RIVER, COLLECT, and ARIA
River (RIVER) advanced more than 81% over the week, rising from $11 to above $24 before trading around $23, with a market capitalization exceeding $469 million.
The project announced that users could earn up to 340% APR on PancakeSwap through liquidity provision, including fees and incentives.
Collect on Fanable (COLLECT) recorded a gain of over 70%, moving from $0.04 to above $0.07 and reaching a market capitalization of more than $42 million.
The team stated that additional exchange listings are in preparation, aiming to broaden access to its tokenized collectibles ecosystem.
AriaAI (ARIA) increased nearly 65% over seven days, rising from $0.09 to above $0.17 and reaching a market capitalization exceeding $52 million.
AriaAI describes itself as a next-generation platform integrating entertainment and artificial intelligence.
