[Today's Globally Trending Coins] Solana, AIXBT, Hyperliquid, Bitcoin, USDC & More

According to the Token Mindshare Top Gainers from Kaito, an AI-based Web3 search platform (Token Mindshare is a metric that quantifies the influence of specific tokens in the virtual asset market), the top 5 virtual asset-related keywords that people are showing the most interest in as of the 17th are Solana (SOL), AIXBT, Hyperliquid (HYPE), Bitcoin (BTC), and USDC.

Solana takes first place. Investor interest surged as Solana celebrated its 5th anniversary. However, the atmosphere isn't particularly positive as network activity has plummeted with the cooling popularity of pump funds. On the other hand, Solana has a major network upgrade called Firedancer scheduled for this year. Attention is focused on whether Solana can make a turnaround with this opportunity. Additionally, the start of Solana futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and the possibility of a spot ETF launch are expected to be key factors for investor sentiment.

AIXBT takes second place. It's speculated that it made the interest rankings as investors' reliance on AI agents increased amid the bearish market. Many investors apparently posed numerous questions to AIXBT today to distinguish between legitimate and fraudulent meme coins.

Hyperliquid takes third place. This comes as retail investors launched attacks against a Hyperliquid account that was identified as a Donald Trump associate or insider during the overnight session. Previously, this account had attracted investors' attention by successfully executing a high-risk investment with leverage of up to 50x before President Trump's statement.

Bitcoin takes fourth place. David Bailey, CEO of Bitcoin Magazine and known as a close associate of President Trump, predicted through X that "if we rank bullishness based on news, this week will be in the all-time top 10," amplifying investor interest. Meanwhile, as of 1:16 PM today, Bitcoin is trading at $83,775, down 1.16% compared to the previous day.

Finally, the stablecoin USDC takes fifth place. Analysis suggests that USDC naturally made the rankings as the issuance of stablecoins increased for buying at market bottoms. USDC's trading volume today surged by 47.53% compared to the previous day, recording $6.13 billion.

In addition, investors showed interest in Wayfinder, Mantle (MNT), Melania (MELANIA), OKB, and iAgent (AGNT).