SOL chain market recovers, BNB Chain's new project SkyAI emerges
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SOL chain market recovers, BNB Chain's new project SkyAI emerges
With signs of recovery emerging in Solana's ecosystem, BNB Chain needs new projects to activate its currently stagnant environment. At this moment, SKYAI has successfully launched—featuring BNB Chain's first oversubscribed presale, the AI-driven MCP trend, public endorsement from Four.meme, and a practical product roadmap. It is reasonable to believe that SKYAI's emergence is a strategically planned flagship project, potentially becoming the next "crown prince" of BNB Chain.
Navigating Web3 tides with focused insights1. Solana Chain Heats Up Again, Gold Dogs Emerge
After over a month of dull on-chain activity, the Solana ecosystem is showing signs of revival. Data indicates a slight increase in Dex trading volume and chain revenue, while transaction counts remain stable. Meanwhile, Raydium has launched its asset issuance platform, Launchlab, supported officially by Solana, beginning to form a duopoly with Pump.fun.
Data source: DefiLlama
In terms of new assets, two recent projects on Solana stand out: $RFC and $DARK:
1. $RFC — A Satirical Meme Coin Riding the Musk Wave
The X account for $RFC, named "Retard Finder," was created in December 2024. Its content focuses on immigration policies and radical environmental issues, aligning with right-wing politics, supporting Trump, and criticizing "woke leftism."
Since March this year, the account has gained attention from high-profile figures like Elon Musk and Eric Trump. Its follower count surged from over 200,000 to 720,000, growing by approximately 20,000 daily—far exceeding growth rates of similar political satire accounts. Musk’s account has interacted with $RFC 22 times.
Thanks to viral attention, RFC's market cap grew rapidly after its launch on March 25. It listed on Binance Alpha on April 8, reaching a peak valuation of $130 million within a month and currently sits around $60 million.
2. $DARK — The New AI Darling Powered by MCP Technology
$DARK (@Darkresearchai), initiated by @edgarpavlovsky, is an innovative crypto project combining AI security, privacy protection, and GameFi on the Solana blockchain. Using TEE and MCP technologies, it supports AI agents innovatively. Founder Edgar believes games are testing grounds for new tech, making $DARK a showcase for their AI infrastructure. The project currently advances its vision and token economy through gaming—a universe designed exclusively for AI. Humans bet, sponsor, and design strategies using $DARK tokens, while AI agents leverage MCP and tool stacks for self-improvement and execution.
Another token launched alongside $DARK is $MTN, both closely tied to the SOL Foundation. mtnDAO is a community-driven organization centered on the Solana ecosystem, primarily hosting hackathons and summits to foster developer collaboration and innovation. Solana co-founder @aeyakovenko frequently references mtnDAO and participates in its events to discover and connect with top developers. Edgar Pavlovsky is both a co-founder of mtnDAO and the founder of the $DARK project. mtnCapital, an experimental on-chain investment fund launched by mtnDAO, aims to invest in projects within the Solana ecosystem. It employs Futarchy—a decision-making mechanism based on prediction markets—using changes in $MTN token prices to guide investment decisions.
Source: X@alu69420
Since its launch on April 4, $DARK’s price has steadily climbed, surpassing $3,000 in value within about two weeks. $MTN stands at approximately $1,000. With its combination of AI, experimental gaming, and backing from the Solana Foundation, $DARK could potentially lead the next wave of activity on the Solana chain.
Although current Solana chain activity is quieter compared to the previous meme season, it still leads in new asset issuance and serves as a bellwether. Once Solana's market heats up again, its wealth effect is likely to trigger a broader recovery across other chains. Therefore, close attention should be paid to developments on Solana and promising new projects.
Data source: Artemis
While lagging behind Solana in transaction volume and active addresses, BNB Chain saw rapid growth in on-chain metrics following a strong start to the year. Comparing the main launch platforms on both chains, Fourmeme shows a higher “graduation rate” than Pumpfun, better identifying potential leaders with higher investment success rates. For example, as of March 24, Fourmeme had issued 7,124 tokens, with 93 (1.3%) listing on decentralized exchanges and 3 (0.04%) reaching a $1M market cap on launch day. In contrast, Pumpfun issued 34,072 tokens, with 303 (0.8%) listing on DEXs and only 1 (0.002%) hitting $1M market cap on launch day.
BNB Chain is catching up quickly, even showing higher graduation rates. As Solana recovers, signs of revival on BNB Chain also warrant attention. The competition between the two chains will ultimately come down to which can produce the stronger flagship projects.
Data source: Dune@juliooofive
Given early signs of recovery on Solana and the emergence of promising new assets, equal attention should be paid to new asset launches on BNB Chain.
2. SKYAI — BNB Chain’s Next “Crown Prince”?
As gold-dog projects emerge on Solana, BNB Chain saw the sudden debut of SKYAI on April 17—the first presale-funded project launched via Four.meme, which promoted it heavily on social media. Despite mixed initial reactions, most investors sent BNB to the project’s address, hoping it would act as a catalyst to revive BNB Chain’s stagnant ecosystem. Since launch, it has raised over 33,000 BNB, worth approximately $20 million.
SKYAI aims to bridge AI and blockchain using the MCP protocol. It offers three core functions:
1. An MCP protocol extension tailored for AI-enhanced blockchain ecosystems.
2. A precise, large-scale cross-chain dataset and multi-chain MCP data service.
3. A development toolkit to accelerate blockchain development.
Through these features—leveraging on-chain data, aggregated datasets, and on-chain operations—SKYAI will release an extension protocol fully compatible with Anthropic’s original MCP. This compatibility enables true LLMs to enter the blockchain world, breaks down data silos across blockchains, and accelerates development.
Compared to $DARK on Solana, which shares the MCP AI theme, SKYAI is more protocol-focused, aiming to be a universal, foundational infrastructure providing MCP expansion services across blockchains.
Although the team remains anonymous, the project debuted on Four.meme, occupies a dedicated feature section, and receives official retweets and frequent engagement—suggesting strong endorsement from Four.meme, or even BNB Chain itself. Given Four.meme’s reputation as an on-chain “Whampoa Military Academy,” such support is highly significant.
With signs of revival in Solana’s ecosystem, BNB Chain urgently needs a breakthrough project to shake off stagnation. Now, with SKYAI launching as BNB Chain’s first oversubscribed presale, riding the AI-MCP trend, backed by Four.meme, and offering practical product planning, its arrival appears strategically orchestrated. SKYAI may well become the next flagship—or “crown prince”—project for BNB Chain.
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