Buy Crypto Markets Spot FuturesBTC Earn Event Center Rewards Hub

Privacy coins and DeFi tokens were the strongest calculable MarketLens baskets for May 4 to May 10, rising 24.43% and 18.66%, respectively. Meme tokens also gained 4.78%, led by BONK’s 24.63% weekly increase. Stablecoin total supply rose 0.50% to $320.61B, while total crypto market cap stood at $2.78T.Privacy coins and DeFi tokens were the strongest calculable MarketLens baskets for May 4 to May 10, rising 24.43% and 18.66%, respectively. Meme tokens also gained 4.78%, led by BONK’s 24.63% weekly increase. Stablecoin total supply rose 0.50% to $320.61B, while total crypto market cap stood at $2.78T.

MEXC MarketLens: Privacy Coins and DeFi Tokens Lead Weekly Gains as Stablecoin Supply Rises (May 4 to May 10)

Author: MEXC NEWS

2026/05/11 15:34

2 min read

CAPINFRA$0.09404+0.13%

Trade

For feedback or concerns regarding this content, please contact us at crypto.news@mexc.com

News Brief

Privacy Coins and DeFi Tokens Lead Weekly Crypto Gains

Privacy coins and DeFi tokens led the strongest calculable MarketLens baskets for May 4 to May 10. The Privacy basket rose 24.43%, led by ZEC’s 40.56% weekly gain, while the DeFi basket gained 18.66%, led by PENDLE’s 25.20% increase. Meme tokens also rose 4.78%, supported by BONK’s 24.63% move.

Price data: 2026-05-04 00:00 UTC to 2026-05-10 23:00 UTC. Market, stablecoin and futures data as of 2026-05-11 UTC.

Sector Snapshot: Privacy Coins and DeFi Tokens Lead

Sector changes are calculated as market-cap weighted average changes of valid tokens in each fixed MarketLens basket. Only baskets with sufficient weekly price and market-cap coverage are shown.

Sector	Basket Change	Top Mover	Top Mover Change	Valid Tokens Used
Privacy	24.43%	ZEC	40.56%	XMR, ZEC, DASH, SCRT, ROSE
DeFi	18.66%	PENDLE	25.20%	AAVE, UNI, LDO, PENDLE
Meme	4.78%	BONK	24.63%	DOGE, SHIB, PEPE, TRUMP, BONK

Privacy coins showed the strongest basket-level move this week, with ZEC contributing the largest single-token gain among the tracked privacy tokens. DeFi tokens also posted a broad weekly increase, led by PENDLE, while meme tokens remained positive as BONK outperformed the rest of the tracked meme basket.

Liquidity Snapshot: Stablecoin Supply Rises 0.50%

Metric	Value	Weekly Change
Stablecoin Total Supply	$320.61B	0.50%

Stablecoin total supply rose 0.50% to $320.61B, adding $1.61B from the prior week.

Market Cap Context: Total Crypto Market Cap at $2.78T

Metric	Value
Total Crypto Market Cap	$2.78T

Total crypto market cap stood at $2.78T during the latest available data check.

Futures Snapshot: Futures Open Interest at $53.1B

Metric	Value
Futures Open Interest	$53.1B
BTC Futures Open Interest	$25.6B
BTC Funding Rate Average	+0.0058%
ETH Futures Open Interest	$12.7B
ETH Funding Rate Average	+0.0077%

Futures open interest stood at $53.1B. BTC futures open interest was $25.6B, while ETH futures open interest was $12.7B. BTC and ETH funding-rate averages were slightly positive at +0.0058% and +0.0077%, respectively.

Sources: CoinGecko, DefiLlama, Coinalyze

Market Opportunity

4 Price(4)

$0.012252

$0.012252$0.012252

+14.52%

USD

4 (4) Live Price Chart

Every article written by our in-house editorial team on MEXC News is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute financial, investment, or trading advice. Cryptocurrency markets are highly volatile. Always do your own research and verify information independently before making any financial decisions. MEXC is not responsible for any losses resulting from reliance on this content. If you believe any content infringes on third-party rights, please contact crypto.news@mexc.com for removal.