Layer 2 sector up 6.62% in 24 hours, with Starknet leading gains
Event: The Layer 2 sector rose 6.62% in 24 hours. STRK gained 111.53%, OP rose 15.45%, TIA gained 20.38%, and ZK rose 34.23%.
Reasons to watch: The narrative around Starknet’s transition from an Ethereum Layer 2 to an independent Layer 1 with quantum resistance has drawn a concentrated influx of capital, prompting a valuation reassessment across the entire Layer 2 sector.
Benefiting tokens: STRK, OP, $TIA , ZK, ARB
Price action: STRK doubled in a week, with futures trading volume at $3.5 billion and open interest at $258.5 million.
Resistance levels (STRK): $0.13, $0.15, $0.18
Support levels (STRK): $0.11, $0.10, $0.09
Outlook: Up to 127 million STRK tokens (about 1.27% of the supply) will be unlocked on October 15, creating potential short-term selling pressure. Narrative-driven trades carry a risk of a pullback; overall sector sentiment is being driven by the ETH ecosystem.
Token introductions: Starknet is an Ethereum Layer 2 based on ZK STARK proofs and developed by StarkWare; $OP is the token of the Optimism ecosystem; TIA is the token of Celestia’s data availability layer; $ZK is zkSync’s native token.
DePIN sector up 6.24%, with $GRASS leading gains
Event: The DePIN sector rose 6.24% in 24 hours. Grass gained 49.41%, and Filecoin rose 13.91%.
Reasons to watch: Capital is rotating into AI-related narratives. Grass is benefiting as a concept tied to real-time internet access for AI, with trading volume surging 321% to $68.66 million.
Benefiting tokens: GRASS, FIL, $AKT
Price action: GRASS rose 29% in 24 hours to $0.875, with trading volume confirming the breakout.
Resistance levels (GRASS): $0.95, $1.0, $1.1
Support levels (GRASS): $0.80, $0.70, $0.60
Outlook: If momentum in the AI sector continues and GRASS holds above $0.80, it could test the psychological $1.0 level. A break below $0.70 would put the previous low back in view.
Token introduction: Grass is a DePIN project where users share their unused bandwidth for use by AI data networks. It generated $17 million in revenue in the first half of 2026, with full-year training data revenue forecast at $65 million to $75 million.
Event: The Layer 2 sector rose 6.62% in 24 hours. STRK gained 111.53%, OP rose 15.45%, TIA gained 20.38%, and ZK rose 34.23%.
Reasons to watch: The narrative around Starknet’s transition from an Ethereum Layer 2 to an independent Layer 1 with quantum resistance has drawn a concentrated influx of capital, prompting a valuation reassessment across the entire Layer 2 sector.
Benefiting tokens: STRK, OP, $TIA , ZK, ARB
Price action: STRK doubled in a week, with futures trading volume at $3.5 billion and open interest at $258.5 million.
Resistance levels (STRK): $0.13, $0.15, $0.18
Support levels (STRK): $0.11, $0.10, $0.09
Outlook: Up to 127 million STRK tokens (about 1.27% of the supply) will be unlocked on October 15, creating potential short-term selling pressure. Narrative-driven trades carry a risk of a pullback; overall sector sentiment is being driven by the ETH ecosystem.
Token introductions: Starknet is an Ethereum Layer 2 based on ZK STARK proofs and developed by StarkWare; $OP is the token of the Optimism ecosystem; TIA is the token of Celestia’s data availability layer; $ZK is zkSync’s native token.
DePIN sector up 6.24%, with $GRASS leading gains
Event: The DePIN sector rose 6.24% in 24 hours. Grass gained 49.41%, and Filecoin rose 13.91%.
Reasons to watch: Capital is rotating into AI-related narratives. Grass is benefiting as a concept tied to real-time internet access for AI, with trading volume surging 321% to $68.66 million.
Benefiting tokens: GRASS, FIL, $AKT
Price action: GRASS rose 29% in 24 hours to $0.875, with trading volume confirming the breakout.
Resistance levels (GRASS): $0.95, $1.0, $1.1
Support levels (GRASS): $0.80, $0.70, $0.60
Outlook: If momentum in the AI sector continues and GRASS holds above $0.80, it could test the psychological $1.0 level. A break below $0.70 would put the previous low back in view.
Token introduction: Grass is a DePIN project where users share their unused bandwidth for use by AI data networks. It generated $17 million in revenue in the first half of 2026, with full-year training data revenue forecast at $65 million to $75 million.