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DappRadar bids farewell to what was once a grand dream of the GameFi and NFT craze.

DappRadar bids farewell to what was once a grand dream of the GameFi and NFT craze.

Author: Zen, PANews Like leaves falling endlessly, the "death" of numerous projects is an inevitable stage in the industry cycle as it enters a downturn, something that practitioners have long been accustomed to. However, the announcement yesterday by the well-known decentralized application data platform DappRadar that it will cease operations still sent shockwaves through the entire industry. In less than 24 hours, DappRadar's announcement tweet had garnered over 1.6 million views. The phrase "Seven years later, it's time to say goodbye" evoked sadness, nostalgia, and a desire to offer help. CoinMarketCap CEO @RushCMC asked, "Is there any way to keep you here?" Many others lamented, "In a pure Web3 world, projects like DappRadar should be thriving." The "seven-year itch" is difficult to overcome; business shut down due to imbalance between income and expenditure. On November 17, 2025, DappRadar co-founders Skirmantas Januskas and Dunica Dragos announced on the social media platform X that they would be gradually ceasing their data tracking services for all blockchains and DApps over the next few days. They stated that they had tried various options in the past, but ultimately had to make the difficult decision to shut down the business. The two founders stated that in the seven years since its inception, the DappRadar platform has collaborated with hundreds of blockchains and thousands of projects. However, the platform's current scale and cost structure are no longer compatible with the market environment, and operating a platform of this size is financially unsustainable. To some extent, the massive data infrastructure built during the high traffic of the bull market has become a money-burning "burden" during the long bear market. Coupled with the lack of revenue channels, this has contributed to its current situation of being unable to make ends meet and becoming unsustainable. DappRadar has previously raised approximately $7.33 million in two funding rounds, including a $5 million Series A round in May 2021 led by Prosus Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from Blockchain Ventures and others. During that period of cryptocurrency adoption and rampant speculation, these funds were used to expand data coverage and product functionality. Regarding the platform token, the DappRadar team adopted a gradual release strategy. Its native token, RADAR, initially had a relatively small circulating supply. Launched in December 2021, approximately 10.6% of the total supply was released by the end of 2023. However, after the beginning of 2024, the price of RADAR tokens generally declined continuously, falling far from its peak of $0.05, a drop of over 97% . RADAR token price chart, data source: CoinGecko Following the announcement of the shutdown, the price of RADAR plummeted by approximately 30% that day, reaching around $0.0006838 as of 7 PM Beijing time on November 18th. The team has not yet clarified the future arrangements for the RADAR token and DappRadar DAO, only stating that they will solicit opinions through community channels and announce their decision. Why is DappRadar's business model unsustainable? The financial unsustainability stems more from DappRadar's business model and revenue streams. As a data platform, the issuance and operation of the RADAR token is also part of its business model and is tied to user paid subscriptions. In 2021, when DappRadar issued its native token RADAR, it also launched the DappRadar PRO premium membership service. Compared to the basic features of the free version for regular users, PRO members can access exclusive data, customized alerts, advanced filtering, and other exclusive benefits. Unlike traditional paid subscription models, DappRadar PRO uses a token staking system: users must stake a certain amount of RADAR tokens to activate their membership, with a 30-day unlocking cooldown period. This design, on the one hand, promotes token demand, and on the other hand, incentivizes users to hold tokens long-term through a 15% annualized staking reward. This approach of linking advanced features with the token economy can theoretically drive token value growth through user holdings and staking. Targeting B2B clients, DappRadar primarily monetizes through advertising via its data community. Advertising formats include banner ads on its website, sponsored articles, social media promotions, co-hosting online events, email marketing, and sponsoring token airdrops, with varying pricing structures. During the industry's heyday, these revenue streams were substantial and constituted a significant portion of DappRadar's income. During a period of narrative failure and market downturn, DappRadar also experimented with launching other services to increase platform revenue. In May of this year, DappRadar also launched the DappRadar Premium subscription service for developers, which is charged per Dapp at $249 per project per month. Purchasing a premium subscription entitles users to greater exposure on project pages, priority review of submitted updates, more detailed monthly traffic and on-chain metric reports, and customized data dashboards. This model essentially charges projects a marketing and data analytics service fee, aiming to generate recurring revenue for the platform. Clearly, this measure proved ineffective, and six months after the launch of DappRadar Premium, DappRadar reached its end. Essentially, its meager revenue was inextricably linked to the decline of the very sector it chose to focus on. The Great Decline of GameFi and the NFT Industry Although DappRadar has been providing data on all categories of dApps, and its homepage navigation covers multiple categories such as DeFi, NFTs, Games, Tokens, and Exchanges, its brand influence and revenue opportunities are highly concentrated in the blockchain gaming and NFT sectors. During the previous bull market, its rankings, market data, and reports were frequently cited by the media, investors, and players. Especially in the blockchain gaming/GameFi sector, during the period when the P2E model maintained high activity, the DappRadar platform was favored for its comprehensive, accurate, and objective data, becoming a significant driver of its traffic growth. DappRadar has also remained true to its original mission, cultivating deep expertise in the gaming field for a long time, and its original content, such as blog posts and reports, is mostly related to blockchain gaming. Upon hearing the news of DappRadar's shutdown, Jihoz, co-founder of the well-known blockchain game Axie Infinity and the gaming public chain Ronin, expressed his deep sadness, saying that checking their game's ranking on the Ethereum leaderboard every day had become a daily habit. Even when Jihoz first met his future wife in 2019, he introduced her to her, saying, "Our game is ranked number one on DappRadar, with 200 daily active users." Another strength of DappRadar is its NFT market data tracking and ranking system, which is also a tool for many NFT players to learn about data when they first enter the field. NFT marketplace Element stated that DappRadar, as one of the most comprehensive NFT data platforms, has been used by them to track industry trends, and said, "DappRadar has always been a veteran in the cryptocurrency field, and it is a pity to see it come to an end." As the saying goes, "what goes up must come down." With the continued decline in the activity of NFTs and GameFi after 2022, project marketing budgets have shrunk, and user and media attention has decreased. DappRadar's two most commercially promising businesses have long since faded away. According to DappRadar's latest blockchain game report , the average daily active wallets for blockchain games in the third quarter were 4.66 million, a further decrease of 4.4% compared to the second quarter. In the first quarter of this year, there were 5.8 million, and the number has been slowly declining ever since. Furthermore, in the second quarter of 2025 alone, more than 300 Web3 games ceased updates or shut down, accounting for approximately 8% of the games listed on the platform. The NFT sector is also facing difficulties. According to CoinGecko data , the global NFT market capitalization plummeted by $3.5 billion in one month, from approximately $6.6 billion on October 5th, a drop of 45%. Even though sales increased in October, briefly pushing up the floor price of blue-chip NFTs, the market remains deeply sluggish. As a result, the disappearance of a large number of games and NFT projects and the continuous decrease in active players have led to a shrinking of the active ecosystem that platforms like DappRadar, which provide blockchain game and NFT data, can cover, and the external attention to the platform has also decreased accordingly. Finally, as DappRadar came to an end, many of the platform's longtime users began to realize—that it had such a difficult journey. This sense of loss and remembrance is both the highest respect for DappRadar and a poignant reminder of the industry's decline and dullness.

Author: PANews

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Top AI Presale to Watch Before 2026: IPO Genie Gains Global Attention

Top AI Presale to Watch Before 2026: IPO Genie Gains Global Attention

1000x talk begins when users see signs they trust, not when a project makes claims. People in crypto want AI […] The post Top AI Presale to Watch Before 2026: IPO Genie Gains Global Attention appeared first on Coindoo.

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Bitcoin Buyers Show Fatigue, But XRP Staking Platforms Are Only Just Getting Started

Bitcoin Buyers Show Fatigue, But XRP Staking Platforms Are Only Just Getting Started

Bitcoin’s short-term holder cohort has entered one of its steepest profitability declines of the cycle. With BTC now trading around $96,000, nearly all coins accumulated within the past 155 days are underwater. The shift from widespread profit to widespread loss is sharp, and it has left recent buyers without a clear short-term recovery path. These […]

Author: Cryptopolitan

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Cardano Price Prediction 2025: Can ADA Hold Its Last Major Support Zone?

Cardano Price Prediction 2025: Can ADA Hold Its Last Major Support Zone?

The post Cardano Price Prediction 2025: Can ADA Hold Its Last Major Support Zone? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The debate around Cardano price prediction 2025 has intensified as the Cardano crypto ecosystem faces one of its weakest on-chain periods in years. While the Cardano price today struggles to retain key support levels, on-chain data, user behavior, and shrinking stablecoin liquidity are shaping the next potential trend for ADA in 2025. Cardano’s On-Chain Weakness …

Author: CoinPedia

2025/11/18

IPO Genie, DeepSnitch, and UniChain: This Month’s Most Anticipated Crypto Presales

IPO Genie, DeepSnitch, and UniChain: This Month’s Most Anticipated Crypto Presales

A rare pattern is forming across presale trackers, AI trading dashboards, and early investor forums. It has three projects; IPO […] The post IPO Genie, DeepSnitch, and UniChain: This Month’s Most Anticipated Crypto Presales appeared first on Coindoo.

Author: Coindoo

2025/11/18

Top Presales This Quarter – IPO Genie vs Leading AI Tokens ()

Top Presales This Quarter – IPO Genie vs Leading AI Tokens ()

See the top presales 2025 investors watch now. Learn why IPO Genie leads this quarter and how key AI tokens compare in early access and real utility.

Author: Blockchainreporter

2025/11/18

Shiba Inu Price: Will $SHIB Losses Deepen? Traders Mindshare Gravitates To FROGE Fair Launch

Shiba Inu Price: Will $SHIB Losses Deepen? Traders Mindshare Gravitates To FROGE Fair Launch

The FROGE launch on November 18 is a rejuvenating event for the meme coin niche, which has been left groggy by consecutive bearish hits.

Author: The Cryptonomist

2025/11/18

Korea Faces Fresh Crypto Tax Chaos as 2027 Deadline Nears: Report

Korea Faces Fresh Crypto Tax Chaos as 2027 Deadline Nears: Report

South Korea is once again facing mounting uncertainty over its long-delayed crypto tax regime, as officials warn that the country remains far from prepared to implement virtual asset taxation by the scheduled January 2027 start date. Despite five years of political debate, technical planning, and repeated postponements, key infrastructure and regulatory guidelines are still missing, raising concerns that a fourth delay may be inevitable. Korea’s 2027 Virtual Asset Tax Plan Still Lacks Infrastructure, Analysts Warn The country’s virtual asset tax law was first approved in 2020 and initially set to begin in 2022. But the rollout has now been pushed back three times, with deadlines shifting from 2022 to 2023, then 2025, and now 2027. Officials and researchers say the reasons remain largely unchanged: unclear tax rules, absent reporting systems, and persistent political deadlock. Analysts say Korea is falling behind regional peers. Japan recently moved to classify more than 100 cryptocurrencies on domestic exchanges as financial products, which will subject profits to roughly a 20% tax rate, similar to stocks. By contrast, Korea plans a 22% tax on annual virtual asset gains above 2.5 million won, but the lack of a functioning framework continues to stall implementation. Kim Kab-lae of the Korea Capital Market Institute called the repeated delays “unprecedented,” arguing that few major economies have postponed a tax law this many times. Eleven months after the last deferral, he said, authorities have still not established the necessary infrastructure. No public-private task force has been formed, and virtual asset taxation remains absent from the national tax administration plan. Regulators have not clarified how income from airdrops, staking rewards, mining, lending, or hard forks will be taxed. Systems for gathering transaction data, verifying taxpayers, and tracking overseas activity are also incomplete. As a result, the 2025 tax bill introduced in September contains no significant updates, largely replicating the wording of the deferred 2024 framework. Korea Races to Align With OECD Rules as Crypto Tax Ambiguity Raises Red Flags Market concerns are growing, especially as retail participation in crypto reaches record highs. According to the Financial Services Commission, verified users eligible to trade on domestic exchanges reached 10.77 million in the first half of 2025. Analysts warn that launching a tax regime without clear rules could expose the government to legal disputes. Political conflict has contributed to the delays. The ruling People’s Power Party has pushed for postponements to protect market growth and avoid driving investors to foreign exchanges, while the opposition Democratic Party initially resisted the deferrals before ultimately supporting the latest delay. Some lawmakers want more time to align with the OECD’s Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework, which enables automatic cross-border sharing of crypto transaction data starting in 2027. Tax enforcement around crypto has intensified, showing the government’s determination to strengthen compliance even without a finalized tax code. The National Tax Service has warned it can seize cold wallets from taxpayers who fail to settle debts, stating that blockchain analysis tools now allow authorities to monitor transaction histories. In recent years, officials have confiscated more than 146 billion won in crypto from over 14,000 delinquent taxpayers. Local governments have also begun taking direct action. Cheongju city announced that it seized crypto from 203 residents since 2021 and liquidated the assets through its own exchange account. Other districts, including Seoul’s Gangnam area, have expanded their seizure programs as well. Authorities expect the move to reduce tax evasion but note gaps remain, particularly with users on foreign or decentralized platforms. Researchers warn that failure to resolve remaining issues soon could undermine the 2027 launch date. Park Joo-cheol of the Korea Institute of Public Finance said lingering ambiguities could trigger legal challenges once taxation begins. He urged policymakers to use the remaining runway to clarify definitions and prepare for cross-border data-sharing obligations

Author: CryptoNews

2025/11/18

Revolutionary Starglow Meetup Unites K-pop Fans With Web3 Innovation On November 21

Revolutionary Starglow Meetup Unites K-pop Fans With Web3 Innovation On November 21

The post Revolutionary Starglow Meetup Unites K-pop Fans With Web3 Innovation On November 21 appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Get ready for an unforgettable experience as Starglow, the groundbreaking K-pop platform built on Berachain, announces its first major community Starglow meetup event. This revolutionary gathering marks a significant milestone in blending entertainment with blockchain technology, creating new opportunities for fans and artists alike. What Makes This Starglow Meetup So Special? Scheduled for November 21 at 10:00 a.m. UTC, THE FIRST GLOW represents more than just another industry event. This pioneering Starglow meetup serves as the official launch platform for the company’s vision of transforming the K-pop industry through Web3 technology. Attendees will witness firsthand how blockchain can revolutionize artist-fan interactions. The event commemorates Starglow’s inaugural audition process while providing valuable networking opportunities. More importantly, it demonstrates practical applications of blockchain in the entertainment sector. Therefore, participants gain early access to innovative concepts that could shape the future of music and fan engagement. What Can You Expect from This Starglow Event? This comprehensive Starglow meetup offers multiple engaging components designed to educate and reward participants. The agenda includes: Ecosystem Deep Dive – Detailed sessions explaining the Starglow platform Artist Interviews – Exclusive conversations with K-pop talents Networking Sessions – Connect with fans, artists, and Web3 enthusiasts Reward Distribution – Over $15,000 in airdrops and special raffle prizes Moreover, the event structure ensures that both crypto newcomers and seasoned blockchain users find valuable content. Each session builds upon the last, creating a cohesive learning experience about this innovative Starglow meetup opportunity. Why Should You Attend This Starglow Gathering? This particular Starglow meetup offers unique advantages that extend beyond typical industry events. Participants gain early exposure to Berachain’s ecosystem while connecting with like-minded individuals passionate about both K-pop and blockchain technology. The financial incentives alone make attendance worthwhile. With $15,000 in confirmed rewards, attendees have multiple opportunities to benefit from their participation.…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews

2025/11/18

The Story of Trust: How 8lends Ensure It Through Community Rewards

The Story of Trust: How 8lends Ensure It Through Community Rewards

Even in decentralized finance, lending starts and ends with trust. Smart contracts can automate, but they can’t replace credibility.

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