I will continue the series on the 30 most impressive and promising tokens, with the highest potential to explode at the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026
🚀 Brief overview:
$INJ is the native token of Injective Protocol – an optimized Layer 1 blockchain for DeFi applications, built on Cosmos SDK with high customization, extremely low fees, and fast processing speed.
Injective aims to become 'Wall Street on-chain' – a fully decentralized financial ecosystem from spot, futures, options to complex derivatives.
5 reasons I assess $INJ potential:
1. Specialized & optimized DeFi infrastructure
Injective is designed for DeFi: supports decentralized order book, low-latency trading, EVM integration, CosmWasm → allowing for the building of DEX, derivatives trading, oracle... all on one platform.
2. Impressive real growth
As of 7/2025:
TVL: increased nearly 10 times in 12 months.
Ecosystem: over 100 projects are built on Injective, including Helix, Mito, DojoSwap...
3. Smart tokenomics
Max supply: 100 million INJ
Weekly burn mechanism (from dApps revenue) → deflationary
Stake INJ to help secure the network and earn rewards
4. Deep integration with Cosmos + EVM support
Injective is one of the few Cosmos chains with IBC + EVM compatibility, enabling smooth cross-chain connectivity, attracting developers from various ecosystems.
5. Backed by Binance, Jump Crypto, Pantera Capital...
→ Has very strong financial support and long-term strategy
Price: ~$13
ATH: ~$53
Marketcap: ~$1.3B
Circulating supply: 99.97 million INJ
Staking APR: ~15%
•Risks to note:
Although the ecosystem is growing rapidly, there is still no real killer app that has exploded.
Intense competition from other L1s like Solana, NEAR, Sui...
If you are looking for a specialized L1 project focused on DeFi, with good tokenomics, multi-chain integration, and a rapidly growing community, then $INJ is definitely worth watching in this cycle
I evaluate this as a true 'dark horse' – not flashy, but with depth.
