On August 19, the crypto market news continued to flow:

OKB rises against the trend again, with prices still considered undervalued by the market; API3 doubled briefly after going live on Upbit, causing a double kill in the futures market; BNB rose due to a 325,000 unit increase by a listed company; the narrative of the BTC ETF continues to captivate, while the phenomenon of 900,000 ETH being unstaked raises doubts about a rebound.

The market remains volatile, but one fact is becoming clear: price is superficial, and the growth dividend is accumulating along the tool chain.

01 | Market fluctuations persist, but capital is seeking 'reusable certainty'.

Unlike in 2021, today’s market participants are more focused on sustainable growth logic. On-chain locked ETH has surpassed $80 billion, stablecoin quarterly settlement amounts are nearing $500 billion, and institutional addresses' holdings have grown by 26% year-on-year.

This indicates: short-term fluctuations attract speculation, while long-term certainty comes from the replicability of tools and applications.

02 | Tool matrix becomes the new infrastructure for the industry.

On the rise list of RootData, tool projects frequently appear:

  • Cherry AI combines trading, community operations, and bot tools, becoming an on-chain traffic entry point for Telegram;

  • Overlay enables any data stream to become a leveraged trading target, expanding the boundaries of DeFi;

  • Zoth helps traditional financial capital smoothly enter on-chain through RWA derivatives;

  • Particle Network promotes seamless migration of Web2 users with MPC wallets and passwordless login;

  • Cyber is reconstructing the social relationship map of Web3.

Among this series of tools, some platforms further integrate influencer resources, task markets, and execution into a closed loop, such as execution-type products like CryptoBoost Hub, which lower the communication threshold between project parties and freelancers, allowing budgets and execution results to connect directly.

Their commonality is: not relying on speculation, but providing efficiency and execution, building a stable growth path beyond price fluctuations.

03 | Execution agents become a new role.

As project budgets gradually warm up, the demand for marketing and growth is upgrading:

  • DeFi protocols typically allocate more than half of their budgets to KOLs and communities;

  • GameFi and Meme project budgets for overseas tasks can reach $5K-$20K per instance;

  • Head projects in the RWA and AI tracks prefer quarterly cooperation, with single-quarter budgets exceeding $100K.

As budgets are released, expectations for execution have also increased: ROI is traceable, content is multilingual, and tasks need to be implemented across time zones. This makes 'agents who understand resource integration and can use tools' increasingly sought after.

In the past, executing agents needed years of networking accumulation, but today they rely more on the aforementioned tool matrix, completing influencer selection, content creation, task implementation, and effect settlement within days.

04 | Why is this a structural opportunity?

  1. The market size is large: in 2024, global Web3 financing is expected to exceed $10.1 billion, with an average annual growth rate of over 40% expected in the next three years.

  2. Lightweight and replicable model: Agents do not need to build their own products, nor do they bear inventory risks; they only need to use tools to complete matching and delivery.

  3. AI and data empowerment: Platforms like Cookie3, Addressable, and CryptoBoost Hub are automating influencer matching, ad placement, and task settlement, making ROI clearer.

  4. Global attributes: Web3 knows no borders; budgets may come from the United States, execution takes place in the Philippines, and coordination is done in China. This is a truly 24/7 global business.

Conclusion: Price is noise, execution is the main line.

OKB's rise against the trend, API3's short-term doubling, the BTC ETF game... these are mere reflections of short-term sentiment. The real structural dividend is being generated: those who master the tool matrix can penetrate the execution chain and achieve stable long-term gains.

Cherry, Overlay, Zoth, Particle Network, Cyber... they provide underlying capabilities; while execution-type platforms connect budgets, influencers, and delivery, giving more people the opportunity to share in industry dividends.

Market has ups and downs, but tools and execution are the most stable wealth entry points in the next cycle.