Market Trends & Catalysts - The crypto industry's infrastructure era is ending, and the application era is beginning [1] - Infrastructure maturity, memes as design input, and mobile-first adoption are the three catalysts enabling the app renaissance [1][2][3] - Mobile devices account for 63% of crypto activity, making it a part of daily life [3] App Archetypes & Strategies - Apps built uniquely for memes can calm the chaos of memecoins by removing noise, loss, or degeneracy [4] - Apps unlocking new speculation formats, like prediction markets, offer engaging experiences [6] - Apps making crypto feel multiplayer can foster community by moving away from a zero-sum game [8] Examples of Successful Apps - AxiomExchange is a unified terminal bundling wallets, Twitter feeds, token data, and discovery [4] - Purityfinance lets users batch-close Solana token accounts, reclaiming SOL from inactive wallets [5] - Polymarket makes speculation feel smart by allowing users to bet on outcomes directly [7] - Cryptothegame_ brings Survivor onchain, where players pay 0.1 ETH to join tribes and complete daily challenges [9]