Core sees spike in user activity with web3 gaming and SocialFi leading way
Core Blockchain Overview - August 28, 2025
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The Core blockchain by the numbers
Network’s daily transactions: 491.3K (+26.85%)
Total unique addresses: 64.9M (+2.46%)
ERC-20 daily tokens transferred: 31.1K (+60.31%)
Total CORE delegated: 240.1M (-2.56%)
Total BTC staked: 4,703 (-6.04%)
Top 3 Core validators by hybrid score:
The metrics are accurate at the time of publication. The percentage change is over a 14-day period.
Inside the network
🔸What we’re watching: Core network dApp activity increased 31% on the week by unique active wallets (UAW).
🔸Why it matters: Core’s UAW rose to 736,680 with total dApp transactions up 12% to 892,380. Its dApp volume is also up 21% to $11.46 million, during the same time frame.
This growth has been arguably fueled by Core’s gaming sector this week as World of Dypians had a 33% rise in UAW on the network to 239,360, as well as SF Legends seeing a 337% surge to 149,680. In addition, Dmail Network’s web3 social messaging platform saw a 17% increase to 188,200 in UAW, during the same time period.
With these applications ranking at the top of the chart for UAW, it showcases Core’s ability to handle thousands of simultaneous interactions, without performance degradation for gaming and SocialFi. In addition, rising unique users indicate that the network is able to sustain an engaged ecosystem where users return to it for their DeFi needs. All while increasing the amount of new users, thus drawing more attention and engagement.
🔸The bigger picture: As Core’s presence in web3 gaming and social applications expands, the amount of accounts interacting with the ecosystem’s dApps could mean users are using the chain for more than just bitcoin yield, which is one of its primary use cases.
However, similar to other networks, high user activity can also be an attractive statistic for new kinds of users and developers alike. Higher activity on a network can signal a trustworthy community as users are willing to interact with the chain. Since developers are drawn to larger audiences due to more potential liquidity and reach, Core’s user activity growth can onboard new users.
Scaling the ecosystem
Initial Core Contributor Rich Rines spoke with Robert Breedlove on The “What Is Money” Show about bitcoin’s role in the government
Core launched its app to Ledger for users to earn yield on their bitcoin and stake CORE directly from its hardware wallet
The Core Foundation partnered with Hex Trust to integrate Dual Staking across the APAC and MENA regions
Check out the Core blog for more updates.
Into the Core community
P2Porg, a Staking-as-a-Business model, deployed to Core network as a validator
Vault Layer partnered with Molten to release automated swaps between CORE, USDC and wBTC
Learn about yield opportunities on Core in an X space with the founders from Colend, ASX and Molten
Join in the fun
Want to dive deeper into the Core blockchain?
Check out Core Ventures’ BTC-FI program, a 14-week accelerator that supports early-stage teams building staking, yield and liquidity products on Core
Core announced the Molten Mission Campaign, a rewards program for Molten Finance, offering up to 50K in stCORE tokens to reward active traders
Meet up with the Core community at Bitcoin Fusion: Singapore 2025 on Sept. 30 (shameless promo but Token Relations’ Founder Jacquelyn Melinek will be speaking at it)
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