CEX Trading Peaks at $11.3T in December. What Crypto to Buy Now?

CCData reports that the centralized exchange (CEX) trading volume hit $11.3T in December, setting a new record with a 7.58% increase from November.

Binance accounted for the largest share of trading activity with $946B. Bybit ranked second with a $247B trading volume and an 18.8% monthly growth.

Meanwhile, $BTC climbed to $101K for the first time since January 7. Most of the top 100 tokens followed suit, with $VIRTUALS (+28.91%), $FARTCOIN (+22.58%), and $XDC (+21.72%) being top gainers.

Record-breaking trading volumes mean two things: high liquidity and strong investor confidence. Given this, now is the perfect time to gear up for the upcoming rally.

We’ve picked four cryptos to buy now for max gains.

Solaxy ($SOLX): Layer-2 Network to Resolve Solana Congestion

The trading volume of Solana ecosystem tokens rose by 20.34% and the market cap by 141.1% last month.

The main reason is the hype around AI agent tokens, most of which run on Base or Solana. Noteworthy, Solana hosts two of the leading AI agents, $AI16Z and $ZEREBRO.

However, increased usage worsens Solana’s congestion, leading to long processing times, high fees, and failed transactions.

Solaxy ($SOLX) addresses this with its hybrid Layer-2 solution. When the Solaxy chain launches, it will offload transactions from the mainnet to enhance its performance and scalability.

Currently on presale, Solaxy’s native token, $SOLX, costs $0.001602 and presents an affordable entry point into this promising ecosystem. The project raised $10.6M so far, and early adopters have staked over 3.4B $SOLX at a 331% APY.

GAME by Virtuals ($GAME): The ‘Shovel’ of the AI Agent Gold Rush

Virtuals Protocol is now the leading AI agent launchpad, so we see several tokens created on Virtuals among top gainers.

$GAME launched in October 2024 but only gained traction now, with a 143% monthly and 37% 24-hour increase.

Essentially, $GAME is a framework that helps developers create and deploy AI agents for transactional environments, such as trading and gaming. You’ve read it right; it’s an AI agent launchpad built on an AI agent launchpad.

As they say, during the Gold Rush, sell shovels. As the ecosystem grows, so does the demand for its native token, so $GAME is likely to see more upside in the future.

MIND of Pepe ($MIND): Exclusive Insights & Token Launches for Early Adopters

Riding on the back of the AI trend, MIND of Pepe ($MIND) presents a new AI agent that sifts through data on X to share exclusive insights with its token holders.

MIND of Pepe can also engage in discussions to gauge community sentiment and launch its own tokens only available to early adopters.

This AI agent’s growth is fully autonomous, which means there’s no human emotion to cloud its judgment. Theoretically, this means MIND of Pepe’s trading advice must be more effective because it doesn’t feel FUD, FOMO, or anchoring bias.

The $MIND token presale kicked off two days ago and already hit $1.4M. One $MIND now costs $0.0031259, but the price will increase tomorrow, so there will be no better time to join the project than now.

Alchemist AI ($ALCH): No-Code Revolution on Solana

Alchemist AI introduces a no-code applications development platform on Solana. You describe your idea, and it turns it into an actual working app.

Apart from writing code, Alchemist AI integrates with many popular web frameworks and automatically tests and optimizes apps for user experience and performance.

Is it powerful enough to replace human developers? Only time will tell.

But the $ALCH token has already grown by 82% since December and 38.80% in the last 24 hours, so the project’s future looks bright.

DYOR, Diversify, and HODL

The bull run is only getting started, so now is the time to build your portfolio, HODL, and watch it (hopefully) grow.

However, remember that the crypto market is volatile. DYOR, diversify, and only invest as much as you can afford to potentially lose.