Cointelegraph’s recent in-depth report, “Web3 Reality Check: Which Alt Sectors Are Gaining Real Traction?” (August 18, 2025), has prompted a critical period of self-reflection across the entire Web3 ecosystem. The article reports that daily active wallets have stabilized around 24 million; on-chain activity is undergoing a structural shift—gaming now exceeds 20% of activity, while DeFi has slipped below 19%; and “Other” sectors like AI, RWA, and DePIN account for a remarkable 58% of all gas usage. Social DApps (including SocialFi) have emerged as breakout stars in this transformation, with AI dramatically boosting user engagement. In this context, UXLINK is the flagship case in SocialFi, integrating social infrastructure with AI to deliver Web3 utility to users through a familiar Web2-like experience. This article examines whether UXLINK is truly “delivering” in a rapidly maturing market, focusing on its performance, adoption metrics, and alignment with macro trends.

I. Project Positioning and Core Narrative

UXLINK brands itself as Web3’s “Social Growth Layer.” It lowers adoption barriers with an ultra-simple onboarding, decentralized identity management, and network effects powered by AI. The project launched as a Telegram mini-app, enabling users to form verifiable, two-way social connections and immediately turn those into on-chain value. Unlike conventional social platforms, UXLINK prioritizes authentic real-world relationships over “follower count,” transforming the social graph into a composable asset that DApps, communities, and project teams can access and leverage.

Key features:

· AI-powered matching: Algorithms recommend relevant DApps, communities, and opportunities, without the need for centralized gatekeepers.

· Decentralized identity: Users control their own data and identities, using a single ID to move seamlessly across multiple chains.

· SocialFi suite: Integrated referral rewards, airdrop mechanisms, and PayFi—which enables offline spending with debit cards linked to Web3 tokens.

· Ecosystem expansion: Now partnered with over 600 communities, UXLINK is advancing toward a multi-chain, high-security, and globalized future.

By mid-2025, UXLINK had surpassed 54 million registered users and is widely regarded as the foundational infrastructure for “bringing the next billion users into Web3,” offering a user experience nearly equal to that of Web2 social media platforms.

II. Adoption and On-Chain Data: Rising with the Social Wave

Cointelegraph notes that Social and AI DApps are seeing rapid growth as DeFi momentum wanes. UXLINK is a prime example of this: its social graph drives organic growth in daily active users, especially by leveraging Telegram to make onboarding easier for non-crypto-native users.

· In Q2 2025, global daily active wallets flatlined at 24 million. UXLINK, thanks to “wallet-native connections and intent-aware edges,” drove genuine gains for social DApps—without resorting to fake activity.

· Gas usage data reveals “Other” categories (including AI social tools) make up 58%. UXLINK’s on-chain actions—like AI-driven recommendations and decentralized verification—captured this gas surge: every relationship validation and cross-DApp link represented true, organic on-chain use.

· Community buzz: Users on X say UXLINK helps projects build “authentic audiences,” with growth coming from two-way relationships, not bot farms. Partners like OKX and multiple Web3 funds have also amplified the platform’s user acquisition and retention capabilities.

III. Token Price and Market Performance

The article highlights a divergence in price performance: smart contract platform tokens are up 142%, DeFi tokens up 77%, and AI tokens down 25%. UXLINK (UXLINK) marks the first anniversary of its TGE on July 18, 2025. Despite challenging conditions in the AI sector, UXLINK’s price remains above its initial listing, with technical indicators boosted by new collaborations and product innovations. Its year-end average price target is $0.4467.

Unlike most AI-themed tokens, UXLINK’s value is grounded in utility—not speculation:

· Governance rights

· Social rewards through staking

· PayFi expansion (2025–2026 roadmap)

This is fully aligned with the report’s emphasis on “real-world delivery”—UXLINK creates a positive feedback loop by turning social graphs into monetizable, growth-driving engines, carving out an enduring position in the SocialFi sustainable economic model.

IV. Challenges and The Road Ahead

Despite its standout progress, UXLINK still needs to:

· Further strengthen Sybil resistance and privacy protection within ZK proof frameworks;

· Address the global regulatory risks associated with social data processing.

The roadmap shows its next phase will center on AI model upgrades, strengthened security, and global localization. In this “reality-checked” ecosystem, UXLINK is replacing empty narratives with verifiable, user-driven connections and could spark a large-scale mainstream migration. As SocialFi evolves, “delivery” will come to mean not just data, but sustainable, meaningful, and scalable real-world utility—and UXLINK is already leading the charge.

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