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On December 8, 2025, the cryptocurrency market is having an incredible day with many altcoins are seeing gains above 10% during this period. The top performer is Acala (ACA), which increased by 33.89%, OVERTAKE (TAKE) is also quite close behind at an increase of 32.47%, and Moonbeam (GLMR) increased 30.63%. This indicates a resurgence of investor confidence in DeFi, gaming and infrastructure areas.
Acala Dominates with 33.89% Surge and Explosive Volume
Acala Token stole the spotlight on Sunday with the highest single-day gain amongst major tracked cryptocurrencies. Trading for $0.01501 at a market capitalization value of $17.52 million. The token had explosive trading action with a trade volume of $66.74 million over a 24-hour period which clutched at an astounding 1130.08% which informs of massive, renewed interest in the Polkadot DeFi ecosystem.
Having a circulating supply of 1.16 billion ACA out of a total supply of 1.6 billion tokens, making the volume to market cap ratio of 360.29%, a token with exceptional liquidity and trader interest. The net effect of full dilution of the valuation is $24.03 million. As Polkadot’s DeFi hub, Acala plays a variety of important roles within its network including participation in governance, as well as paying transaction fees and acting as a reserve asset in the generation of the aUSD stablecoin.
OVERTAKE Increases 32.47% on Platform Growth
OVERTAKE (TAKE) is making impressive gains and has a trading price of $0.3846 with a market capitalization of $68.01 million. The digital asset marketplace token showed 24-Hour trading volume of $53.16 million, which is up 47.65% and the fully diluted valuation of $384.61 million. The circulating supply is at 176.83 million TAKE with a total supply of 1 billion tokens.
The platform recently introduced its personalized staking system on November 25, 2025, in the form of STAKEHOUSE, to provide users with innovative means of earning rewards. Unlike traditional passive staking, the system grants rewards dependent on activity from the user such as trading and participation in governance. OVERTAKE simplifies peer-to-peer trading of digital assets by automating manual processes with smart contract-based escrow mechanisms and AI-driven market tools give insight into pricing analysis and smart suggestions for both casual and experienced traders to list the assets.
Moonbeam Surges 30.63% and Bolds up Volume
Moonbeam (GLMR) had strong performance, which is currently listed at $0.04014 and has a market capitalization of $41.37 million. The Ethereum-compatible smart contract platform on Polkadot saw a massive 205.45% growth surge in the 24-hour trading volume to $72.76 million and fully diluted valuation of $48.41 million.
The token has a circulating supply of 1.03 billion GLMR out of a total supply of 1.2 billion which has an amazing volume to market cap ratio of 178.36%. This platform gives developers a familiar Ethereum environment with improved scalability using the Polkadot parachain technology. Moonbeam burns 100% of the transaction fees; thus, forming natural deflationary pressure, and inflation is limited at 60 million GLMR reaching the supply ceiling.
Conclusion
While the overall cryptocurrency market continued to remain volatile, leading cryptocurrencies maintained solid performance. As projects have gained interest in the Polkadot ecosystem, both ACA & GLMR have seen a growing interest from investors. In addition, the introduction of TAKE to decentralized exchanges and an increasing interest in Web3 has increased the interest generated around the token due to the growing ecosystem surrounding it. The surge of Dec 8, 2025, was re-confirmation that projects which have real utility, and are developing on a continuous basis, stand to perform better in unstable market conditions.
