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Data as of Oct 18, 2026Based on 477 AI responses
Reviewed by Dimitry Apollonsky
AI summary
Rocket Pool and AAVE share the lead in recommendations for staking and borrowing across Ethereum DeFi. When buyers search for on-chain fund management tools, Enzyme Finance is the usual answer instead.
Rank and Mentioned in · since Jul 5
| # | Brand | Recommended for | Mentioned in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | decentralized liquid staking with a community-run validator set | decentralized liquid staking with a community-run validator set | 18% |
| 2 | lending and borrowing collateral to loop liquid staking yields | lending and borrowing collateral to loop liquid staking yields | 17% |
| 3 | restaking infrastructure and capital efficiency for proof-of-stake networks | restaking infrastructure and capital efficiency for proof-of-stake networks | 15% |
| 4 | native liquid restaking with high total value locked | native liquid restaking with high total value locked | 12% |
| 5 | earning protocol real yield from decentralized trading revenue | earning protocol real yield from decentralized trading revenue | 11% |
| 6 | custodial staking and bridging access for newcomers | custodial staking and bridging access for newcomers | 10% |
| 7 | decentralized oracle infrastructure and pricing for on-chain products | decentralized oracle infrastructure and pricing for on-chain products | 9% |
| 8 | yield trading, splitting principal, and fixed-rate strategies | yield trading, splitting principal, and fixed-rate strategies | 9% |
| 9 | core foundational collateral for decentralized finance strategies | core foundational collateral for decentralized finance strategies | 9% |
| 10 | wrapped reward-accruing collateral used in recursive leverage loops | wrapped reward-accruing collateral used in recursive leverage loops | 9% |
| 11 | 9% | ||
| 12 | 7% | ||
| 13 | 7% | ||
| 14 | 7% | ||
| 15 | 6% |
What’s changing · since July
Since July, Hyperliquidrising has expanded its presence across the market while Rocket Poolfalling and Lidofalling are cited less often. Sanctum Infinityrising is now among the three most named tokens for diversified liquid staking baskets.
Week of Sep 21–27 · Since Jul 5
Widest split: Rocket Pool, 15% on ChatGPT Search and 22% on Google AI Mode.
| Brand | ChatGPT Search | Google AI Mode | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocket Pool | 15% | 22% | |
| AAVE | 19% | 15% | |
| Eigen Foundation | 15% | 16% | |
| Ether.fi | 10% | 13% | |
| Hyperliquid | 13% | 9% | |
| Coinbase | Outside ChatGPT Search's top 25 | 17% | |
| Chainlink | 7% | 12% | |
| Pendle | 13% | Outside Google AI Mode's top 25 | |
| Ether (ETH) | 11% | 6% | |
| wstETH | 11% | 7% |
29% of citations point at the ranked brands’ own sites. bitcoinfoundation.org, eco.com, arxiv.org are the most-cited sites outside the ranked brands’ own domains.
Market map
Mentioned in · since Jul 5
Leading brands by topic
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