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Some much-hyped altcoins from 2017 are seeing a surge in prices as the DeFi market picks up steam and becomes a formidable sector in the broader crypto space.

0x protocol, which raised millions in an ICO in 2017, was one of the first decentralized exchanges (DEX) to hit the crypto space at the time. However, a lack in demand and the superior user experience provided by centralized exchanges like Binance proved difficult for the protocol, gaining little traction and hype.

But the tables have turned. DeFi is back in vogue and it is lifting altcoin projects upwards. An example is Chainlink, the decentralized oracle services provider, which remained undervalued for most of 2018-19 but saw a 700% increase in prices this year.

At press time, ZRX, the native token of 0x can boast a similar narrative. It went up by 71% earlier today backed by solid fundamentals.

0x notes that over 30 projects now use its tech to build their own applications, which have together processed over 713,000 transactions and handled over $750 million in altcoin trading volume. Its first consumer product, Matcha DEX, has been a hit as well.

Basic Attention Token (BAT), has surged in the past week by 30%, charts show:

Another project, OMG Network, which rebranded from OmiseGo earlier this year, also saw a huge increase in its token, OMGs, prices this week. The network was chosen by Tether, the stablecoin backed 1:1 with the US dollar and the worlds fourth-largest crypto network, as the latter looked to scale up and move away from the current high fees on the Ethereum network.

At press time, altcoin OMG surged over 475% since the start of August from $1.65 to over $9.50 today, on the back of the Tether news.

Meanwhile, Andrew Kang, a prominent crypto figurehead and investor, pointed out that crypto Ponzis alike are enjoying growth as a result of DeFi.

Kang noted Based Protocol, a meme project that yield farmers have their eyes on since last week, is actually increasing the value of $SNX for as long as Based continues to lock up capital.

He stated that SNX holders gain benefits because they now get more interest-free leverage. Meanwhile, another side effect, he noted, was the launch of CRV from Curve Finance which greatly increased the yield of sCRV.

For crypto fanatics,the DeFi explosion led to a border explosion in altcoins and the so-called altseason.

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2017s forgotten altcoins ZRX, OMG, and BAT are booming on a DeFi promise - CryptoSlate