DeFi was the strongest-performing crypto market sector in SoSoValue data on Aug. 14, rising 1.04% as the market showed mixed moves across segments. Hyperliquid (HYPE) gained 1.74% and Chainlink (LINK) rose 2.42%, while the meme sector added 0.70% with Fartcoin (FARTCOIN) up 9.04% and Pump.fun (PUMP) up 8.76%. PayFi climbed 0.40% and the Layer 1 sector edged up 0.20%, led by eCash (XEC) at 1.56% and Cosmos Hub (ATOM) at 8.71%. CeFi slipped 0.07% despite a 1.07% rise in Cronos (CRO), and Layer 2 fell 0.97% even as Optimism (OP) advanced 4.11%. SoSoValue's historical-trend sector indexes also moved higher, with ssiAI up 1.93%, ssiDeFi up 1.29% and ssiMeme up 1.28%.