ICOs & Top Coins in Focus: PAL, TAIX, CATX & BONK, TIA, FLOKI – Decentralized AI and DeFi infrastructure, scalable L1s, and GameFi. This week brings the PAL IDO with a GameFi model with an emotional companion and DAO-based rewards, the TAIX IDO with an AI agent architecture for streaming content, and the CATX IDO with a solution for ALM integration and optional liquidity. Last week’s top-performing tokens included BONK, TIA, and FLOKI, followed by XDC, HBAR, XLM, AAVE, RAY, DOGE, and STORY, confirming interest in the meme segment, infrastructure-focused DeFi and L1 solutions, and AI integration in Web3.
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PAL by Palio
Opening the week is the IDO of the Palio project. This is a GameFi franchise built on BNB Smart Chain, centered around the development mechanics of an emotional AI companion. This is a unique adaptive character that responds to player behavior and is integrated into the economy as an asset capable of increasing task efficiency and affecting yield.
Gameplay itself focuses on user-managed shop ownership, social interaction, and task execution, where progression is tied to a unique companion bonding mechanic. At later stages, the project envisions the expansion into a multiplatform metaverse with the possibility of physical production of figurines and toys linked to NFT profiles and on-chain assets.
The motivation system offers DAO-based reward distribution, in-game items, staking, as well as tools for customization and social engagement. The development of companion mechanics is supported by the PAL token, which is expected to be used in game transactions, item modification, and access to future storyline arcs.
PAL IDO
- Date. July 7, 2025
- Platform. Binance Wallet Sale
- Token price. Not disclosed
- Allocation. 6.5% for public sale
- TGE. July 7, 2025, 13:00 UTC
TAIX by TAIX AI
Next comes the more serious and promising TAIX. This project builds blockchain infrastructure for the generation and monetization of streaming content using AI agents and a tokenized interaction model. For more details on the mechanics of TAIX, the functions of the TAIX Agent, and the architecture of TOY Wallet, explore the article about the previous TAIX IDO. For now, a new one awaits.
TAIX IDO
- IDO date. July 7–8, 2025
- Platform. Seedify
- Token price. $0.000025
- Fundraising goal. $60,000
- Allocation. 24.00% for public sale
- TGE. July 9, 2025, 15:00 UTC
- Vesting. 100% at TGE
CATX by Catex
Another serious and promising player enters the DeFi solutions field – Catex. This DeFi protocol builds a decentralized trading infrastructure with ALM integrations (Automated Liquidity Managers), yield generation strategies, and managed liquidity. The project is deployed on Unichain and includes the ALM Hub – a universal gateway for connecting external liquidity pool management strategies. The architecture allows users to choose between a basic AMM and professional ALM configurations, including options support, slippage control, and targeted yield strategies. It also features a system for strategic integration of external LP managers and DAO toolsets.
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Returning to Catex, there are a few more interesting features. The CATX token model is implemented as a two-tier system: a base token and its locked version, veCATX. Holders of veCATX receive 100% of the protocol’s fee revenue and participate in voting on incentive allocation. Optional oCATX tokens are used for early discount access and liquidity incentive formation.
CATX IDO on Spores
- Date. July 11–13, 2025
- Token price. $0.10
- Fundraising goal. $150,000
- Allocation. 1.5% for public sale
- Vesting. 25% at TGE, then 25% locked in veCATX for 6, 12, and 24 months
- TGE. July 16, 2025
CATX IDO in Fount
- Date. July 14–16, 2025
- Token price. $0.10
- Fundraising goal. $200,000
- Allocation. 2.00% for public sale
- Vesting. 25% at TGE, then 25% locked in veCATX for 6, 12, and 24 months
- TGE. July 16, 2025
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Top Tokens of the Week
Altcoins are forming a clear directional structure centered around three persistent trends: gaming and social ecosystems, AI infrastructure and automation, and DeFi tools with advanced liquidity mechanisms. In particular, projects featuring gamification, tokenized assets, and decentralized logic showed the highest growth, represented by BONK, FLOKI, and PENGU. AI-focused tokens are also reappearing in the charts, specifically those centered on interaction with LLMs, autonomous agents, and on-chain services, such as STORY. Infrastructure-grade DeFi protocols emphasizing precision liquidity management, strategic asset routing, and extended economic models are represented by AAVE, CATX, and RAY. Significant gains also came from blockchain infrastructure solutions – primarily high-performance L1s designed for scalability, flexibility, and enterprise- or modular-focused stacks, such as TIA, XDC, and HBAR.
- BONK +59.93%, $0.00002324, volume $1,112,889,903
- TIA +13.97%, $1.62, volume $176,388,330
- FLOKI +10.92%, $0.00008419, volume $221,450,080
- XDC +10.19%, $0.0646, volume $28,028,879
- PENGU +9.39%, $0.01514, volume $182,122,902
- HBAR +6.28%, $0.1586, volume $169,612,667
- XLM +6.10%, $0.2512, volume $208,270,998
- STORY +5.73%, $3.12, volume $52,177,354
- AAVE +5.69%, $286.90, volume $407,642,769
- XRP +4.87%, $2.29, volume $2,455,003,475
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