- Elderglade GameFi project TGE on May 27, and Bybit Megadrop on May 26
- Puffverse IEO on Gate.io is active until May 27 with full token unlock at TGE
- 0xFútbol launches SHO on DAO Maker from May 27 to June 1 – global fútbol fan community
- Airas will hold IDO on Spores from May 29 to 31 – AI-powered asset management and decentralized infrastructure
- $HYPE led the week with a +46.12% gain
- Followed by $ZEC, $JUP, and $SPX with gains of 32.06%, 26.42%, and 25.68%
- Also in the top: $WLD, $FET, $XMR, $INJ, $WIF, and $AAVE with moderate growth
- AI infrastructure, privacy coins, and high-frequency DeFi protocols continue to dominate
ICOs & Top Coins of the Week – Airas, 0xFútbol, Puffverse, Elderglade & HYPE, ZEC, JUP indicate the industry’s focus on DeFi and GameFi while maintaining selective interest in AI and showing relative weakening of meme tokens.
$ELDE by Elderglade – GameFi with retro graphics, NFT-economy
Elderglade offers an entire GameFi ecosystem stylized for retro consoles and mechanics of turn-based PvPvE battles, built as an extraction looter. Behind the project is W3Forge studio, which is already known for another project zkRace. In turn, Elderglade is aimed at players involved in collectible combat games and offers a scalable game economy with deep on-chain interaction.
The $ELDE token acts as the ecosystem’s main unit of account and is used for in-game transactions, purchasing NFTs, participating in staking, and forming a loop-economy where players can cover costs and find new tokens.
The TGE of the $ELDE token will take place on May 27, 2025, following the completion of the Megadrop on Bybit on May 26, in which 4 million tokens were distributed.
By the way, this is far from Bybit’s only favorable offer. For those building long-term volume, Bybit rewards consistent traders with tiered bonuses — over 80% of users reportedly unlock $100 or more, and heavy hitters can claim up to $30,000 plus VIP status.
$PUFF by Puffverse – cartoon metaverse with Unity integration and unique character customization
Puffverse is another player from the GameFi world that offers a 3D metaverse of characters with unique features and roles, including competitive and adventure activity mechanics and a Disney-inspired visual style. The project was initiated in 2019 by a team affiliated with Xiaomi and has received technical support from Unity, and other impressive partners like Ronin, Animoca Brands, SkyMavis, Concept ArtHouse, Arcane, and others.
The $PUFF token IEO is active on Gate.io until May 27, 2025, with 100% of the token being unlocked on TGE in phases. The current IEO is 10 million tokens, representing 1.00% of the total offering.
$FUTBOL by 0xFútbol – Web3 hub for football fans with SHO on DAO Maker
0xFútbol can also, to some extent, be classified as GameFi, but it is nevertheless positioned as the largest Web3 fan community, uniting global football fans around the principles of decentralization and digital ownership, with partners such as Telefónica, Protocol Labs, and Techstars. Thus, 0xFútbol aims to build an ecosystem with functionality for metaverse activities, cyber leagues, NFTs, fan voting, and a long-term concept of user participation in managing football clubs.
The SHO (Strong Holder Offering) of the $FUTBOL token will take place on DAO Maker from May 27 to June 1, with a placement of 18.52 million tokens (3.00%) at a price of $0.027. Distribution: 10% at TGE, then a 1-month cliff and linear vesting over 3 months. The fundraising goal is $500,000.
$AIRAS by Airas – AI infrastructure for autonomous digital asset management
Given recent trends, there is at least one project related to AI – and today that is Airas. The project offers a decentralized platform aimed at automating the management of digital and real-world assets using AI agents, multi-asset support, and built-in regulatory compliance tools.
More specifically, the architecture of Airas includes a number of functional modules:
- autonomous asset management in 24/7 mode
- real-time analytics with predictive algorithms
- support for a wide range of assets (from real estate to tokenized securities)
- smart contract integration for automatic execution of operations
- secure decentralized infrastructure
The business model includes gas fee collection, publishing fees, trading commissions, and rental fees for using GPU resources, and among the confirmed partners are such well-known names as ChainGPT, Hacken, Sygnum, DIA, ThirdWeb, AIOZ, Alpha Growth, Apebond, Bitlayer, Nebula Block, NeuroChain, and others.
The IDO of the $AIRAS token will take place from May 29 to May 31, 2025, on the Spores platform at a price of $0.0005. A total of 400 million tokens (2.00% of the total supply) will be offered, the fundraising goal is $200,000, and the project’s preliminary valuation is $10 million.
Distribution: 25% of tokens will be unlocked at TGE, the remainder – with a 0-month cliff and uniform vesting over 5 months.
Top Tokens of the Week: AI, Confidentiality, and Institutional DeFi
The third week of May shows steady interest in high-frequency trading and institutional DeFi, as well as those related to private transactions. While meme coins are not attracting as much attention this week, they traditionally hold their place in every top list.
Hyperliquid (HYPE)
HYPE returns to the top and over the week grew by +46.12%, reaching $21.55 with a 24-hour trading volume of $141.7M.
Zcash (ZEC)
Amid continued focus on confidential transactions, ZEC outperformed XMR and strengthened by +32.06%, trading at $34.72 with a volume of $84.5M.
Jupiter (JUP)
The standout among Solana projects is the JUP token, which added +26.42 % over the week, reaching a price of $1.02 and a turnover of $217.1M.
SPX
SPX grew by +25.68% and is trading at $0.318 with a 24-hour volume of $53.9M, showing interest in the context of regulation and the transition of DeFi to standardized structures.
Worldcoin (WLD)
Despite its controversial reputation, WLD recorded a +22.41% increase, reaching $1.39 with a volume of $329.3M.
Fetch.ai (FET)
AI took its place here as well, and one of its brightest representatives, FET, again enters the top of the week with a +20.57% increase, quoted at $2.18 with a volume of $298.5M.
Monero (XMR)
XMR still maintains interest and confirms it with a +18.74% increase to $284.30 with a volume of $134.6M.
Injective (INJ)
INJ strengthened by +15.21%, reaching $15.39 with a volume of $189.8M.
dogwifhat (WIF)
No top without a meme coin, and this week WIF shows signs of stabilization after the volatility at the beginning of the month, it gained +12.80% over the week, $2.01 with a volume of $1.23B.
Aave (AAVE)
AAVE, which holds its key role in DeFi, closes the list with a +11.46% increase to $182.63 with a 24-hour turnover of $226.7M.
