- Hydro IDO on Polkastarter, focusing on DePIN and RWA on SUI
- Iceberg Web3 infrastructure with AI agents, IDO is on DAO Maker
- Emmet Finance IDO on Spores, providing a full DeFi stack and cross-chain functionality
- Acurast offers decentralized computing via smartphones, with its IDO on Coinlist.
- $WIF by Dogwifhat topped the weekly rankings with a +114.30% gain
- It was followed by $PI, $PEPE, and $FLOKI, with gains of 92.89%, 74.17%, and 52.08%, respectively
- Also, at the top, we see $GALA, $BRETT, $WLD, $THETA, $INJ, $ENA, $ARB, $UNI, $ETH, and $DOGE with moderate growth
- AI integration, DeFi infrastructure, and meme tokens continue to dominate
ICOs & Top Coins of the Week – Hydro, Iceberg, Emmet, Acurast & WIF, PI, PEPE continue the trend toward infrastructure-focused DeFi solutions and AI integration in blockchain protocols, while meme coins also remain strong, likely becoming a permanent part of the Web3 space.
$SUIRWAPIN by Hydro – DePIN and Real-World Asset Protocol on SUI
Hydro offers a protocol that connects RWA with DePIN, targeting investors who seek yield from tokenized assets without intermediaries. Notably, the system is deployed on the SUI blockchain, one of the most promising and fastest today, which ensures high performance and compatibility with a wide range of Web3 tools.
The IDO of the SUIRWAPIN token will take place from May 13 to 15, 2025, on the Polkastarter platform for $0.007. The fundraising target is $200,000 with an allocation of 28.57M tokens (2.57% of the total supply). The distribution includes 30% at TGE and linear vesting over 6 months. The project’s preliminary valuation is $7.76M.
$ICEBERG by Iceberg – Web3 Platform with AI Agents
Iceberg enters the space by merging a Web3 ecosystem with AI agents, offering organizations and users next-generation workspace functionality. Key components include the Iceberg AI Agent, Telegram, and WeChat integrations, as well as an internal token economy.
The Iceberg IDO is taking place on DAO Maker from May 11 to 17, 2025. ICEBERG is offered for $0.00006 with an allocation of 8.33B tokens (8.33%) and a fundraising goal of $500,000. The distribution includes 30% at TGE and 6-month vesting. A future IDO on Spores is planned, along with scaling to 30M users by the end of 2026.
$EMMET by Emmet Finance – Cross-Chain DeFi with Staking and Liquidity Pools
Emmet Finance seeks to contribute to the expansion and unification of DeFi infrastructure and offers a solution with cross-chain transfers, lending, staking, and liquidity pools. It is also worth noting that Emmet Finance initially supports a wide range of integrations with major blockchains such as Ethereum, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Avalanche, as well as TON and Solana. The product stack includes a swap interface, farms, and staking with governance managed through eMMET.
The pre-sale of the EMMET token is active for $0.01 with an allocation of 80M tokens (8%) and a preliminary valuation of $10M. The IDO will take place on Spores from May 15 to 17, 2025, for $0.02. Emmet is already integrated with several major ecosystems and supports bridged pools for USDT and other assets.
$ACU by Acurast – Decentralized Compute via Smartphones
Acurast offers what has long been envisioned and only waited for the computing power of modern mobile devices to mature. They propose a model of decentralized computing using smartphones with hardware security (TEE, HSM) as nodes, aiming to replace server infrastructure with verifiable mobile units, reduce costs, and improve scalability.
The public sale of the ACU token will take place on Coinlist from May 15 to 22, 2025, for $0.09 with an allocation of 60M tokens (6.00%) and a fundraising target of $5.4M. The preliminary valuation is $90M, and all tokens will unlock at TGE.
Top Tokens of the Week: Meme Economy and Web3 Infrastructure
The second week of May saw an impressive rise in the number of assets, primarily from the meme coin segment, slightly overshadowing but not displacing infrastructure tokens.
dogwifhat (WIF)
The absolute leader was the meme token WIF, which surged +114.30% over the week, reaching $1.16 with a 24-hour trading volume of $1.69B.
Pi (PI)
Next came PI, which posted a +92.89% weekly gain, trading at $1.14 with a 24-hour volume of $1.93B, despite ongoing concerns regarding its listing and criticism.
Pepe (PEPE)
One of the most prominent meme coins, PEPE, also strengthened its position with a +74.17% weekly gain, reaching $0.00001382 and a record volume of $2.91B.
FLOKI (FLOKI)
Another meme token, FLOKI, rose by a notable +52.08%, holding at $0.0001155 with a trading volume of $343M.
Gala (GALA)
The GameFi segment continues to maintain interest to some extent, with GALA gaining +48.62% over the week, trading at $0.02274 with $150M in volume.
Brett (BRETT)
The smaller meme token Brett climbed +47.06% to $0.07631, with liquidity of $86.7M – a solid performance given relatively modest volumes.
Worldcoin (WLD)
Despite recent issues and criticism, WLD from the Worldcoin project added +46.61%, reaching $1.29 with a 24-hour volume of $389.9M.
Theta Network (THETA)
Infrastructure tokens remain among the top, if not leading them, and Theta posted a +45.33% gain, reaching $1.02 with $54M in volume.
Injective (INJ)
DeFi tokens maintain their standing not only among IDOs but also among weekly top performers. INJ rose +42.68% to $13.37 with $180.3M in trading volume.
Ethena (ENA)
ENA also posted a +42.03% gain, trading at $0.3981 with $388M in volume.
Arbitrum (ARB)
A key Ethereum-based L2 infrastructure solution, ARB grew +41.31% to $0.4419 with $441.4M in volume.
Uniswap (UNI)
Similarly, UNI – a central player in both infrastructure and particularly the DeFi market — gained +38.72%, reaching $6.92 with $332.6M in volume.
Ethereum (ETH)
ETH, needing no introduction or explanation of its importance to all of Web3, finally showed growth of +37.27%, reaching $2,491.24 with a 24-hour trading volume of $30.54B.
Dogecoin (DOGE)
Also well-known, DOGE posted a +37.00% gain, reaching $0.2342 with a record-high volume of $4.23B.
