Weekly Hot Projects🔥 (May.20 - May.26)

📈 Hey #CryptoFam! 🚀 We've just updated our weekly #CryptoTrends ranking list, based on your #RootData searches. 💻

🎯Top 10 winner is Huma Finance, SOON, Cetus, Sophon, Xterio, Kraken, ALLO, TOKYO BEAST, BUILDon, Monochrome.

Keep up with the hottest buzz in the industry and stay ahead of the trends. Don't miss out - check it out! 👇

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[New Fundraising] Beam raised $ 7 M in funding round, led by Castle Island.

Beam is a stablecoin Payment Service Provider (PSP), launched by Ansible Labs, which is dedicated to enabling faster, lower cost, and smarter global money flows.Beam empowers FinTechs, banks, and consumer platforms to enable compliant transfers between digital and fiat currencies through an efficient payment network.

More about Beam:
https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Beam?k=NDYwNQ%3D%3D

Source:
https://www.axios.com/pro/fintech-deals/2025/05/27/ex-visa-crypto-beam-7-million

🚀 RootData Weekly Crypto X Leaderboard is here!

James Wynn tops this week’s People Leaderboard as his high-leverage, high-volatility trades on Hyperliquid spark major attention across the crypto space. Known for turning $7,600 into over $50M with PEPE, Wynn has now rebranded as a full-time contract whale.

While he once dominated the meme coin scene, Wynn's high-risk trades and social influence have made his every move a trending topic. From massive gains to sharp losses, his trading journey reflects the wild extremes of crypto speculation.

👑 Top 5 this week:

1. James Wynn - Cryptocurrency trader - 214
2. ultra - Founder at Loud! - 171
3. Portal Kay - Founder at GeoMarks - 98
4. Sam Tabar - CEO at Bit Digital - 92
5. Carl Vogel - Partner & Head of Research at 6th Man Ventures - 90

Who’s leading the conversation in Web3? Who’s gaining momentum?

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Weekly Hot Projects🔥 (May.27 - June.3)

📈 Hey #CryptoFam! 🚀 We've just updated our weekly #CryptoTrends ranking list, based on your #RootData searches. 💻

🎯Top 10 winner is Sophon, Reddio, FLock, Donut, Assisterr, LayerEdge, Plume, Conduit, Wallchain, katana.

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📊 In the past 24 hours, top crypto investors have been tracking new projects on RootData X:

• @laurashin → Bullpen, http://Letsbonk.Fun
• @hasufl → Entropy Advisors (Arbitrum DAO accelerator)
• @lex_node → Avon (orderbook lending)
• @tomhschmidt → Unit (asset tokenization)
• @Zeneca → Yield Seeker (AI yield tool)

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📊 According to RootData X Trends, in the past 24 hours:

• @jbrukh, Founder of CoinFund, followed stablecoin infrastructure Plasma
• @LucaNetz, CEO of Pudgy Penguins, followed crypto credit card project KAST
• @laurashin, Founder & CEO of Unchained, followed on-chain reputation governance platform jokerace
• @Cooopahtroopa, Contributor at The Defiant and Editor at DeFi Rate, followed DeFi protocol The Metagame
• @DeFi_Dad, DeFi power user, followed digital payments platform Wirex
• @inversebrah, anon Twitter influencer, followed derivatives DEX Euphoria Finance
• @Pentosh1, Head of Partnerships at Merit Circle, followed Layer 1 blockchain Stable

Stay updated with real-time investor signals on RootData X 👀📈

[New Fundraising] Function raised $ 10 M in Seed round Led by Galaxy Digital

Function is a crypto infrastructure company that issues FBTC, which allows institutions and corporate treasuries to efficiently deploy Bitcoin while maintaining full custodial control over their cryptocurrencies.

More about Function/Ignition:
https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Function?k=MTk2OTc%3D

Source:
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/07/15/function-raises-10m-to-bring-yield-to-bitcoin-gets-backing-from-galaxy-digital-antalpha-and-mantle

[New Fundraising] Dakota Raised $12.5 Million Series A Funding, Led by CoinFund

Dakota is a crypto-native bank for enterprises that simplifies fund management and provides robust, high-yield financial products through DeFi lending, protocol staking rewards, and U.S. Treasuries.

More about Dakota:
https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Dakota?k=MTM3MTM%3D

Source:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/07/15/dakota-coinbase-executive-series-a-coinfund-ryan-bozarth/

📊 According to RootData X feed, in the past 24h:

• Smart contract tool Pure Finance was followed by DeFi power user @DeFi_Dad.
• Decentralized payment terminal Xeno Finance caught attention from Coinbase Wallet Head @sid_coelho and Visa’s Crypto Lead @cuysheffield.
• Hyperliquid’s tokenization layer Unit was followed by Synthetix/Infinex founder @kaiynne and Matter Labs VP of Engineering @ivanbogatyy.
• Decentralized lending protocol Nerite was followed by DeFi analyst Ignas and Timeless co-founder @boredGenius.
• Meanwhile, L1 blockchain @monad unfollowed 143 X accounts — including Dragonfly, Placeholder, Vitalik, Cobie, and other top VCs and angels. 👀

[New Fundraising] Zodia Markets Raised $18.25 Million Funding, Led by Pharsalus Capital

Zodia Custody is an institutional-grade crypto custody solution developed by Standard Chartered in association with Northern Trust. It provides custody for crypto assets, designed to enable institutions to safely invest in the emerging assets that are transforming how financial markets operate.

More about Zodia Markets:
https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Zodia%20Custody?k=NzczNg%3D%3D

Source:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-28/stanchart-s-crypto-arm-zodia-markets-raises-18-million

[New Fundraising] Manifold Raised $10.5 Million Series A Funding, Led by OSS Capital

Manifold Labs is a decentralized artificial intelligence lab that allows users to deploy SOTA large language models on Bittensor. It offers products such as Targon for the computing market, Sybil for authentication, and Tao for data management.

More about Manifold:
https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Manifold?k=MTY2NjY%3D

Source:
https://www.manifold.inc/releases/series-a-announcement

[New Fundraising] GAIB Raised $10 Million Financing, Led by Amber Group

GAIB is the economic layer of AI computing power, transforming GPU assets into a new type of interest-bearing asset. GAIB has introduced the AI synthetic asset AID, enabling investors to seamlessly participate in the AI economy while earning real returns from AI computing power profits. Investors can stake AID (sAID) to receive rewards while maintaining liquidity, further engaging in AI-driven financial markets.

More about GAIB:
https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/GAIB?k=MTQ3MjE%3D

Source:
https://gaibofficial.medium.com/gaib-raises-10m-to-accelerate-onchain-ai-infrastructure-led-by-amber-group-5422df7627ea

[New Fundraising] ARIA Secures $5M Funding lead by Folius Ventures

Aria is an RPG game where players can freely roam in an open world environment while experiencing the thrill of epic quests and battles. The game's developer, Inutan Studios, has received funding from Tencent, NetEase and Riot Games.

More about ARIA:
https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Aria?k=MTI3NTU%3D

Source:
https://x.com/PlayAriaGame/status/1950745736032706655

[New Fundraising] Billions raised a $30M financing round, with participation from Polychain, Coinbase Ventures and others.

Billions Network is a digital identity verification platform designed to offer a future where humans and AI can trust each other, including Sam Altman’s crypto project, World. The platform, which utilizes zero-knowledge proof tech, seeks to provide a scalable and secure method for verifying both human and AI identities.

More about Billions:
https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Billions?k=MTY1NDQ%3D

Source:
https://x.com/billions_ntwk/status/1950949625105408139

[New Fundraising] Bitcoin ZK Rollup Solution BOB Raised $9.5 Million in Funding

BOB（Build On Bitcoin） is an EVM rollup stack with native Bitcoin support. Build decentralized apps on top of Ordinals, Lightning, Nostr.

More about BOB:
https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/BOB?k=MTAxMjE%3D

Source:
https://www.techinasia.com/news/uk-blockchain-firm-bob-raises-21m-to-power-btc-eth-defi

[New Fundraising] Blindpay Raised $3.3 Million Seed Round

BlindPay is a platform enabling businesses to send and receive payments globally using stablecoins and fiat via multiple blockchains. It provides API infrastructure for integration, handling compliance and regulatory requirements. The system supports local payment rails, fiat gateways, and cross-border transactions with SDKs for developers.

More about Blindpay:
https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/BlindPay?k=MTY3NTU%3D

Source:
https://x.com/bebedaselva/status/1953111542934773829

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- 🏆 Top 3 (3 users) share 10%:
- TOP 1: 5% (1,000 tokens)
- TOP 2: 3% (600 tokens)
- TOP 3: 2% (400 tokens)
- 🥈 Top 4-10 (6 users) share 10% (2,000 tokens)
- 🎖 Top 11-50 (40 users) share 40% (8,000 tokens)
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- Top 101-200 (100 users) share 10% (2,000 tokens)
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