Weekly Crypto Pulse: Price Surges, Slumps & ICOs Making Waves

Dear Readers,

Bitcoin saw a modest increase of 0.14% on Tuesday, reaching $94,897, following a quiet day of trading. This uptick came after the legalization efforts being made in the U.S legislation bodies. Meanwhile, Ether advanced 0.89%, settling to $1,825, and XRP lost -2.40%, reaching $2.28. The global cryptocurrency market capitalization upped by 0.16%, totaling $2.98 trillion.

Highlights Of The Week

• Tether co-founder Reeve Collins states that President Trump’s involvement in stablecoins could drive global adoption, with U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoins leading the market, but competitors emerging.

• Mastercard partners with OKX to launch a crypto-enabled bank card, aiming for a “360-degree approach” to stablecoins, while enabling merchants to accept stablecoin payments through Nuvei, Circle, and Paxos.

• Lawyers for Samourai Wallet report that U.S. prosecutors are considering dropping the case against the crypto mixer’s executives, after the Justice Department scaled back its crypto enforcement.

• The Ethereum Foundation announces a leadership overhaul, separating management and board responsibilities to strengthen the ecosystem amid Ether’s price downturn.

• MetaMask introduces a crypto payments card, allowing users to spend self-custodied funds, entering a competitive market alongside similar offerings from centralized exchanges.

Top Weekly Gainers

The cryptocurrency market is characterized by swift fluctuations and high volatility, making it a challenging arena for investors. However, experienced traders excel in these conditions by identifying the Top Weekly Gainers—cryptocurrencies demonstrating significant upward movement. By carefully tracking market trends and price changes, investors can seize these opportunities to refine their strategies and potentially boost their returns.

Jelly-My-Jelly (JELLYJELLY) led the pack with a 216.12% price increase, now trading at $0.03577, and boasting a volume of $17.16M. Known as the fastest way to post clips from a video chat, it's capturing rapid user interest.

Close behind is Luna by Virtuals (LUNA), the visual and lead vocalist of AI-DOL, whose emotional singing and relatable persona helped push its price up by 172.42% to $0.02429, with $1.25M in volume.

Meanwhile, Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL)—a digital society of AI Agents on Base and Solana powered by @GAMEVirtuals—climbed 157.80% to reach $1.45, with a $584.05M in trading volume.

Aimonica Brands (AIMONICA), an AI-driven meme investment platform challenging conventional Web3 venture capital, saw a 122.68% gain, bringing its price to $0.005861 with $2.42M of the volume.

Lastly, Haedal Staked SUI (HASUI) rose by 58.32%, now priced at $3.73 with a volume of $10.42M. HASUI is a yield-bearing token representing staked SUI via Haedal, offering a new way to engage with staking on the SUI network.

Top Weekly Losers

The constantly changing nature of the cryptocurrency market continues to bring both opportunities and setbacks. This week’s top losers reflect the persistent hurdles of regulatory uncertainty, volatile price movements, and inconsistent public engagement. Nonetheless, these trends provide investors and traders with a chance to reassess their strategies and aim for improved outcomes in the future.

Currently priced at $0.04809 and having a volume of $25.22M, Dolomite (DOLO) has seen a 62.09% decrease, despite its role as a decentralized money market and trading protocol that provides capital-efficient lending, borrowing, and trading solutions.

LetsBONK (LetsBONK), a meme-driven project tied to the LetsBonk.fun platform, is trading at $0.09932 after a 52.72% dip, with a current volume of $22.88M

LIBRA, a private initiative focused on funding small Argentine businesses and startups to spur economic growth, is priced at $0.02472 with a 42.87% drop and $8.62M in volume.

PumpBTC (PUMP), the governance token supporting a liquid staking solution for Babylon, aims to unify the BTC derivatives market and grow the BTCFi ecosystem. It is now at $0.08385, down 42.58% with $7.94M in trading volume.

Meanwhile, ZORA, a decentralized protocol for onchain NFT creation and collection, trades at $0.01556 after a 39.70% decline but maintains strong activity with a volume of $43.16M.

Hot ICOs To Watch

Active ICOs

The Shardeum (SHM) IDO, currently live on Tokensoft since March 20, 2025, is progressing toward its $1 million fundraising goal, with the sale set to conclude on May 5, 2025. Shardeum is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain that leverages dynamic state sharding to ensure perpetually low transaction fees.

Meanwhile, Tanuki (TANUPAD), which began its sale on April 1, 2024, has successfully raised $504.18K over two rounds. Tanuki Launchpad distinguishes itself as the first multi-chain platform supporting a wide array of ecosystems—including Solana, SUI, SEI, Metis, ADA, and AVAX—all under one roof.

Lastly, the Lunch Protocol (LUNCH) public sale, which commenced on April 24, 2025, concludes today. Targeting a $600K raise, Lunch Protocol positions itself as a leading DeFAI platform, streamlining automated yield farming and airdrop harvesting across both MoveVM and EVM chains.

Upcoming ICOs

MilkyWay (MILK) has officially announced the date for its Token Generation Event (TGE), which is set to take place on April 29, 2025, at 13:00. The project has successfully raised $5 million across two fundraising rounds. Positioned as a liquid staking solution tailored for the Celestia ecosystem, MilkyWay will initially launch on Osmosis, with a long-term vision to transition to Celestia's rollkit for native milkTIA issuance.

Meanwhile, Mage Labs (WIZDOG), a web3 game development studio established in 2021, is set to conduct its IDO on Kommunitas from April 30 to May 1, 2025, with a fundraising target of $275,000. Mage Labs aims to redefine web3 gaming by integrating advanced AI and stablecoin-based play-to-earn mechanics.

Lastly, Fleek (FLK) will open its public sale from May 1 to May 8, 2025, targeting $5 million. Fleek is focused on empowering future creators and developers with the tools to build the next generation of the web, driven by AI agents and virtual influencers.

Ended ICOs

Sign (SIGN) successfully completed its Token Generation Event (TGE) on April 28, 2025, raising $28.65 million across five funding rounds. Sign Protocol is an omni-chain attestation protocol that empowers users to attest and verify any information directly on-chain.

Grafilab (GRAFI) wrapped up its IDO on IXIRPAD on April 26, 2025, securing $50,000 in funding. Grafilab operates as a CeDePIN AI infrastructure, providing GPU and data support for a wide range of AI applications and agents.

Meanwhile, BitSwapix (BITS) concluded its ICO in April 2025, raising $2.83 million.BitSwapix positions itself as a next-generation cryptocurrency exchange, offering an intuitive interface, enhanced security, and integrated features like staking, lending, and a unique play-to-earn gaming experience.

Hottest Airdrops

Tari

• Visit the Tari airdrop page

• Connect an account and complete the introductory quests

• Follow Tari on social media platforms as part of the quests

• Download Tari Universe

• Install the application on your computer

• Run the application to mine testnet Tari (tXTM) and earn Gems for each block mined

• Choose between Ludicrous mode (higher earnings, more resource use) or ECO mode (lower intensity, longer mining sessions)

• Join Discord or Telegram for testnet mining support

• From March 10th, 2025, miners earn 1 Gem every 30 seconds of mining with Tari Universe.

Resolv

• Install a Web3 wallet

• Ensure sufficient ETH on mainnet for transactions

• Connect to Resolv Protocol by visiting the official Resolv website

• Connect Web3 wallet

• Navigate to the token acquisition section

• Choose earning strategy by acquiring USR or RLP tokens

• Decide between holding, staking, and/or providing liquidity

• Consider multiple strategies for maximum points

• Start earning points and monitor accumulation on the platform

• Track earnings through the Points dashboard

  • Optimize strategy based on performance

    
    
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