Weekly Hot Projects🔥 (May.6 - May.12)
📈 Hey #CryptoFam! 🚀 We've just updated our weekly #CryptoTrends ranking list, based on your #RootData searches. 💻
🎯Top 10 winner is Space and Time, Doodles, Deribit, Metaplanet, Coinbase, MYX Finance, Ripple, Obol Network, Resolv, Tari.
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📈 Hey #CryptoFam! 🚀 We've just updated our weekly #CryptoTrends ranking list, based on your #RootData searches. 💻
🎯Top 10 winner is Space and Time, Doodles, Deribit, Metaplanet, Coinbase, MYX Finance, Ripple, Obol Network, Resolv, Tari.
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] Nirvana Labs Raised $6M Seed Extension Round Led by Jump Crypto and Crucible Capital
Nirvana Labs is a Web3 infrastructure solution for building, managing, and supporting any blockchain application. Nirvana Labs developed Nirvana Cloud to provide a foundation for an open, secure, and distributed internet.
More about Nirvana Labs:
https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Nirvana%20Labs?k=MTAxNzQ%3D
Source:
https://blockworks.co/news/cloud-startup-nirvana-labs-raise-seed
Nirvana Labs is a Web3 infrastructure solution for building, managing, and supporting any blockchain application. Nirvana Labs developed Nirvana Cloud to provide a foundation for an open, secure, and distributed internet.
More about Nirvana Labs:
https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Nirvana%20Labs?k=MTAxNzQ%3D
Source:
https://blockworks.co/news/cloud-startup-nirvana-labs-raise-seed
🚀 RootData Weekly Crypto X Leaderboard is here!
Ben Pasternak takes the top spot this week as Believe gains traction with builders and traders alike. While Believe has been live for a while, it’s Ben’s recent push to roll out developer tools and an SDK that’s driving fresh attention.
By enabling seamless integration of features into personal tokens, Ben is positioning Believe as the "App Store for coins"—a curated, trusted platform bridging builders and traders. His bold vision and execution are reigniting momentum in the SocialFi space.
👑 Top 5 this week:
1. Ben Pasternak - Founder at Clout - 372
2. Claudia Wang - Head of Marketing at Bybit - 140
3. Mats Olsen - Co-Founder & CTO at Dune Analytics - 122
4. TuongVy Le - Crypto Legal Expert - 95
5. Unipcs - Cryptocurrency trader - 94
Who’s leading the conversation in Web3? Who’s gaining momentum?
👉 Stay tuned for weekly updates.
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Ben Pasternak takes the top spot this week as Believe gains traction with builders and traders alike. While Believe has been live for a while, it’s Ben’s recent push to roll out developer tools and an SDK that’s driving fresh attention.
By enabling seamless integration of features into personal tokens, Ben is positioning Believe as the "App Store for coins"—a curated, trusted platform bridging builders and traders. His bold vision and execution are reigniting momentum in the SocialFi space.
👑 Top 5 this week:
1. Ben Pasternak - Founder at Clout - 372
2. Claudia Wang - Head of Marketing at Bybit - 140
3. Mats Olsen - Co-Founder & CTO at Dune Analytics - 122
4. TuongVy Le - Crypto Legal Expert - 95
5. Unipcs - Cryptocurrency trader - 94
Who’s leading the conversation in Web3? Who’s gaining momentum?
👉 Stay tuned for weekly updates.
🔗 https://www.rootdata.com/people
Weekly Hot Projects🔥 (May.13 - May.19)
📈 Hey #CryptoFam! 🚀 We've just updated our weekly #CryptoTrends ranking list, based on your #RootData searches. 💻
🎯Top 10 winner is Redacted, NEXPACE, World Liberty Financial, Coinbase, Privasea, Metaplanet, REVOX, Monochrome, Believe, Pharos.
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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📈 Hey #CryptoFam! 🚀 We've just updated our weekly #CryptoTrends ranking list, based on your #RootData searches. 💻
🎯Top 10 winner is Redacted, NEXPACE, World Liberty Financial, Coinbase, Privasea, Metaplanet, REVOX, Monochrome, Believe, Pharos.
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 feature] RootData now supports X account search
1. Follow updates module has been added to the X statistics page of RootData, where users can view the daily follow, unfollow, followed, unfollowed, etc. of the account.
2. The search function of RootData now supports X account search(e.g. @realDonaldTrump). Users can search for any X handle to view the follow updates and top follower information of the account.
3. On the X Data page, users can view the daily summary of the top X accounts and learn about early alpha projects more conveniently.
1. Follow updates module has been added to the X statistics page of RootData, where users can view the daily follow, unfollow, followed, unfollowed, etc. of the account.
2. The search function of RootData now supports X account search(e.g. @realDonaldTrump). Users can search for any X handle to view the follow updates and top follower information of the account.
3. On the X Data page, users can view the daily summary of the top X accounts and learn about early alpha projects more conveniently.
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Discover trending crypto projects & comprehensive, reliable project introduction, team, fundraising, and news - RootData
RootData is a Crypto asset data platform that provides comprehensive and reliable information on project introductions, teams, funding, and news, as well as products like the Crypto Top100 trending projects list. It has become an essential data platform for…
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[New Fundraising] Catena Labs raised $ 18 M in Seed round Led by Andreessen Horowitz and Breyer Capital.
Catena Labs is a Web3 product development company incubating independent products spanning identity, communications, artificial intelligence, and commerce. Products currently launched include developer API and component suite DecentKit, decentralized social network Duffle, and custom AI agent solution Friday.
More about Catena Labs:
https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Catena%20Labs?k=MTAxODM%3D
Source:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/05/20/sean-neville-catena-labs-18-million-a16z-breyer-circle-coinbase-tom-brady/
Catena Labs is a Web3 product development company incubating independent products spanning identity, communications, artificial intelligence, and commerce. Products currently launched include developer API and component suite DecentKit, decentralized social network Duffle, and custom AI agent solution Friday.
More about Catena Labs:
https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/Catena%20Labs?k=MTAxODM%3D
Source:
https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/05/20/sean-neville-catena-labs-18-million-a16z-breyer-circle-coinbase-tom-brady/
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Exclusive: Circle cofounder raises $18 million to apply AI to payments in new startup
Andreessen Horowitz led the investment. Breyer Capital, Circle Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, and even football legend Tom Brady also contributed.
[New Fundraising] True Markets raised $ 11 M in Series A round, led by Accomplice and RRE Ventures.
True Markets is a non-custodial, stablecoin-native exchange representing the next evolution in crypto markets dedicated to offering markets and liquidity as a service globally through reliable, innovative trading technology. True Markets features a proprietary matching engine to efficiently match trading orders, secure segregation between execution of trades and asset custody, while promising seamless completion of transactions using stablecoins. The default settlement currency on the exchange is PYUSD.
More about True Markets:
https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/True%20Markets?k=MTQ0MjI%3D
Source:
https://x.com/truemarketsco/status/1924830051310207051
True Markets is a non-custodial, stablecoin-native exchange representing the next evolution in crypto markets dedicated to offering markets and liquidity as a service globally through reliable, innovative trading technology. True Markets features a proprietary matching engine to efficiently match trading orders, secure segregation between execution of trades and asset custody, while promising seamless completion of transactions using stablecoins. The default settlement currency on the exchange is PYUSD.
More about True Markets:
https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/detail/True%20Markets?k=MTQ0MjI%3D
Source:
https://x.com/truemarketsco/status/1924830051310207051
X (formerly Twitter)
True Markets (@truemarketsco) on X
Today we are announcing two major milestones for True Markets:
- The official launch of the True Markets App
- An $11M Series A, for a total raise of $20M, led by @Accomplices and @RRE, supported by @recvcx @variantfund @PaypalVentures
Here’s how we're…
- The official launch of the True Markets App
- An $11M Series A, for a total raise of $20M, led by @Accomplices and @RRE, supported by @recvcx @variantfund @PaypalVentures
Here’s how we're…
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🚀 RootData Weekly Crypto X Leaderboard is here!
Sean Neville tops this week’s People Leaderboard following the announcement of Catena Labs’ $18M raise, led by a16z crypto. A co-founder of both Catena Labs and Circle (USDC), Sean is now building an AI-native financial institution to serve the emerging agent economy.
Catena envisions a regulated financial system for AI agents and their human partners, powered by stablecoins like USDC and open protocols like ACK — laying the groundwork for the next era of finance.
👑 Top 5 this week:
1. Sean Neville - Co-Founder at Circle - 145
2. Sam Thapaliya - Founder at Zebec Protocol - 109
3. Simon Gerovich - President and CEO at Metaplanet - 109
4. Jackson Denka - Founder at Azura - 99
5. Ben Pasternak - Founder at Clout - 92
Who’s leading the conversation in Web3? Who’s gaining momentum?
👉 Stay tuned for weekly updates.
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Sean Neville tops this week’s People Leaderboard following the announcement of Catena Labs’ $18M raise, led by a16z crypto. A co-founder of both Catena Labs and Circle (USDC), Sean is now building an AI-native financial institution to serve the emerging agent economy.
Catena envisions a regulated financial system for AI agents and their human partners, powered by stablecoins like USDC and open protocols like ACK — laying the groundwork for the next era of finance.
👑 Top 5 this week:
1. Sean Neville - Co-Founder at Circle - 145
2. Sam Thapaliya - Founder at Zebec Protocol - 109
3. Simon Gerovich - President and CEO at Metaplanet - 109
4. Jackson Denka - Founder at Azura - 99
5. Ben Pasternak - Founder at Clout - 92
Who’s leading the conversation in Web3? Who’s gaining momentum?
👉 Stay tuned for weekly updates.
🔗 https://www.rootdata.com/people
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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📈 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
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
Axios
Stablecoin-based payments startup Beam raises $7M
Fintechs are adopting stablecoins to avoid legacy rails.
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🚀 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?
👉 Stay tuned for weekly updates.
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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?
👉 Stay tuned for weekly updates.
🔗 https://www.rootdata.com/people
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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.
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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📈 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.
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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📊 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)
Track what matters → https://rootdata.com/xdata
• @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)
Track what matters → https://rootdata.com/xdata
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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 👀📈
• @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 👀📈
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[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
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
Rootdata
Function - Crypto Infrastructure Company
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.
[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/
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. 👀
• 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. 👀