ICOS & Top Coins of the Week – Hydro, Iceberg, Emmet, Acurast & WIF, PI, PEPE

Hydro, Iceberg, Emmet, Acurast & WIF, PI, PEPE continue the trend toward infrastructure-focused DeFi solutions and AI integration in blockchain protocols

This week saw a shift in focus toward infrastructure-focused DeFi solutions and AI integration in blockchain protocols, while meme coins continue their trend, likely becoming a permanent part of the Web3 space.

ICOs & Top Coins of the Week

This week, several promising projects are launching their IDOs, offering opportunities for early investors to join exciting new ventures.

SUIRWAPIN Token IDO on Polkastarter

Hydro is launching its DePIN and Real-World Asset Protocol, aiming to connect RWA with DePIN, targeting investors who prefer to invest in yield-generating assets (e.g., tokenized assets) without intermediaries. The protocol is deployed on the SUI blockchain, known for its 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 goal 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 Token IDO on DAO Maker

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 Token Pre-Sale and IDO

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 $0.2. Emmet is already integrated with several major ecosystems and supports bridged pools for USDT and other assets.

ACU Token Public Sale on Coinlist

Acurast proposes 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