Been analyzing the market all weekend to bring you coming week's alpha. Sharing below what i think is actually worth watching:👇 --- ➔ Top catalyst coins: 1) $PYTH: - Key Event: Massive token unlock on May 19/20 releasing 2.13 BILLION tokens (58% of circulating supply) - Value: ~$330M hitting the market - Why It Matters: Largest unlock of 2025 so far - huge volatility expected. Most tokens allocated to ecosystem (1.13B) and publisher rewards (537M), but 250M going to private sale investors who might dump. - Trading Play: Watch for post-unlock dip and potential bounce if market absorbs supply effectively. 2) $XRP - Key Event: CME Futures launch on May 19 - Why It Matters: First regulated XRP futures contracts with both standard (50K XRP) and micro (2.5K XRP) sizes - Alpha: Could pave way for institutional flows and potentially an XRP ETF similar to BTC/ETH trajectories - Sentiment: Some analysts targeting $5-10 with significant institutional adoption 3) $ZKJ - Key Event: Unlocking 15.5M tokens (~$33M) on May 19 - Impact: 800K tokens (4% of supply) going to pre-TGE investors = potential sell pressure - Sector: ZK-proof interoperability project worth watching as L2/ZK narratives remain strong 4) $SAROS - Key Event: Unlocking 213.9M tokens (~$28M, 8.15% of supply) on May 19 - Allocation: Core contributors (54M) and ecosystem growth (40.5M) - Context: Solana ecosystem token - SOL's recent strength might help absorb selling pressure 5) $STRK - Key Event: Forge Yields Alpha launch on May 19 - Why It Matters: New yield product native to Starknet ecosystem - Sector Context: Recently entered Stage 1 decentralization, $629M TVL currently - Alpha: L2 narrative still strong with Ethereum's Pectra upgrade benefits flowing through --- ➔ AI Token Plays: 1) $FET/ $AGIX/ $OCEAN (Soon to be ASI) - Catalyst: ASI merger (Artificial Superintelligence Alliance) full operationalization expected this month - Alpha: Creating largest open-source entity in AI crypto space, consolidating resources, teams, and tokens - Why It Matters: Institutional-grade AI blockchain initiative with actual utility 2) $PRAI - Event: Bitrue listing on May 19, 10:00 AM UTC (PRAI/USDT) - Sector: AI-focused token at intersection of hottest narrative - Alpha: Listing + AI narrative could drive initial momentum 3) $NAORIS - Event: Public sale on May 20 - Tech: AI-based risk management for decentralized cybersecurity mesh - Why It Matters: Practical AI utility case, not just hype 4) $ZAI (Zesh AI Layer) - Event: IDO on Coin Terminal on May 19 - Differentiator: On-chain AI agents with Sui integration - Market Cap: Initial ~$1.7M (raised $505K) --- ➔ L2 & Infrastructure Plays: 1) $NOCK - Event: Mainnet launch on May 19 - Tech: ZK-Proof of Work L1 with high throughput - Launch Style: 100% fair launch to miners, CPU mining initially - Funding: Raised $5M with focus on provable security 2) $SOLX - Status: Presale raised $36M+, TGE coming in Q2 - Significance: First L2 solution specifically for Solana - Alpha: Watch for any announcements on TGE date or exchange listings 3) $MKR - Event: MKR to SKY Phase One on May 19, 2:00 PM UTC - Context: First phase of major token model transition - Impact: Part of Maker's broader "Endgame" restructuring 4) $ACU - Event: CoinList sale ending May 22 - Sector: DePIN (phone-powered compute network) - Token Details: 60M ACU, 100% TGE unlock - Backers: Gavin Wood, Michaël van de Poppe --- ➔ GameFi & Memecoins 1) $RCADE (Revolving Games) - Event: TGE on May 22 - Pre-Event: Airdrop for "War of Nova" players before TGE - Allocation: 250M tokens set for airdrop - Usage: Utility token across multiple games 2) $TRUMP - Event: Dinner with Donald Trump for large token holders on May 22 - Context: Snapshot already taken May 13 - Recent Price Action: Surged from under $7 to above $15 - Alpha: Event could drive significant volatility 3) $STB - Events: IDO May 19-21, TGE May 22 (2:00 PM UTC) - Sector: Solana AMM DEX - Raised: $3.03M, IDO price $0.03.. Tokenomics: 15% at TGE, 4-month linear vesting --- ➔ Market Narratives To Watch: 1) Layer 2 Scaling - Ethereum L2 Expansion: Optimism's Superchain vision handling ~60% of all L2 transactions - Key Players: Base, Arbitrum, StarkNet, zkSync - Momentum: More chains building on OP stack: Coinbase (Base), Sony (Soneium), Kraken (Ink) AI + Crypto Integration - Market Prediction: Over 1M AI agents operating on-chain by end of 2025 - Growth: AI token market cap expanded from $2.7B to $39B+ since April 2023 - Trend: Integration of AI capabilities with existing blockchain use cases 2) Real World Assets (RWA) - Market Size: Projected to reach $16-30T by 2030 - Current Status: Already over $18.6B market cap as of March 2025 - Institutional Adoption: BlackRock and major TradFi players actively participating 3) Restaking (EigenLayer) - New Primitive: Allows ETH stakers to "re-stake" for additional yield - Scale: $14B+ ETH already staked in testnet - Related Plays: Liquid staking protocols (EtherFi, Rocket Pool, Lybra) --- ➔ Quick Takes: - $COIN enters S&P 500 on May 19 - significant institutional milestone for sector - $AVAX Summit London starts May 20 - watch for potential major announcements - $MNT (Mantle) expected to announce major integration this week - $JUP (Jupiter) has two big product announcements coming - $FIFA migrating to FIFA EVM Chain on May 20 - Recent unlocks for $ARB (May 16) may still affect price this week --- That's all i have found out after hours of research.. lmk what are you watching this week?