Lately, I’ve been glued to the Yaps Pre-TGE Arena leaderboard specifically the CN tab
it’s fascinating to see just how different the Chinese crypto community’s attention is compared to the western one.
TLDR: BIGGGG Cultural Split:
CN side prefers stablecoin/real-world utility + community-native plays like @Sidekick_Labs and @humafinance
EN side leans infra + tooling with mod-scaling bets like @AbstractChain and @MagicNewton
This shows how fractured and rich crypto mindshare can be across regions.
What’s trending in one culture might be invisible in another
Chinese Crypto Community Focus:
SIDEKICK is clearly the standout leader right now. It’s holding the crown on the CN board, and the chart shows a strong, sharp rise. Likely driven by community-driven buzz or KOL narratives we haven’t fully caught in English.
HUMAFINANCE is another favorite
THEORIQ and MONAD are also staying strong
MONAD especially might be benefiting from the shared modular thesis, but its traction here suggests deeper CN engagement.
RESOLV shows strength on the CN board but is actually one of the top losers in terms of short-term mindshare dip. Possible overexposure from earlier hype.
Compare that with what we see on the EN side:
English crypto Yappers seem more intrigued by ABSTRACT, NEWTON, PUMP, and INFINEX with Newton spiking before a major cooldown.
SUCCINCT is the rare one performing well across both sides, showing it’s building a multi-regional narrative.
As someone bridging both sides, it’s worth watching where narratives converge those are often the strongest indicators for where capital and community might flow next.
And right now, the CN side feels a little earlier in narrative conviction.
See an interesting phenomenon on the Kaito Yappers Leaderboard about Chinese-speaking Chinese crypto twitter and the Western crypto scene
💡 Brief summary:
Oriental CT = Infrastructure, Automation, Capital Efficiency
Western CT = Atmosphere, User Experience, Speed Gameplay
After digging deeper into the latest Kaito Pre-TGE Mindshare Arena heatmap, I noticed a clear trend – the crypto space in the English-speaking and Chinese-speaking circles is moving in completely different directions
Top 3 👇 in the Chinese-speaking world
@Sidekick_Labs: The popularity is extremely high, probably due to its narrative of "intelligent agent automation", which meets the needs of developers for modular and invisible robotic agents, especially attracting groups who are concerned about localized AI infrastructure.
@humafinance: Rise with a real-world asset (RWA) narrative and focus on building a low-collateral lending market.
@satlayer: As an emerging platform for L2 infrastructure and AI-enabled networks, technological breakthroughs in zero-knowledge verification models and computing power markets are favored by early adopters in the Chinese-speaking community.
Top 3 👇 in English-speaking circles
@AbstractChain: Probably the most fluid modular protocol out there, and the Western community especially loves its clean $pengu Luca design and developer-first abstraction logic.
@MagicNewton: Known for a new level of community-driven projects that combine aesthetics, community culture, and speculative energy.
@pumpdotfun: Pure meme mania, chaotic farming on the Solana chain.
It's still early, and most projects haven't even minted tokens (TGE) yet. But this emotional polarization? It will spill over to other projects. And there is another important market on Kaito Yaps – South Korea. In the future, I expect the Spanish-speaking world (Latin America and Spain) to have different community traits as well.
If you're tracking cross-cultural explosion opportunities, this is a valuable alpha.
The next step is to see which project can successfully bridge the two worlds. Come on, everyone!
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