Weekly Deal Updates - May 19, 2025 (1)
Deal Meeting Date
May 19, 2025
Sponsor
Pond AI
ISO Week
62
Number of Deals
3
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- 📰 Top News 📰
- 📈 Market Data 📉
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💰 New Deals 💰
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- AgentXYZ $411k Seed SAFT
AgentXYZ is an AI-powered trading terminal featuring 28 agents for real-time insights on TA, on-chain data, social sentiment, and market fundamentals.
- Veraswap.io $1mm SAFE
Veraswap is a DEX for seamless cross-chain trades. Users often struggle accessing tokens across multiple blockchains. Veraswap offers a chain-agnostic experience, where a stablecoin from one chain can be used seamlessly to purchase a token on another chain in a single, trustless transaction.
- Supernova 5mm Seed
Supernova offers what it defines as the safest and highest-yielding synthetic bond and cash instruments on-chain, combining risk-free yield with full tradability and composability. Unlike traditional instruments like T-bills or cash carry trades, which lack DeFi integration, Supernova’s real yield primitives are designed for both passive investors and active DeFi strategies.
📰 Top Crypto News 📰
Here's the latest scoop from the blockchain, crypto, and Web3 world. 🚀🌐
- 📈 Bitcoin continues rally to surpass $110K for the first time - Bitcoin has topped $110,000 for the first time ever, following a 3% gain over the last 24 hours.
- 🚨 Bitcoin breaks out while Coinbase breaks down: Finance Redefined - Coinbase faces a $400 million phishing bill after cybercriminals managed to bribe overseas support agents to expose the personal data of the exchange’s users.
- 🤑 DeFi lender Aave reaches $40B in value locked onchain - Aave said the figure is the highest ever across decentralized finance protocols.
- 🇺🇸 TON Foundation’s new head of growth pushes for US expansion - Martin Masser wants to see more US builders using TON, though the TON Space Telegram wallet isn’t available there just yet.
- 🦧 Yuga Labs sells CryptoPunks to new nonprofit in focus shift - Yuga Labs, known for Bored Ape Yacht Club, transfers CryptoPunks to a nonprofit, signaling a shift toward community and ecosystem development.
- 🎬 Filmmaker David Goyer Bets on Blockchain for Next Sci-Fi Franchise - The Blade and Foundation screenwriter is turning to blockchain and AI to build a community-driven sci-fi franchise, backed by Web3 startup Story Protocol.
- 📳 Solana's Seeker Phone Coming in Early August Along With SKR Token - "SKR will power economy, incentives, and ownership across the ecosystem," said the mobile team at Solana Labs.
- 🪧 Trump's Memecoin Dinner Draws Crowded Cast of Democratic Protesters from Congress - While Justin Sun and other crypto names attend the president's crypto feast that Democrats labeled corrupt, one lawmaker is targeting Trump with a new bill.
- 💸 Sam Altman’s World Raises $135M in Token Sale to a16z and Bain Capital Crypto - Funds from the venture capital giants will be used for the network's expansion.
- 💹 Michael Novogratz's Galaxy Digital Lists on Nasdaq as GLXY, Valued at $7.5B, Discusses Tokenization with SEC - Galaxy Digital, led by Michael Novogratz, has completed its uplisting to the Nasdaq and began trading under the ticker symbol GLXY.
📈 Market Data 📉
DEX Weekly Transaction Volume by Chain
Top Cryptocurrencies
| Token | May 14, 2025 | May 21, 2025 | % Change |
| BTC | $103,594 | $109,666 | 5.9% |
| ETH | $2,603.72 | $2,558.95 | -1.7% |
| BNB | $651.65 | $674.71 | 3.5% |
| SOL | $176.46 | $173.97 | -1.4% |
| XRP | $2.55 | $2.40 | -5.9% |
Source: CoinGecko Closing Prices.
Significant Gainers and Losers
Criteria: 1) Volume (24h) > US$50,000; 2) Have gained or lost the most in the last 7 days.
- Active Gainers:
| Token | Price | % Price Change(7d) | Volume (24hr) |
| Hyperliquid (HYPE) | ]$30.48 | 22.24% | $316,723,165 |
| SPX6900 (SPX) | $0.8953 | 20.65% | $40,832,895 |
| Monero (XMR) | $396.83 | 14.98% | $202,365,240 |
- Active Losers:
| Token | Price | % Price Change (7d) | Volume (24hr) |
| Pyth Network (PYTH) | $0.1362 | -22.28% | $107,956,620 |
| Lido DAO (LDO) | $0.9436 | -9.35% | $130,713,998 |
| Celestia (TIA) | $2.72 | -8.66% | $164,022,542 |
Source: CoinMarketCap as of May 21, 2025
Market Sentiment and Indicators
- Crypto Fear and Greed Index: The index started at 70 (Greed), went up early in the week to 74 (Greed) and stayed there for a few days, then dropped back to 70 (Greed) at the end of the week. This index is recalculated daily to reflect the market's emotional state, which can influence trading behaviors.
Source: Crypto Fear and Greed Index
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