Hey everyone,
I’ve been digging through a few new launches and upcoming ICOs lately, and I gotta say — this cycle feels different. Less hype, more substance (well, mostly 😅). Some teams are actually building useful stuff instead of just pushing memecoins with no roadmap.
A couple that caught my eye recently:
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A cross-chain identity verification protocol (interesting use case for real-world adoption)
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A DeFi project doing under-collateralized lending with some fresh risk models
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One gaming token that might actually survive because the game looks... decent?
Curious — what new projects or upcoming ICOs are on your radar lately?
Are there any that feel like more than just “buy the rumor, dump the news”?
Also, how are you all vetting things these days — digging into GitHub, docs, team backgrounds, or just following the vibes on CT?
Would love to get a thread going where we share stuff early (no shills please — just real interest & discussion).
Let’s see if we can spot a few future gems before they hit the moon
Love this post — totally agree that this cycle feels more grounded, even if the noise is still out there. It’s refreshing to see projects focusing on actual problems again.
Here are a few that I’ve been quietly watching:
🛡️ Identity + Privacy Layer
I’ve seen a few teams working on decentralized identity and zk-based KYC that doesn’t leak user data. If one of them nails UX and compliance, it could be huge — especially with regulations tightening globally.
💸 DeFi with smarter risk
That under-collateralized lending one sounds familiar — I’ve been tracking something similar using on-chain reputation scores and social staking for trust. Still super early, but the potential is there if the risk modeling holds up.
🎮 Gaming that actually feels like... gaming
I’m seeing more teams hire actual game devs instead of trying to duct tape a token onto a low-effort browser game. If the gameplay loop is fun on its own, the token has a real shot at lasting beyond the first DEX listing pump.
🧪 How I vet projects:
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Always skim the GitHub — if there’s no code or it’s just a fork of something else, that’s a flag.
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I check if the team is doxxed or has previous history in crypto (or at least something verifiable).
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I like reading docs before Twitter hype — gives a clearer signal on whether they’re serious or just buzzword-stacking.
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And yeah, CT vibes are useful — but I take them with a grain of salt. The best projects often fly under the radar early on.
Glad you kicked off this thread — would love to surface more actual builders doing meaningful stuff. Let’s find some diamonds in the rough before they get overrun by influencer threads 😂
Anyone else got eyes on something cool? Drop it in 👇
