💎 #GEMFound - Pixie Chess 🧩 Overview: @PixieChess is an onchain chess game where users compete with NFT pieces, earn points and participate in tournaments. The project raised $5.2M, with Paradigm among its backers, yet it remains surprisingly under the radar. 💡 Why it matters: Activity has cooled significantly since launch - around 15K ranked accounts, but daily active players appear to be closer to 200. That likely means a large part of the leaderboard is inactive or farmed, leaving much less real competition than the headline numbers suggest. ⚙️ What to do: 1️⃣ Start your account before Season 1 ends on Nov 10. 2️⃣ Farm points through regular gameplay and tournaments. 3️⃣ Use multiple accounts to increase your chances for a bigger airdrop. 🔮 GEM Insight: The project is far from hyped right now, which is exactly what makes it interesting. Strong backing + low real activity + a clear Season 1 cutoff on Nov 10 creates a decent asymmetric setup.

🚀 Weekly Radar #GEMBoost Here are 2 plays worth finishing this week: 1️⃣@fhenix The privacy-focused L2 is finally waking up again, with mainnet targeted for Oct 21 after a long quiet period. A new contributor campaign is already live with social quests, points and badges. Action: Connect X + EVM wallet on OnlyFhens and complete as many quests as possible before mainnet. Alpha: This looks like a classic pre-TGE activity window. Nothing is confirmed around the drop, but points and badges could matter if Fhenix rewards early contributors. 2️⃣@PsyProtocol Psy has launched a fresh testnet around its privacy-focused ZK wallet, with activity across Sepolia, BSC Testnet and Base Sepolia. Action: Claim test tokens, create a Psy ZK wallet, bridge pUSDT between EVM and Psy, and test withdrawals back. Alpha: No confirmed airdrop yet, but fresh testnet activity after a long quiet period makes this worth a low-cost farm. Drop a 🔥 if you are finishing these before the next updates!

$93.2M Ledger compromising #GEMOnchain 🎯 Setup: @Ledger is investigating compromised Nano X devices sold by Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis. The wallets reportedly contained an extra hardware implant capable of capturing the seed phrase during setup. 📊 On-chain read: • $93.2M drained from 315 wallets across 6 networks • $70.5M of losses came through TRON, vs just $3.7M on Ethereum • 14.9M USDT was swapped into USDD, likely to avoid issuer freezes • The full drain took only 47 minutes The flow looks coordinated rather than opportunistic: multiple wallets were emptied almost simultaneously, with funds quickly routed into less-freezable assets. 🧠 GEM take: This was not a smart-contract exploit - it was a supply-chain failure. For serious balances, buying directly from the manufacturer and splitting funds across multiple wallets matters just as much as onchain security. Do you still trust your cold wallet?

💸 Fundraising alerts #GEMPipeline 🔥 Top fundraises last week: 1️⃣@datafdn (ex Story Protocol) - Funding Round ($30M) AI: Open protocol for sourcing, licensing, and verifying human-contributed AI training data. The network records provenance, consent, and contributor payments on-chain, while expanding its infrastructure around Sui and Walrus. 2️⃣@immix_xyz - Funding Round ($3.5M) Stablecoins: London-based trading firm building FX infrastructure for stablecoin payments beyond the US dollar. Its AI-powered pricing engine helps payment firms, issuers, and trading venues access direct stablecoin conversions through API and liquidity systems. 3️⃣@orbiodotso - Seed Round ($1.2M) AI / Infra: Onchain marketplace for discounted AI inference credits, giving developers and agents access to hundreds of models through one API key.

📈 #GEMStats - top 3 weekly movers 1️⃣ $SHARE +281.0% - RWA ShareX is a Web3 infrastructure project bringing real-world sharing devices and their cash flows on-chain. 2️⃣ $Q +93.1% - AI Quack AI is an AI-powered governance layer for Web3, designed to automate and improve decision-making across decentralized ecosystems. 3️⃣ $MAGIC +85.8% - Gaming Treasure is a decentralized gaming ecosystem where MAGIC powers the network, economy, and connected game worlds. Good sectors to watch for other runners

📊 Perp DEX stays one of the strongest sectors #GEMSector 📈 Key stats: • Hyperliquid leads with $7.447B reported 24h volume and $7.652B open interest • Variational is already #2 with $3.831B reported 24h volume and $1.028B open interest • Lighter sits at #3 with $2.368B reported 24h volume and $760.34M open interest • Newer names like Arcus have already entered the top 10 with $497.53M 24h volume ℹ️ Context: The perp DEX sector is no longer just a one-protocol story. Hyperliquid still dominates the category by a huge margin, but the rest of the table shows that liquidity is spreading across a much broader set of venues. Variational, Lighter and Aster putting up multi-billion weekly numbers. 🔮 GEM take: Perp DEXs remain one of the clearest product-market-fit sectors in crypto. The main opportunity now is not simply betting on the leader, but identifying which newer exchanges can turn short-term trading attention into volume, open interest, and token upside. What is your thoughts about future of this sector?

🚀 Weekly Radar #GEMBoost Here are 2 projects worth getting positioned in before the crowd: 1️⃣@primus_labs A privacy infrastructure project for secure data sharing and AI agents, backed by VanEck, Amber Group, Symbolic Capital, and others. Points farming is still live, alongside a new Kaito campaign and Discord roles. Action: Finish the points campaign, complete Kaito quests, and secure remaining roles before TGE. Alpha: Primus is already deep into its pre-TGE phase, so this looks more like a final push than a fresh farm. 2️⃣@CatalystLabsX An AI platform for building and automating trading strategies that recently raised $30M, led by Sequoia Capital with Coinbase Ventures and Jump Trading. Action: Get in early, follow the product rollout, and start building an activity as soon as public access opens. Alpha: Strong funding + AI trading narrative makes Catalyst one of the more interesting fresh projects to keep on the radar. Drop a 🔥 if you are farming these!

🔎 3 fresh projects worth watching #GEMResearch 🎯 Setup: Here are 3 early-stage projects on our radar, each experimenting with a different consumer-facing crypto vertical. 1️⃣@daybreak_fi - Tokenized Stocks Daybreak lets users buy exposure to individual business segments instead of the whole company. One share can be split into partials tracking businesses like Waymo inside Alphabet, while full sets remain redeemable back into the underlying share 2️⃣@PolyStationApp - Prediction PolyStation turns sports betting into a social game with live bets, mini-games, XP, card packs, and a feed where users can copy or fade Polymarket wallets. Private beta invites are expected to start rolling out this week 3️⃣@IndexifyApp - Social Investing Indexify lets creators build onchain token baskets called Stacks, which followers can buy in one click while creators earn fees 🔮 GEM take: All three are early, but the common theme is strong: turning complex financial products into simple consumer apps

💸 Fundraising alerts #GEMPipeline 🔥 Top fundraises last week: 1️⃣ @NousResearch - Series B ($90M) AI: Decentralized AI collective building open-source LLMs and distributed training infrastructure on Solana. The round values Nous at $1.5B, with backing from Robot Ventures, NVIDIA, M12, Samsung, and others. 2️⃣@Noah_HQ - Seed Round ($16M) Stablecoins: Payments infrastructure connecting stablecoin settlement with local fiat rails across 150+ markets and 60+ currencies. The platform targets enterprises and fintechs moving money globally while handling compliance on both sides of the transaction. 3️⃣ @perptools - Seed Round ($5M) DeFi / AI: AI-powered perpetual trading platform focused on autonomous trading agents, self-custody, and transparent onchain execution. The round puts the project at an $80M valuation, backed by Big Brain Holdings, NEAR, Animoca Brands, Sfermion, and Shima Capital. 📊 Trend watch: Capital is moving toward infrastructure that makes crypto more autonomous and usable.

📈 #GEMStats - top 3 weekly movers 1️⃣ $POD +137.6% - AI / DePIN Dolphin is an AI-focused DePIN project on Base, building a decentralized inference network powered by idle GPU compute. 2️⃣ $DIMO +129.8% - DePIN / Mobility DIMO is a connected vehicle network that lets users own, share, and monetize their car data while developers build mobility apps on top. 3️⃣ solana:orcaEKTdK7LKz57vaAYr9QeNsVEPfiu6QeMU1kektZE +94.6% - DeFi Orca is one of the leading DEXs on Solana, focused on simple token swaps and concentrated liquidity trading. What do you think about this project?

💎 #GEMFound - Papertrade 🧩 Overview: @papertrade_xyz is a fully onchain smart contract exchange built on HyperEVM. Trading goes live on Oct 10, while predeposits open on Oct 8 to reduce launch congestion. 💡 Why it matters: The protocol launches with solana:4SNHBM2axbPCNXHrPPNLtdCRmnQVkq9cfFTyrJpJpump starting from 0 supply, and new tokens will be minted through trader losses. At launch, solana:4SNHBM2axbPCNXHrPPNLtdCRmnQVkq9cfFTyrJpJpump will only be usable for staking/unstaking, with transfers enabled later. ⚙️ What to do: 1️⃣ Predeposit on Oct 8 if you plan to trade at launch. 2️⃣ Use the official frontend during Phase 1 - direct contract interaction will be disabled. 3️⃣ Start building early trading activity before the contract fully opens. 🔮 GEM Insight: The interesting part is the fair-launch structure: no initial token supply, no instant transfers, and early accumulation tied directly to protocol usage. Do you plan to farm it?

🚀 Weekly Radar #GEMBoost Here are 2 fresh perp DEXs worth getting positioned in early: 1️⃣ @TitanExchange_ A privacy-focused perp DEX on Canton Network that has just launched its rewarded testnet. Points are live, with the campaign expected to run for several weeks. Action: Join the testnet, farm points and push referrals while competition is still low. Alpha: Rewards are confirmed and referrals currently look like one of the main ways to increase your allocation. 2️⃣ @entropyIO A new HIP-3 deployer on Hyperliquid focused on stocks and pre-IPO markets. Built by ex-Citadel Securities, Optiver, and Polymarket workers, it has already crossed $1B cumulative volume across more than 10 markets. Action: Start building organic trading volume while the platform is still early. Alpha: No points are officially announced, but public site code previously contained rewards-related components. Drop a 🔥 if you are farming these early!

🔎 Lighter RH farming strategy #GEMResearch 🎯 Setup: @Lighter_xyz is running a points campaign around Robinhood Chain, with 11M $LIT allocated for rewards. At the current ~$3.85 price, that puts the pool at roughly $42.3M. 📊 The numbers: - Current week: 7 - Weekly distribution: starts at 65K points and increases by 5K each week - Week 7 total points: 560K - Estimated point value at Week 7: ~$39 / $59 / $79 / $98 if $LIT trades at $2 / $3 / $4 / $5 - Likely end window: around late December, with a $LIT unlock scheduled for Dec 30 ⚙️ Best strategy: Use Robinhood Wallet, trade through Premium mode on Lighter RH, and hedge exposure on regular Lighter. Reopen positions every ~8–12 hours rather than holding for days. Smaller wallets can also use multiple accounts, although this requires more management 🔮 GEM take: With farming costs reportedly around $3-4 per point, current implied point value still leaves a strong margin. The main risk is dilution as weekly emissions grow and $LIT price moves

💸 Fundraising alerts #GEMPipeline 🔥 Top fundraises last week: 1️⃣@limitedgrouphq - Seed Round ($18.5M) Infrastructure: Global financial platform for multinational businesses, combining business accounts, corporate cards, payments, treasury, and crypto rails in one stack. The product bridges traditional banking with stablecoin and blockchain-based payments. 2️⃣@NGCASH_ - Funding Round ($15M) Fintech: Brazilian digital banking app focused on teenagers and young adults, offering Pix transfers, prepaid cards, payments, and savings features. 3️⃣@infiniFi - Seed Round ($3M) DeFi: Depositor-driven DeFi system designed to solve duration gaps in traditional banking by automating capital allocation across yield strategies. Users can choose between higher liquidity or higher yield through blockchain-based optimization. 📊 Trend watch: All three deals point to the same direction: finance is becoming more programmable across both fintech and crypto.

📈 #GEMStats - top 3 weekly movers 1️⃣ $QNT +270.66% - Infrastructure Quant is a blockchain interoperability project focused on connecting enterprise systems and distributed networks through Overledger. 2️⃣ $GRASS +59.69% - AI / DePIN Grass is a decentralized network that lets users monetize unused internet bandwidth to support AI data collection. 3️⃣ $BTW +53.46% - DeFi Bitway is a Bitcoin-compatible financial infrastructure project connecting on-chain liquidity with yield and capital markets.

💎 #GEMFound - GIWA by Upbit 🧩 Overview: @GIWA_by_Upbit is an Ethereum L2 built on OP Stack and closely tied to Upbit, Korea’s largest crypto exchange. Mainnet is not live yet - the team has explicitly warned that any “leaked RPC” or supposedly live GIWA network is unofficial. 💡 Why it matters: The ecosystem is already forming with bridges, DEXs, launchpads, NFT apps, and onchain tools building ahead of launch. ⚙️ What to do: 1️⃣ Follow the official GIWA account and wait for confirmed network links. 2️⃣ Track early ecosystem apps. 3️⃣ Once the official testnet/mainnet opens, start building an early on-chain footprint across bridges, DEXs, and ecosystem apps. 🔮 GEM Insight: Very similar to the early Robinhood Chain setup: strong distribution, fresh ecosystem, and potential value in being early. What do you think about GIWA?

🚀 Best Robinhood Chain ecosystem retrodrops #GEMBoost Here are 2 early Robinhood ecosystem plays on our radar: 1️⃣ @arcus_xyz Former dYdX team, now building a perps DEX around Robinhood Crypto. Spot beta is live with 95 tokenized stocks, while perps are still waitlist-only. Action: Register, connect wallet + X and fill your profile. Perps priority goes to users with volume on dYdX, Hyperliquid, Lighter and RWA platforms. Alpha: A new token separate from DYDX is confirmed. 2️⃣ @rialto_xyz A native Robinhood ecosystem spot DEX for crypto, 90+ tokenized stocks, ETFs and commodities. Action: Use it for your regular RH swaps and build at least $10K volume to unlock referrals. No token yet, but early volume could matter if incentives launch later. Drop a 🔥 if you are farming the Robinhood ecosystem!

🔥 Solana wants transactions to settle 85x faster. Solana is preparing Alpenglow - a consensus upgrade targeting around 150ms finality, down from roughly 12.8 seconds today. The upgrade is expected with Agave 4.3, currently targeted for October 2026. But the interesting part is what finality actually means. A transaction being processed or confirmed quickly doesn't necessarily mean the network has reached irreversible consensus. Alpenglow replaces Solana's current TowerBFT mechanism with Votor, aiming to let blocks reach finality in roughly 150ms instead of waiting for the current 32-slot lockout. That could matter far beyond trading. Exchanges, bridges and payment systems don't just need transactions to land quickly - they need to know when they can safely act on them. Cutting the gap between execution and finality from seconds to milliseconds could make onchain infrastructure feel much closer to real-time financial systems.

📈 #GEMStats — top 3 weekly movers 1️⃣ $NIL +195% — Social Nillion is a decentralized public network based on a new cryptographic primitive called Nil Message Compute (NMC. 2️⃣ $BP +98% — DeFi Backpack is a cryptocurrency exchange and multi-chain wallet designed to redefine how users interact with digital assets. 3️⃣ $AKE +95% — GameFi Akedo plans to release its initial game, Akedog, which will feature non-fungible token (NFT) Pets and a community-driven mechanism.

✖️ 5 shutdowns in the last 2 weeks @BitMEX closes September 23. Meanwhile facing a $495M lawsuit from Celsius over alleged fraud during March 2020 liquidations. @Balancer put an orderly wind-down to vote after a failed restructuring left it generating ~$30K/month against ~$150K in expenses. Snapshot vote runs Sept 25-29. @coinexcom is winding down. New registrations already stopped Sept 15, trading closes Sept 29, withdrawals close Dec 22. @cascade_xyz (formerly Perennial) announced full closure Sept 12, following a ~$1.3M CLS vault exploit in July it couldn't recover from despite raising $15M from Polychain, Variant, and Coinbase Ventures. @switchboardxyz oracle protocol shuts down Sept 25. All feeds deprecated, protocols advised to migrate to Pyth or RedStone. If you're holding funds on any mid-tier CEX or older protocol, withdraw now, not on the deadline. If you're holding funds on any mid-tier CEX or older protocol, better to withdraw now, not on the deadline.