The 2025 Crypto Gold Rush: 3 Sleepers Poised for a 100x Breakout

Forget Bitcoin’s sideways grind—the real action is in the altcoin trenches. These under-the-radar projects are building the infrastructure for the next bull run, while Wall Street still debates ETF fees.

Layer-2 tokens heating up

Ethereum scaling solutions are eating gas fees for breakfast. One obscure rollup token surged 8,200% in Q1 after onboarding a major DeFi protocol—hinting at where smart money’s flowing.

AI meets blockchain (for real this time)

Decentralized compute networks are quietly powering LLM training. The leading project’s testnet processed 11M inference requests last month. Token price? Still 94% below its 2021 ATH.

Regulation-proof privacy plays

Post-MiCA, European devs are flocking to zero-knowledge protocols. One anonymized payment coin’s daily transactions just hit an all-time high—while trading 79% below peak valuation.

Remember: 99% of ’100x coins’ crash harder than Lehman Brothers. But that 1%? They rewrite entire sectors. Just ask the degens who ignored Dogecoin at $0.0002.

MIND of Pepe

MIND of Pepe is a Pepe-themed AI agent on the ethereum Blockchain. The project is at the intersection of the AI and meme coin trends, giving it a huge advantage to go viral.

But the project isn’t just about hype; it’s about providing holders with maximum value.

The agent can scan the crypto market to identify trading opportunities and then share these with $MIND holders.

It can also identify gaps in the market and launch its own cryptocurrencies to fill them. Projects like Fartcoin and Goatseus Maximus were created by AI agents, showing that the technology can create resonant and explosive tokens.

MIND of Pepe is currently undergoing a presale and has raised almost $10 million so far. However, this will end in 10 days, so potential investors shouldn’t wait to get involved.

It’s also worth noting that the agent’s X account went live last week, showcasing that the team is astute in AI development. The account has proved a hit, gaining over 6,000 followers already. This interest suggests that the $MIND price could explode once it hits exchanges.

Solaxy

There is one blockchain that consistently provides more lucrative trading opportunities than any other: Solana.

Solana has over 80 million active monthly users and is known for its high speed and low fees, creating an optimal trading environment. However, it still faces a congestion issue during periods of peak network activity, and that’s what Solaxy aims to fix.

Solaxy is building the world’s first LAYER 2 blockchain, using off-chain computation and rollup technology to increase speeds, reduce fees, and ensure the network operates smoothly at all times.

🚨 28 Days Remain 🚨

In just 28 days, the Solaxy pre-sale will end, but that is not all.

Announcing for the first time is Solaxy’s Igniter Protocol, where $SOLX holders will be able to create and launch their very own Tokens.

This is just the beginning of $SOLX domination.… pic.twitter.com/3990nDdRWu

— SOLAXY (@SOLAXYTOKEN) May 19, 2025

They also recently unveiled Igniter Protocol, an application that allows users to create their own tokens in seconds.

Not only does Solaxy have a strong use case, but it’s also available in its early stages. The project is undergoing a presale, which has raised a whopping $38 million so far.

The presale raise has increased by $1.4 million in the past 24 hours, a sign of huge investor appeal. This signals that the $SOLX price is set for strong growth.

Moonpig

Moonpig is a cryptocurrency created by James Wynn, a well-known trader famously linked to Pepe coin, and he’s even rumored to be part of the inner team.

Whether Wynn is a team member is debatable, but he called PEPE when it had a $600k market cap, showing that he was at least one of its earliest adopters.

He’s also made headlines recently for opening the biggest Bitcoin long on the decentralised futures platform Hyperliquid, which is worth a jaw-dropping $673 million.

The MOVE is turning heads, and that’s drawing people to invest in Moonpig. This has caused its price to rally 13% today. But right now, the project only has a $30 million market cap, leaving lots of room for growth.

With Wynn in the media spotlight and Pepe coin trading billions of dollars, there’s certainly a case for Moonpig to continue exploding in the months ahead.

Launch Coin on Believe

When Pepe launched in 2023, successfully creating a meme coin required technical adeptness and thousands of dollars.

But something happened in 2024 that changed everything: a new platform called Pump.fun emerged. It allowed users to create meme coins with two clicks and for just a couple of dollars.

Several Pump.fun competitors have emerged since, including Solaxy’s recently announced Igniter Protocol. But Believe is another of the most popular Pump.fun alternatives. Launch Coin on Believe is expected to be the platform’s native cryptocurrency, and its price has rallied a staggering 70x this month.

Believe is an app that allows users to create tokens on X. Simply write about a project you WOULD like to develop and tag “@launchacoin,” and the platform will create it for you.

In addition to a seamless token creation experience, Believe is unique because many of the platform’s projects focus on innovation and utility.

For example, the top project on Believe outside of Launch Coin is Dupe, an app that helps users find cheaper prices for e-commerce products.

Griffain

When it comes to cryptocurrencies with innovative utility, Griffain immediately comes to mind.

It’s an AI agent launchpad that allows users to create their own AI agents or deploy Griffain’s prebuilt ones directly from the web app.

Griffain can be used for various tasks, from trading to grocery shopping.

What’s interesting about Griffain is that it works similarly to Believe: you describe your idea with text, and the platform creates it for you.

For instance, you could say “create an agent that longs Pepe every time the Bitcoin price volume increases by 20% in one day.”

Since late 2024, there has been a surge in interest around agentic technology. Griffain is one of the projects that makes it easily accessible to everyday people without requiring DEEP technical expertise.

That’s why it could see strong adoption and explode this year.