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[Aashay | EM @aashaykeys]

❌ Networking ≠ exchanging Telegram handles.

✅ Networking = real convos that lead to real deals!

That’s why we’re at TOKEN2049 🚀 DM to link up! 📩

#TOKEN2049 #TOKEN2049Singapore

[Emergence Media @_EMAgency]

RWA isn't a distribution problem. It's a trust problem.

People don't avoid institutional yield because it's complicated. They avoid it because they don't know who to trust with their money.

@ether_fi had 3 billion in TVL and millions of users who already trusted the platform.

@plumenetwork had the vault infrastructure.

Someone just had to put them together.

Now you deposit stablecoins, earn 7.25% APY on institutional assets, and spend against it with a card at 70% LTV.

That's not DeFi anymore. That's just a better bank account.

The assets were never the problem. Getting them in front of the right people was.

This partnership just solved that for millions of users overnight.

This is how that changes.
#RWA

[Emergence Media @_EMAgency]

we went through every free crypto card in the market this week.

ONE RULE - has to be free and actually pay cashback.

no staking. no minimum balance. no fine print.

here's what actually made the cut: 👇

@JupSpend: ~4% cashback. highest flat rate we found.

@Plasma: 3% cashback. clean and simple.

@ether_fi: 3% cashback. spend without selling your crypto.

@spritzfinance: 5% on travel, dining and hotels. best for frequent travellers.

@wirexapp: 2% cashback. most reliable for Europe.

@KoloHub: 2% cashback.

@BleapApp: free card with 2% USDC cashback

@KASTxyz: $2 card + 1.5%. basically free.

@useTria: 1.5% cashback. chain abstraction built in.

@holyheld: 0.5% in USDC. non custodial. EU only.

@coca_card: 1% cashback. self custodial.

@Nexo: up to 2% in BTC or NEXO.

@ready_co: Lite is free with 0.5% cashback.

crypto card payments just crossed $7.8 billion. up 230% in a year.

the market is growing. your spending should be growing with it.

which one are you on? 👇

[Emergence Media @_EMAgency]

everyone said AI agents will use crypto.

nobody said which chain would actually be ready for them.

@base just made its move, agents can now swap, trade and manage portfolios directly on chain.

but here's the real question nobody is asking.
the chain is ready. are the agents?

because most AI agent projects are still at the "talking about it" stage and the market is getting better at telling the difference.

the AI agent sector just crossed $22 billion. 919 projects. most of them won't make it.

the ones that do will be the ones already running real operations on chain right now. Not in a demo. Not in a whitepaper.

We've been watching closely. these are the teams we think are worth the attention 👇

@Chain_GPT @virtuals_io @RenderNetwork @akashnet @NebulaiHQ @humanode_io @griffaindotcom @TheoriqAI @mindnetwork_xyz @agentlayer_ai @autonolas @AIWayfinder @CreatorBid

which one do you think is closest to doing this for real? 👇

[Emergence Media @_EMAgency]

Michael Saylor just sold Bitcoin for the first time in 4 years.

The internet: "THE TOP IS IN." 📉

How much did he sell?

32 BTC. Out of 843,706.

That's 0.004% of his stack to cover dividends, not because he's bearish.

The headline ≠ the reality.

NFA. $BTC $MSTR

[Aashay | EM @aashaykeys]

@_EMAgency Finally someone saying it. We need better features, not more copies!

[Emergence Media @_EMAgency]

crypto neobanks are growing fast.

a NEW one launches every single week with no real moat or meaningful use case.

we've been looking at the space closely and these are the directions we think are still wide open.

> unsecured credit that doesn't require collateral.
> business banking with real payroll support.
> a trustpilot for crypto cards.
> one place to compare perks across every card.
> reusable compliance identity.

these aren't futuristic ideas. They're just problems nobody is prioritizing right now.

we think whoever solves even one of these is sitting on something big.

what would you build first? 👇

[Emergence Media @_EMAgency]

99% of people in crypto have no financial privacy.

not because the tools don't exist.
because nobody told them where to look.

here's every PRIVACY tool you can actually use right now 👇

— HIDE YOUR TRANSACTIONS —

@RAILGUN_Project: hide your txns on Ethereum. works with @anondotinc, @Railway_xyz, @Terminal wallet.

@aztecnetwork: Private DeFi + shielded smart contracts. hidden balances on Ethereum.

@hinkal_protocol: Shield balances + run private payments on Solana and EVM chains.

@monero: Private by default. no extra steps. just send.

— PRIVATE DEFI —

@near_intents: confidential mode on. integrates with Zcash.

@octra: Private DeFi via FHE encrypted compute. dark pools included.

@PantherProtocol: Just went live on Polygon. programmable privacy with ZK proofs.

@DuskFoundation: Private DeFi for institutions. €300M+ in assets already moving.

— PRIVACY INFRASTRUCTURE —

@nockchain: zkPoW with verifiable compute and built-in privacy.

@SecretNetwork: Confidential smart contracts. privacy across chains.

@namada: multi-chain shielded pool. one privacy layer for every asset.

@zama: fully homomorphic encryption. institutional grade.

— AI + PRIVACY —

@AskVenice: private AI. your prompts stay yours.

— OG PRIVACY COINS —

@firoorg: Burn and redeem with zero trail.

@zcash: Up 230% since March. Shielded transactions since 2016.

@dashpay: Private payments since 2014. Now with smart contracts.

the privacy narrative isn't coming.

it's already here.

which one are you actually using? drop it below 👇

[Aashay | EM @aashaykeys]

@_EMAgency Love the transparency Quality over quantity always wins.

[Emergence Media @_EMAgency]

we don’t do monthly recaps to flex.
we do them to stay accountable.

so here’s MAY, honestly 👇

68k impressions on content we actually believed in.
61% engagement rate.

not from posting more but from posting better.

🎙️Hosted X Spaces with some of the most interesting projects building right now:

@Acurast | @Oone_World | @numbersprotocol | @NebulaiHQ | @UAProtocol2025 | @ForesoGlobal | @trepa_io | @AnodosFinance | @RWA_xyz | @ShiftRWA | @RBCDigitalGold

🎧 Recorded podcasts with @THORChain | @Brickken and @EdgeWallet. Genuinely some of the most honest conversations we’ve had this month.

🤝 Worked alongside 100+ creators and KOLs who show up for this space every single day.

📌 Closed 4 new partnerships. relationships first, deals second.

🔍Went deep on crypto cards, DeFi protocols, RWA narratives and more breaking down what actually matters and why.

> Our CMO core group is growing.

That's the Emergence Media way.

June is already looking bigger. 👀

[Aashay | EM @aashaykeys]

@_EMAgency Gm @_EMAgency

[Emergence Media @_EMAgency]

most people are waiting for the right opportunity.

the right opportunity is waiting for the right introduction.

and that introduction is sitting in someone's following list right now, they just don't know you exist yet.

we've watched this play out more times than we can count.

The person who got the deal wasn't

> the most qualified.
> they were the most present.
> they replied first.
> they showed up consistently.
> they sent the DM everyone else was too scared to send.

and when the opportunity came up, their name was already in someone's head.

» that's
» not
» luck.

that's a network built quietly before it was ever needed.

the market is noisy, most people are farming engagement.

✔️ be the person who actually gives a damn.
✔️ reply like a human.
✔️ show up before you need something.
✔️ DM without an agenda.

we built Emergence Media the exact same way.

And if you're trying to find your place in Web3, this is a good place to start.

show up. say hello. we actually reply. 👋

[Emergence Media @_EMAgency]

This is something most people miss in the moment.

A drop in $USDT doesn't automatically mean liquidity is leaving crypto, that capital could've simply rotated into $USDC.

Total stablecoin market cap is the number you should actually be watching.

Two scenarios from here:
if it's profit taking, we've seen this before, the market absorbs it fine.

but if it's real capital exiting the ecosystem?
A lot of people are going to find out the hard way why context matters more than a single number.

Zoom out before you react. 📊

[Aashay | EM @aashaykeys]

@_EMAgency @HyperliquidX @edgeX_exchange @GMX_IO and @JupiterExchange still paying out nicely after years. This space is maturing.

[Emergence Media @_EMAgency]

some crypto tokens don't just go up.

they pay you every month.

here's the most complete list of DeFi protocols sharing real revenue with holders 👇

> PERPS & DERIVATIVES <

@HyperliquidX: $51M paid last month. 89% fee retention.
@edgeX_exchange: $22M last month. up 190%. Paying more than they earn to reward early holders.
@GMX_IO: $550K last month. the OG. three years of consistent payouts.
@GainsNetwork_io: $178K last month. 200+ synthetic assets.

> DEX & SPOT TRADING <

@AerodromeFi: $3.8M to veAERO holders. more than Uniswap at 3x less volume.
@PancakeSwap: $2.2M last month. consistent for 3 years across two chains.
@JupiterExchange: $2M to JUP stakers. 50% of all revenue goes directly to holders.
@THORChain: $1.4M last month. up 201%. every cross chain swap pays RUNE holders.
@Raydium: $866K last month. RAY buybacks running continuously.
@PharaohExchange: $437K last month. biggest DEX on Avalanche paying holders directly.

> DePIN & MINING <

@OREsupply: $2.4M last month. 99% of all fees back to holders. highest on this list.
@helium: $1.4M last month. real wireless network. every data transfer pays HNT holders.
@Qubic: $308K last month. up 187%. AI compute fees going straight to holders.

revenue sharing mentions on CT are up 4x this week.

most people know one name on this list.
now you know all of them.

bookmark this before you buy your next token. 🔖

[Aashay | EM @aashaykeys]

@_EMAgency Step 8 for me. Virtual cards first is smart

[Emergence Media @_EMAgency]

everyone wants to build a crypto card.

and building a crypto card is easier than you think.

if you know the steps.

here's exactly how 👇

1) pick your card type. prepaid, debit or credit. each one is a different business. start here.

2) lock in one use case. payroll, travel, remittances, freelancer payouts. one problem, one solution.

3) choose one launch region. EU, US, LATAM, MENA. A crypto card is not one product everywhere.

4) find your bank sponsor before you build anything. No licensed issuer, no card. this is the step most teams skip.

5) build the ledger before the card. balances, chargebacks, FX, settlement. Clean records from day one or nothing works later.

6) decide when crypto converts to fiat. At top-up, at purchase or at settlement. One decision, massive consequences.

7) KYC from day one, not when you scale, not when regulators ask.

8) launch virtual cards first. Faster, cheaper, easier to fix.

9) add spend controls. Limits, merchant blocks, frozen cards. This is what makes users trust the product.

10) Apple Pay and Google Pay support.

now you know what building a crypto card actually looks like.

which step did you not expect? drop it below 👇

[Emergence Media @_EMAgency]

crypto card payments just hit $7.8 billion.
up 230% since last year.

according to @KobeissiLetter, crypto card adoption has rapidly accelerated in 2026, all because stablecoins finally made it possible to spend crypto like normal money.

and most people still don't know which card is actually worth using.

we went through all of them so you don't have to.

here's the tier list 👇

🏆 S TIER: proven, trusted, widely used

@MetaMask: 30M monthly users. the OG.
@ether_fi: $47.8M monthly spend. spend without selling your crypto.
@cryptocom: globally available, reliable.

⚡ A TIER: strong, growing fast, regional leaders

@Revolut: 70M users globally. physical crypto card just launched in UK and EEA.
@KASTxyz: up to 12% cashback. hard to beat.
@BitPay: OG crypto payments, solid US presence.
@xapobankapp: premium, Bitcoin focused.
@minipay: emerging markets focus. Opera backed.

🔼 B TIER: good but early or niche

@useTria: chain abstraction done right.
@Plasma: yield focused, strong infrastructure.
@AviciMoney: +575% growth this year. one to watch closely.
@BleapApp: stablecoin cashback, MPC security model.

🌱 C TIER: early stage, limited reach, or regional only

@holyheld: early stage but promising.
@oobit: niche use case, more of a crypto payment tool than a card.
@coca_card: early stage, self custodial Visa with 8% cashback potential
@Thorwallet: THORChain native. great for RUNE holders
@surfcashx: limited reach. regional play at best right now
@RedotPay: Asia focused. growing quietly but geography limits it.
@solflare: strong Solana wallet but card product is still very early.

this is just the beginning of the list.

the crypto card space is growing faster than most people realize.

drop your favorite in the comments, we might have missed one worth adding. 👇

[Aashay | EM @aashaykeys]

@_EMAgency @PythNetwork @LayerZero_Core @KaitoAI Crypto 101: Never buy right before big unlocks

[Emergence Media @_EMAgency]

Your token is dumping and you didn't even do anything wrong.

no bad news. no hack. no crash.

this week, $770 million worth of tokens unlocked.

@PythNetwork | @LayerZero_Core | @KaitoAI. all in one week.

when a project launches, the team and early investors can't sell straight away.

their tokens are locked. but on set dates they unlock and a wave of new supply hits the market.

sometimes it's priced in. sometimes it isn't.

either way, the people who knew the date were ready.

watch this before your next buy. ⬇️

[Aashay | EM @aashaykeys]

@_EMAgency 0.0013% private is actually insane.