Finding potential cryptocurrency projects is a combination of skills and experience. Below is a complete guide that combines practical experience and the latest trends to help you systematically identify high-potential coins and projects:
✅ 1. Observe the source channels of early projects (intelligence gathering)
Channel Description
🚀 Crypto Twitter (CT) Follow top-tier VCs, founders, researchers (such as Paradigm, a16z, Hasu, Arthur Hayes)
🧠 Discord & Telegram Many new projects build communities here, airdrop activities and early tasks will be released first
📚 Professional platforms CoinGecko, DeFiLlama, Token Terminal, Airdrop.io, DappRadar, etc.
🧪 Testnet participation New projects usually launch on testnets first, such as zkSync, Berachain, Monad, etc.
✅ 2. Key analysis dimensions (screening and evaluation)
🔹 1. Project team and background
Does the founder have a technical or financial background?
Is the team anonymous? Do they have past successful cases?
🔹 2. Funding and investment institutions
Is there investment from top-tier VCs? Such as Paradigm, Multicoin, Delphi, Dragonfly?
Is there transparent information on funding rounds and valuations?
🔹 3. Technology and innovation
Are new concepts like ZK, modular blockchain, AI, LRT, Intent, etc. being used?
What pain points does it solve that existing protocols cannot handle?
🔹 4. Token economic model (tokenomics)
Are there actual use cases? For example, used for collateral, payment, governance?
How is the inflation mechanism designed? Is it prone to crashing?
Is the community distribution ratio healthy? Is the VC unlock period too short?
🔹 5. Ecosystem and user base
Is there a DApp starting to deploy? Is there already on-chain interaction?
Are the number of active addresses, transaction volume, and TVL gradually increasing?
✅ 3. Participate in potential projects in advance (low cost for high return)
Method Example Potential returns
Testnet tasks Berachain, Zircuit, zkSync High (airdrop, OG roles)
Community contributor role Zealy, Galxe tasks, writing articles Medium to high (early certification)
On-chain interaction Starknet, LayerZero, Scroll, etc. High (interaction means airdrop)
Beta test New wallet, new DEX, new GameFi testing In progress (NFT or governance rights)
✅ 4. Types of potential projects (can have diverse layouts)
Modular chains: Berachain, Celestia, Monad, Movement
AI+Crypto: Bittensor, Render, Gensyn
New DeFi: EtherFi, Pendle, Kamino
Restaking ecosystem: EigenLayer, Karak, Symbiotic, AltLayer
GameFi / NFT Infra: XAI, Ronin, Aethir, Saga
✅ 5. Recommended practical tool websites
Tools Functions
Token Terminal Analyze protocol revenue, users, and TVL
DeFiLlama View TVL rankings, capital flows
Dropstab Track coin types, investment institutions, unlock information
Airdrop.io Collect airdrop tasks from early projects
CryptoRank View new coin listings, presales, unlock schedules
✅ 6. Mindset recommendations
Don't FOMO, set profit-taking and stop-loss
Prioritize participation in 'projects that haven't launched coins yet' or 'the first wave of tokens just released'
Diversified layout, do not heavily invest in a single project
Pay more attention to testnets and participate in tasks, low-cost entry into high-potential projects
