# WEB3 WEEKLY WRAP-UP: INNOVATION MEETS INSTITUTION
Hey crypto comrades! Crypto Willy here with your essential Web3 digest for the second week of May 2025. Buckle up because we're diving into what's hot right now in the decentralized universe.
Bitcoin is flexing near its all-time high this week, riding the wave of easing tariffs and whispers of potential rate cuts. And where Bitcoin goes, Ethereum follows—pulling the entire altcoin market up with it like a rising tide lifting all boats.
The biggest story crossing my desk? Bitget just dropped their 2025 Playbook yesterday, outlining a comprehensive strategy centered around Web3, PayFi, institutional adoption, and regulatory compliance. This move signals where serious money is betting the market will head, and suggests we could see growth in tokens connected to these sectors.
Meanwhile, Pi Network is teasing something major for tomorrow at Consensus 2025. Despite boasting an impressive 60 million users, they've been relatively quiet until now. Word on the street is they're about to unveil significant ecosystem developments that highlight their Web3 ambitions—I'll be watching that announcement closely.
DappRadar's latest industry report shows Web3 standing firm with 23 million daily active wallets despite April's market turbulence. That's stability you can't ignore! AI dapps were the breakout stars, growing a whopping 26% to reach 3.8 million daily users—the biggest jump across all decentralized application categories. Social dapps weren't far behind with an 18% growth surge, hitting 3.6 million daily users. This convergence of AI and social in the Web3 space is something I've been predicting for months.
Binance Research also dropped their May report last week, highlighting several key trends including a continuing multi-year uptrend in Bitcoin dominance and increasing correlation between Bitcoin's market cap and G4 M2 expansion. They're also tracking a notable rise in CeFi investment following the favorable shift in crypto regulations we've seen recently.
The report also details a fascinating shift in on-chain value distribution toward the application layer—exactly where we'd expect to see it as the ecosystem matures from speculation to utility.
For those looking ahead, keep your eyes on token unlocks coming up this month. These liquidity events often create unique market dynamics that savvy traders can capitalize on.
That's your Web3 wrap-up for the week! This is Crypto Willy signing off—stay decentralized, my friends!
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