[비즈한국] We summarize and deliver the major market trends and movements of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization each week. We provide comprehensive insights, covering major tokens like Bitcoin and Ethereum, key issues in the altcoin market, and global policy variables. You can understand the volatile cryptocurrency market as easily and interestingly as watching Netflix.
The story that sold most dearly in the cryptocurrency market this week was not Artificial Intelligence (AI). To be precise, it was 'humans,' who have become increasingly rare in the era of AI.
It is an era where generative AI creates text and images, automated programs handle comments and trades, and fake accounts populate online spaces. The market has brought back an old question: How do you prove that the person on the other side of the screen is really human?
Looking at the growth rates of major cryptocurrencies in the top 100 from May 29 to June 5, it is clear that money has flocked to this question. Humanity, which utilizes palm scanning, and Worldcoin, which recognizes irises, took first and second place side-by-side. While projects with different characteristics such as AI agents, memecoins, and Web3 entertainment also showed strength, the protagonist of this market week was undeniably 'Proof of Personhood.'
According to CoinMarketCap, a global crypto market data aggregator, Humanity (H) rose by 129.19% from 10:00 AM on May 29 to 10:00 AM on June 5, ranking first in growth. Its current price is 874 KRW, having risen 0.81% in the last 24 hours.
Humanity aims to provide identity verification infrastructure that proves a user is a real person using biometric information such as palms. The important point is not to unconditionally collect more personal information. It promotes a structure that proves only that one is a 'verified person' or has met specific conditions, without disclosing all the necessary information.
Last year, Humanity announced that it would integrate Mastercard's open finance technology into HumanID. The concept supports users in cryptographically proving information needed for financial services—such as income level, cash flow, or asset ownership—without exposing the data directly. While the collaboration announced at the time is not a new development this week, the growing concerns over AI fraud, fake accounts, and automated bots have stimulated buying sentiment based on expectations that business models linking identity verification with financial accessibility will gain renewed attention.
Worldcoin (WLD) rose 82.02% for the week, taking second place. Its current price is 819 KRW, with a 0.85% rise in the last 24 hours.
Worldcoin is building a global identity verification network that links digital IDs and wallets after identifying users through the iris-recognition device, 'Orb.' Worldcoin also positions 'Proof of Personhood,' which can distinguish between AI-generated accounts and real humans, as its core narrative.
This week, the rise in Worldcoin was also influenced by expectations of eased supply pressure. World officials stated that from July 24, 2026, the volume of WLD unlocked daily under the existing schedule will decrease by 43%, from approximately 5.1 million to 2.9 million tokens. The daily unlock for the community pool will be halved from 3.2 million to 1.6 million, and the allocation for the team and investors will decrease by 32%, from 1.9 million to 1.3 million per day.
This does not mean a massive amount of supply is being dumped at once. As before, WLD is unlocked linearly every day. However, the fact that the speed at which volume enters the market is slowing down is meaningful for short-term supply and demand. Worldcoin is a case where technical narrative and changes in token supply-demand have converged.
The rapid rise of both Humanity and Worldcoin is difficult to view as a simple thematic rotation. Digital identity verification is already moving into the realm of policy.
In April, the European Commission recommended that member states provide privacy-preserving online age verification tools by the end of 2026. This method allows users to prove they are over a certain age without handing over their name, date of birth, or full identification documents to platforms. EU Digital Identity Wallets must also be provided by member states by the end of 2026.
It cannot be concluded that Humanity or Worldcoin are direct beneficiaries of EU policy. Public identity systems and private blockchain projects differ in structure and regulatory environment. However, it is clear that the concept of 'proving only the necessary facts without disclosing all personal information' has moved beyond the experimental stage and become an actual policy agenda. This means that identity infrastructure for the AI era is no longer just a subject of science fiction novels.
Third place is Siren (SIREN). Siren rose 60.32% for the week and is trading at 1,120 KRW. Its 24-hour growth rate reached 23.08%.
Siren is a BNB Chain-based AI agent project. It highlights on-chain data analysis, risk alerts, trading signals, and automation features. This week's rise shows that the AI agent narrative is spreading beyond large-scale projects to small and medium-sized ones.
However, Siren's price trend also sets off a warning light. For assets where trading volume increases significantly and volatility is high in a short period, the pace of the decline can be as fast as the pace of the rise. The fact that the word 'AI' is attached is a separate issue from the actual competitiveness of the service. In the top gainers this week, it is necessary to distinguish between the reality of the technology and short-term supply and demand.
Fourth is BinanceLife. It rose 57.04% for the week, trading at 1,070 KRW, and gained 9.85% over the last 24 hours.
While the name BinanceLife might suggest a token linked to the exchange ecosystem for real-world use, its actual nature is closer to a BNB Chain-based memecoin. The name, which spread within the Chinese-speaking community, along with memes and short-term interest, drove the price. Analysis suggests that it was a combination of chart breakthroughs, social media attention, and chasing buy sentiment rather than any clear business announcement.
BinanceLife's strength shows that the market this week did not trade just one story. While money flocked to relatively clear business narratives like identity verification, high-risk capital moving based on the viral nature of memes and communities remained active.
Fifth is Odiera (BEAT). It rose 49.89% for the week, trading at 2,321 KRW, and increased 15.17% in the last 24 hours.
Odiera is a Web3 entertainment project that combines music and blockchain. It integrates rhythm-based dance games, AI music, virtual idols, and user rewards into one ecosystem. Rather than being a service that simply connects music producers and listeners, the structure is closer to GameFi and digital entertainment.
Odiera's strength this week demonstrates that real-world use case narratives do not necessarily stay limited to finance or identity verification. When an easy-to-understand content experience is combined with token rewards, market interest can shift rapidly.
The 6th to 10th positions in growth show different faces of the market.
DeXe rose 20.06% for the week, trading at 32,116 KRW. LIT is trading at 2,228 KRW, up 18.93%. Memecore (M) recorded 5,086 KRW, a 10.53% weekly gain. Ethena (ENA) is trading at 145 KRW (up 6.42%), and NIGHT is trading at 57 KRW (up 4.87%).
LIT is a project focused on perpetual futures trading infrastructure. Memecore, as the name suggests, absorbed interest from the meme ecosystem. NIGHT is a token for the Midnight Network, which aims to implement programmable privacy using zero-knowledge proof technology. The top gainers are not neatly aligned into a single industry group.
Rather, the market this week ran on two parallel tracks.
The first track is the 'Proof of Personhood' narrative led by Humanity and Worldcoin. It reflects the expectation that as AI becomes more sophisticated, technology proving the existence of a real person in online space becomes more critical. European age verification policies and digital identity wallet distribution plans show that this issue is not just a concern for the cryptocurrency industry.
The second track is high-risk capital that moved into relatively smaller-cap tokens like Siren, BinanceLife, and Odiera. Tokens attached to easy-to-explain keywords like AI agents, memes, and GameFi attracted volume and interest in a short time. Projects with clear business models and tokens relying on community frenzy were mixed together on the same growth leaderboard.
The rise of Humanity and Worldcoin raises long-term questions about trust and digital identity authentication in the AI era. Conversely, the rapid surge of some small-cap tokens was still heavily influenced by short-term supply and demand, chase-buying, and community enthusiasm.
The most attractive story in the cryptocurrency market does not mean the safest investment. However, for this week, one fact was clear: as the era where AI can create anything draws closer, the market paradoxically places a higher value on technology that asks, 'Are you really human?'
※ This article was co-written by Bizhankook and MetaVX's generative AI.