Identified as a top low cap investment opportunity going into 2026 by a trader along with four other projects.

@triopadx launchpad platform launches with associated $TRIO token at sub-$100k market cap, enabling stealth launches for protocols.

@akshaybd presents ICM thesis at SEZ Dubai event.

Tweet alleges ICM's historical operations were fraudulent pump and dump schemes that tokenized nothing of value, with accusations that Ben Pasternak and others coordinated to dump on retail investors using marketing gimmicks rather than legitimate tokenized assets.

$ALLOCA token generation event launches December 1st as ICM expands to Monad blockchain with Alloca platform serving as launchpad for new projects in the Monad ecosystem.

PreStocks reaches $40M volume milestone with 150% month-on-month growth rate.

$MOBY tokens contributed and locked in DAO treasury as team operates Web2-to-Web3 incubator in San Francisco and appears on MCG live segment.

Projects complete migration away from Believe app, with December targeted as delivery period for ICM ecosystem. Four ecosystem tokens show market caps: $AVICI at $54M, $DUPE at $25M, $SOLO at $24M, and $KLED at $23M.

ICM launches perform very well in recent months while meme tokens flounder on Solana.

$SERV migrates to Base chain and partners with Aerodrome for new AI-native launchpad, with plans to integrate Y Combinator-backed Dome app.

First launch executes on LaunchonSoar platform.

Coinbase listed Noice and acquired Echo, with Noice subsequently rebranding to ICM.

Partnership or collaboration announced between CCM and ICM.

Zcash takes mindshare away from pump.fun ICM meta according to market commentary.

The platform connects to Iggy Azalea and community describes it as OnlyFans-like, with discussion of utility for launching businesses onchain.

ICM launches on pump.fun.

First launch scheduled for this week on bonding curve mechanism, with team hinting at airdrop for platform users. Platform in talks with companies valued at $50-150M and plans mobile app release to attract retail users.

Previews Liveframe content marketplace coming soon, featuring live media AI editing and distribution capabilities for live stream content.

AIXBT launches live dataset and indexer with API access, announcing live integrations with 8+ partners including virtuals_io (ACP), noiceagent, openservai, questflow, WaveformBackup, ethy_agent, heurist_ai, and 0xwives for AI agent and trading applications.

The original ICM project rugged to zero according to community allegations, with Imran Khan named as the Solana Foundation pick associated with the project.

The original team has moved to a new ticker, and a community member threatens to initiate a Community Take Over (CTO) within 3 days in response to the perceived abandonment.

Project secures partnerships with Betrmint and Flaunch.

Ben Pasternak incubated two semi-successful ICM projects named kled and dupe.

Fey Protocol launches as the first major ICM launchpad on Base chain with Uniswap v4 integration, featuring fee accrual to $FEY stakers and presale participants currently up 10x.

Chillhousesol plushies sold out fast on storedotfun platform on day 1 of launch.

Pump.fun officially endorses pumpspotlight as an ICM launchpad.

TryNoahAI develops a tool specifically for ICM that allows builders to create apps using AI and deploy them with tokens. Partnership with Plena Finance announced to power this development tool.

ICM partners with pmx_trade for memecoin-based prediction markets and addicteddotfun for DAMM V2 game implementation.

HumidFi launch is upcoming as part of the Jupiter ecosystem where ICM is integrated.

Token successfully launches on believeapp platform, described as a "clean launch" after previous launch issues on pump.fun. The project commits to building primarily on Solana with believeapp as the primary platform.

ICM's token launch on pump.fun platform experienced severe issues, described as going as badly as possible.

ICM meta coins are tradable on variational perpetual DEX with 0 fees and low spreads alongside majors, privacy coins, and memecoins.

$ICM staking launches in November distributing USDC/SOL rewards from launchpad referral fees through partnerships with believeapp and LaunchOnSoar.

ICM introduces referral flywheel mechanism where projects it cannot incubate are sent to other launchpads, generating referral fees distributed to $ICM stakers with projected revenue of $140K weekly.

New ICM launchpad goes live on PumpFun featuring pro rata allocation mechanics. First project storedotfun achieved 300x peak and current second launch vibe_us_com shows 135x oversubscription.

X402 is completed, with ecosystem focus now on $PUMP, ICM, and $BUIDL.

$pump officially joins ICM ecosystem.

$NOICE identified as ICM infrastructure component on Base chain by Delphi research, breaks out from 60-day consolidation. Listed on Coinbase as lowest marketcap coin with exchange team support.

OG Protocol goes live this week. Another new mentor announcement incoming following recent additions of Mert, Colosseum founders, and Alon.

$BUIDL incubator onboards Mert and Colosseum founders as team members. Alon joins icmdotrun as mentor with market rotation shifting from icmdotrun to $BUIDL following these mentor announcements.

Team expansion underway with focus on China market, seeking talent for content creation, livestreaming, and investment roles.

Jupiter Exchange announces ICO platform launch in November with first launch mid-November; icmdotrun's first launch confirmed as OG Protocol; market structure bill reported 90% complete with Thanksgiving passage target by Brian Armstrong.

MegaETH project launches with NFTs, GTE DEX component, and public round on Sonar platform.

$150 million in buybacks expected to complete in approximately 2 days; pump.fun generates around $1 million in daily revenue and onboards billionaire Tim Draper as streamer.

ICM deploys on Base blockchain powered by Aerodrome. Token staking is required to participate in project launches.

MetaDAO launches rank as #1 choice in Solana ICM ecosystem with Umbra Privacy and Avici Money launches; pump.fun deploys $1.5-2B in cash to catalyze launches and icmdotrun maintains close partnerships with all Solana ICM launchpads including Metaplex Genesis, BagsApp, and daos.fun.

ICM's "Investor Center Cult" NFT collection nears 3 SOL floor price reclaim.

ICM announces new mentor this week; pump.fun integrates ICM for select 'spotlight' launches led by icmdotrun.

ICM launches on BNB Chain.

Team token allocation is locked for 4 years with no dilution in the first year, though the project faced criticism for communicating the team allocation as 25% instead of 33%. The project lists connections to Nikita Bier, Solana, Meteora, and Alliance.

Partnership event with Lovable (2M+ users, 180k+ subscribers) and Y Combinator-backed Emergent attracts 50+ builders in NYC; $SFUND engine begins operations for project funding.

Migration to $BELIEVE token increases supply by 33% (1-year lock, 4-year vest); flywheel goes live Oct. 29th with confirmed retroactive buybacks and $30M+ capital deployment.

Allegations emerge that ICM launchpads (believe and metadao) distribute new tokens to insiders at free or discounted rates.

Metaplex rapidly implements the ICM model.

OGP launches as the first incubated project, featuring a gamecoin launchpad where $ICM staking produces $GICM (requiring 800k USD to bond), with Meteora pool deployment and play-to-earn mechanics where players earn $ICM from SOL trading fees.

LucaNetz serves as a mentor to the project and publicly endorses it as one of the pillars of the future of crypto; the token experiences heavy farming activity at approximately 500k market cap level.

ICM implements higher post-bond trade fees to build runway, distinct from meme coin fee structures, following a ~4x fee increase across CCM.

Yield farming for MET token is live but underexposed, with MET functioning as key infrastructure.

ICM ranks 4th for smart money inflows on Solana with +$12.0K in the last 24 hours, indicating active whale accumulation.

A strategic divergence exists between Pump.fun (focusing on memes/CCM for retail) and Solana (focusing on ICM for professional users), with the two platforms not interacting or supporting each other publicly. The project is categorized as a "meme-like" launchpad alongside @zora and @launchcoin, distinct from equity-like and DAO-like competitors in the evolving Internet Capital Markets landscape.

The treasury has doubled in value with one asset approaching $100K, and the first incubated project has been announced.

A new partnership with @polycube_bot has been announced, integrating prediction market functionality into the ecosystem with SOL to Polygon bridging capabilities.

The token has reached a 20M+ market cap according to trader observations.

The DAO has received 70 founder applications and plans to incubate 20-30 projects, with 4% of $ICM token supply allocated to NFT holders via completed snapshot. Holders may receive additional airdrops including potential $MET tokens beyond the previously distributed $SPLAT.

A $180k $SPLAT airdrop has been distributed to NFT holders, with the DAO structured as an incubator featuring advisors including @0xSoju, @LucaNetz, @Web3Adam, @Nic_Wenzel_1, @meta_alchemist, and @FarmerJoe0x.

The NFT collection has become the highest volume SOL NFT collection on MagicEden, trading at 1.5 SOL with a $1M market cap.

Launch imminent on @daosdotfun platform with 1% token airdrop announced for NFT holders at 74k market cap.

Launch event featured a 120 $SOL value giveaway to participants and achieved notable marketplace performance on MagicEden.

Meta momentum is currently active for the project.

Notable investors LucaNetz and pasternak are backing the project, with active NFT bidding on MagicEden and a funding round concluding on daosdotfun.

The @7VoMercy ICM NFT launch has been successful and builder activity continues intensively behind the scenes with community building efforts for the platform.

Partnership established with MeteoraAG on Solana, positioning the project as a premier incubator focused on onboarding new teams to the ecosystem.

Launch event scheduled for promotional streaming coverage on @microcapgemshow, described as their "biggest stream yet" for the @icmdotrun launch.

New free-to-mint NFT collection drops Friday, open to all without whitelist requirements.

New 3333 NFT collection launches September 5 with 100 free mint spots for $SFUND stakers, expanding ecosystem utility.