RootData Launches Second Analyst Competition with $1,000 Prize Pool – Coincu

Key Points:

  • Launch of the RootData Analyst Competition
  • Focus on Web3 project visibility and engagement
  • $1,000 prize pool to incentivize quality analysis

RootData launches its second Analyst Competition, encouraging participants to submit analysis reports from June 13 to June 28. The event, in collaboration with ChainCatcher, aims to enhance engagement in the Web3 sector.

The competition stands out for its dual-track system and rewards, supporting both in-depth and concise analyses. The $1,000 prize pool serves as an incentive for quality content creation.

Community Applauds as Contest Spurs Web3 Project Visibility

RootData, a prominent Web3 asset data platform, has announced a new analyst competition, marking its second annual event in collaboration with ChainCatcher. The second RootData Analyst Competition, promoted by ChainCatcher, is a large-scale, structured effort to generate high-quality analytical content on trending Web3 projects. The competition invites participants to provide detailed analyses on projects listed in RootData’s “Top 10 Daily Hot Projects” list. The competition’s structure includes both long and short tracks, encouraging participants to publish either in-depth articles or concise comments about the selected projects.

The competition’s implications are manifold, focusing on logic, data citation, and presentation style and rewarding participants with a total prize pool of $1,000. This includes daily comment awards and prizes for top long articles. By incentivizing analysis, the contest aims to enhance the visibility and reputation of featured projects within the Web3 community.

Market Insights and Future Implications

Did you know? RootData’s competitions have a history of boosting project visibility, but historically, these contests primarily influence narrative velocity rather than direct financial impact.

According to CoinMarketCap, Initia (INIT) currently trades at $0.50 with a market cap of $74.36 million and a 24-hour trading volume of $129.53 million, marking a 51.06% increase. The asset has experienced a 14.09% price drop over the last 24 hours. Notably, its fully diluted market cap stands at $499.89 million.


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Initia(INIT), daily chart, screenshot on CoinMarketCap at 15:14 UTC on June 13, 2025. Source: CoinMarketCap

The Coincu research team highlights the competition’s potential impact on the Web3 ecosystem, primarily in terms of increased awareness and community education. With no direct institutional statements, the focus remains on enhancing project analysis and engagement, aligning with broader trends of community-led initiatives in crypto. “Engagement with the official RootData X account and retweeting the event tweet are mandatory, reinforcing the event’s social visibility.”

Source: https://coincu.com/343118-rootdata-second-analyst-competition-prize/