⚡ TFC Newsletter: 01/13/2023
MetaMask Adds Staking In Wallet, Instagram NFTs Update, Dune Analytics Search Engine, Dex Screener Mobile app, Decentralized Websites, and more!
💡 Intro
🥳 Happy Friday! With crypto pumping this week, we have good news stories below to end a great week!
Have a good weekend, and see you all Monday!
Today: MetaMask partnered with ETH staking platforms Lido and Rocket Pool to allow Metamask users to directly stake ETH through their desktop and mobile wallets.
This is a very exciting update, as staking can be confusing for users to get started with. By Metamask directly adding it: there is now an easy onboarding ramp available for use.
Why This Matters
Web3 users now have an easy way to try ETH staking, as most users have Metamask wallets and will not need to go directly to staking sites now (at least for ETH staking).
More ETH stakers = more secure network, now that ETH is Proof-of-Stake
If wallets like Metamask continue to add specific staking platform integrations like Lido: those staking platforms’ value & tokens can grow.
With Instagram’s Polygon network based NFT launch last year, many wondered whether NFTs launched would sell effectively.
So far: the trend has been very positive. Many big NFT artists have launched collections through Instagram and have sold out.
Crypto investment firm Foresight Ventures led a $15 million Series A round into digital asset market maker CyberX - TheBlock
Paris-founded 3D immersive virtual worlds builder Digital Village raised $4 million to further enhance the platform’s capabilities, adding new tools to power 3D world development, avatar customisation, and virtual store creation - TechEU
MoviePass Inc. raised a seed round led by Animoca Brands with participation from Claritas Capital, Emerald Plus, Gaingels, Harlem Capital, PKO VC and Sandhill Angels to accelerate the beta relaunch of its movie theatre subscription service, and to develop and implement the company's Web3 strategy - YahooFinance
Quantum Temple Raises $2 Million in Pre-Seed Funding to Leverage Web3 for Cultural Heritage Preservation - GlobalNewswire
Animoca Brands K.K. a strategic subsidiary of Animoca Brands Corporation Limited ("Animoca Brands") today announced that it made a strategic investment of JP¥100 million into Psychic VR Lab’s JP¥1 billion fundraising round in December 2022 - Press Release
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Dune.ora.so
"The search engine for web3"
Type of Product: Web3 Search Engine
Purpose of Tool: Dune.ora.so is a new search experience powered by LLMs for DuneAnalytics. It allows users to find dashboards more easily by describing what they're looking for, rather than relying on keywords.
The main feature of dune.ora.so is its search capability, which uses an LLM to create a unique embedding for each dashboard and rank them according to the user's query.
Additionally, users can filter any search by their favorite creators, have dark mode, and search over Flipside. Lastly, they can also search on tags or underlying dashboard SQL. This makes searching for dashboards much easier and more intuitive.
Team / Funding / Backers / Other Info: Ora was chosen as one of the seventeen teams/startups to graduate from Alliance DAO's demo day, out of a pool of 953 applications. Currently, Ora is in Early Access.
Core Team:
Dennis Antela Martinez | Co-Founder
Sanny Kim | Co-Founder
Jacob Shiohira | Co-Founder
Link to product | Link to TFC listing
DEX Screener
“Tracking and charting your favorite DEX in realtime"
Type of Product: DEX Analytics
Purpose of Tool: DEX Screener is a powerful and easy-to-use blockchain analytics platform that allows anyone to track and analyze realtime data from hundreds of decentralized exchanges across 60+ chains. With DEX Screener users can easily monitor price, liquidity, volume and trades of over a million trading pairs.
Customizable Screeners: DEX Screener offers customizable screeners that allow users to monitor metrics such as liquidity, volume, price change and market cap.
Realtime Charts and Trades: Users can look at market data in realtime with DEX Screener’s charts and trades.
Multicharts: DEX Screener’s multicharts make it easy to compare multiple assets at once.
Unlimited Watchlists and Alerts: Users can create unlimited watchlists and alerts to stay up to date on their favorite markets.
Free API: DEX Screener also offers a free API for developers to access the data.
✨ The DEX Screener app is now available on iOS and Android! ✨ 🍎 iOS: apps.apple.com/app/dex-screen… 👉 Android: play.google.com/store/apps/det… We can't wait for you to try it out! Questions? Suggestions? Join us on Discord: discord.gg/4fJMABJ2xB
Team / Funding / Backers / Other Info: Dex Screener, an app used by 1.5M+ crypto traders every month, recently raised an undisclosed amount in seed funding from Buckley Ventures and 7 other investors. The app is now available on both iOS and Android platforms, making it easier for crypto traders to access the latest market data and insights.
Link to product | Link to TFC listing
Supercool
“The easiest and safest way to buy and sell NFTs"
Type of Product: NFT Checkouts
Purpose of Tool: Supercool is a checkout solution that makes it easy for projects, creators & brands to sell NFTs using credit cards. It helps sellers drive higher checkout conversions by allowing customers to purchase NFTs securely without needing a wallet or crypto.
Its simple integration allows you to sell your NFTs with credit card or native minting payments. Its comprehensive features include payment options, non-custodial wallet creation, KYC & fraud protection, complete chargeback coverage, custom webhook calls, and more.
Payment Options: Supercool supports multiple payment options such as debit cards, credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, ETH, MATIC, etc.
NFT Support: Supercool supports NFTs on Ethereum and Polygon.
Non-Custodial Wallets: Supercool generates non-custodial NFT wallets for buyers on demand. Mobile Purchases: Supercool makes mobile purchases 10X easier for buyers.
Dutch Auctions: Supercool supports Dutch auctions.
Team / Funding / Backers Info / Transaction Amount: Supercool, a company from YC S22, recently launched officially on January 10th. It is co-founded by Jakub Cichon, a decentralization enthusiast with a CS degree from NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Bruno Jacob, an NFT nerd from Brazil with a CS degree from UChicago, and Dylan Mikus, a crypto and decentralization nerd with a CS degree from Carnegie Mellon University.
Link to product | Link to TFC listing
Portrait
"Your decentralized website: no-code, trustless and tamper-proof”
Type of Product: Website Builder
Purpose of Tool: Portrait is a protocol that allows users to create and control decentralized, no-code websites for Web3. It provides a decentralized visual layer to the decentralized web, allowing users to bring together all their online identities and data in one place.
Decentralized: Portrait is a protocol that works across different blockchain networks, allowing users to have full control over their websites.
No-Code: Portrait allows users to create websites without needing technical or design experience.
Interoperability: Portrait is interoperable with other protocols, allowing users to bring in their ENS domains or other naming protocols.
User Feedback: Portrait is always looking for ways to improve the user experience, and allows users to provide feedback through its beta platform.
Team / Funding / Backers / Other Info: Portrait has announced its partnership with Arweave Team and is celebrating their collaboration by temporarily opening the private beta program on December 28, 2022. The storage pilot is now live and available to participants in the program. As of now, Portrait is currently an invite-only private beta.
Link to product | Link to TFC listing
ECHO | Builder Community | Link to product
Shibuya | Events Tools | Link to product
Okotoki| Dev Tool | Link to product
Catapult | NFT Tool | Link to product
ParaSpace| DEX | Link to product
CertiK | Digital Marketing Analyst | Link to position
Ontropy | Senior Blockcahin Engineer | Link to position
Nascent | Venture Analyst | Link to position
Gemini | Senior Product Designer | Link to position
Gelato Digital | Developer Relations | Link to position
DXdao | Treasury Manager | Link to position
Nethermind | Dev Ops | Link to position
Zapper | Data Engineer | Link to position
DeFiYield | SEO Expert | Link to position
Aurora | Legal Counsel | Link to position
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