⚡ TFC Newsletter: 01/19/2023
Blur.io Announces Launch Date, New Azuki Partnership, Metaverse Portal, NFT Analytics, Web3 Security Tooling, and more!
💡 Intro
Paradigm backed NFT marketplace Blur.io has announced their launch day has moved to February 14th.
Blur quickly became the #1 NFT Aggregator by volume after announcing their Airdrop mechanics, and has held that spot ever since.
Once their token officially launches and airdrops are done: all eyes will be on them and whether their incentives can keep them at the #1 spot.
In exciting news for Web3: Azuki (a blue chip NFT collection) has partnered with Bilibili, a Chinese video sharing site with over 330 Million Monthly Active Users.
Azuki has continuously been on the forefront of partnership & loyalty innovation in Web3, and their tactics are worth studying for those looking to build successful Web3 brands.
Neopets Metaverse raised $4M in funding to build out their Metaverse game from Polygon Ventures, Blizzard Avalanche Ecosystem Fund, Hashkey Capital, IDG Capital, and gaming giant, NetDragon Websoft - PRNewsWire
Circle Ventures Backs $4M Round for Blockchain-Based Debt Provider Obligate - CoinDesk
Ulvetanna, Cost-Efficient Zero Knowledge Proofs raises $15M Seed Round co-led by Bain Capital Crypto and Paradigm with participation from Jump Crypto - Direct Announcement
Y Combinator led a $4.3 million round into multichain web3 wallet Cypher - TheBlock
Web3 credential protocol Gateway raises $4.2 million - TheBlock
Blue, with (KYC) and anti-money-laundering (AML) identity verification products for traders on decentralized-finance (DeFi) protocols, has raised $3.2 million in funding - CoinDesk
SSV Network will launch a $50 Million Ecosystem Fund to support Ethereum PoS decentralization - Link
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Parsec
"DeFi & NFT Pro Analytics."
Type of Product: Analytics Tool
Purpose of Tool: Parsec is a comprehensive DeFi insights platform that helps users make informed decisions about their investments in the DeFi market. It provides over 30 different components that generate real-time insight into the DeFi market with expansive and custom functionality.
Price Candles: High performance price charts with advanced sub charting, indicators, and fundamental data.
DeFi Firehose: Configurable stream of DeFi market data including trades, lp add/rms, lends, borrows, and liquidations.
Trades Stream: Track trades on a specific pair in realtime.
Portfolio Tracking: Fast and multi-account portfolio tracking that also tracks alternative asset locations.
Liquidations Chart: Realtime chart of liquidation prices for on chain shorts/longs.
Lending Markets: Overview with rates and utilization stats across multiple lending facilities.
Transaction Watcher: Track contracts or wallet addresses transactions in realtime.
Market Cap Treemap: Visualize DeFi tokens price action by market cap.
Team / Funding / Backers / Other Info: Benjy Boxer, CEO of Parsec, has announced that the company has raised $25 million in Series B funding. This brings Parsec's total funding to $33 million, according to Crunchbase.
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Den
“Get your multisig transactions signed and executed fast."
Type of Product: Multisig Transactions Tool
Purpose of Tool: Den is a tool to help execute multisig transactions faster, easier, and more securely. It automates the process of finding signers, tracking down signers, creating transactions, and understanding inputs.
Signers: Discord, Telegram and SMS bots automatically send recurring notifications until your transactions get executed, so you don't have to track down signers.
Transaction Visualization: Easily understand the inputs to complex transactions and automatically see what's behind any address.
Custom Transactions: Create the most complicated transactions to do anything onchain without compromising or needing dedicated engineering resources. Easy token transfers, including batching across tokens, and use any dapp without struggling to connect.
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Eagle from Harpie
“The end of crypto theft is here."
Type of Product: Security
Purpose of Tool: Eagle from Harpie is a two-factor authentication system that plugs into your existing wallet. It helps protect you from malicious transactions by verifying that you are the legitimate owner of the wallet. With Eagle, you will be notified of any suspicious activity before it is sent on-chain.
Theft Detection Algorithm: Eagle’s advanced detection algorithms scan your transactions for any suspicious activity before they’re sent on chain.
Authorize Off-Chain: You have to authorize suspicious transactions off-chain before they are sent out of your wallet.
Easy Setup: You can add Eagle to your favorite wallet in just one minute.
Secure: Eagle keeps your funds secure by verifying that you are the legitimate owner of the wallet.
Team / Funding / Backers Info / Transaction Amount: Harpie with Co-founders, Noah Chong and Daniel Chong, announced that it had raised $4.5 million seed round to protect users from crypto theft. The round was led by Dragonfly Capital, joined by Coinbase Ventures and OpenSea.
Harpie's business model works by taking a 7% fee on any asset that is recovered. The recent seed raise is in line with the median check size for a seed round, according to The Block Research's August funding recap.
Link to product | Link to TFC listing
Metahood
"The open metaverse portal.”
Type of Product: Metaverse Portal
Purpose of Tool: Metahood is an open metaverse portal that allows users to discover, buy, and sell land across the open metaverse. It provides an accessible and interoperable platform for users to access the metaverse and benefit from the opportunities it offers.
Map-Driven Interface: provides a map-driven interface that shows available land plots in relation to those around it, giving users an understanding of the wider neighborhood or district.
Land Buyers Context: provides more context for metaverse land buyers than a general-purpose NFT marketplace.
Multiple Metaverse Platforms: Metahood supports early and in-development metaverse game worlds like Decentraland, The Sandbox, the Bored Ape Yacht Club’s Otherside, and Somnium Space.
NFT Listings: The platform will support native NFT land plot listings from individual users, as well as aggregate listings from marketplaces like OpenSea and LooksRare.
Team / Funding / Backers / Other Info: Metahood has announced that it has raised $3 million in a seed round led by crypto VC firm 1confirmation, with participation from Volt Capital, Flamingo DAO, and Neon DAO.
Several notable angel investors in the space also contributed to the round, including The Sandbox co-founder Sébastien Borget, SuperRare co-founder John Crain, Sorare Growth Lead Brian O'Hagan, and VC and blogger/podcast host Packy McCormick.
Link to product | Link to TFC listing
Lighthouse | Metaverse | Link to product
Courtyard | NFT Tools | Link to product
Aztec | Privacy | Link to product
Web3nomads | Jobs | Link to product
Revel | Social | Link to product
CoinList | Data Engineer | Link to position
Uniswap | Community Lead | Link to position
Reddit | Solidity Engineer in Crypto Security | Link to position
Okcoin | Product Manager | Link to position
Fireblocks | Senior Financial Analyst | Link to position
Interlay | Community Manager | Link to position
Niftys | Account Manager | Link to position
MetaStreet Labs | Solidity Engineer | Link to position
Nethermind | DevOps Engineer | Link to position
Oasis Protocol | Head of Marketing | Link to position
Zora | Finance Lead | Link to position
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