⚡ TFC Newsletter: 02/02/2023
MetaMask Adds New Security Settings, Solana Announces $5M Hackathon, Embeddable SDKs, Creator Tooling, NFT Marketplace Builders, and more!
💡 Intro
Following the trend of widely used crypto wallets adding more support for security: Metamask announced a change in their settings today to help keep users safe.
You can now:
Enable phising detection.
Add a custom RPC to some 3rd party security dapp that checks transactions (with greater verification than Metamask can provide).
Directly show incoming transactions.
Want to build a new Web3 project and potentially get paid for it?
You’re in luck! Solana is hosting a global hackathon with $5M in prizes along with seed funding opportunities.
Full details in the twitter thread but the TLDR is:
Grizzlython is a unique, fast-paced builder event where teams go from idea to fully-fledged project in six weeks.
Tracks to take include: mobile, defi, payments, consumer, tools, and more.
If you don’t have a team: they have a matching service on their site.
Keep an eye out for the projects that come out of this (particularly the winners). Could be good potential investment opportunities there.
Crypto Miner Pow.re Raises $9.2M Series A at $150M Valuation - CoinDesk
Bitcoin mining infrastructure startup Giga Energy raising $10 million in Series A - TheBlock
Bitcoin miner TeraWulf raises $32 million in equity offerings - TheBlock
BlockJoy raises $12M to help cut operating costs for businesses running blockchain nodes - Techcrunch
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Metafi Unity SDK
"Embed a Web3 wallet in your game with 5 lines of code."
Type of Product: Web3 Development Tool
Purpose of Tool: Metafi Unity SDK is a non-custodial crypto wallet SDK that allows developers to easily embed a wallet in their Web, Mobile, PC, or VR games. The SDK offers a variety of features to make the process easy and seamless, including the ability to stake tokens, buy and sell on-chain assets, pay gas fees, and more.
Platform Integration: Metafi Unity SDK allows developers to integrate the wallet across multiple platforms, including Web, Mobile, PC, Mac, and VR.
Staking: Users can stake tokens to register for in-game contests.
Asset Sales: Developers can allow users to buy and sell on-chain assets with either Credit Card or Crypto in just one click.
Gas Fees: Metafi Unity SDK can fund gas so users don't need to pay gas fees.
User Onboarding: Developers can easily onboard web2 users via Email Login.
Smart Contract Functions: Metafi Unity SDK allows developers to call generic smart contract functions to build features like an on-chain leaderboard.
Team / Funding / Backers / Other Info: Metafi is a San Francisco-based startup founded in 2022, and their latest seed round of funding, saw an investment of $125K from Y Combinator.
Link to product | Link to TFC listing
reNFT
“Rental Infrastructure for the Metaverse."
Type of Product: NFT Rentals
Purpose of Tool: reNFT is a multi-chain NFT rental protocol and platform that enables businesses and users to rent, lend, and share rewards on NFTs without any collateral. It provides businesses with a backend rental solution and users with a frontend platform to rent NFTs.
Rentals: reNFT offers two types of rental options: traditional rentals and reward share rentals.
NFTs: reNFT provides a wide selection of NFTs, including art, collectibles, and in-game items.
Multi-Chain: reNFT is a multi-chain protocol, enabling users to access and rent NFTs across multiple blockchains.
Whitelabel Integration: reNFT can be white-label integrated into any project, making it easy for businesses to incorporate NFT rental solutions into their platform.
Team / Funding / Backers / Other Info: reNFT has launched a rental marketplace that allows players to access DookieDash without owning an ape or sewer pass. Players who do not own a Sewer Pass can now request one to play the game, and Pass Holders can make their Pass available for others to use to increase their score or odds of winning.
Link to product | Link to TFC listing
Tropee
“Where communities do more with their NFTs."
Type of Product: NFT Creator Tooling
Purpose of Tool: Tropee is an online platform that connects and empowers individuals, teams, and organizations to create, share, and collaborate on powerful digital stories. It's a one-stop-shop for creating content that resonates with people, drives engagement, and enhances brand identity.
Story Builder: Tropee offers a powerful yet simple drag-and-drop story builder that allows users to create compelling digital stories from scratch easily.
Design Templates: Users can select from various professionally designed story templates to quickly create engaging content.
Collaboration: Users can invite others to collaborate on stories, enabling teams to create content quickly and efficiently.
Customization: Tropee offers a range of customization options, such as adding images, videos, audio, and animations to stories.
Publishing: Once content is created, Tropee makes it easy to publish stories to various platforms, including web, mobile, and social media.
Team / Funding / Backers Info / Transaction Amount: Tropee recently announced that it has raised €5 million in a Seed round of funding. The round was led by Tioga Capital and included contributions from industry veterans such as Lorens Huculak (Gem), Thibault Launay (Exclusible), Sébastien Borget (The Sandbox), and Grégoire le Jeune.
Many brands like Frederique Constant, 20 Mint, NFT Paris, Rug Radio, G-Star RAW, and Christian Lacroix are using Tropee to offer their NFT holders merchandise, events, discounts, whitelists, raffles, and more.
Link to product | Link to TFC listing
Candy Shop
"Launch your NFT marketplace in minutes.”
Type of Product: NFT Marketplace Builder
Purpose of Tool: Candy Shop is the premier one-stop solution provider for all your NFT needs. From minting an NFT to operating your own fully decentralized marketplace to running community engagement activities such as limited edition launches and auctions, Candy Shop provides the entire NFT value chain from within your own dedicated shop. All of this can be done within less than 30 minutes.
Minting NFTs: Candy Shop provides a library for minting NFTs quickly and easily.
Operating Decentralized Marketplace: Candy Shop provides a protocol and toolset to create an NFT marketplace on Solana in minutes.
Limited Edition Launches & Auctions: Candy Shop facilitates community engagement activities such as limited edition launches and auctions.
Data Endpoints & Command APIs: Candy Shop provides a full suite of data endpoints and command APIs to help users deliver a simplistic, seamless, and efficient NFT marketplace experience.
Team / Funding / Backers / Other Info: Candy Shop was founded by Hikaru and RustySol, two highly experienced professionals in risk management, software development, and project management. The platform provides users a secure and user-friendly environment to buy, sell, and trade NFTs. Candy Shop has 190+ shops, 13,000+ NFT listings, 3,500+ unique addresses, and 3,500+ transactions.
Link to product | Link to TFC listing
Mirror | Community | Link to product
Zapper Finance | NFT Tool | Link to product
TrustCheck | Privacy | Link to product
Matcha | DeFi | Link to product
Valhalla | Gaming | Link to product
Aptos Labs | Business Development Lead | Link to position
Stacks Foundation | Blockchain Engineer | Link to position
Polygon | Software Engineer | Link to position
ClubRare | Growth Marketing Manager | Link to position
Outlier Ventures | Head of Investments | Link to position
Binance | Senior Data Engineer | Link to position
Ava Labs | Research Analyst | Link to position
Chainlink | Engineering Manager | Link to position
OpenSea | Senior Software Engineer | Link to position
Risk Labs | Head Sales Engineer | Link to position
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