⚡ TFC Newsletter: 03/02/2023
PolygonID Explained, Robinhood Launches Crypto Wallet, NFT Degen Tool, Dapp Development, Web3 Real Estate Investing, and more!
💡 Intro
When dealing with blockchain activity and Web3: privacy is a central concern of many users.
If everything is recorded on the blockchain, and your address is made public, every contract you interacted with is made public by extension.
But: there are ways around this, including Zero-knowledge proofs which allow you to verify specific elements without needing to give up your full identity.
Polygon is rolling out PolygonID, which allows dapps and developers verify users without needing them to give all their identifiable info.
Checkout the thread below from Polygon for more details:
As a widely used stocks app, Robinhood has had the potential to onboard many new users into Web3.
In September: they made the announcement that they were expanding into crypto and released a beta version of their wallet to 10,000 users.
Yesterday: Robinhood finally made the app available to all IOS users which is exciting, as millions of their users now have an easy gateway into Web3.
Web3 capabilities in the app include:
Holding NFTs on ETH and Polygon
Accessing dapps like Uniswap, Kyber, Balancer, and more
Swapping for over 50 ETH based tokens and Polygon tokens
Demo video below, from the head of crypto at Robinhood:
Insrt Labs / $2.2M Raised — Insrt Labs, the core contributor of the Insrt Finance protocol, raised $2.2 million in a pre-seed funding round. — TheBlock
Avalon / $13M Raised — Ex-Electronic Arts, Sony Game Developers Raise $13 Million For 'Avalon' Digital Universe which is an AAA interoperable gameworld with blockchain elements. — Decrypt
Blockchain Founders Fund, a venture capital fund supporting the adoption of Web3 and blockchain technology, has announced the close of a $75 million fundraising round from companies such as Polygon, Ripple, Octava, and more — CoinDesk
The hosts of popular crypto podcast and newsletter Bankless are reportedly raising a $35 million venture capital fund to invest in seed-stage Web3 companies. — CoinDesk
Figment Capital, a crypto investment firm and a spin-off of staking infrastructure provider Figment, is launching its second fund and seeking $50M in funding — TheBlock
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RoverX
“Super-app for NFT degens."
Type of Product: NFT Tool
Purpose of Tool: RoverX provides users the ability to boost their profits with ultra-fast notifications about portfolio changes and market activity. It allows users to add multiple wallets, track all of their NFTs in one place, receive fast notifications for everything happening in their portfolio including floor price alerts, and discover trending collections and hyped mints before everyone else.
Add Multiple Wallets – Users can easily add multiple wallets to keep track of their different accounts.
Track All NFTs In One Place – RoverX offers a convenient way to view all of a user's Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) in one place.
Ultra-Fast Notifications – RoverX sends out ultra-fast notifications about any changes or updates to the user's portfolio.
Floor Price Alerts – Users will get instant notifications when a collection reaches their target floor price, allowing them to never miss a trade opportunity.
Track Mastermind Investments – With RoverX, users can quickly find trending collections and hyped mints on the go.
Team / Funding / Backers / Other Info: Rover X was co-founded by Bhagaban Behera, a graduate of IIT Kharagpur and former investment-banker at Barclays Capital. Nakul Kelkar has an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad and is passionate about astronomy, economics, and tech. Sriharsha Setty worked for the High Performance Computing and eXtreme Clusters team.
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Metronomo
“Web3-native Programmatic Ad Network."
Type of Product: Advertising
Purpose of Tool: Metronomo is designed to provide ROI-positive campaigns for brands, better monetization for publishers, and an enhanced user experience for web3 users. It employs proprietary AI algorithms to analyze smart contracts’ interactions, inter-wallet transactions, and social graphs that define the best offer for each user.
Metronomo utilizes rich ad formats such as in-banner swap, in-banner token claim, and wNFT banners with exchangeable metadata to increase interactivity and conversions. Lastly, transparent attribution based on both on-chain and off-chain data allows advertisers to understand their CAC and budgets.
On-chain user behavior targeting – Proprietary AI algorithms analyze smart contracts’ interactions, inter-wallet transactions, and social graphs to define the best offer for each user.
Web3-native Ad Units – Rich ad formats such as in-banner swap, in-banner token claim, and wNFT banners with exchangeable metadata enhance interactivity and increase conversions.
Transparent attribution – Based on both on-chain and off-chain data, allowing advertisers to understand the campaigns' ROI and control their CAC and budgets.
Team / Funding / Backers Info / Transaction Amount: Metronomo was one of the projects chosen to receive funding from The Mintbase Grants Program together with NEAR Protcol in 2022. Metronomo applied for a Level 2 grant for this program.
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Uniblock SDK
"Making Web3 development faster and scalable”
Type of Product: Dev Tool
Purpose of Tool: Uniblock SDK is a set of tools and libraries developed to enable developers to quickly and efficiently build decentralized applications (dApps) on a blockchain network. It provides access to the Uniblock Blockchain API and allows deployment of contracts through its Launcher Contract, as well as interaction with presale contracts through its Presale launcher.
The features of Uniblock SDK include:
Uniblock Launcher Contract: Deploys contracts onto the blockchain that can be integrated into various SDKs.
Presale launcher: Allows interaction with presale contracts via the SDK.
Blockchain API: Provides comprehensive functions for gaining information about user accounts, transfers, transactions, and more.
Team / Funding / Backers / Other Info: Uniblock has raised $600 million in venture capital. The team consists of over 60 members and the platform currently boasts more than 60,000 active users with steady growth.
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Homebase
"Invest in real estate, for as little as $100"
Type of Product: Real Estate Investing
Purpose of Tool: Homebase makes it easy for people to invest in tokenized residential real estate. With Homebase, you can start investing in rent-generating properties with as little as $100 and benefit from the potential returns of high quality real estate assets. No need to go through a lengthy traditional process – just a few clicks are all it takes to own a piece of property.
Every home listed on Homebase goes through rigorous review so you can be sure you're getting the best investment opportunities.
Security regulations are taken into account by top law firms when reviewing investments made through Homebase.
Using blockchain technology, transactions are transparent and traceable, allowing for democratized ownership of homes.
Individuals have full control over their personal portfolios without having to manage the property themselves.
Team / Funding / Backers / Other Info: Homebase is a startup that has recently acquired 2000 followers on Twitter. Additionally, the Homebase Investment Platform is now available in beta for users to try out.
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Adanize | NFT Tool | Link to product
ARC | DeFi | Link to product
Orca | DEX | Link to product
Zerion | Portfolio | Link to product
Crypto Packaged Goods | Builder Community | Link to product
Ethereum Foundation | Rust Engineer | Link to position
Nansen | Customer Success Manager | Link to position
Ankr | Sales Development Representative | Link to position
Celestia Labs | Security Engineer | Link to position
Opensea | Senior Full Stack Engineer | Link to position
Kraken | US Strategy Director | Link to position
Wintermute | Algorithmic Trader | Link to position
Moonpay | Lead Product Manager | Link to position
Web3Auth | Developer Relations | Link to position
Certik | Security Research Internship | Link to position
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