⚡ TFC Newsletter: 03/22/2023
MapleStory Adding Polygon Supernet, Decentralized Video Platform, Bridging Tool, Yield Tracking, Web3 CRM, and more!
💡 Intro
MapleStory is adding a Polygon Supernet for its new game: MapleStory Universe.
This will allow players to easily earn, trade, and use NFTs while playing the game.
Maplestory has over 180M registered users and its parent company, Nexon, is one of the most famous game publishers in South Korea
Why This Matters:
Maplestory’s team knows how to make a fun game (as evident from its massive player base). This is in contrast to many Web3 games from the last bull run that had only a few players per game. This means their next NFT game is worth keeping a close eye on.
If the game does well: there will likely be monetary rewards for being early (earning NFTs, collecting tokens, etc).
Also if games like MapleStory Universe do well in general: there will certainly be another wave of Metaverse gaming + infrastructure to keep an eye on.
Aspecta / $3.5M— Aspecta, an AI-powered profile builder, has raised $3.5 million in a seed funding round backed by ZhenFund, Hashkey Capital, Foresight Ventures, Galxe, DoraHacks, CyberConnect, Mask Network and P12. — TechCrunch
tomi / $40M— Tomi, an alternative internet developer, has raised $40 million in a funding round led by DWF Labs, Ticker Capital and Piha Equities. — Cointelegraph
Gryfyn / $7.5M — Gryfyn, a custodial wallet solution, has raised $7.5 million from investors such as Liberty City Ventures, Leadblock Partners, Mind Fund and GameFi Ventures. — The Block
OP3N / $28M— OP3N, a social platform, has raised $28 million in a Series A funding round led by Animoca Brands. This new funding has brought the startup’s valuation to $100 million. — The Block
Turnkey / $7.5M— Turnkey, a crypto security and custody platform, has raised $7.5 million from investors such as Variant, Sequoia and Coinbase. — The Block
CCP Games / $40M— CCP Games, an independent game developer, has secured $40 million in funding for its upcoming Web3 game. — Cointelegraph
CrossX / $6.35M— CROSSx is a recently launched execution-only cryptocurrency Electronic Communication Network that received seed round financing. — Cision
BitKeep / $30M — Bitget has made a $30 million investment in the multi-chain wallet BitKeep, valuing the company at $300 million. — The Block
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Glass Protocol
"Decentralized platform where your videos stay with you."
Type of Product: Decentralized Video Platform
Purpose of Tool: Glass Protocol is a decentralized video protocol built on the Ethereum blockchain. It aims to provide an open and permissionless platform for owning, distributing and building communities around video content. The protocol recently announced The Glass Pass, an NFT that represents a creator’s identity and serves as a key to owning and creating videos on Glass.
Decentralized video protocol: Built on the Ethereum blockchain, Glass Protocol provides a decentralized platform for video content.
Open and permissionless: Anyone can use the protocol to own, distribute and build communities around their video content.
The Glass Pass: An NFT that represents a creator’s identity and serves as a key to owning and creating videos on Glass.
Creator Studio: A new feature launching in a few weeks that will only be accessible to creators who own a Glass Pass. All videos created with Glass will be linked to the creator’s Glass Pass on-chain.
On-chain video ownership: Videos created with Glass are linked to the creator’s Glass Pass on-chain, providing verifiable ownership of the content.
Team / Funding / Backers / Other Info: On Monday, March 20th, Glass Protocol announced that it is currently operating on an allowlist. Anyone who has either created or collected any Glass video on the original Ethereum version or the Solana version will have access to claim a Glass Pass.
Additionally, anyone who signs the Manifesto before the Pass claim opens on Monday, March 20th will also be able to claim a Glass Pass. Starting on that date, those who are on the allowlist for the Pass will be able to claim a unique .glass username represented as an NFT.
Link to product | Link to TFC listing
Socketscan
“One place to track bridging txn across all chains & bridges"
Super useful tool for tracking your transaction txts while your bridging across chains.
Typically: it can be hard to track these (and you’re stuck wondering if a txt is close to finalizing soon or whether it was lost).
Type of Product: TXT Analytics
Purpose of Tool: Socket.tech’s Socketscan is a multichain explorer that aggregates transaction information from all the major bridges. It allows users to track their bridge transactions across multiple chains and uncover bridging transactions by simply inputting the source transaction hash. With Socketscan, users can also explore their entire bridging history with just their wallet address.
Track bridge transactions: Socketscan allows users to track all their bridge transactions across Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, Avalanche, Gnosis Chain, Fantom, Optimism, Arbitrum and Aurora.
Uncover bridging transactions: With Socketscan, users can quickly access all the information they need about their bridging transactions by simply inputting the source transaction hash.
Explore entire bridging history: Socketscan provides an intuitive UI that allows users to view all the bridging transactions ever done with just their wallet address.
Team / Funding / Backers Info / Transaction Amount: On March 10, 2022, Socket (formerly known as Movr Network) announced that it had raised $5 million in a seed funding round. The round was led by Framework Ventures, an investment adviser with expertise in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space. Other participants in the round included Coinbase Ventures, Lightspeed, eGirl Capital, Nascent and Geometry.
Link to product | Link to TFC listing
Goldfinch
"Reveal yields, from real companies. Really.”
Type of Product: Lending
Purpose of Tool: Goldfinch is a decentralized credit protocol that aims to bring the world’s credit activity on-chain and expand access to capital. It allows for crypto loans without requiring crypto collateral, unlocking access to cryptocurrency capital for most people in the world.
The Goldfinch protocol has three key roles: Investors, Borrowers, and Auditors.
Investors provide capital and GFI to a Goldfinch Membership Vault to support the growth and security of the network. In return for their participation, they receive Member Rewards.
Borrowers are those who seek financing from Goldfinch. They propose Borrower Pools for assessment by the network. These Borrower Pools are smart contracts that outline the terms of the loan being sought by the Borrower, including details such as interest rate and repayment schedule.
Auditors are responsible for approving Borrowers before they can propose a Borrower Pool to Backers. They are selected at random by the protocol to provide a human-level check against fraudulent activity and receive rewards for their work. It should be noted that as of June 2021, the Auditor role was not yet live on Goldfinch.
Team / Funding / Backers / Other Info: On January 6, 2022, Goldfinch announced that it had raised $25 million in funding from a16z. The company was founded in July 2020 by Mike Sall and Blake West, who had previously worked together at Coinbase. In June 2021, Goldfinch had raised $11 million in a funding round.
As of this writing, Goldfinch’s Senior Pool USDC APY is at -7.8%, the active loan value is at $101,344,767 and the 30-day protocol revenue is at $100,138.
Link to product | Link to TFC listing
Persona
“Crafting Exceptional Customer Connections for Web3 Businesses"
Type of Product: Web3 CRM
Purpose of Tool: Persona is a platform that provides web3 customer analytics, growth and retention solutions for businesses. It offers an all-in-one solution that gives businesses a comprehensive view of their customers for targeted outreach. With Persona, businesses can boost customer engagement and maximize customer value.
Customer engagement: With Persona, businesses can keep a pulse on their customer metrics and proactively prevent churn scenarios to keep their customers happy and engaged.
Identify new users: Persona allows businesses to easily identify new users and connect with them by sending tokens or NFTs directly to their wallets.
Grow community: By sending tokens or NFTs directly to new users’ wallets, businesses can grow their community and drive engagement.
Filter out bots: Persona helps businesses filter out bots and attract high-quality users.
Drive sales: By providing personalized experiences and attracting high-quality users, businesses can drive sales and reach new heights in their business.
Team / Funding / Backers / Other Info: On January 17, 2023, Persona announced that their Crypto Wallet Bot Detector was among the top 12 final winners at the ETHIndia 2022 hackathon. ETHIndia 2022 is the largest Ethereum hackathon in Asia and attracted over 2000 participants from 321 cities.
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
Gelato Network | Senior Partnership Manager | Link to position
Bebop | Front-End Engineer | Link to position
Wintermute | C++ Trading Platform Developer | Link to position
prePO | Web3 Marketing Lead | Link to position
Nethermind | UI/UX Developer | Link to position
Offchain Labs | Golang Engineer | Link to position
Ripple | Marketing Analyst Intern (Summer 2023) | Link to position
Bloxstaking | Social Media Manager | Link to position
Messari | Sr. Backend Engineer, API | Link to position
RabbitHole | Senior Product Designer (Crypto-Native) | Link to position
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