⚡ TFC Newsletter: 04/12/2023
Reddit Gen3 NFT Launch Stumbles, Razer Launches Web3 Gaming Incubator, Web3 Security, Loyalty Rewards, and more!
💡 Intro
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Yesterday: Reddit’s Gen3 NFT launch stumbled, plagued by bots & delays.
Unlike the last 2 Reddit NFT launches, this one suffered operationally by the mint page crashing + bots grabbing most of the supply.
Important to note: there was a TON of attention on this one, and it didn’t fail due to lack of support from buyers or the community.
Even with all the issues, secondary sales are strong (as shown by Dune Analytics below).
Razer (1.6B+ in annual revenue) launches Web3 Gaming Incubator: If you’re looking for more proof that Web3 gaming will go mainstream at some point, here’s another story to follow.
Today: Razer (major gaming hardware & accessories company) launched a Web3 incubator through their venture arm, zVentures.
Why This Matters:
Web3 gaming is still very niche (in terms of activity & player counts)
Investment and guidance from major gaming companies (like Razer) is needed to make Web3 gaming actually playable
Once Web3 gaming works (on the infra side) and is actually fun to play: there will be a major gaming run and likely many investment opportunities. That’s why its important to watch now and see when that time might be!
Ramper / Undisclosed — Ramper, a leading Web3 Social Login built by a US-based team, has recently received a strategic investment from Coin98. — Tweet
Sei / $30M — Sei Labs, a contributor in the development of the Sei layer 1 blockchain, has secured a combined total of $30 million in two funding rounds. — CoinDesk
RSSR3 / $10M — RSS3, a protocol for data exchange, has secured $10 million in funding from DWF Labs, a prominent investor in the Web3 space. — CoinDesk
CAT Labs / $4.3M — CAT Labs, a provider of digital asset recovery and cybersecurity solutions, has received an investment of $4.3 million. — Yahoo Finance
Brassica / $8M — Brassica, a provider of Investment Infrastructure for Alternative Assets, recently raised $8 million in a seed funding round. — Business Wire
Absolute Labs / $8M — Absolute Labs, a company that offers a Wallet Relationship Management (WRM) platform for web3, recently secured $8 million in Seed funding from various investors. — FinSMEs
UXUY / $3.2M — UXUY, a protocol for aggregating liquidity across different blockchains, has secured $3.2M in a seed round investment. — GlobeNewswire
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De.Fi
"Web3 Super App & Antivirus."
Type of Product: Web3 Security
Purpose of Tool: De.Fi is an innovative Web3 Antivirus tool that provides users with a suite of tools to check and revoke all approvals in their digital wallet. It offers auditing services backed by experts, unified data for popular DeFi protocols, and pioneering security features that help mitigate risk when investing.
One of our favorite general crypto platforms, De.Fi has other useful platform utility including yield tracking, portfolio tracking, and more.
Shield: This feature allows users to decline risky allowances by automatically checking smart contracts for known security issues.
Scanner: This game-changer tool quickly checks for known vulnerabilities and generate comprehensive audit PDFs.
Audit Database: Users can access the world’s first audit database via API for real-time project audits. A constantly growing archive of 4000 audits is available free of charge.
REKT Database: Customers can gain insights into past and present scams with detailed reports on the vulnerabilities that were exploited, as well as a tracker of total funds lost.
Team / Funding / Backers / Other Info: On April 4th, 2023, Fantom Network announced the addition of De.Fi's security tools in order to further protect its decentralized applications (dapps). According to De.Fi, their team has accumulated and analyzed more than twelve million issues from 1.15 million contracts over the past two years.
Link to product | Link to TFC listing
Surfaceboard
“Supercharging revenue & reach for brands & creators"
Type of Product: Polygon NFT Analytics
Purpose of Tool: Surfaceboard is an ultimate dashboard developed for discovery and analytics of Polygon NFTs. It offers a 360° view of the Polygon NFT ecosystem with a super easy and intuitive experience. The platform seeks to help NFT enthusiasts, degens, project managers, and founders understand all the juicy market and collection data as well as on-wallet level holder insights.
Good dashboard for Polygon NFTs, especially as more popular collections have been launching on Polygon (Reddit NFTs, Yoots, etc)
Market Analytics & Stats: Get detailed information about various markets such as price movements, volumes, daily active users and much more.
Collection Insights: Understand the performance of collections along with their holders and transaction activity.
Wallet-Level Hodlers Insights: Track wallet transfers and gain valuable insights into hodler activity, trends, and correlations.
New Projects and Collections: Discover upcoming projects and collections.
Upcoming Airdrops and Mints: Stay up to date with upcoming airdrops and mints.
Top Collections Sorted As Per Your Wish: Easily sort top collections based on criteria like top gainers, most traded, etc.
Link to product | Link to TFC listing
Hello Moon
“Solana data infrastructure"
Type of Product: SOL NFT & DeFi Analytics
Purpose of Tool: Hello Moon is a user-friendly platform that indexes the Solana blockchain. It allows users to explore all NFT collections, DeFi tokens, and protocols on the network, as well as connect their wallet to view their portfolio. In addition, developers can access an API to track real-time activity. The website also labels wallets engaging in each ecosystem, enabling users to easily identify top influencers and whales.
What is Hello Moon’s Solana DeFi Tokens Tracker?
The Hello Moon Solana DeFi Token Tracker provides detailed insight into SOL DeFi protocols by tracking token prices and volume. Users can keep tabs on the top programs according to volume, along with key statistical trends such as price, average transfers, senders, unique receivers, and more.
Furthermore, it enables users to categorize projects based on floor prices, ownership overlap across collections, wash trading activity, and the USDC value of holders' wallets. Lastly, the platform supports DeFi tracking and token trading without any additional fees.
Team / Funding / Backers Info / Transaction Amount: On January 23, 2023, the Hello Moon team announced the launch of their new Developer Platform. This platform allows developers to directly interact with on-chain Solana data and create innovative applications such as dApps, analytics platforms, and more. Those interested in getting involved can visit hellomoon.io/developers for more information.
https://twitter.com/HelloMoon_io/status/1617586977074708485
Link to product | Link to TFC listing
DappBack
"Rewards for Discovering New Brands”
Type of Product: Web3 Rewards
Purpose of Tool: DappBack is a web3 loyalty program marketplace that offers rewards to consumers for their contributions and loyalty. Through its SaaS platform, brands can create tasks and list rewards for customers in order to grow and retain their communities. DappBack incentivizes active participation through NFTs and cryptocurrency such as ETH.
The following are some of the features of DappBack:
Task completion is monitored and verified by integrating with Web2 applications like Twitter or Discord and on-chain data.
Users receive DappBack Coins which can be redeemed in the Rewards Store for different crypto tokens or NFTs.
A wide range of interactions with different protocols encourages organic growth beyond just financially incentivized users.
Self-service platforms enable companies to create token-based loyalty programs to reward customers.
Team / Funding / Backers / Other Info: On April 5th, 2023, DappBack had a successful seed round and raised $2.5M with Greenfield Capital and IOSG Ventures as co-leads. Joseph and Jonathan, the experienced co-founders of DappBack, have already seen an early product market fit, with 70,000 users completing four million verified tasks on their beta platform. Among the notable customers are Shapeshift, Unstoppable Domains, BOBA Network, Phuture, Uplift DAO and Integral.
Link to product | Link to TFC listing
All Crypto Whitepapers | Crypto Wallet | Link to product
Loop | Crypto Payment | Link to product
Topaz | NFTs | Link to product
Dolpin | Privacy | Link to product
Valhalla | Community | Link to product
MetaMask | Data Analyst | Link to position
Foundation | Sales & Partnerships Lead | Link to position
Chainlink | Web Designer | Link to position
Gemini | Social Media Intern | Link to position
Archimedes Finance | Product Manager | Link to position
ZORA | Senior Accountant | Link to position
Uniswap Labs | Senior Frontend Engineer | Link to position
Web3Auth | Senior DevOps Engineer | Link to position
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