⚡ TFC Newsletter: 04/25/2023
Google Launches Web3 Startups Program, Dune Analytics Updates, Web3 Wallets, On-Chain Data, Security, and more!
💡 Intro
Google continues its focus on Web3 through new GCP program: Today, Google announced benefits to allow Web3 startups to apply for its Startups Cloud Program.
Major Web3 platforms including Alchemy, Aptos, Celo, Flow, nansen, Polygon, Thirdweb, Solana, and more are also providing credits/grants through the program.
Why This Matters:
Google is looking to position GCP as a top provider for future Web3 startups to build on.
Google’s investment of resources + tying GCP to Web3 is a great vote of confidence for Web3 overall.
If you’re building a Web3 dapp/platform/company: be sure to check their program out, there’s plenty of great benefits for you.
Dune Analytics Launches Major Changes: As one of the most used analytics tools, the recent changes from Dune are worth noting.
Today: they launched their Data API + revamped their tiers.
Why This Matters:
Most user-generated analytics dashboards run on Dune
Now: with the API, you can make your own custom dapps and tools powered by that same data
This makes building your own sites/trading tools/discord bots way easier
Thetanuts Finance / $17M — Thetanuts Finance, a platform for decentralized finance, has secured $17 million in a funding round that was spearheaded by Polychain Capital, HyperChain Capital, and Magnus Capital. — CoinDesk
Teahouse Finance / $5M — Teahouse Finance, a wealth management platform, raised $5 million in its most recent funding round with the aim of addressing the concentrated liquidity problem in DeFi. — CryptoSlate
Rise / $3.8M— Rise, a payments and compliance platform for global workforces, has announced that it raised $3.8 million in a seed funding round, which was co-led by Sino Global Capital and Polymorphic Capital. — Tweet
TinyTap / $8.5M — TinyTap, an ed-tech company owned by Animoca Brands, has raised $8.5 million in funding from investors including Sequoia China and Polygon, resulting in a valuation of $100 million for the edtech company. — The Block
HypeSaints / Undisclosed — Find Satoshi Lab and ProDigital Future Fund have led a seed round of funding in HypeSaints, an on-chain Gameboy ecological product. — Tweet
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Watchers
"On-chain monitor powered by ScopeProtocol"
Type of Product: On-Chain Data Analytics
Purpose of Tool: Watchers is an on-chain data analytics platform developed by 0xScope. It enables users to create real-time profiles (entities) with meaningful connections and to explore an expansive range of data labels and tags. Watchers provides users with a competitive advantage by providing real-time data to track market trends on-chain.
Alpha Hunting Mode: Monitor whales, track smart money, and find out who is investing in various tokens and wallets.
Live Statistics Dashboard: A comprehensive dashboard that provides real-time data to help users get a handle on the newest trends.
0xScope Knowledge Graph: Utilize the 0xScope Knowledge Graph to create profiles with meaningful connections.
Omnichain Support: Analyze entity behavior across multiple chains.
Real-time Signals: Get notifications of changes in the on-chain data.
Address Tracking and Monitoring: Monitor address activity in real-time.
Team / Funding / Backers / Other Info: 0xScope is a Knowledge Graph protocol designed to unify both Web2 and Web3 data. On September 21st, 2022, they successfully raised $3 million in its seed round. ABCDE, a venture capital fund founded by Huobi's co-founder Du Jun and BMAN, spearheaded the round, with additional backing from Hash Global and Liang Xinjun.
Link to product | Link to TFC listing
Delegate Cash
“A decentralized registry to protect your assets."
Type of Product: Wallet Security
Purpose of Tool: Delegate Cash is a tool that provides holders with a secure way to use platforms like Collab.Land and Vulcan to verify in Discord. It allows users to give a wallet permission to operate on behalf of another wallet, and helps protect holders’ ‘vault’ holding grail NFTs, whilst still enabling them to use those NFTs in smart contracts.
Very useful tool for delegating authority of your wallets to other wallets.
Delegate Cash allows users to input a hot wallet they want to use, then sign with a vault wallet that they want to delegate, completing the process and granting permission to operate on behalf of the wallet.
Users are able to delegate an entire wallet, a specific contract, or individual NFTs as needed.
The delegated wallet has permission to claim utility, airdrops, verify in Discord, but does not have permission to transfer assets, list them for sale, etc.
This prevents users from signing malicious contracts while trying to claim utility, as their vault will remain untouched.
Delegate Cash can also be used to enable allowlist mints for holders of certain NFTs, airdrop claims, and more.
Team / Funding / Backers / Other Info: On February 2, 2023, Delegate Cash, founded by @0xfoobar, achieved a remarkable milestone of attaining $400 million in assets within four months of its launch.
As of today, Delegate Cash is safeguarding an impressive $657 million in assets with 14,150 wallets delegated.
Link to product | Link to TFC listing
Taho
“The wallet web3 deserves."
Type of Product: Web3 Wallet
Purpose of Tool: Taho is a web3 wallet and the first of its kind to be community-owned. It is 100% open source and provides an alternative to MetaMask, making it safe and simple to access and use DeFi and web3.
With a beautiful NFT gallery, ledger support that works, and swap fees that are half the price of other wallets with no hidden fees, Taho is a great choice for those looking to take their crypto to the next level.
Beautiful NFT Gallery: Easily view all of your Ethereum, Polygon, Optimism, and Arbitrum NFTs.
Ledger Support: Developed by a community of developers that listens to users, Taho's ledger support is reliable and effective.
Cheap Swaps: Taho Swaps are half the price of other wallets with no hidden fees.
Easy to Use: Taho makes connecting to DeFi and web3 simple and secure.
Team / Funding / Backers / Other Info: On Feb 21, 2023, Tally Ho has rebranded itself as Taho. The platform has gained significant traction since its inception in 2021, with more than 100,000 people trying out its services. Furthermore, the company has received support from almost 300,000 individuals who have signed its pledge to DefendWeb3. Learn more about Taho’s pledge here.
Link to product | Link to TFC listing
Pink Paper
"Pink Paper: The Decentralized Publishing Platform”
Type of Product: Decentralized Publishing
Purpose of Tool: Pink Paper is a decentralized content publishing platform that offers creators a safe and secure way to manage and share their content. It enables them to keep ownership of their content without the worry of manipulation or control by centralized Web 2 giants.
Pink Paper offers innovative features such as a semantic login system, an engaging article feed, Interactive Commenting & Replying System, Follow/Unfollow System, Tailor-Made Customizable Feed, and more.
Decentralized Content Publishing: Pink Paper is built on a decentralized platform that ensures your content will remain available throughout the digital space and ownership is retained by the creator.
Semantic Login System: A unique login system allows users to quickly and securely access their accounts with a simple phrase or sentence.
Real-Time Notification System: Users can stay up to date with real-time notifications.
Scheduling & Unlisted Features: Users can schedule posts and articles and keep them unlisted.
Cutting-Edge Tech: Pink Paper harnesses the power of 3 blockchains (Neo, Polygon, Ethereum) and the decentralized storage systems IPFS and NEOfs, and is actively integrating with as many blockchains as possible.
Coming Soon: The platform is introducing NFT Minting, NFT Gating, and Moderation DAO features to further enhance the user experience.
Team / Funding / Backers / Other Info: Rupin Mathur is the founder and creator of Pink Paper, and has made headlines in the business world. With an impressive background as the CMO at QuadB Apparels and co-founding India's 1st Crypto Education Platform, Finstreet, Mathur is no stranger to driving bootstrapped ventures to success.
On April 17th, 2023, the PinkPaper Writing Competition was officially announced, offering writers the opportunity to submit their best articles for a chance to win a grand prize of $1,000. Learn more here.
Link to product | Link to TFC listing
Gokustats | Analytics | Link to product
Fleek | Dev Tool | Link to product
Kiln | DeFi Staking | Link to product
Footprint Analytics | NFT Tool | Link to product
Crypto Packaged Goods | Community | Link to product
Magic Eden | Product Management Lead | Link to position
Chainalysis | Product Designer | Link to position
Blockdaemon | Sales Executive | Link to position
Quicknode | Senior Support Engineer | Link to position
Polygon | Treasury Manager | Link to position
Dune Analytics | Head of Growth | Link to position
Optimism | Governance Operations Coordinator | Link to position
Solana Foundation | Social Media Strategist | Link to position
Orb Labs | Marketing & Community Management | Link to position
Circle | Content Writer Intern | Link to position
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