friend tech / Leading Social App on Base — “Launched August 10, friend tech has quickly become the most popular application on Base with over 7,000 ETH of volume in its first week. friend tech allows users to buy and sell tokenized shares of crypto personalities … As of August 16, friend tech has processed over 300,000 transactions from 23,000 unique users.” — more
Adidas x BAPE / NFT Drop — Adidas Originals partnered with BAPE for a digiphysical drop to celebrate BAPE's 30th anniversary. The NFT launch on Adidas Collect will begin on Aug. 22nd at a price of 0.3 ETH, accompanied by physical sneaker redemptions on Sept. 26 — more
Polygon Labs / SK Telecom Collaboration — Polygon Labs and leading Korean mobile carrier SK Telecom are collaborating to create a web3 ecosystem and incubator. “We see this collaboration with SK telecom as an important step in providing Web3 experiences to more consumers,” Polygon Labs CEO Marc Boiron — more
Coca-Cola / NFT Drop on Base — Collectors aped over $450k into Coca-Cola's latest NFT offering on Coinbase's Base chain. The collection, featuring a mix of classic and contemporary art with Coke bottles, had over 60k “Masterpieces” minted shortly after launch — more
Zynga / Web3 Gaming Push — Zynga, the well-known gaming publisher responsible for hit games like Farmville, is diving into the world of web3 with the announcement of their NFT collection “Oras” and web3 gaming ecosystem known as “Sugartown — more
Ether Futures ETF / Poised for U.S. Approval — Bloomberg reported that the SEC is likely to approve the first Ether futures-based ETFs. The approval may signal a change in the SEC's stance on crypto-related ETFs ahead of several upcoming spot ETF decisions. If finalized, ETH futures ETFs could go live as early as Oct. — more
The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Roblox Collaboration — The Met is teaming up with “AR quest-based app” Replica to offer a Met experience within the Roblox metaverse. Targeting younger audiences, the app allows visitors to scan artworks and receive digital wearables for their Roblox avatar — more
Coinbase / Approval to List Futures in U.S. — Coinbase received approval to list crypto futures in the U.S. This approval makes Coinbase the first crypto-focused platform in the U.S. to offer regulated and leveraged crypto futures alongside traditional spot trading. The approval follows a two-year application process — more
ZepetoX (🤝) / $13M Raised — ZepetoX (ZTX), the web3 initiative of Asia’s largest metaverse Zepeto, raises round led by Jump Crypto, with participation from Collab+Currency, Parataxis, MZ Web3 Fund, and Everest Ventures Group — more
jokerace / $2M Raised — Jokerace, a startup offering contests for communities to make, execute, and reward decisions, raises pre-seed round led by 1kx, with participation from Boys Club, Seed Club Ventures (🤝), and over 90 angel investors — more
Linea / $6M Raised — Linea, a new L1 chain attempting to tackle scalability issues using ‘microchains’, raises round from Laser Digital Ventures (Nomura), Flow Traders, and Eterna Capital. a16z crypto led the company’s initial seed round last year alongside Tribe Capital. This brings the total capital raised to $12M — more
HypeLab / $4M Raised — HypeLab, a web3 advertising startup that uses onchain data to personalize and deliver ads, raises seed round led by Shima Capital and Makers Fund — more
Cantina / $7M Raised — Cantina, a marketplace for web3 security auditors, raises round led by Framework Ventures, with participation from Nascent, 1kx, Volt Capital, Breed VC, Robot Ventures, and others — more
Being Onbrand, Onchain / Karen Shen — “While consumers look to their favorite brands and subcommunities to bring genuine value to their belief systems, traditional brands are mostly unable to fulfill these needs — often, legacy commercial systems do not readily support the type of relationships that consumers desire. Herein lies the opportunity. Web3 is a technological design space that includes properties of decentralization, crypto-economic incentives, and hyper-financialization. But web3 is also a cultural movement.” — more
The Open Problems of Onchain Games / Charlie Noyes + Doug Feagin — “Does it make sense to put games (fully) onchain? Turns out this is a tough question to answer. Composability and open economies are powerful primitives that could lead to new types of games. But blockchains are harsh environments. Onchain games are fighting uphill battles on a few fronts: tech, incentives, and game design.” — more
What You Need To Know About Transient Labs (🤝) Doppelgänger Contract / Arthur Parkhouse — “Transient Labs, the Web3-based creative studio known for its innovation and extensive collaborations, has recently developed and released a new type of NFT contract, in partnership with artist Patrick Amadon, that changes the game for both creators and collectors.” — more
Vertex (🤝) / Partner Network Announcement — “Vertex Protocol, a decentralized exchange for digital asset spot and derivatives trading, is pleased to announce Collab+Currency has joined its Partner Network, a seasoned crypto-focused venture fund. Partnering in 2022, Collab+Currency participated in Vertex’s seed round, bringing years of experience in DeFi, crypto, and consumer products.” — more
Draup x Vertical Crypto Art / Digital Fashion Residency Program — Draup and VCA teamed up to introduce a Digital Fashion Residency Program in partnership with Lens. The 6-week residency, starting on Sept. 4th, provides hands-on teaching and mentorship to emerging digital fashion designers, generative artists, creative coders, physical fashion designers, AR filter artists, and UGC & VFX creators. Applications are open until Aug. 29th — more
PartyDAO / Introducing Operators — Party DAO introduced Operators — a mechanism that decouples decision-making and execution, enabling groups to make faster token swaps and NFT purchases. Through intent-based proposals, actions like trading tokens and buying NFTs can be set up with flexible parameters for later execution, aiming to strike a balance between consensus and speed for onchain groups — more
Immutable / Launches zkEVM Testnet — Web3 gaming platform Immutable launched a zkEVM testnet — an L2 designed to enhance scalability and reduce gas fees for developers by utilizing Polygon's scaling technology — more
Safe / Introduces “Core” Protocol — Safe, previously Gnosis Safe, unveiled a whitepaper detailing the "Safe Core Protocol" that aims to address issues around interoperability and security by creating a new standard for modular smart accounts— more
OpenSea / Creator Royalties Now Optional — OpenSea announced a change in its approach by discontinuing the enforcement of creator royalty fees on secondary NFT sales. Starting August 31, artists listing new projects on OpenSea can no longer require buyers to pay a creator fee — more
Snowfro x Jordan Lyall / Prohibition: heart + craft — “heart + craft is a collaboration between Erick Calderon (Snowfro), artist and creator of Art Blocks (🤝), and Jordan Lyall, web3 product builder and founder of Prohibition. The "Inclusive Edition" is a model that builds on the Open Edition, yet offers additional flexibility and emphasizes the goal of inclusivity and accessibility. Unlike the Open Edition, the "Inclusive Edition" does not have a pre-determined duration or a fixed supply cap.” Minting opens Aug. 24th — more
Various Artists / Base: Highlight x Fingerprints DAO — “Highlight × Fingerprints DAO × Coinbase have teamed up with four brilliant artists to bring generative art to Base.” Featuring Melissa Wiederrecht, James Merrill, Holger Lippmann, and Leander Herzog. Minting Aug. 22nd — more
Sam Spratt / Nifty Gateway: The Monument Game — “The Monument Game is built like a campfire. The 1/1 serves as the flame: the object of attention, the brightest light where stories and lore are told-where energy is spent and generated. The Skulls of Luci and The Council represent the objects of desire: the people and leaders gathered around the light, sharing their stories with each other-creating a force when bonded, to hold the light and draw in others from the dark.” Minting opens Aug. 21st — more
Karen Shen / Being Onbrand, Onchain 🔥
Rainbow (🤝) / Onchain Summer on BASE
Delegate (🤝) / Updates + Collabs from May-July
toly / Squads (🤝) Hits $170M in TVL
Vertex (🤝) / $275M in 24-hour Volume + > $5B Total Volume
Le Random (🤝) / On the Iconic Chromie Squiggle
Digitized / Featured #16 x Squiggle DAO
9dcc (🤝) / Stapleverse x Sapienz Drop
marty / Vacation x Kim Kardashian x Poolsuite
Michael Bouhanna / Grails Part IV at Sotheby’s
onPolygon / Courtyard NFT Bringing RWA’s Onchain
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