💫Communities @Outlier_Ventures
| Formerly Community Lead@ Aleph Zero, Euler, Supraoracles, Raydium Protocol, Hype Partners, Binance, Bybit.
| Partner @petrockcapital
Februrary 17
Wondered why uponly and dumpu?
Likely this news - Binance Moved $400 MLN From U.S. Partner (Binance US) to Firm Managed by Ceo Zhao
✔️ Actionable
Ufo NFT free mint for first 30k subscribers
Eclipse Testnet Sign up
Reflection by RŌHKI Music NFT Open Edition (costs 0.01 ETH)
Parallax Finance Alpha testing spots
🔑 Project updates
Mina Protocol launches zkIgnite, Cohort 1
Platypusdefi stablecoin exploited for 8m
Tenderfi begins generating revenue
Solana Taipei Hacker House, May 10-14
Router has developed layer-1 blockchain using cosmo tendermint consensus
Oasys onboards Softbank as network validator
Flashbots will share MEV with retail users
CLV introduces Wallet Talk
Toei animation enters sandbox
Cosmos Hub to undergo Rho network upgrade
Rarible rolls out new Polygon marketplace builder
🔨Tools
Going to ETH denver 2023? Here is the list of side events
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gDVzvwwy_NcVr7kXo2J7pD74ZwKbvnRjKmOXwoZ2cao/edit?usp=sharing
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/2/d/1KtyFTb_W282bQ1xoVA5rlTwTDz3QfhswWIVpXhpbQIc/htmlview
👀 Reads
Blocmates DeFinitive Guide to Tapioca DAO
100y_eth deepdive into Sei Network
David Seroy Prelim thread on ZKP's roll-ups and BTC
🗞 News
BlockRock ETF can now be traded on Uniswap
CleanSpark buys 20,000 miners from Bitmain, bringing tally to 46,500
Shopify integrates web3 solutions
GSR Pledges $10 Million to Its Philanthropic Social Impact Foundation
Hong Kong's Government Successfully Issued Its First Tokenized Green Bond of $100 Million
💸 Raises
Mysten Labs CEO Evan Cheng seeking to raise 100m for Web3 Fund - More
Nefta raises 5m in seed in round led by Play Ventures, with participation from Polygon Ventures, SevenX Ventures, Sfermion and Picus Capital - More
Sending Labs raises 12.5m seed from Insignia Venture Partners, MindWorks Capital and Signum Capital with participation from K3 Ventures, LingFeng Innovation Fund, UpHonest Capital and Aipollo Investment - More
⚡️ Follow for curated alpha → @kirbycrypto
Februrary 16
✔️ Actionable
Kresko Testnet - app.kresko.link/signup
C3 Exchange Waitlist - c3.io/?r=UgxDX (Investors include Jane Street, Jump Crypto, Golden Tree, CMS Holdings)
Claim $Access if you exchanged coingecko candy for the airdrop - app.accessprotocol.co/unlock
New Projects
Sector Finance Launch (Structured product protocol on arbitrum) - twitter.com/sector_fi/status/1623799433313009664
Mirai (Zk-based cross-chain lending protocol on Polygon) - twitter.com/Mirai_Protocol
🔑 Project updates
Umee Axelar Bridge Migration - twitter.com/Umee_CrossChain/status/1623728532810498048
Push Protocol Expands to BNB Chain - www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/02/15/crypto-wallet-messaging-application-push-protocol-expands-to-bnb-chain/
Conflux to Build Blockchain-Based SIM Cards with China Telecom - www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/02/15/conflux-network-to-build-blockchain-based-sim-cards-with-china-telecom/
Zyberswap partners with Sushiswap - twitter.com/zyberswap/status/1625870600685121536
🔨Tools
Fight scams + hackers with these tools (Don't use all, one is enough but there are multiple tools out there)
Joinfire (Free extension that simulates web3 transactions, showing you what will enter and exit your wallet before you sign contract) - www.joinfire.xyz/
PocketUniverse (Free extension that keeps your assets safe when you sign web3 transactions) - www.pocketuniverse.app/
Scamsniffer (Alerts you on phishing sites) - scamsniffer.io/
👀 Reads
Report: The Future of DAOs by Jack Callahan - medium.com/369-capital/the-future-of-daos-dc1e7289e8c
DefiMinty deep dive into Manifold - twitter.com/DeFiMinty/status/1624091408725426177
0xkhan_ deep dive into Zk - twitter.com/0xkhan_/status/1623744998335459329
Landfsmile on $DSQ - twitter.com/LandfSmile/status/1625359201081114624
🗞 News
Abu Dhabi Starts $2B Initiative to Back Web3 Startups
Ripple donates null million in $XRP to support victims of the Turkey-Syria earthquake
Siemens issues first digital bond on blockchain
Napster acquires Mint Songs
Final Fantasy Maker Square Enix to Launch NFT Game on Polygon
Crypto trading full legal for Hong Kong citizens on June 1st 2023
💸 Raises
Nomura’s Laser Digital announced a strategic investment in DeFi protocol Infinity Exchange - www.theblock.co/post/211852/nomura-laser-digital-invests-infinity-exchange
Ironblocks raises 7m seed co-led by Collider Ventures and Disruptive AI. Other investors include ParaFi, Samsung Next and Quantstamp, with angels Balaji Srinivasan and Nimrod Lehavi - www.theblock.co/post/211917/ironblocks-raises-7-million-to-build-blockchain-cybersecurity-platform
Superplastic raises 20M Series A-4 from Amazon Alexa Fund, Google Ventures, Galaxy Digital, Sony Japan, Animoca Brands, Craft Ventures - decrypt.co/121321/amazon-funds-web3-studio-superplastic-20-million-round
Modular Cloud raises 1.7m Pre-seed from Maven 11 and Blockchain Capital. NFX, Celestia Foundation and Eclipse - www.theblock.co/post/211943/maven-11-and-blockchain-capital-back-tooling-provider-modular-cloud
Alongside raises 11m Seed from Coinbase Ventures, Franklin Templeton Investments, Village Global and Not Boring Capital - techcrunch.com/2023/02/15/crypto-index-platform-alongside-raises-11m-led-by-a16z
⚡️ Follow for curated alpha → t.me/kirbycrypto