The Tomorrow Fund_

BY ANIMAL VENTURES / WARBURG SERRES

Crypto-native founders and companies are redefining our digital world with new ways to conduct commerce, community, trade, and lifestyle. The Tomorrow Fund supports the next generation of projects fueling the transition to Web3.

Our firm is at the forefront of this transformation, helping our founders at the earliest stages through their growth into global digital brands. The Tomorrow Fund is our flagship fund targeting venture-stage projects from Web3’s core infrastructure to middleware and apps.

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Airstack

Airstack is building Web3 data and tooling and infrastructure for developers.

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Alethea.AI

Alethea AI is building a decentralized protocol to create an Intelligent Metaverse inhabited by interactive and intelligent NFTs (iNFTs).

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Alt Video Game Fund

Alt Video Game Fund (Alt Fund III) is an investment fund that focuses on tokenization and trading of physical video game assets.

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Apexti

Apexti is a data indexing service for blockchains.

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Astar

Astar Network is a dApp hub on the Polkadot network that supports Ethereum, WebAssembly, and Layer 2 solutions like zk-rollups.

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Beem

Beem is a Web3 media platform focused on video streaming for creators.

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Binance US

Binance US is a regulated retail exchange for US investors.

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer crypto-asset and electronic payment system that is decentralized, transparent, and cryptographically secure.

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Blockdaemon

Blockdaemon is an infrastructure provider focused on staking, node infastructure and custody for digital assets.

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Blocto

Blocto is a cross-chain smart wallet and suite of DeFi and NFT applications designed to trade, swap and manage digital assets.

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Burrow

Burrow is a lending application built on the Near network.

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Calimero Network

Calimero Network is a private computation and permissioning environment for the Near network.

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Centrifuge

Centrifuge is a Polkadot network parachain focused on real world assets.

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Ceramic

Ceramic is a decentralized data network that brings unlimited data composability to Web3 applications.

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Clover Finance

CLV is a substrate-based Layer 1 infrastructure platform with EVM-compatibility and cross-chain interoperability.

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Code and State

Code and State is a venture studio focused on growing projects on top of the Internet Computer Protocol.

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Coin Metrics

Coin Metrics powers institutional data and analytics for crypto-assets and Web3.

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CoinFund Liquid Fund

The CoinFund Liquid Fund is a long-oriented liquid fund of digital asset investments.

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Community Gaming

Community Gaming is a Web3-based gaming infrastructure and tournament platform.

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Composable Finance

Composable Finance is a parachain building interoperable infrastructure for DeFi on the Polkadot network.

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Decentology

Decentology is building a smart contracts marketplace for developers to discover, build, and monetize Web3 applications.

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Departure Labs

Departure Labs is building payments middleware on the Internet Computer Protocol.

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Ethereum

Ethereum is the first Layer 1 protocol for smart contracts and decentralized applications.

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Few and Far

Few and Far is an NFT marketplace built on the Near Network.

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Figment

Figment is a crypto-asset staking service and network infrastructure provider.

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Flow

Flow is a Layer 1 blockchain network focused on digital collectibles and experiences.

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Foundation Devices

Foundation Devices is building open hardware and infrastructure to enable digital soverenity.

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IndexZoo

IndexZoo delivers index products for crypto-assets using composable DeFi tooling.

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Infinity Swap

Infinity Swap is a decentralized exchange built on the Internet Computer Protocol.

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Interlay

Interlay is building a Polkadot network parachain focused on DeFi services for Bitcoin.

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Internet Computer Protocol

The Internet Computer Protocol is a Layer 1 blockchain network bringing greater efficiency, speed and decentralization to computation and data storage.

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Ledger

Ledger delivers secure custody infrastructure for retail consumers and businesses.

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Livepeer

The Livepeer Token (LPT) supports Livepeer, an Ethereum-based protocol delivering decentralized video transcoding.

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Livepeer, Inc.

Livepeer is a decentralized video infrastructure network.

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Lukso

LUKSO network is an open and interoperable Layer 1 blockchain network for phygital and digital worlds.

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Meta Pool

Meta Pool is a liquid staking solution for the Near network.

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Metaversal

Metaversal is a venture studio which co-produces, curates, and invests in NFT collections.

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Mino Games

Mino Games is an industry-leading gaming company transforming the Web3 gaming landscape.

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Mintbase

Mintbase is a Near-based NFT launchpad and marketplace for developers.

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Moonbeam

Moonbeam is an EVM-compatible parachain for building cross-chain applications on the Polkadot network.

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Near

NEAR Protocol is a Layer 1 blockchain network enabling scalability through sharding.

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Nomad

Nomad is a Layer 2 cross-chain communication and bridge protocol.

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Parallel Finance

Parallel Finance is a DeFi parachain focused on crowdloans, lending and staking on the Polkadot network.

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PlayEmber

PlayEmber is a hyper-casual game studio rapidly introducing Web3 features and primitives into existing mobile games.

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Polkadot

Polkadot is a Layer 1 blockchain network connecting multiple specialized parachains into a unified network architecture.

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Radicle

Radicle is a decentralized code repository transforming open-source code management.

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Rainmaker

Rainmaker is a Web3 play-to-earn discovery platform with hundreds of games, ratings, and earnings forecasts.

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Ready Games

Ready Games is creating social gaming infrastructure for the Web3 play-to-earn economy.

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Roketo

Roketo is a real-time financial streaming platform built on the NEAR protocol.

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Solsten

Solsten is an analytics firm using neuroscience and AI to transform the way games are built and distributed.

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Somnium Space

Somnium Space is a virtual reality world designed to be a "metaverse" combined with a blockchain economy.

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The Graph

The Graph is an indexing protocol for organizing blockchain data and making it easily accessible with GraphQL.

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Tibles

Tibles is a digital collectibles platform transforming your favorite past times into digital collectible experiences.

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Unique Network

Unique Network is a Polkadot network parachain optimized for marketplaces, games and dApps with advanced features.

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Viv3

VIV3 is an NFT marketplace built on the Flow protocol.

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XMTP

XMTP is a Web3 open communication protocol, enabling secure messaging between wallets and dApps.

1/4/23

About Purple

Purple is the first app powered by Airstack

Airstack

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1/2/23

Refining NEAR Foundation’s Grant Approach

A few weeks ago, as part of a series of blogs on the state of funding, NEAR Foundation announced it would be examining its evolving funding strategy.

Near

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12/29/22

TL;DR 2022: A Super Foundational Year

The highlights of this year were: Raising our Series A, launching our AffiliateDirect program, establishing interoperability and starting our Mintbase Grant Program.

Mintbase

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12/28/22

Blocto’s 2022 Wrapped

It’s been another eventful year, to say the least. 2022 had its fair share surprises, stumbling blocks, and successes, but we never stopped building together. Let’s take a look at what we achieved together in the past 12 months.

Blocto

Article

12/23/22

Metaversal Integrates New Form of ‘Digital Rights Management’ to Omega RUNNER Franchise

Using a new encryption protocol that allows creators to encrypt interactive content (video, audio, animation) into each digital collectible.

Metaversal

Article

12/23/22

Metaversal’s 2022 Year in Review

To commemorate the year, celebrate its victories, and marvel at its mayhem, we put together The Metaversal 2022 Rewind, a labor of love that celebrates the personalities, projects, and culture that make this space such a unique and exciting one. It also looks ahead with optimism to 2023.

Metaversal

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12/22/22

NEAR 2022: A Year in Review

With 2023 around the corner, it’s a great time to reflect and take stock of all the exciting happenings and announcements that took place in 2022. NEAR Foundation congratulates every developer, community member, and partner that made 2022 a blast.

Near

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12/22/22

Somnium VR1 high-end PC VR headset to be shown at CES 2023

Somnium VR1 has been in development for almost two years. The final design will be on display at CES 2023.

Somnium Space

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12/21/22

Is Ethereum’s Censorship Problem Taking a Turn?

New relayers and community efforts have contributed to a decline in censorship on the blockchain

Ethereum

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12/21/22

Tabea Fuhrer from Muti Dao : Bridging digital tools with the physical world

Based in Lisbon, Muti Dao aims to blend the digital and physical worlds and has chosen to use Mintbase as its platform due to its growth on the Near blockchain and the tools it provides.

Mintbase

Video

12/20/22

New feature alert

𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 and 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 have arrived! We know this has been a highly requested feature and we're excited to finally bring it to our community.

Mintbase

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12/19/22

Binance.US to acquire bankrupt crypto exchange Voyager’s assets for $1 billion, weeks after planned FTX deal failed

Binance .US will acquire the crypto assets and customer deposits of Voyager Digital in a $1.02 billion deal, weeks after a planned FTX-Voyager acquisition failed as a result of FTX ’s collapse and Sam Bankman-Fried’s arrest.

Binance US

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12/19/22

nETH wallet is live on Burrow

nETH allows for MetaMask compatibility on NEAR Protocol . Users can now use your metamask to connect on Burrow!

Burrow

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12/19/22

The Puzzle Comes Together — Milestone Update 2022

We know things took longer than our initial estimation, but we can now see the finishing line in front of us, and we are excited to share that we are approaching the final milestones leading us to launch LUKSO mainnet.

Lukso

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12/19/22

XMTP mobile SDKs now available in Developer Preview

This holiday season, we have an early gift for all the web3 developers out there. Our mobile SDKs are now available in Developer Preview

XMTP

Article

12/15/22

[PARTNER CONTENT] Jon Hook, CMO and Co-Founder of PlayEmber

Meet Jon Hook, CMO and Co-Founder of PlayEmber, a gaming and advertising company who is building on NEAR Protocol with an eye towards a reimagination of how casual game players are rewarded for the time they spend with mobile gaming.

PlayEmber

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12/15/22

NEAR Protocol: Optimized for Disruptive Developers

While Ethereum recently moved to proof-of-stake (PoS) to work on its fundamentals, NEAR protocol has already set itself on a strong foundation, 10 years ahead of Ethereum’s roadmap. NEAR was designed to be fast, secure and scalable.

Near

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12/14/22

NEAR Protocol: Optimized for Disruptive Developers

PlayEmber is an X-chain GameFi infrastructure to mass onboard Web2 gamers to Web3. Harnessing the agility of NEAR, PlayEmber offers game studios a Unity-based SDK that can be quickly implemented into projects looking to move into Web3

PlayEmber

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12/14/22

NEAR Strategic Update and Outlook for 2023

This post will cover NEAR’s convictions heading into next year, the strategic approach to drive our next phase, and a look ahead at new areas of product and development.

Near

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12/13/22

Flow Ecosystem Priorities: Q1 2023 Overview

The Flow team is excited to share community-focused Flow ecosystem priorities. Since the launch of The Flow blockchain in December 2020, multiple independent teams from various disciplines ranging from distributed systems to programming languages, cryptography, and game theory are constantly advancing the research and development of Flow.

Flow

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12/13/22

Flow Town Hall: 2022 Recap and What's To Come in 2023

Miss the first-ever Flow Town Hall, or just want to review all of the information shared? Here's a full recap of the event for your convenience, and an easy way to share it on social media.

Flow

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12/12/22

Binance.US Introduces Pay: Safely Send, Request, & Receive Crypto Instantly With Zero Fees

Today we’re introducing a new feature called Pay that allows users to easily send, request, and receive crypto with friends, family, and contacts on Binance.US. With instant settlement for Bitcoin, Ethereum, or any of our nearly 150 supported cryptocurrencies on Binance.US, all Pay transactions feature zero gas and zero transaction fees.

Binance US

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12/12/22

Celebrate Taipei Blockchain Week with BloctoCamp Powered by Aptos

The Web3 world is taking over Taipei this December 12–17, 2022! Taipei Blockchain Week is set to bring together “industry experts from all over the world in the blockchain space,” with the aim of educating and empowering the Taiwanese community in further growing as a hub for Web3 innovation.

Blocto

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12/12/22

Coin Metrics Introduces Suite of Sector Indexes

Coin Metrics is pleased to announce the Total Market Series, a suite of indexes measuring segments of the digital assets ecosystem as defined by datonomy ™. Datonomy is a classification system that classifies coins and tokens based on context of use.

Coin Metrics

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12/12/22

Meta Staking Vote is LIVE!

Meta Staking Vote is a voting system that continuously redistributes 15% of the total NEAR staked on Meta Pool amongst all node validators

Meta Pool

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12/11/22

We are Proud to Introduce CharacterGPT

The next step in revolutionary Generative AI capabilities is upon us.

Alethea.AI

Article

12/10/22

State of the Ark Address

Gather around the fire and prepare for the holidays by joining us tomorrow for the State Of Ark address, with our Founder and CEO

Alethea.AI

Article

12/9/22

Burrow has disabled $USN borrowing.

Henceforth, $USN deposits will no longer earn net-liquidity rewards.

Burrow

Article

12/9/22

Livepeer Walks the Talk in November

It’s good to talk — and Livepeer has lived up to that lately, hosting a series of lively and informative Twitter Spaces with industry experts.

Livepeer

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12/9/22

Start Spreading the Word: Livepeer Walks the Talk in November

It’s good to talk — and Livepeer has lived up to that lately, hosting a series of lively and informative Twitter Spaces with industry experts.

Livepeer, Inc.

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12/8/22

Flow Developer Grants: End of year roundup

The Flow Developer Grants program supports the ecosystem of developers building the future of the decentralized web on the Flow blockchain.

Flow

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12/8/22

Ethereum Developers Target March 2023 for Release of Staked Ether

Staked ETH withdrawals are coming in the spring, while "proto-danksharding" will follow in the subsequent hard fork in the fall.

Ethereum

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12/7/22

Livepeer Expands Decentralized Video Capabilities Into Aptos Ecosystem

Livepeer is pleased to announce a new integration with Aptos, a layer 1 protocol that aims to bring mainstream adoption to web3 with the smart contract programming language, Move.

Livepeer

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12/6/22

Binance.US Expands Zero Fee Trading to Ethereum (ETH) Through Updated Fee Schedule

Binance.US, the U.S. partner to the world’s largest crypto exchange and America’s home to buy, sell, trade, convert, and stake digital assets, today announced that it has expanded its zero fee pricing model to now include Ethereum (ETH), effective immediately.

Binance US

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12/6/22

CLV Monthly Wrap-up — A Flashback into November 2022

We’ve had a fantastically productive month here at CLV in November, as we prepare for the upcoming holiday season and 2023. We have achieved significant development milestones, established new partnerships, and expanded the size of our community. In general, our anticipation for the years to come is through the roof. The future appears promising.

Clover Finance

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12/6/22

Aptos and Livepeer Empower the Next Generation Creator Economy

Livepeer, the decentralized video streaming network, has integrated with Aptos to provide seamless video streaming capabilities. This integration empowers creators with easy-to-use, low-fee content ownership.

Livepeer, Inc.

Article

12/6/22

Burrow Cash - The First Lending Platform on NEAR

Burrow Cash is excited to be the first lending platform on NEAR. With Burrow Cash, everybody can easily connect with lenders and borrow money from approved lenders to help them finance

Burrow

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12/5/22

Announcing the open beta launch of the Flow community Archive Node

We are excited to announce the Open Beta of the Flow community archive node. The archive node provides a scalable and efficient way to access the execution state history of the Flow protocol

Flow

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12/5/22

LEDGER STAX: ENTER THE NEXT GENERATION OF WEB3 HARDWARE

Ledger Stax makes your crypto journey infinitely more intuitive. It is a credit-card-sized device enabling you to manage over 500 digital assets, your NFT collections and to explore an ever-growing range of Web3 apps by connecting it via Bluetooth®** to your Ledger Live™ mobile app.

Ledger

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12/5/22

XMTP v2 Is Here

The latest version brings conversation filtering and improvements to privacy

XMTP

Article

12/4/22

Binance.US Launches in Two New U.S. Territories; Receives Money Transmitter Licenses in American Samoa, Guam, and Louisiana

Binance.US today announced that it has launched in two new U.S. territories by receiving its Money Transmitter Licenses (MTLs) in both American Samoa and Guam.

Binance US

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12/4/22

Announcing the Figment Rewards Calculator

We are excited to announce the release of our Rewards Calculator! Calculating protocol staking rewards accurately is important, but typically is a challenging, manual and laborious process.

Figment

Article

12/4/22

Somnium Space Cubes (CUBE) has a Very Bullish Sentiment Score, is Rising, and Outperforming the Crypto Market Monday: What's Next?

Somnium Space Cubes (CUBE) gets a very bullish rating from InvestorsObserver Monday. The crypto is up 10.26% to $0.9152291383 while the broader crypto market is up 1.95%.

Somnium Space

Article

12/1/22

Polygon Is Coming to The Graph’s Decentralized Network

After relying on The Graph’s hosted service for years, Polygon users will soon be able to rely on fully decentralized APIs to power their decentralized applications (dApps).

The Graph

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12/1/22

Make Aptos Integration Easy with Blocto SDK

Our recent integration with Aptos furthers our shared goal of simplifying the Web3 onboarding experience. Blocto Wallet enables anyone to set up their first wallet and start interacting with Aptos dApps in as little as 30 seconds.

Blocto

Article

11/29/22

How Binance.US Delivers A Trusted Staking Platform

Let’s take a look at the risks involved with staking on Binance.US and how we manage your assets.

Binance US

Article

11/28/22

Aeria Studio Canada and Ready Games Partner to Bring Web3 Gaming to Android

Aeria Studio Canada is teaming up with Ready Games to integrate web3 gaming into its titles. Aeria wants to add web3 features to its most popular games.

Ready Games

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11/28/22

Mintbase Grants Program — meet the first approved projects

Our grants program aims to support builders working on critical infrastructure that is open-source and can be used by the entire NEAR Protocol ecosystem. For this, we’ve focused on technical projects led by teams with proven development experience.

Mintbase

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11/24/22

First Mover Americas: Binance.US to Bid for Voyager

CZ also confirmed in the Bloomberg interview, that Binance’s U.S. arm will be making a fresh bid for crypto lender Voyager now that FTX is unable to follow through with acquiring it.

Binance US

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11/24/22

Ledger Rolls Out ‘Crypto Life’ Debit Card Across UK and Europe

Crypto wallet maker Ledger is rolling out its crypto debit card across the UK and Europe, as a string of scandals in the ecosystem spurs interest in self-custody solutions.

Ledger

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