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👋 Introducing Agora – the end-to-end governance app for crypto protocols. We’re stoked to be partnering with Sam & Haun Ventures along with Seed Club Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Saison Capital, Caladan (prev AlphaLab Capital), Position Ventures and amazing angels like Sina Habibian, Balaji S., Packy McCormick, Boris Wertz and many more to help us in our long term vision in building open-source governance tooling to create a more expansive internet. Some of us come from open source. Others come from economic research. But the Internet of today is not what we thought it was going to be. Where we hoped for it to be free as in freedom, it is now free as in free trial sponsored by FAANG. The Internet today is gratis, but not libre. That’s why we started Agora to make building MIT-licensed software for running protocols our first and only priority and we've spent the last 18 months building deeply with top protocols like Optimism Foundation, Uniswap, ENS and we've seen: - 500K+ of votes casted - 80K+ delegate profiles created - Empowered over 30M in public goods funding and decisions Looking ahead, we’ll continue to build for the long term, and double down on shipping all our software as open source public goods that advance our ecosystem. We've got quite a lot started already, but there's much more to the story here, and we'd be honored if you'd join us in the journey. https://lnkd.in/eb5__UMK

We’re excited to announce that we’ve raised $15 million in Series A funding! 🎉 This round was co-led by Faction VC and Galaxy Ventures, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Alchemy, Figment, and Mirana Ventures. Thank you to our partners and supporters for embracing our vision. Two years ago, Turnkey started as a provider of secure, flexible, and scalable wallet infrastructure. Today, our core mission is to secure the open internet. Teams like Alchemy, Dynamic, and Eversify Labs' Thunder Terminal are using Turnkey’s composable on-chain primitives to build better products, without sacrificing security and scalability for convenience. Developers can create a variety of on-chain experiences, from embedded wallets to granting limited signing permission to AI agents. This new funding will enable us to double down on our efforts in developing critical primitives that bring crypto developers’ visions to life. We plan to scale our operations to meet increasing demand from builders who want to create the next generation of on-chain applications. We’ve been hard at work shipping wallet import, webhooks, and the EIP-1193-provider package — with many more exciting launches slated for the months ahead. Are you a developer interested in building on Turnkey? Get started with our free quickstart guide, join our community support Slack, or reach out to share what you’re building. And if you’re someone who wants to join us in our mission, we’re hiring. This is just the latest milestone, and we can’t wait for what lies ahead. Read more on our blog 🔗 👇 https://turnkey.club/blog

Did you miss out on BGB? Then watch out for BWB Introducing BWB, the official token of Bitget Wallet, representing a vital component of Bitget Group's decentralized ecosystem. Backed by leading venture capitalists like Foresight Ventures and Dragonfly Capital, BWB holds immense potential for price growth, setting itself apart as a significant player in the crypto space. About Bitget Wallet: As Asia's largest Web3 wallet with over 19 million users and a reputable 5-year history, Bitget Wallet stands as the go-to decentralized wallet for DeFi enthusiasts and traders alike. Experience the expansive world of Web3 through a single, user-friendly app, offering a comprehensive suite of features including on-chain data, financial insights, DEX, Launchpad functionalities, and earning centers. It boasts a robust partner ecosystem, including Bitget CEX, Foresight Ventures, and prominent media entities. Supported by notable venture capitalists, it provides unparalleled opportunities for earning crypto, including insights from seasoned enthusiasts, Launchpad campaigns with exceptional returns, and discreet wealth generation through their earning center. With an unbeatable mobile experience, it excels in convenience and accessibility, catering to traders' needs and keeping them updated with the latest market trends. Whether you're an altcoin or memecoin enthusiast, it ensures you stay ahead of the competition with its seamless swap platform and timely listing of hot tokens. In summary, Bitget Wallet is a need to have tool for success in the crypto world. With a team dedicated to meeting users' needs and delivering exceptional experiences, it provides access to rare trading opportunities and ensures a seamless and rewarding trading experience on Web3.

Taiko: The Community-Driven Solution for Decentralized and Efficient Ethereum Scaling? You bet! Listen up, ladies - as someone who's been neck-deep in this crypto game for years, I can tell you that Taiko has me all kinds of excited. Finally, it feels like we might have a real solution to the scaling issues that have been plaguing Ethereum for so long, and the best part? It's being driven by the community, just like it should be! From the get-go, Taiko is ticking all the right boxes. Everything about it is open-source, permissionless, and powered by us - the people. No more worrying about some shadowy figures pulling the strings behind the curtains. We're in charge here, honey! But it's not just about decentralization; Taiko is also big on transparency. Get this - they're writing every single block's data directly onto the Ethereum mainnet. That means we can all see and verify the chain state whenever we want. No more secrets or shady business! Speaking of transparency, the way they're handling proof generation is just chef's kiss. All the executable data has to be publicly available, in sequence. So anyone, and I mean anyone, can generate proofs for a block using only that public data. No more trusting some opaque black box system that could be hiding who-knows-what! Now, I know what you're thinking - "That's all well and good, Gladys, but what about practicality?" Well, let me tell you, Taiko has that covered too. They're laser-focused on making the whole process of creating and proposing blocks as efficient as can be. It's a level playing field, where anyone can add blocks based on factors like transaction fees and MEV extraction. No more relying on a few big shots to keep things running smoothly. And you want to know what really blows my mind? They're even splitting up the block submission process to streamline things further! Genius, I tell you. We've all seen how bottlenecks can bring these systems to their knees, so any effort to keep things flowing smoothly is a win in my book. But don't just take my word for it, sugar. Taiko has already managed to attract some serious investments from the big players - we're talking Sequoia China, OKX Ventures, KuCoin Ventures, and more. Over $22 million in funding, plus a mention from none other than Vitalik Buterin himself! That's no small feat, let me tell you. Now, I know some of you skeptics out there might be thinking, "Here we go again, another overhyped project promising the moon." But mark my words, Taiko is the real deal. They're tackling decentralization, transparency, and efficiency head-on, all while staying true to Ethereum's core values. This could be the solution we've been waiting for to make scaling a reality. And here's the cherry on top, my dears: Taiko's native token, $TKO, is now available for pre-trade on Bitget exchange! You better believe I'll be dipping my toes in to support this promising project. Who's with me, ladies?

Good morning, $STRK and $BTC have caused a stir. 🤖 This is the era of listings, but I think that the market will be "restrained" for the next six months, this time should be used wisely. I would like to draw your attention to the fact that I rarely cover any projects, because I focus on long-term venture investing, but once in a while I can't avoid sharing something. The most recent one was with: $MEME a week before listing on Binance. Pudgy Penguins at $5 $ETH, in 2.5 months they went up 20. Notcoin the day after launch, when you could create clans and millions of users weren't there yet, keeping us in the top 30 in the world. Talked about the other side of AEVO the other day - as an important part of the future pre-listing market. Funny, prophetic again: Yesterday they announced a farming "retrodrop", a way to increase their own allocation, it will last 2 weeks. Interpret this as a boost to the marketing campaign. I believe the project is still in the "underradar" position, and have been "on my pencil" since the beginning. I am not a fan of drops and approach projects fundamentally, who also sees deep value in such a decision, welcome: https://lnkd.in/eNmCmFks I don't like to hype and try to control other people's attention, incline to something and manipulate interest and incentives, I share only my humble opinion, I believe it should be enough: DYOR. Don't forget the Paradigm effect, aevo investors, it is probably very appropriate now to delve into the structure of how this VC works. I like the development of the pre-market, everything is going towards the point where we will have to redefine the concept of "asset", probably even early startups will be tokenized and tradable in the future. By the way, let's try an experimental format of "quick research", very soon $STRK will be listed, the project is surrounded by controversy. Many people received "free tokens", some will want to sell them, some are considering the opposite. And in general, I consider 2024-2025 the period of dawn of TON, the last 2 months deeply immersed in the ecosystem, we have already prepared materials for you on this topic and they are waiting for a good time.

https://lnkd.in/ehuEzjCs Everything in this world has been worked on based on predictions, chance has invaded our healthiest dreams making us live in a parallel world, often ridiculous LUCK, but everything is about profit. Who Founded Polymarket? Polymarket was founded by Shayne Coplan, a young entrepreneur with a vision to revolutionize the prediction market industry. Under his leadership, Polymarket has quickly gained traction and secured significant investments. The platform has raised a total of $70 million across two funding rounds. The Series A round, led by General Catalyst, brought in $25 million and included participation from notable investors like Airbnb's Joe Gebbia and Polychain. The more recent Series B round, spearheaded by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund, raised $45 million and saw contributions from high-profile investors including Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, Dragonfly, and Eventbrite co-founder Kevin Hartz.

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CORN ATTRACTS $6.7M - THE ETHEREUM L2 THAT USES BITCOIN FOR GAS - New layer-2 network, Corn, has just announced a $6.7 million seed funding round, led by Polychain Capital, and with investment from the likes of Binance Labs, HTX ventures, and Framework Ventures. “Corn is led by a team of highly experienced DeFi builders… It integrates proven DeFi-oriented tokenomic frameworks to attract users and enable native protocols and asset issuers to drive sustainable demand… HTX Ventures is excited to be part of this venture”, said Edward, Managing Partner at HTX Ventures What Makes Corn so Special? - Founded by established DeFi builders in spadaboom1 & 0xzak, Corn “is the 1st Ethereum L2 that uses Bitcoin as the gas token” - The network offers $BTCN - a ‘hybrid tokenized Bitcoin’ which is backed 1:1 by pure $BTC but that circumvents common centralization concerns… “BTCN extends its minting rights to multiple trusted custodians, smart contracts, and/or bridging protocols”, reads Corn’s post $CORN and The Super Yield Network - The project has also announced its network emission token in $CORN, which will work hand-in-hand with $BTCN. - Corn’s tokenomics are inspired by those of Curve Finance, implementing a vote-escrowed model where $CORN holders decide where protocol yield is directed. “Corn is pioneering a unique tokenomic design, being the first Layer 2 to extend proven veCRV token to the chain level”, wrote HTX Ventures - Said yield consists not only of $CORN, emitted by the network, but also $BTCN, generated by transaction fees. “As if it didn't pay enough to be a $CORN staker, voters will also enjoy a native bribe market, offering extra incentives to vote for certain apps”, wrote Corn. - What’s more, Corn has already teased its official Pre-Mainnet Airdrop, scheduling a space on X/Twitter for August 22nd where it will “be unveiling the exclusive eligibility criteria and participation details” “During the initial airdrop phase, only qualifying users will be added to the Kernel Eligibility List: a list of thousands of power-DeFi users who've engaged with 1 or more of our partner protocols in the past 12 months"

PREDICTIONS LAYER AZURO ANNOUNCES $11M FUNDING AS $AZUR TOKEN LOOMS - Azuro Protocol, the leading liquidity layer for onchain predictions applications, has just now announced a full $11 million in pre-launch funding, with participation from major crypto VCs. - Said investors include but are not limited to, Fenbushi Capital, SevenX Ventures, Arrington Capital, and RedBeardVC. - This round follows a previous $7.5 million funding announcement in 2022 which saw participation from Delphi Digital, Merit Circle, and Alliance. - According to Rossen Yordanov, core contributor at Azuro… “This round of funding arrives just as we're about to hit some major milestones in our journey, including the much-anticipated launch of our $AZUR token, which is at the heart of what we're building.” - Azuro is perhaps the pioneer in the decentralized betting landscape. - Its platform offers ‘modular tooling, oracle and liquidity solutions for EVM chains to host powerful prediction and gaming apps’. “Azuro makes on-chain predictions and gaming portable and composable. It allows anyone to engage and monetize users by building apps, integrations, and products quickly, permissionlessly and with zero upfront or running costs” The $AZUR Token… - In the build-up to the launch of the $AZUR token, Azuro has implemented its own points system in ‘Azuro score’. - The third and final stage of the program has now begun and, since September 2023, Azuro’s native transaction volume has soared to above $225 million. - At the same time, there are already some 20+ applications built with Azuro, with liquidity providers for said applications’ pools totalling over 4,400… Image: Azuro

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