The Tomorrow Fund_

Created 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 was built by Tom Serres and Bettina Warburg to support the next generation of projects fueling the transition to Web3.

Tom and Bettina are still at the forefront of this transformation, helping founders at the earliest stages through their growth into global digital brands. The Tomorrow Fund, in realization mode today, funded 63 world-class 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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Anymal Protocol

Anymal Protocol is a secure, scalable, and accessible blockchain-based solution for the animal care industry.

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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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CyberPrep

CyberPrep is building a privacy preserving environment on top of the Bitcoin network to support specific DeFi 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

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

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GameGPT by Prism

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

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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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Niche

Niche is a social media ecosystem that creates interest-based, members-only clubs built on the Near protocol.

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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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Petastic

Petastic leverages the benefits of blockchain technology to create a secure and transparent platform for pet owners and other stakeholders in the pet industry.

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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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Radworks

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

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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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Shadow

VIV3 is an NFT marketplace built on the Flow 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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VITRUVEO

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

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XMTP

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

1/25/23

The New Frontier for Creatives in Gaming: Ready Games

The emerging digital space of web3 offers creative minds unprecedented ways to monetize their creations, and Ready Games is building the leading resources and tools for creatives to thrive in web3.

Ready Games

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1/25/23

One of the biggest @LensProtocol mobile apps, @orbwagmi , just got a little more personal…

hey’ve just brought secure DMs to it! 💌 With the latest Orb update users can: 🌿 DM other Lens users 📨 DM posts to other Lens users 📬 Message other web3 addresses that have used XMTP

XMTP

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1/24/23

Announcing Doodles 2 is coming to Flow

Doodles 2 collectibles are coming to Flow, and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome their community to the Flow family. The Doodles team’s journey to expand everywhere begins when they launch on Flow. Cross-chain interoperability and support is critical in creating a cohesive web3 world, and Doodles represents one of the biggest swings in making that a reality.

Flow

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1/23/23

Binance.US Awarded Elite ISO and IEC Accreditation for World-Class Security Measures

We are pleased to share that Binance.US’ security measures and countermeasures that protect our customers were recognized as best-in-class by the International Standards Organization (ISO) - the world’s largest developer of voluntary standards - and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

Binance US

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1/22/23

LEDGER’S GLOBAL HEAD OF POLICY SETH HERTLEIN JOINS BLOCKCHAIN ASSOCIATION’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

We are pleased to announce that Seth Hertlein, Ledger’s Global Head of Policy, has been elected to the Blockchain Association’s 2023-2024 Board of Directors.

Ledger

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1/22/23

Mintbase Launches AffiliateDirect, Where Anyone Can Sell Anything on NEAR

Be your own market. Send an #AffiliateDirect link to any Mintbase listed NFT and get a 1.25% market fee whenever someone purchases with your link

Mintbase

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1/22/23

Marketing Leadership #BISummit: Web3 - The Future of Consumer Engagement

Enjoy this panel from Brand Innovators Marketing Leadership #BISummit at CES2023 - #BILivecast, featuring: Dan Schmerin, President and Co-Founder, Metaversal

Metaversal

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1/21/23

LUKSO Mainnet Timeline and Process

Today we are happy to celebrate the Lunar New Year by sharing an overview of the network start process that will lead us to LUKSO’s Mainnet and new beginnings. Fittingly this is the year of the rabbit 🐇, which symbolizes new births, longevity, and prosperity!

Lukso

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1/19/23

Blockdaemon’s Top 5 Considerations for Crypto Infrastructure Security

Blockchain has emerged as one of the most revolutionary technologies that has gained momentum in recent times. The technology has proven itself to be a robust mechanism for ensuring consensus, transparency, and immutability of data among various stakeholders in an ecosystem.

Blockdaemon

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1/19/23

Trouble in Ethereum? Devs Divided Over Staking Withdrawals in Shanghai Upgrade

Some of the network’s architects have expressed concern that the upgrade is launching too quickly for fear of public pressure over staking withdrawals.

Ethereum

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1/18/23

While the world is going nuts about ChatGPT, GenerativeAI is taking a new leap on Polygon

Alethea and Polygon have launched the world's 1st AI Collectibles campaign

Alethea.AI

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1/18/23

Introducing Blockdaemon’s Staking API for Polkadot & Polygon

Blockdaemon is proud to announce the launch of our Staking API support for Polkadot and Polygon. This simplifies your Polkadot and Polygon staking deployment.

Blockdaemon

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1/18/23

Flow is now more performant, scalable, resilient and accessible

Let’s explore each of these major changes and see how they take Flow closer to realizing the vision.

Flow

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1/18/23

Meta Bonds: Ushering a New Era of Capital Efficiency on NEAR

Meta Bonds enables users to access early liquidity from Meta Yield Launchpad. Bonds (IOUs from Meta Yield) can now be traded on Meta Bonds

Meta Pool

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1/18/23

Introduction to Few and Far Minting: API Docs

This introduction documentation encompasses the basic usage and features of the Few and Far Minting API version 1.2.

Few and Far

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1/17/23

Few and Far: Creator Launch Guide

Few and Far has now launched the ability to help creators and projects mint NFTs on NEAR without requiring any innovative contract development or upfront costs — allowing you to spend your time on the artwork and marketing.

Few and Far

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1/16/23

Goodbye GIFs: Livepeer Unlocks the Full Potential of Video NFTs in December

Livepeer entered 2023 on a high with the December launch of game-changing new capabilities for video NFTs. Plus we heard, and saw, some exciting initiatives from Livepeer’s orchestrators.

Livepeer, Inc.

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1/15/23

Introducing Our New Upgraded Platform

Starting today, you can explore and trade digital collectibles on an upgraded platform.

Few and Far

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1/15/23

OBJKT JOINS LEDGER LIVE: VISUALIZE YOUR TEZOS NFTS

Many NFT collectors and artists use Ledger hardware wallets to secure their collections and artworks. Until now, you could only see Polygon and Ethereum NFTs through Ledger Live. Objkt integration into your Ledger Live app now brings Tezos NFTs on board.

Ledger

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1/15/23

On-chain analysis is a method of analyzing the activity on a blockchain to understand patterns in the use of a particular cryptocurrency or DeFi application.

Here are some things that can be achieved with on-chain analysis

Burrow

Article

1/15/23

What is the Ready Ecosystem?

Ready supports every type of #web3 gamer! Spearheading the collective gaming era, we give #developers, creators, & players the power of shared ownership through blockchain tech, token economy, #NFTs, & more.

Ready Games

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1/12/23

We’re excited to announce that the new website for http://alethea.ai is now live

The new website has evolved to share tremendous amounts of information about the upgraded V2 of the AI Protocol

Alethea.AI

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1/12/23

Planet Mojo Partners With Community Gaming For Inaugural “MOJO BOWL” Tournament

Planet Mojo, the highly anticipated Web3 gaming metaverse developed by Mystic Moose, today announces its first public tournament for Mojo Melee, the studio’s GAM3 Award-nominated debut PvP title. The “Mojo Bowl”, developed in conjunction with Community Gaming, will be held two days over Super Bowl Weekend – February 11-12

Community Gaming

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1/12/23

NEAR Foundation & Pagoda Goals and Target Metrics for 2023

Building on the 2023 strategy for NEAR Foundation and Pagoda shared at the end of last year, the goal of this post is to share the specific objectives and target metrics that will make this vision a reality.

Near

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1/11/23

Why Developers Need Livepeer to Bring Better Video to Decentralized Social Apps

Video posts on dSocial today are often broken. Livepeer easily lets you add video posts in a way that plays back seamlessly with high reliability.

Livepeer, Inc.

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1/11/23

NEAR Wallet’s Evolution in 2023

NEAR Foundation and Pagoda, along with the Wallets Working Group, have conducted extensive community discussions over the last several months about the evolution of wallets in the NEAR ecosystem. In keeping with the Foundation’s goal to empower the community and continue to decentralize the ecosystem over time, the focus since NEARCON has been to expand the wallet offerings to NEAR users and to decentralize the NEAR Wallet.

Near

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1/10/23

COMETH BATTLE: BLOCKCHAIN GAMING ENTERS LEDGER LIVE

You can now access Cometh Battle through the Discover section of Ledger Live desktop and Android, or here in iOS.

Ledger

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1/10/23

Beacon Launched Flagship Demo Day with 13 Web3 Startups

Community Gaming is one of the startups participating with Beacon

Community Gaming

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1/9/23

Blockchain Gaming Platform Rainmaker Games Secures $4.7M Funding

Rainmaker Games, a one-stop hub blockchain gaming platform, has announced the successful completion of its latest seed round, raising a total of $4.7 million.

GameGPT by Prism

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1/8/23

LEDGER IN 2022: RELEASES, COLLABS & NEXT-GEN DEVICES

2022 was a pivotal year for Web3, showing the direction for an industry that needs more ownership, security, and freedom to thrive.

Ledger

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1/6/23

CLV Wallet Roadmap 2023 — A Look at Route Ahead

CLV is starting its journey to 2023, and we want you to come with us as we move forward to conquer new frontiers.

Clover Finance

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1/5/23

Introducing push notifications for XMTP

We are taking a different approach for devs to send push notifications

XMTP

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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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12/29/22

Blocto’s 2022 Wrapped

t’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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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