Web3 Watch

Dfns is a cybersecurity company providing wallet infrastructure for Web3. Dfns is powered by an MPC-based decentralized key management network that eliminates all single points of failure and trust through the wallet lifecycle and provides built-in recovery mechanisms as well as bank-grade error-and-attack-resilience leveraging Tier 3+/4 data center partners. Join Dfns’ Founder, Clarisse Hagège, i...

Nillion is a public network based on the invention of a novel cryptographic primitive, Nil Message Compute (NMC), which represents a generational leap in decentralized technology and Secure Multi-Party Computation (SMPC). Its unique node operation has significant implications for data, security, privacy, and interoperability. Join Nillion’s Chief Scientific Officer, Miguel de Vega, in a fireside c...

As the internet grew, it incorporated Web 2.0 models that tracked and sold user data, and access to information became restricted in certain areas. The development of Web 3.0 and decentralized networks like Ethereum are now enabling users to freely explore the internet while safeguarding their privacy. Orchid, a privacy network, offers its users enhanced digital privacy. An EVM layer 2 payment sol...

A Fox Entertainment Web3 media company, Blockchain Creative Labs (BCL) enables creators, IP owners to build tokenized digital economies around their own content and brand ecosystems.  Join BCL’s CRO, Tommaso Sandretto, in a fireside chat hosted by Cardstack’s Founding Director, Chris Tse, on May 3, 2023 at 9:00 am ET. In this session, they will discuss BCL’s products and its vision for the larger...

Pastel Network is a fully decentralized, developer-friendly layer-1 blockchain serving as the preeminent protocol standard for NFTs and Web3 technology. Pastel infrastructure enables existing layer-1 blockchains, decentralized applications, or third-party enterprises to protect creators and collectors. From digital collectibles & media to documents & applications, users and developers are...

dm3-protocol is an end-to-end encrypted decentralized messaging protocol with focus on encryption, decentralization, and interoperability. Dm3 is currently building a web3 messaging solution in consensus with different communities (like ENS) and protocols (like Common Ground) to connect existing and new messaging solutions. Join dm3’s CEO, Steffen Kux, in a fireside chat hosted by Cardstack’s Foun...

Evmos is bringing the world of Ethereum-based applications and assets to the interoperable networks of the Cosmos ecosystem, all while aligning developer and user incentives. Let’s adventure together into the world of innovation where EVM meets interchain composability. Join Evmos’ Co-founder, Nic Z, in a fireside chat hosted by Cardstack’s Founding Director, Chris Tse, on March 1, 2023 at 9:00 am...

Creators, brands and agencies transact over $300B a year in IP licensing, but it’s slow, costly and inefficient. Spaceport is accelerating the growth of the next digital economy by building tools for creators, brands and agencies to monetize their intellectual property. With a mission to break down the real-world limitations of IP, Spaceport offers a universal licensing catalog that enables greate...

Unlock is a protocol developers, creators, brands, and platforms can use to create time-based memberships. Unlock’s goal is to ease implementation and increase conversion from users to members, creating a much healthier monetization environment for the web. Unlock is open-source, collectively owned, and community-governed. Join Unlock’s CEO, Julien Genestoux, in a fireside chat hosted by Cardstack...

Polygon provides the tools and infrastructure needed to build and scale your decentralized project. Its core component is Polygon SDK, a modular, flexible framework that supports building multiple types of applications. Using Polygon, one can create Optimistic Rollup chains, ZK Rollup chains, standalone chains, or any other kind of infra required by the developer. Polygon effectively transforms Et...

A Web3 CRM, Kazm uses AI to power web3 communities. Kazm organizes on-and off-chain data to make it universally accessible and useful, and help projects acquire, engage, and reward members. Join Kazm’s Founder, Ben Turtel, in a fireside chat hosted by Cardstack’s Founding Director, Chris Tse, on January 4, 2023 at 9:00 am ET. In this session, they will discuss Kazm’s products and its vision for th...

Kalder is a unified web3 tooling platform for brands and creators to drive meaningful engagement, onboard new users, and reward communities of super fans. Kalder is reimagining the future of brand engagement with web3 –– mobilizing communities powered by dynamic NFT memberships, Contribute-to-Earn Experiences, and Interoperable $Brand-Loyalty Rewards. Join Kalder’s Founder, Gökçe Güven, in a fires...

Koii is building a decentralized publishing protocol and Web3 library. The protocol and tools Koii is implementing will allow for a robust ecosystem. The Koii ecosystem will provide grants for developers to take advantage of Koii tools that allow verified data and content, and new models for content monetization. Built on Arweave.org's permaweb, Koii is censorship resistant and highly scalable wit...

Quadrata is a passport network focused on building an identification and compliance layer for DeFi apps. Its goal is to become the standard infrastructure providing the compliance and identity layer for DeFi applications. Smart contract apps will be able to access the KYC/AML status, country of residence, credit reputation, and accredited investor status of Quadrata passport holders. Join Quadrata...

Many people cannot access debt markets simply because they do not meet the criteria set by banks. Various new forms of debt platforms, such as peer-to-peer lending, have emerged, but they have so far not been successful in providing an option to those already excluded from the traditional financial system. Umee is a permissionless, autonomous rate algorithm built as a blockchain that is pioneering...

LTD.INC partners with iconic artists, creators, and brands to launch ultra-rare physical and digital NFT collections and experiences. LTD.INC’s limited-edition drops are designed to exist in real life, on the blockchain, and in the metaverse—bridging the gap between the physical and virtual economies across the worlds of art, design, fashion, lifestyle, luxury, music, and sports. Join LTD.INC’s Fo...

Philanthropy has become a hot topic in the crypto community, especially given recent events. This year, crypto philanthropists rallied to support causes like Ukraine’s sovereignty and the protection of reproductive rights. Endaoment, a nonprofit, facilitated crypto support for these causes by enabling donations to pre-vetted organizations in more than 1,000 different cryptocurrencies. As the first...

DeFi is changing how we do banking. Though mainstream adoption of the technology has been slower than expected, DeFi has the potential to deliver seismic shifts in the global financial system through continued innovation and its user-centric banking system. Based in Sydney (Australia), Synthetix is building a new financial primitive that enables the creation of synthetic assets, offering unique de...

Usability and composability are two key components of the Web3 ecosystem—that’s what NEAR Protocol is building. NEAR is a sharded, proof-of-stake, layer-one blockchain that is simple to use, secure and scalable. Join NEAR Protocol’s Co-Founder, Illia Polosukhin, in a fireside chat hosted by Cardstack’s Founding Director Chris Tse on September 14, 2022 at 9:00 am EDT. In this session, they will dis...

Athletes, entertainers, and creators have discovered unprecedented ways to reach their fan bases and monetize their work using blockchain. A Web3 project is working to further bridge the gap between creators and consumers through its purpose-built marketplace designed for creators. Calaxy is an open social marketplace built for creators, by creators. ‍On Calaxy, creators can offer more direct and...

Push notifications are common in Web2 businesses but it’s not as simple when it comes to dApps. Creating opportunities to interact with users across chains is a challenging task given the lack of interoperability among chains. EPNS.io allows dApps to send notifications to users (wallet addresses) in a platform-agnostic way (mobile, tablet, web, fav. wallets, etc) that helps solve the issue of inte...

Nodes are an inherent part of blockchain application development. However, running a node can be complicated and an additional burden for early-stage projects. GetBlock, with a team of less than 10 full-time members, is working to take that pressure of running a node off the shoulders of Web3 builders. GetBlock provides a fast and easy API connection to full nodes from 40+ leading blockchain platf...

User privacy is one of the biggest concerns related to centralized messaging platforms. Despite repeated assurances of end-to-end encryption from companies like Meta—WhatsApp’s parent company—users remain skeptical of the security promises made by centralized authorities. Satellite.im, a Web3 project, is working to change that. Satellite.im is a P2P chat and voice & video calling app hosted on...

Blockchain is touted as a technology capable of completely revolutionizing the global economy with its sustainable, transparent, and decentralized foundation. However, its complete potential has yet to be realized. Washington-based think tank The Digital Economist is working to bring to the fore investable opportunities for a new human-centered digital economy based on sustainability, transparency...

The current blockchain ecosystem has redefined application development but is still considered monolithic when it comes to flexibility. For example, a blockchain cannot be deployed without the overhead of bootstrapping a new consensus network. Celestia is the first modular blockchain network. It is a pluggable consensus and data availability layer that allows anyone to deploy a decentralized block...