
This Week in Crypto: Markets Pull Back as Institutions, IPOs, and Regulation Move Forward
This week’s briefing highlights five major developments that defined the crypto landscape over the past seven days.

This Week in Crypto: Markets Pull Back as Institutions, IPOs, and Regulation Move Forward
This week’s briefing highlights five major developments that defined the crypto landscape over the past seven days.
Atlanta Blockchain Center – Innovation in Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Join The Atlanta Blockchain Center for another event, bringing the same energy as the “Why We Build” session, but now tapping into the local business ecosystem.
Show moreAtlanta Blockchain Center – Community Building
Atlanta, GA
Join The Atlanta Blockchain Center diving into how to build real community in a digital world—starting with X and expanding to Farcaster, Telegram, and more
Show moreCryptoMondays London – Beyond the Algorithm: Decentralising Social Media
London
What if your social media posts paid you? What if your followers actually belonged to you—not the platform? Find out at this CryptoMondays London event. Decentralised social platforms are trying to rewrite the rules of the internet. From token-gated chats on Telegram to on-chain content on Lens and Farcaster Frames that let you trade, tip, or transact inside a post—the next wave of […]
Show moreAtlanta Blockchain Center – Decentralizing Social Media with Farcaster
Atlanta, GA
Join the Atlanta Blockchain Center for this week’s Off The Chain Thursday, exploring how Web3 is challenging the status quo of traditional social media platforms, empowering users to own their content, identity, and communities. If you’re curious about what comes after Twitter and how protocols like Farcaster are rebuilding social from the ground up, you don’t […]
Show moreBitcoin Bay Toronto – The Epistemology of Crypto and Decentralized Social Media
Toronto, ON
Join Bitcoin Bay Toronto for a discussion about the nature of Crypto and our relationship with others via our technological devices. Blockchain technology with its self sovereign nature, minimal censorship, micro transaction capacity, and reputation tracking would make the perfect combination for a new social media medium. But everyone is still in bed with Big […]
Show moreEthereum Malaysia: Decentralized Web3 Socials – A Journey of Progress with Yisi Liu, Mask Network.
Kuala Lumpur
Welcome to the next Ethereum Malaysia monthly meetup, this time with special guest: Yisi Liu, the Co-founder and CTO of Mask Network. Yisi will be discussing ‘Decentralized Web3 Socials’ and will break down our progress towards achieving this vision. He’ll cover existing models in web3 such as efforts in data ownership (ie zero-knowledge), UX improvements, […]
Show moreAtlanta Blockchain Center – Onchain Connections: Decentralized Social
Atlanta, GA
Join the Atlanta Blockchain Center for an insightful “Off the Chain Thursday” event where we’ll delve into the transformative potential of decentralized social media powered by blockchain technology. Discover how blockchain is reshaping social networking, fostering transparency, privacy, and user control. Explore the challenges, opportunities, and future possibilities of decentralized social platforms. Don’t miss this opportunity […]
Show moreTomo Raises $3.5 Million in Seed Funding Led by Polychain Capital, Announces Tomoji Launchpad and TomoID for a Revamped Social Wallet Experience
Los Angeles, CA, April 10th, 2024, Chainwire – Tomo, an all-in-one Web3 social app, announces the successful closure of its Seed round funding led by Polychain Capital. Industry leaders like Consensys, Symbolic Capital, OKX Ventures, Nomad Capital, Story Protocol, dao5, KuCoin Ventures and HTX Ventures were among the investors. With an emphasis on integrating financial […]
The Block Lisboa: Decentralizing Social Media by Kinera Network
Lisbon
What would social media be like without the algorithms that manipulate the information that reaches us? What would it be like to have the power to actually receive the content that suits our profile without the social network dictating the way? How could a decentralized social network help content producers really reach their audience? Come […]
Show moreSocrates Launches Groundbreaking Social Media and Entertainment Platform for Web3 Users Globally
London, United Kingdom, November 23rd, 2023, Chainwire Socrates is a web3 social media and entertainment platform, combining the best of Social-Fi and Game-Fi Accessible on multiple blockchains, including Polygon, Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain (BSC), Arbitrum One & Optimism Allows anyone to participate in multiple-choice question and answers, empowering people to voice honest opinions and unique […]
Coinbase-Backed DeSo Unveils MegaSwap, a “Stripe for Crypto” product, with Over $5 Million in Volume
Los Angeles, CA, February 7, 2023 — DeSo is excited to announce the launch of MegaSwap, a revolutionary, cross-chain smart service that enables users to securely and easily swap coins between different blockchains with a frictionless zero-login. MegaSwap solves various critical pain points, including onboarding new users and liquidity to any web3 application across any blockchain […]
Addressable Raises $7.5M to Enable Web3 Companies to Acquire Users at Scale
Tel Aviv, Israel, January 31, 2023 — Addressable, an innovative end-to-end solution for Web3 marketing, announced today that it secured $7.5 million in a seed funding round, led by Viola Ventures and Fabric Ventures, with participation from Mensch Capital Partners and North Island Ventures. The funding will be used to accelerate adoption and expansion of […]
China’s “Instagram” Chooses Conflux Network for Permissionless Blockchain Integration
Toronto, ON, January 25, 2023 — Little Red Book, (XiaohongShu), the Chinese version of Instagram, integrates Conflux Network as permissionless blockchain allowing users to showcase NFTs minted on Conflux on their profile page in the digital collection section called ‘R-Space’. The platform has more than 200 million active monthly users and this integration brings NFTs […]
Former Meta and Pinterest Executive Joins Sequoia-Backed Decentralized Social (DeSo) as COO
Los Angeles, CA, November 8 , 2022 — Seasoned tech exec brings deep expertise in business development, partner ecosystems, and go-to-market to DeSo, the leader in blockchain technology for creator content. Key Takeaways Salil Shah, former Meta, and Pinterest executive, has joined DeSo, a new blockchain platform that has raised $200 million from Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, […]
Ethereum and Solana Disrupt Venture Capital With Coinbase-Backed DAODAO
Los Angeles, CA, October 12, 2022 DeSo, a new blockchain that has raised $200 million from Coinbase, Sequoia, and Andreessen Horowitz, just launched DAODAO, a breakthrough cross-chain fundraising platform. DAODAO allows entrepreneurs to launch fundraising rounds with coins immediately tradeable on an on-chain order-book exchange. Founders can raise capital with any currency, including fiat cash, […]
Coinbase-Backed DeSo Disrupts Telegram, WhatsApp, and Signal
Los Angeles, CA, October 11, 2022 DeSo, a new blockchain that has raised $200 million from Coinbase, Sequoia, and Andreessen Horowitz, just launched decentralized on-chain end-to-end encrypted group chats, a first-of-its-kind innovation. On-chain messages are resistant to censorship and can be used pseudonymously without supplying personal information, just like Bitcoin or Ethereum. DeSo is the […]
Blockchain Twitter App Diamond Launches to Bring Decentralized Social to the Masses
Los Angeles, CA, October 5, 2022 Takeaways: A novel web3 social platform called Diamond is launching on DeSo, a new blockchain that has raised $200 million from Coinbase, Sequoia, and Andreessen Horowitz. Diamond is the first product ever to enable all posts, profiles, social graphs, and content to be hosted on a decentralized censorship-resistant blockchain. […]
USDC Will Integrate With Decentralized Social to Bring Web3 to The Masses
Los Angeles, CA, October 3, 2022 A USDC integration with DeSo, a new blockchain that has raised $200 million from Coinbase, Sequoia, and Andreessen Horowitz, is launching next week The integration gives DeSo a financial bridge to millions of Ethereum users and DApps, giving them one-click access to end-to-end encrypted on-chain messaging and a full […]
The Decentralized Social Blockchain Is Set to Push Its Tech Breakthrough Hypersync: a Fastest and Scalable Way to Reach 1 Billion Users
Lakewood, CA — April 25, 2022 — The decentralized social media landscape is changing rapidly as Elon Musk closes in on his bid to buy Twitter. More and more people are looking for a change as they are tired of 5 companies owning the world’s information. These big tech incumbents dictate what content we consume, whether […]