In an interview with Phaver’s CEO Joonatan Lintala and Ecosystem CFO Tomi Fyrqvist, we explore how this Web3-powered social platform aims to revolutionize social media by integrating blockchain technology and token-based incentives. Phaver’s Decentralized Social Media Puts Users in Control Phaver is a decentralized social media platform that integrates Web3 technologies, allowing users to take…
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Stockrise, Roblox’s highest-grossing stock simulator game, has been acquired by the socialfi gaming platform Pip World for an undisclosed price. The acquisition is expected to help Pip users develop practical risk assessment and trading skills. The deal sees Stockrise join Pip’s social games ecosystem, which includes the immersive trading strategy simulator game Pip Trader. Boosting…
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DWF Labs announced the launch of a $20 million Cloudbreak Fund aimed at supporting Web3 projects in Chinese-speaking regions. The fund will provide investments and strategic resources to help emerging projects achieve their potential. DWF Labs Reveals Cloudbreak Fund for Web3 Projects in Chinese-Speaking Regions According to the announcement shared with Bitcoin.com News, DWF’s Cloudbreak…
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Pixelverse, a developing entertainment studio and game ecosystem, has secured $5.5 million in a private funding round led by prominent Web3 venture capital firms. The funds are intended to support the growth of Pixelverse’s gaming platform, which has seen significant user engagement since its launch. Pixelverse Secures $5.5 Million Pixelverse‘s recent funding round saw participation…
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Franklin Templeton, a global investment behemoth, has praised the development and growth of Base, the Coinbase-incubated Ethereum L2. On social media, the company declared that Base had “hit a home run” due to its popularity with meme coins and socialfi applications, including the pioneering app in the space, Friend.tech. Franklin Templeton Praises Base’s Performance, Comments…
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Friend.tech, the decentralized social media application on the Base network, recently launched its native token through an airdrop. Since trading commenced, the token has plummeted, dropping anywhere from 50% to 90% of its initial value across various decentralized exchange (dex) platforms, as reported by several different price aggregation websites. FRIEND Starts Strong but Value Plummets…
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Boxing legend Mike Tyson has become an ambassador for the blockchain-based social networking app, Ready to Fight. Tyson describes Ready to Fight as a boxing-centric social network that assists boxers and the boxing community with their business needs. RTF Aims to Revolutionize the Boxing Ecosystem Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson has joined the Web3…
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With socialfi platforms, financial incentives serve not only as a reward mechanism for content creators but also “fundamentally transform the engagement model for all users,” Daniel He, the CEO of the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered socialfi platform, Republik, said. He believes that by offering incentives for user engagement beyond liking or commenting, socialfi platforms have a…
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According to Kevin Lu, social finance, or “socialfi” — a combination of social media and decentralized finance — is an innovation that extends Satoshi Nakamoto’s vision of a decentralized financial system to social media. Although it’s not intended to replace today’s traditional social media platforms, socialfi addresses “significant value gaps in current consumer products,” said…
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Just a few months back, social finance (socialfi) platforms were the talk of the town, with Friend.tech leading the charge amidst surging popularity. Yet, as the curtains closed on October 2023, this once-celebrated socialfi platform witnessed a sharp decline in user engagement, and data from defillama.com revealed a steep fall in its revenue. From Crypto…
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