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Jia Expands Credit Solution on Huma to Foster Growth in Emerging Markets

Addressing a $5 trillion global credit gap in emerging markets, Jia, which connects capital to small businesses in every corner of the world, scales up its credit solution on Huma, which builds infrastructure for real-world lending.

Ethereum’s 8th Anniversary: Ecosystem Leaders Share Insights

Contributor Chris Castiglione spoke with seven leaders in the Ethereum ecosystem to celebrate the past eight years of Ethereum, and to look forward to what's on the horizon.

Empowering the Yield Ecosystem: Sommelier Use-case

This article was co-written by Josh Kessler from Sommelier Finance.

The Metamorphosis DeFi Lending Needs

A few days ago, I wrote The Two Paths for DeFi: Decentralized Brokers vs. Protocols.

Upgrading Morpho's brand, preparing for the future

We are at the dawn of Morpho's next chapter, and what better way to start it than with an upgraded brand identity fit for the future?

Ambient Finance Raises Seed Round Funding

We’re excited to announce that Ambient Finance (previously known as CrocSwap) has raised $6.5M in a seed round at $80M network valuation led by Blocktower with participation from Jane Street, Circle, Tensai Capital, Naval Ravikant, Yunt Capital, Susa Ventures, Quantstamp, and Hypotenuse Labs, along with angel investors Julian Koh, llllvvuu, Dogetoshi, afkbyte, Jai Prasad, Don Ho, and others.

Tokenomics 101: How to build a thriving financial community using blockchain

At Jia, one of our main value propositions is creating a financial community where entrepreneurs participate as owners, not just customers. This commitment is based on our core belief that ownership enhances the behavior of small business entrepreneurs within a community, encouraging loyalty.

The Halo-Halo System: Creating a Unified Brand for a Global Financial Community

Welcome to our third edition of Behind The Brand, a weekly newsletter featuring leaders at startups and VCs to highlight their unique perspectives on design, brand, and marketing for founders, operators, and investors across the early stages. At Slope, our goal is to build category defining creative for exceptional companies, and we believe brand is applicable to everyone in different ways depending on your role, stage, or industry.

The Two Paths Ahead For DeFi: Decentralized Brokers vs. Protocols.

DeFi is still in its infancy and faces a major fork in the road.

The Morpho Safe{Pass} Campaign is Live

The Safe{Pass} x Morpho campaign has officially launched! You can read the full article here.

Glossier Levels Up Their OG Community with TYB 💋

Glossier is the blueprint for what brands are just now realizing is the future of successful customer loyalty. Brands are learning that investing time and resources into paying customers creates deep fan connection with true longevity. Glossier has been about rewarding their top customers through fun events, special gifting, and early access to product launches since day one. Now, that can all happen in one tool on TYB.

Announcing the Integration of Blockdaemon & Narval

We are thrilled to announce a strategic partnership between Blockdaemon and Narval, combining our strengths to enhance web3 access management. This collaboration brings together Narval’s advanced policy engine and Blockdaemon’s secure MPC technology, offering a groundbreaking solution for managing access in decentralized environments.

SonarX Now Supporting TON

We are thrilled to announce that SonarX (formerly Sonarverse) will be supporting the TON blockchain next week! We would like to invite you to be among the first in the industry to view the complete indexed history of TON.

Tons of Chocolate and Side Events

In July, Brussels was buzzing with networking opportunities at EthCC. With over 100 side events daily, it was a challenge to attend them all, but the experience was invaluable. The side events, focused on topics like ZKPs, L2s, restaking, and RWAs, offered rich networking opportunities. Highlights included educational speeches from the Aleph Zero team, discussions on the future of lending and tokenization, and Hubert Rachwalski’s presentation on vlayer’s verifiable data infrastructure. Despite the main event being less impressive, meeting Vitalik Buterin and enjoying the city’s chocolate made it memorable.

Ethereum Proofs—Noir Library Use Cases

Explore the innovative Ethereum Proofs Noir library by vlayer and Aztec Labs. Discover real-world applications in privacy-preserving DeFi protocols, cross-chain interoperability, and advanced DeFi solutions. Unlock the potential of zero-knowledge proofs for secure, private, and efficient blockchain operations. Learn more about accessing verifiable on-chain data and enhancing DeFi protocols with zk-proofs.