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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.

Bitcoin Investor Week

The New Era for Digital Assets and Capital Markets Pt. 1

Reed Smith On Chain: Crypto and Digital Assets Group Partner Constantine Karides joined Anthony Pompliano to discuss the future of digital assets and the return of dealmaking at last week’s inaugural Bitcoin Investor Week conference. With regulatory clarity improving, investment bankers and institutions are re-entering the space. Are you ready to capitalize on it?

Due is now SOC 2 Compliant

Security and compliance are at the core of what we do, and we’re proud to announce that Due has officially achieved SOC 2 compliance — a major milestone in ensuring the highest standards of security and trust.

Navigating Startup and Venture Capital Legal Risks w/ Constantine Karides

In this episode of How I Invest, I interview Constantine Karides, a Lead Partner at Reed Smith, to discuss the critical role lawyers play in the startup and venture capital ecosystem. Constantine shares insights on what founders and investors should look for in legal counsel, the leverage model law firms use, and how AI is reshaping the legal landscape. From the importance of choosing the right law firm to navigating legal costs effectively, this episode is packed with actionable advice for entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and investors.

February 7, 2025

The Must Clank Show with Jack and Proxy

Welcome to the brand new Must Clank Show, your weekly update on the hottest tokens, wildest launches, and biggest moves in the Clanker ecosystem.

January 31, 2025

Spotlight Ep. 14: Clanker - Tokenizing The Creator Economy w/ Alex and Jack

Digitized Spotlight hosts Amanda (Collab+Currency) and Winnie (BlockTower Capital) interview Alex and Jack, who co-founded Clanker - an autonomous agent for deploying tokens. We also bring on the founders of ecosystem apps Clank.fun, a marketplace and launchpad for Clanker tokens, and Native, a digital city and social network powered by Clanker. We discuss trends in creator tokens, social behaviors on Farcaster and Base, where AI-human social interactions are heading, and more!

January 28, 2025

Introducing Bundler3

Morpho Labs has unveiled Bundler3, an open-source smart contract designed to allow externally-owned accounts (EOAs) to execute a sequence of arbitrary calls atomically. This includes actions that require approvals or callbacks.

January 23, 2025