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At Layer3 we run our whole platform in a full-stack beautifully orchestrated environment on Vercel. All server-side and client-side code is written in TypeScript and share many of the modules and types. Everything was going well, until one day…Vercel has a 4kb environment variable limit. It is caused by the underlying AWS Lambda infrastructure, but whereas AWS has some solutions for proper secret management, Vercel basically says you need to roll your own. At this time, there are so many pros...

Web3 Needs GrowthCrypto adoption is slower than you think. Most web3 projects struggle to get more than 2,000 daily active users. Yet few teams have taken a thoughtful approach to user growth and retention. Let's look at the numbers 👇 For the context, Layer3 helps customers (web3 orgs) acquire and retain high quality users. We've driven:1.6 million on-chain actionsAcross 60 projectsWith 55,000 unique usersOn a given day Layer3 accounts for 25-90% of the daily active users for our p...

2021 was the year of NFTs. CryptoPunks and BAYC, Axie Infinity and CryptoKitties, what started gaining traction in 2017 exploded in popularity — turning many of these brands into household names. And what began as an experimental market, soon led to people paying tens of millions for pieces of digital art.Beeple’s Collage, which sold for $69 millionHowever the collections which saw NFTs rise in such incredible popularity, aren’t exactly all that’s possible with non-fungible tokens. NFTs as di...

The Multi-chain future is here!Layer3 is excited to announce our newest partnership with Hashflow. Hashflow is a decentralized exchange designed for interoperability, zero slippage, and MEV-protected trades. We’ve created a series of Bounties in collaboration with Hashflow so that you can experience the magic of seamless cross-chain trading in DeFi. In the process, you’ll also learn how to use a decentralized exchange and make on-chain swaps on various chains like Arbitrum, Optimism, and Aval...

IntroductionCan you believe we’re already halfway through the year? It’s been a stunning few months in web3. On the heels of a global downturn, crypto has reached new lows while our team has continued to build new highs. Between LUNA’s downfall, the evaporation of several firms and protocols, a revolving door of hacks, exploits, scams, and the constant humdrum of a looming recession, it’s difficult for many to foresee the promises that web3 were supposed to deliver in the first place. But at ...

Layer3 is excited to announce our newest partnership with Juno! Juno is a crypto-friendly checking account that lets you buy/sell crypto at 0 fees directly from your bank account. With Juno, you can get your pay-checks in crypto, earn crypto back every time you spend using the Juno USDC enabled debit card, and bridge your crypto instantly to Layer 2s like Arbitrum and Optimism. With only one powerful checking account, Juno allows you to earn, invest, and spend both your cash and crypto. Bankl...

You asked, we answered.Anyone can now complete a Bounty to receive NFT rewards on Layer3. We’re no stranger to NFTs. From Bored Apes to 1/1 collectors items to credentials, we’ve seen the potential of NFTs in providing so much more than just speculation. Last week, we launched NFT Rewards to curate unique NFT experiences for our community. If you held any NFT on Ethereum mainnet, you could participate. What does this mean for anyone using Layer3? It means you’re now able to:Receive NFT reward...

Layer3 is excited to announce our newest partnership with DappRadar. DappRadar is the leading platform for exploring, tracking, and managing decentralized applications (Dapps). Through DappRadar, you can track DeFi protocols, explore and value your NFT collections, manage your wallets, and more. DappRadar’s platform includes transparent, multi-chain data, as well as meaningful coverage on the latest trends across web3. Users may typically discover web3 applications through Twitter or word-of-...

Community engagement is difficult. It’s even more difficult in the midst of a bear market, where the power of speculation and potential profits doesn’t have the same hold on your users as before. In a world where user acquisition is central to the marketing focus of many decentralized protocols and platforms, many fall prey to the idea that money is the sole motivator for users to participate in your community; simultaneously, one may also be fooled that once a user reaches the bottom of a sa...

Mention the term “web3” to a group of developers and you’ll inevitably see a handful of them reflexively cringe. Some still stubbornly argue that it’s mostly unwarranted hype – a way for programmers to waste their time building glorified ponzi schemes with sub-par UX. What they’re missing is that new decentralised protocols have actually been a catalyst for developers to rethink years of assumptions of how the web should work. One of these is IPFS, which – despite being 7 years old – I think ...

Discovery in web3 is powerful. It’s also a fraught term in a decentralized world, where soft forks, hard forks, sub-DAOs, and product derivatives fight amongst each other to garner your attention, all within a swirling ocean of noise where sometimes, it feels impossible to find anything that matters. What is the third Olympus fork to someone who’s already experienced the last two? Why buy into a NFT project that’s simply a spin-off of the original? At least, that’s what it feels like. And tha...

You’ve heard of DAO social clubs, but what about DAO investment clubs? Layer3 is excited to announce our newest partnership with Syndicate. Syndicate is building infrastructure to to revolutionize investing through web3 technologies. It allows anyone to invest in tokens, NFTs, and even startups. Users can create their own investment DAOs in just a few clicks and invest in both on-chain and off-chain assets. Users and investors can view token and NFT investments through Syndicate’s dashboard i...