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Layer3 is excited to announce our newest partnership with EnterDAO. EnterDAO is a DAO with the mission of building products to enable new markets within the Metaverse economy. It is currently governed by the $ENTR token. Their main products include LandWorks and MetaPortal, which were built to tackle pain points like access to Metaverse land, capital inefficiency, and the UI/UX of Metaverse gaming. “The Metaverse is home to endless self-contained economies. But in order to empower these econo...

If you spend your time interacting with digitally rendered cats, apes, and pixelated owls, then you’re probably no stranger to the world of NFT “Profile Picture” (PFP) communities. Often characterized by randomly generated traits and names in collections that include up to 10,000 unique NFTs, PFP communities have unlocked entirely different types of value beyond the traditional mechanics of the NFT marketplace.10,000 Moonbirds on the Ethereum Blockchain brought in $75 million+ in revenue in a...

The way we work is changing, fast. Just look at the rise of platforms like Upwork, where talented individuals exchange their time and skills for cash compensation. People want to earn on their own terms. Here’s the thing though. In this model, talent gets zero stake in the projects they’re contributing to. This means individuals cannot share in the upside of the projects they’ve backed, often at the earliest stages. At Layer3 we want to create more people like David Choe, the artist who paint...

Layer3 is excited to announce our newest partnership with 1inch. 1inch is a distributed decentralized finance (DeFi) network for various protocols across multiple chains, including Ethereum, Avalanche, Polygon, Optimism, and Arbitrum. It is currently powered by 1inch DAO, which enables 1INCH token stakers to vote for key protocol parameters. Layer3 will directly support 1inch DAO’s efforts in decentralized governance. “1inch has built one of the largest communities in all of crypto, and is pa...

Layer3 is excited to announce our newest partnership with The Graph. The Graph is a decentralized protocol for indexing and querying data from blockchains. It allows anyone to build and publish open APIs called subgraphs, making data more easily accessible. “Indexing blockchain data is quite difficult for most companies and startups entering the space. The Graph enables teams to do this without spending significant hardware or engineering resources.” — Brandon Kumar, Layer3 Co-Founder Instead...

Layer3 is excited to announce our newest partnership with Verse Network. Verse is a L2 solution built for optimizing DAOs. In their current form on L1 blockchains like Ethereum, DAOs often run into challenges like high transaction fees, slow transaction speeds, and friction with DApps. Verse tackles these roadblocks by creating a censorship-resistant and interconnected cloud for next-gen DAOs and DeFi. “DAOs cannot reach their full potential without the help of L2 and other scaling solutions ...

934 years ago, the oldest university in the world was founded in Bologna, Italy.The University of Bologna formed through a group of student-led mutual aid societies, mostly comprising of foreign students seeking protection from discriminatory city laws. The laws would enforce collective punishment against foreigners for the debts and crimes of their countrymen. Under the umbrella of the University, however, these student-led communities were able to invite scholars to give lectures, form stud...

Want to earn up to $2,500 in $GCR? As part of our ongoing partnership with Global Coin Research (GCR), we’re launching a “Deal-a-thon” Contest where users can help GCR source its next deal. If you have alpha, refer a project to GCR via our platform and earn $GCR invests in your project.About GCRGCR is a Community of Investors & Researchers in Web3. Collectively, members of GCR source, diligence and commit personal capital to opportunities ranging from seed to late-stage growth. Holders of #GC...

We’re excited to feature our newest contest winners for The Graph! The Graph is a decentralized protocol for indexing and querying data from blockchains. It allows anyone to build and publish open APIs called subgraphs, making data more easily accessible. Instead of developing and operating proprietary indexing servers, developers and companies can build server-less applications that run entirely on public infrastructure with The Graph. We partnered with The Graph to help promote Graph Day 20...

IntroductionWe’ve seen it all. The Merge went live on Testnet...and it worked. A pokemon-inspired voxel game rugged its buyers with a 3ETH mint price. LooksRare launched a vampire attack against OpenSea. Laura Shin revealed the identity of the 2016 “the DAO” hacker. One of the core Fantom devs announced his departure from DeFi. Optimism raised 1.65bn+ USD from a16z and Paradigm. BAYC powerhouse Yuga Labs acquired Punks and Meebits, then subsequently released a killer video of its metaverse ga...

This one’s for the NFT degens: We’re very excited to announce our newest partnership with OpenSea! OpenSea is currently the largest marketplace for NFTs (non-fungible tokens), with over 1 million active users and 80+ million different NFTs available for trading. If your first foray into web3 was with OpenSea—you’re not alone. We’ve seen the way that NFTs can aid in our mission to empower and engage web3 communities. That’s why we’re working with projects like Astro Girls Society, and why we a...

Layer3 is excited to announce our newest partnership with Zapper. Zapper is an all-in-one DeFi (decentralized finance) dashboard for users to manage and view their crypto assets in one place. While self-custody is standard in Web3, it’s often difficult to track your assets across separate wallets and protocols. We’re a huge fan of Zapper for simplifying this process. “Zapper is one of the most user-friendly decentralized apps you can use to track your portfolio. We’re always looking to partne...