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If you’re intimidated by the high fees and endless gas wars on Ethereum, Polygon may be a more affordable choice for those new to web3 to dip their toes into a DAO. In this blog post, we cover some basic information regarding DAOs on Polygon, and how you can get started by contributing to one. Note: Always do your own research before proceeding. This is not financial or investment advice.What makes DAOs on Polygon different?Most DAOs are currently operating on the Ethereum blockchain. However...

Layer3 is excited to announce our newest partnership with Minke. Minke is a non-custodial wallet tailored for decentralized finance (DeFi) users. Unlike any regular crypto wallet, Minke offers up to 8% APY by allowing users to directly access DeFi protocols within the app. It’s also accessible in over 29 countries across the world. Minke also offers simple on-ramp processes built for the average user. Users can easily buy stablecoins, Ethereum, and Polygon (MATIC) via Apple Pay and deposit st...

When you’re new to web3, everyone tells you to ‘go contribute to a DAO’. But it’s difficult to know what this actually means. We’re excited to announce a new initiative that helps you become a part-time contributor...and get paid while doing so. The Layer3 Contributor Bootcamp will select a cohort of talented individuals and match them with exciting web3 work opportunities. In addition to being compensated by DAOs, our cohorts will earn a part-time salary in $ETH to explore the web3 communiti...

Over 7 million USD in 7 days. A daily average of 1.2 million USD. Just less than a day after war began in Ukraine, Russian punk rock band Pussy Riot announced an unorthodox solution to help those affected: UkraineDAO. The DAO’s goal was to aid civilians in Ukraine by auctioning off a 1/1 NFT of the Ukrainian flag—and in just under a week, they managed to raise over 7 million dollars via crypto donations, with 100% of the proceeds benefitting Ukrainian civilian organizations. Ukraine DAO (🇺🇦...

Layer3 is excited to announce our newest partnership with Dune.xyz! Dune Analytics is an all-in-one analytics platform that allows users to explore and share data from Ethereum, xDai, Polygon, Optimism, BSC and Solana. As more financial activity moves to crypto, structuring and providing insights into open data is a critical piece of mainstream adoption. “Dune is one of the most important tools in the web3 economy. We’re always looking to partner with projects that catalyze adoption and impro...

Layer3 is excited to announce our newest partnership with MODA DAO. MODA DAO is dedicated to powering the future of music ownership, publishing, and licensing via NFT standards, decentralized governance and automated finance. In the past year, prominent artists such as Steve Aoki and RAC have entered the web3 world with their own forms of NFTs and fan-powered creation models. MODA DAO’s mission is to provide similar opportunities for any creator or artist wanting to thrive in web3 via their n...

We’re only 8 weeks into 2022, and DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) have shown no signs of stopping anytime soon. Before getting lost in the momentum, Layer3 brings you 10 of the DAOs on our watchlist. Note: This is not financial or investment advice. Always do your own research! 1 | Index Coop: Making crypto investment simple and helping everyone achieve financial freedom. Index Coop 🎟️ @indexcoop gm Index products today. $DPI $MVI $BED $GMI $DATA $FLI 12 11:00 AM • Feb 28, 2022...

Instead of acquiring users through ads, the best web3 companies grow by turning users into contributors and owners. Web2: grow with ads For more than a decade, there has been one default way to acquire new users for a project: paid advertising. Whether through Facebook, Amazon, Instagram, or Google Search, startups have set aside large budgets to engage and retain new customers using these platforms. Facebook alone is responsible for over a quarter (!) of global advertising spend. This playbo...

Layer3 is excited to announce our partnership with Global Coin Research (GCR). GCR is a research and investment DAO focused on web3, with the mission of becoming a “decentralized VC” to empower community-driven web3 investments and deal sourcing. Holders of #GCR get access to a variety of resources created by the GCR community, including deep insights, industry research, online and offline founder-focused events, as well as direct deal-flow. “DAOs like GCR have the potential to shape the futu...

It’s 2008. You’re hanging out with your friend xXI_Love_Paramore68Xx in the Club Penguin pizza shop. He sends you a heart emoji through the public chatroom and you decide to ditch him to make some pizza, earning 107 coins for your hard work. You go back to your igloo and use a few of your coins to purchase a new couch for your igloo, which you recently upgraded to make room for the new shade of Puffle that was recently released a month ago.Call me a sucker for nostalgia, but it’s no coinciden...

Layer3 is excited to announce our newest partnership with Eve Wealth. Eve Wealth is a global community of women who share portfolios, co-invest, and support each other in self-guided wealth management. Members have the opportunity to meet like-minded individuals who can aid their crypto investment and wealth management journey. Becoming a member grants you access to shared portfolios, exclusive deal flows, market digests, community networking sessions, and more. “Communities like Eve Wealth o...

If you’re dreading the idea of going back to the office, you’re not alone. If you’re dreading the idea of institution-led Metaverse offices where your HR manager will yell at you for not properly clocking in by the 8-bit water cooler, you’re also not alone.Is this Metaverse hell? This is not another article about the “Future of Work,” as analyzed through the lens of the very institutions that have made working so miserable in the first place. This is a call to redefine our relationship to wor...