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Decentralized Social Network Farcaster Raises $150 Million in a Series A Round - Unchained

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Decentralized Social Network Farcaster Raises $150 Million in a Series A Round - Unchained

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Decentralized Social Network Farcaster Raises $150 Million in a Series A Round

Farcaster’s valuation stands at $1 billion as a result of the funding round led by crypto investment firm Paradigm,

https://unchainedcrypto.com/decentralized-social-network-farcaster-raises-150-million-in-a-series-a-round/
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Aave’s Stani Kulechov seeks $50m for Lens Protocol at $500m valuation - DL News

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Aave’s Stani Kulechov seeks $50m for Lens Protocol at $500m valuation - DL News

btc $78960 -1.65%

eth $2247 -0.95%

bnb $668.4 2.29%

xrp $1.42 -0.60%

sol $90.81 -3.50%

trx $0.3498 0.52%

figr_heloc $1.041 0.94%

doge $0.1112 2.43%

wbt $58.06 -1.35%

usds $0.9995 -0.03%

btc $78960 -1.65%

eth

https://www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/lens-protocol-is-pursuing-new-50-million-usd-fundraise/
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How startup Mythical became a cautionary tale of Web3 gaming's gold rush | PitchBook - PitchBook

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How startup Mythical became a cautionary tale of Web3 gaming's gold rush | PitchBook - PitchBook

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Playing games: How Mythical became a cautionary tale of the Web3 gaming gold rush

Mythical Games was a Web3 gaming darling, raising over $300 million from big investors like Andreessen

https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/mythical-games-web3-layoffs-lawsuit-vc-down-round
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The rise and fall of SocialFi: What friend.tech’s 90% plunge in revenue shows about a fading model - DL News

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The rise and fall of SocialFi: What friend.tech’s 90% plunge in revenue shows about a fading model - DL News

btc $79270 -1.70%

eth $2252 -1.48%

bnb $669.2 0.33%

xrp $1.42 -1.56%

sol $90.94 -4.08%

trx $0.3497 -0.14%

figr_heloc $1.044 0.62%

doge $0.1126 2.23%

wbt $58.27 -1.61%

usds $0.9997 -

https://www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/socialfi-rose-in-popularity-last-year-before-falling/
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Friend.tech gets unfriended: Daily transactions drop 95% as hyped decentralized social app loses steam | TechCrunch

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Friend.tech gets unfriended: Daily transactions drop 95% as hyped decentralized social app loses steam | TechCrunch

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https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/28/friend-tech-daily-transactions-drop/
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Playing games: How Mythical became a cautionary tale of the Web3 gaming gold rush

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Playing games: How Mythical became a cautionary tale of the Web3 gaming gold rush

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BREAKING Consumer inflation jumps to 4.2%, its highest level since 2023

Playing games: How Mythical became a cautionary tale of the Web3 gaming gold rush

It seemed like good news. In Ju

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/playing-games-mythical-became-cautionary-050000648.html
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Farcaster, Blockchain-Based Social Media Startup, Raises $150M, Led by Paradigm

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Farcaster, Blockchain-Based Social Media Startup, Raises $150M, Led by Paradigm

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Farcaster, Blockchain-Based Social Media Startup, Raises $150M, Led by Paradigm

Dan Romero's Farcaster made waves earlier this year with the introduction of "Frames," a feature allowing

https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/05/21/farcaster-blockchain-based-social-media-startup-raises-150m-led-by-paradigm
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Bluesky raises $15M Series A, plans to launch subscriptions | TechCrunch

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Bluesky raises $15M Series A, plans to launch subscriptions | TechCrunch

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Bluesky raises $15M Series A, plans to launch subscriptions

10:59 AM PDT · October 24, 2024

Decentralized social app Bluesky announced on Thursday that it has raised a $15 million S

https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/24/bluesky-raises-15m-series-a-plans-to-launch-subscriptions/
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REPUBLIK

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REPUBLIK (Rad RepubliK Pte Ltd.)

REPUBLIK is a Technology, Information and Internet company. RepubliK is the world's first AI-powered social-fi platform that revolutionizes the socialfi landscape through Web3 and AI. It blends social media with content monetization and supports creators' STOX. RE

https://republik.gg/
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Friend3

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Friend3

Friend3 is a Technology, Information and Internet company. Friend3 is a social dApp where anyone can make friends and profits in web3. on friend3, content creators receive direct financial incentives, marking the seamless integration of the creator economy with web3. Friend3 employs 4 peo

https://friend3.group/
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