This Week in DAOs + Web3 - Dec 14, 2023
A roundup of the most exciting developments in DAOs and web3.
Highlights
⚱ Tokenized Heritage - Realm of Historia is utilizing the Solana blockchain to tokenize historical sites and artifacts from Armenia and across the globe.
🪙 RWA Tokenization - Blockchain auditing firm Hacken will become the first web3 company to tokenize its equity through a partnership with Brickken.
✍🏽 Cold Comfort - IBM released cryptographic signing technology for handling digital assets in cold storage, reducing the risks associated with manual procedures.
🌱 Growth - The Cointelegraph Accelerator is collaborating with Chainlink Labs to drive innovation and accelerate the growth of next-gen web3 projects through a complementary and comprehensive suite of support services.
World Wide Web3
🏭 Net Zero - Abu Dhabi government-affiliated Cryptography Research Center launched a blockchain-powered carbon tracking and trading platform.
🎓 Web3 Edu - The United Nations Development Programme, tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty, is set to upskill its 22,000 staff in blockchain technology.
🇹🇷 Tech Transformation - Turkish crypto exchange CoinTR and EOS blockchain have partnered to establish the Turkish Web3 Industry Lab.
🪪 Tamper-Proof ID - India’s Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ credentialing system will issue tamper-proof certificates on Avalanche.
⚖️ Justice Zone - The law-free zone for digital asset companies signed an MOU with Abu Dhabi Global Market courts to bring judicial services to web3 businesses in UAE.
🇪🇺 Tokenization - The third-largest bank in France, Societe Generale, issued its first digital green bond as a security token on the Ethereum blockchain.
Funding from Within
🤑 Diversity - The Arbitrum DAO community is expanding its grant program budget to over $70M; now supporting 56 projects from diverse emerging builders.
👩💻 Equity - Worldcoin’s $5M grants program aims to support developers focusing on building resilient technology and more equitable systems.
🌡️ ME Growth - Open-source blockchain developer IOTA is launching a $100M foundation to spur the growth of distributed ledger technology in the Middle East.
Show Me the Money
💸 Risk Management - Digital assets brokerage firm Nonco, with the goal of serving institutional clients in the US, secured $10M in seed capital, led by Hack VC and Brian Brooks, advisor at Valor Capital Group and former US Comptroller of Currency.
🕸️ Connectivity - Cross-chain messaging protocol Wormhole secured a $225M investment round, at a $2.5B valuation, led by Brevan Howard.
🌱 For (non-US based) Aggies - Agricultural protocol LandX has raised over $5M to democratize access to agricultural financial products through blockchain technology.
Watch, Listen, Learn
👨👩👧👦 Community - The most recent episode from Citizen Web3 reveals the mind and vision of Guillem Ferrer of DragonStake. He shares his insight on community building, decentralization, tribalism, and how aligning with the correct people can be a recipe for success in web3.
🧑💼 BlockRecruit - In the most recent episode of the Web3 Warriors podcast, David Koroma speaks with Calyptus CEO Dan Jones about hiring in web3 and blockchain-based job recruitment.
Coming Up in DAOs and Web3
💯 November 29-December 27: Official Web3 Exam (and Prize Pool)
🇹🇼 December 11-16: Taipei Blockchain Week
🇦🇪 January 16-17: Blockchain Universe Summit
🦓 February 14-15: Africa Tech Summit Nairobi
🏔️ February 23-March 3: ETH Denver
🌴 April 15-16: Blockchain Life 2024 Dubai
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