This Week in DAOs + Web3 - Nov 2, 2023
A roundup of the most exciting developments in DAOs and web3.
Highlights
🚨 Defend and Protect - Blockchain security experts announce the public launch of SEAL Drills to help blockchain protocols and projects prepare for potential hacks.
💳 Marketing 3.0 - Mastercard and crypto NFT platform MoonPay have teamed up to explore how web3 can be used to connect with and build loyalty amongst consumers.
🌐 Web3 Made Easy - Circle launched new products for developers, “Gas Station” and “Smart Contract Platform”, to reduce the complexity of building web3 apps.
💸 Native Support - Solana Labs unveiled an incubator program to encourage and support the development of web3 and blockchain projects on the Solana blockchain. Fundraising, development, networking, and marketing support will be offered.
World Wide Web3
🇲🇭 DAOs HQ - The parliament of the Republic of the Marshall Islands passed legislation that takes its advanced law for DAOs a step further.
🌴 Free Zone - UAE inaugurated the new RAK Digital Assets Oasis, an economic free zone dedicated to supporting companies involved in the development of digital and virtual assets, blockchain technology, web3, and AI.
🛢️ Web3 in Oil - Hindustan Petroleum, one of India’s largest oil and gas companies, is launching a blockchain-based system to enable automated tamper-evident verifiable purchase orders.
🖼️ Digiphysical Postage - German postal service Deutsche Post will release its first limited-edition collectible stamp, with an NFT representing ownership.
🕹️ Growth Partnership - Web3 games developer Animoca Brands and Saudi Arabia’s NEOM, a human progress accelerator and investment fund, announced a partnership to drive web3 development in the region.
🇫🇮 Instant Solution - Bank of Finland is coordinating the creation of a Finnish instant payment solution compatible with European standards.
Show Me the Money
🤫 Anonymity - Blockchain privacy firm Nym Technologies has assembled and launched a $300M fund to provide capital to security-focused infrastructure projects prioritizing users' anonymity.
🎲 Entertainment - Web3 gaming developer Neon Machine raised $20M in Series A funding led by Polychain Capital toward developing its first-person shooter ‘Shrapnel’.
🌑 Privacy - Privacy protocol firm Nocturne Labs raised $6M in seed funding, co-led by Polychain Capital, to continue its development in the Ethereum ecosystem.
Listen + Learn
🪙 FVM - In Filecoin: The Future of Data Storage, the dOrg Hot Seat podcast’s Pol Lanski speaks with Sarah Thiam of Protocol Labs, about a new web3 technology to create smart contracts and programmable data using IPFS in the Filecoin network.
🤝 #web3forgood - In Blockchain Alleviating Poverty, the Crypto Altruism podcast’s Drew Simon speaks with Jon Behar, from The Life You Can Save, about how blockchain can help fight extreme poverty.
Coming Up in Web3
🇵🇹 November 7-10: NEARcon Lisbon
🦜 November 16: Blockchain Jungle San José, Costa Rica
🌷 November 13-17: Dutch Blockchain Week
🇹🇷 November 13-17: LabWeek23 Istanbul
🍻 December 4-5: Next Block Expo Berlin
🕉️ December 4-10: India Blockchain Week Bangalore
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