Will Stablecoins be the money of the Metaverse? A Look at 2025-2026 🔮

For sure, your users confidently park their cash in stablecoin, knowing it's the crypto equivalent of a landing pad, not a rollercoaster. But as the industry wrestles with regulation and the rise of the metaverse, what's next for these digital tokens?

💪 The popularity of stablecoins lies in their stability. Unlike Bitcoin's wild price swings, stablecoins offer a safe haven for investors and a medium of exchange in the crypto world. However, events like the TerraUSD crash, where an algorithmic stablecoin lost its peg to the dollar, have raised concerns about their underlying mechanisms.

✅ Regulation

Regulatory clarity is coming. Expect stricter guidelines on reserve management and transparency. This might weed out some players, but for established coins, it's a badge of honor. Compliance becomes your competitive edge, instilling trust in institutions and paving the way for wider adoption.

✅ Metaverse Minting

The Metaverse is a new trillion-dollar playground, a potential goldmine. Here's where stablecoins will take center stage. It is the best choice for payment systems, allowing users to seamlessly buy virtual land or that digital Gucci bag with secure, stable tokens. The metaverse craves a frictionless currency, and your stablecoin could be it.

✅ The Interoperability Imperative

Right now, different stablecoins exist in separate. Interoperability – the ability to work across platforms – is the next frontier. Partnering with other blockchain players is the key to the future.

The coming years are poised to be a golden age for stablecoins. So, are you ready to take part in this exciting future? 🌟

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Polkadot sparked controversy within its community after disclosing a hefty marketing expense of $87 million in the first half of 2024 😱

Despite the lavish expenditure, the results have been less than stellar. A closer look at the breakdown reveals a focus on high-profile sponsorships:

• $6.8 million for a soccer club deal (1 million DOT)
• $1.9 million to sponsor race car driver Conor Daly
• $1.3 million with e-sports organizer HEROIC
• $4.9 million on influencer marketing
• $7.9 million on events

While these endeavors generated buzz, they failed to translate into the desired user growth or engagement, leaving many to question the effectiveness of such a large-scale spending spree in the Web3 space.

Building Trust, Not Just Hype
Success is based on more than just visibility. At InnMind we encourage all to rely on transparency and product development, and remember:

✅ Performance Over Hype. Use metrics-driven marketing to ensure every dollar contributes to user acquisition and retention.
✅ Community Matters. Build a loyal base through grassroots efforts and user education, prioritizing trust and transparency.
✅ Targeted Outreach. Create tailored promotions that resonate with the Web3 community to drive engagement and conversion.
✅ Partnerships with Purpose. Form strategic partnerships that enhance the ecosystem and benefit users, enriching platform functionality and experience.

For Web3 founders, the message is clear: flashy campaigns may grab headlines, but sustainable growth comes from thoughtful, value-driven strategies that resonate with users and build trust.

By focusing on performance, community, targeted outreach, and meaningful partnerships, you can ensure their marketing dollars are well spent, driving genuine impact in the competitive Web3 space 🌐

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🪐 Crypto VC Pitching Session: Cosmic Edition

Tomorrow, at 15:00 CEST, we will start the session where the hottest web3 startups will pitch pre-seed, seed and private rounds to crypto VCs and get funding!

🚀Meet our participants:

💎 ZayaAI | AI, RWA, DeSci
An innovative RWA & DeSci blockchain project designed to fight cancer and promote healthy living through advanced AI technologies and medical screening techniques.

💎 GrowFitter | Consumer dAapp
Earn high-end rewards like iPhones, bikes, Smartwatch NFTs, Token Airdrops & an endless array of exciting rewards with your daily sport activity.

💎 Polity Network | Wealthtech Infra
The first easy to use enterprise-grade decentralised crypto investment marketplace. It is made to support crypto advisors, managers and individual investors.

💎 Midle | QuestFi
The go-to marketing platform for brands aiming to supercharge user acquisition, engagement, and retention

💎 Snapster | DeFi, Telegram Mini App
Memecoins and other hot tokens are grabbing attention, but buying them is still too complicated. Snapster fixes this with a fast & simple DEX interface, available to 900M+ Telegram users.

Participating Investors:

👤Chain Capital |👤 Circle |👤3X Capital | 👤 WebWise VC |👤 Langrenus Fund | 👤 London Real Ventures |👤 GDA Capital and many more investors watching live!

🔔Watch on YouTube

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Time to meet face-to-face💥

Join us for the 1st AlphaMind Community Gathering on July 5th at 5pm CEST. Meet true Alpha minds from Linea, Rhino.Fi, Anima Protocol, web3davincis at AlphaMind X Space.

Set reminder – join via link

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You’re the Alpha 🫵

Now get ready to unlock ours!

Visit alphamind.co to start building karma right away

Expand your Mind! ⚡️

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🌒 Get ready for the next Cosmic Edition of VC Pitching Sessions by InnMind!

📆 Save the date: July 10th, at 15:00 CEST (13:00 UTC)!

We're scouting for the most promising startups to pitch to top VCs in the InnMind network.

This is your chance to shine and get instant feedback from heavy-hitting investors!

🦄 Criteria for Future Unicorns:

➡️ Verticals: AI | Infra | DePIN | BTC | RWA | DeFi | SocialFi & GameFi | NFT & Meme, and more.

➡️ Stage: Pre-seed / Seed / Private / Strategic

✨Click "Apply" to book an assessment call with an InnMind Investment Analyst before the event!

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Are you a web3 founder, community builder, C-level exec, marketing leader, or VC rep looking to level up your web3 growth game?
 
Then the Cryptorsy Closing KOL Rounds in Web3: Tips, Hacks & Strategies webinar is for you!
 
Hosted by Michael Graham, Head of Growth at Cryptorsy, this event will be packed with insider knowledge and practical advice to supercharge your project.
 
What’s on the Agenda:

📘KOL Marketing 101
🔓 Unlocking the Benefits
🧭 Navigating the Challenges
💡 Pro KOL Management Tips
🏆 Success Case Study
❔Q&A Session
 
Don't miss this chance to harness the power of KOL marketing for your web3 venture and close your next KOL round with confidence.
 
Join our pre-webinar Telegram lounge to gain access to the event link and Mike himself and ask him any questions you may have on the topic even before the official start, as well as catch the latest 🙌

Join here 👉
/channel/+VzLt17847Gc0NmYy

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🦄Pantera is betting big on TON

Crypto venture capital firm Pantera is raising money for a new fund to invest specifically in The Open Network's Toncoin, doubling down on its prior bet on the token.

Pantera's new TON fund comes shortly after the firm made its largest-ever investment in TON since its founding in 2003.

With the latest TON fund effort, Pantera appears to be highly bullish about the token's potential.

"We believe the TON network is still in its early stages, and we are excited to witness the adoption of its ecosystem and new features by the Telegram user base," Ryan Barney, a Pantera partner, said last month.

InnMind analysts team is pretty confident that you should pay attention to TON ecosystem if you haven't done so already💎

We have previously published opportunities for the early stage
➡️ Check it out there

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Curious about AlphaMind launchpad?

Here is your chance. Now it start the very first AMA w/founders in discord.
Join us and ask anything.❓

https://discord.com/invite/NB4hhuXkWz

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👀In the midst of the LayerZero airdrop claim, which caused several networks to down today due to high demand, we’re sharing an awesome podcast from Delphi Digital analysts:

Discussion of L0 Sybil hunting, analysis of the zkSync airdrop, hot memecoins, and a TON ecosystem overview

Enjoy!

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🔝Top 80 Web3 Launchpads🚀

InnMind team prepared the ultimate list of web3 launchpads that looking for promising projects: AlphaMind, xLaunchpad, Gagarin Launchpad and many-many others.

Each project has unique requirements, making it essential to choose a launchpad that aligns perfectly with your goals, both financial and technical.

Whether it's strategic support, access to investors, or community building, the right launchpad can significantly impact your project's go-to-market.

↘️ Get the list for free 👇
https://app.innmind.com/kb/viewDoc/the-ultimate-list-of-top-80-web3-launchpads-in-2024

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🎮 Initiatives on Web3 Gaming

Web3 gaming, a very prominent segment of crypto during the last bull run, has seen a decrease in capital funding and community hype the last 2 years.

With no clear winner in the race for a web3 project that resonates with gamers, the question that everyone is pondering: Will a web3 game ever compete against a AAA game?

🦄 The Arbitrum Foundation has taken a big step towards incentivising innovation for web3 games via the Gaming Catalyst Program (GCP)

225 million ARB tokens (~$215 million) will be distributed over three years to support gaming projects, aiming to expand awareness and adoption of Arbitrum/Orbit/Stylus in the gaming community.

Funds are primarily designated for publishers, with grants up to 500,000 ARB (~$483,000) for new and early-stage developers.

Established developers must seek investments with value shares. Remaining funds will cover infrastructure bounties and operational expenses.

A dedicated GCP team, overseen by a council of five experts, will manage daily operations with a budget cap of $25 million, requiring DAO approval for any excess.

By allocating resources strategically, the program can maximize its impact by focusing on proven publishers and developers as well as promising independent projects within gaming.

🔥Have a great weekend ahead, stay safe!
The cryptoverse is on the rise🔥

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Does Paradigm support attracting users through generous airdrops?

Paradigm is widely regarded as a friendly and generous Tier-1 venture capital firm towards airdrop hunters.

Projects in Paradigm's portfolio are known for their generosity in airdrops within the crypto community.

Stories of ungrateful rewards for early users can severely damage a reputation and future income.

The latest difficult cases were Starknet and zkSync, where real early adopters and contributors were affected by the hunt for Sybils.

LayerZero has taken on the mission to identify all Sybils in crypto, but has already ruined its ecosystem project, claiming that all users of the cheapest bridge with small transactions were Sybils.

It's hard to find a balance with Sybil hunting, but crypto is at such an adoption stage that extra rewards bring more liquidity and TVL, and encourage more people to continue using generous projects.

Conversely, unfairly rewarding true users who have brought significant funds to the protocols causes great skepticism within the community.

After all, most current users are here to earn, wdyt?

(Screen with the the last 10 investments of Paradigm)

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3 Tips to Prevent Burnout During Fundraising

1. Don’t Listen to the Crowd

One of the first things founders learned at Y Combinator was to avoid ‘averaging’ advice. It’s unproductive to process advice from many sources, especially unsolicited ones. Instead, focus on one or two people with extensive knowledge and experience in your industry and the specific deal size and stage you're raising for. This person could be an aligned investor or a founder who recently raised a similar round and understands the current market dynamics.

2. Anticipate Rejection

Rejection is a common part of fundraising. Visualize the process as a sales funnel with a natural drop-off rate. This perspective can make rejections less discouraging. Ensure you have buffers between investor meetings so you can arrive at each one fresh and enthusiastic. Investors look for companies poised for significant growth and founders who are resourceful and resilient. Find what helps you reset your mind before each pitch—whether it’s a walk, breathing exercise, or meditation—and don’t hesitate to seek professional help if needed.

3. Prepare Your Life and Company

Get your personal and professional life organized before you start fundraising. You won’t be fully present until the round is closed, so delegate or pause most of your projects. Communicate this clearly to your team and those around you to avoid increasing your mental load and the inevitable guilt of not being able to deliver on every front during the fundraising process.

Take care and have a productive week, InnMinds!
The inspiration

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🦄 Get ready for the next Unicorn Edition of VC Pitching Sessions by InnMind!

📆 Save the date: June 19th, at 15:00 CEST (13:00 UTC)!

We're scouting for the most promising startups to pitch to top VCs in the InnMind network.

This is your chance to shine and get instant feedback from heavy-hitting investors!

🦄 Criteria for Future Unicorns:

➡️ Verticals: Infra | DePIN | BTC | RWA | DeFi | SocialFi & GameFi | NFT & Meme, and more.

➡️ Stage: Pre-seed / Seed / Private / Strategic

✨Click "Apply" to book an assessment call with an InnMind Investment Analyst before the event!

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💰Our new blog post dives deep into the world of Crypto Investments in 2024: 15 Most Active Crypto VC Funds ➡️ https://blog.innmind.com/active-crypto-vc-funds-in-2024/

In this article, you'll discover:

🔹 Who are the key players shaping the crypto VC landscape?
🔹 What areas are these funds focusing on?
🔹 How can this information influence your fundraising strategy in 2024?

Follow InnMind for the best tips & advice for web3 founders & crypto startup entrepreneurs!

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Calling all ambitious Web3 builders 🇺🇲 Draper University, partner of InnMind, is launching an open call for their Stellar program accelerator - Astro Hacker House.

👨‍🚀 This is your chance to join a residency program in Silicon Valley, learn from industry experts, and receive $20K in grant funding to kickstart your project.

Here's what you get:

• $20k grant
• $2k for flights
• Free lodging
• Mentorship from Web3 experts
• Investment opportunities

🔹 Ready to apply? Book a call with their Web3 Program Manager via link

🔹 Or apply directly by July 27th via link

Don't miss this opportunity to take your Web3 project to the next level 📈

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Meet one of our speakers –@emacosc, Growth Manager at Linea and true DeFi mind🧠. This Friday, we're at X Spaces revealing big plans on AlphaMind & Linea ecosystem 🚀

Tune in for first-hand insights – https://x.com/i/spaces/1yNGaZLQpqXJj and drop your questions in X!

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Put in your calendars 📆

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Your Alpha is coming …

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💎Linea opportunities for builders

Linea is the secure zkEVM ecosystem that empowers dapps to thrive!
 
Want to become one of them? Then you should definitely pay attention to the opportunities for builders by Linea:
 
1) The Linea Ecosystem Investment Alliance
Is an investment syndicate dedicated to empowering startups building on Linea.
In addition, LEIA adds invaluable mentorship and technical coaching to the mix, making it a unique program that addresses significant areas of growth for Linea builders.
 
🔗 https://linea.build/linea-ecosystem-investment-alliance
 
2) Check the interesting lineup of side events covering the most crucial Web3 topics, including smart accounts, security, growth experiments, multichain UX, and more
 
🔗 https://community.consensys.io/brussels-belgium/
 
3) Explore MetaMask & Linea bounty on ETHGlobal Brussels.
Take your chance!
 
🔗 https://ethglobal.com/events/brussels/prizes/metamask-and-linea

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💎State of Crypto+AI 2024

MagnetAI conducted an in-depth analysis of 67 Crypto+AI projects, categorizing them from a GenAI perspective.

The Crypto+AI narrative has captured a lot of attention so far.

Many reports on Crypto+AI are emerging, but they either cover just part of the AI story or interpret AI solely from the perspective of Crypto.

This article will look at the topic from an AI perspective, exploring how Crypto supports AI and how AI can benefit Crypto, to better understand the current landscape of the Crypto+AI industry

Enjoy!

👉https://mirror.xyz/magnetai.eth/Mux-wpAlWCzUL8h65NIOutXbn9G55YQgwwmesTlW96k

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A startup pivoting from Web2 to Web3🤪

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💎Telegram Is Crypto’s Adoption Machine

Telegram is onboarding the masses and ushering in a new era for public blockchains, says David Zimmerman, a research analyst at K33 Research.

Telegram combined its messaging app boasting 800 million monthly active users, a blockchain providing rails for crypto adoption in TON, and a native wallet bot known simply as Wallet.

Many crypto pitch decks today vaguely romanticize the notion of “merging Web2 and Web3,” Telegram is actually doing it.

Most of us want to see a future where crypto is being used by the masses.
This sentiment is shared by Telegram’s co-founder and CEO Pavel Durov, who is a major Bitcoin advocate.

TON’s mission statement is to “put crypto in every pocket.”
Simply put, Telegram is better positioned to make that happen than any other entity in our growing industry.

🦄TON Foundation Accelerator

The partnership between the TON Blockchain and Telegram gives Web3 builders the chance to build products with access to global distribution.

The TON Foundation Accelerator helps entrepreneurs raise early-stage capital and build strong businesses that engage the ecosystem's key advantages.

👉Check details and apply: https://ton.org/accelerator

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🦄 Crypto VC Pitching Session: Unicorn Edition

In 3 hours, at 15:00 CEST, we will start the session where the hottest web3 startups will pitch seed and private rounds to crypto VCs and get funding!

🚀Meet our participants:

💎 Dexodus

Gamifying the DeFi Trading Experience.

💎 XYRO

Leveraging the power of gamification to revolutionize trading and participation in Web3 space, making crypto both accessible and attractive.

💎 NettyWorth

The first Loan Marketplace for Digital and RWA that leverages data with AI to match borrowers and lenders.

💎 Wallet D

WalletD SDK is free, open source and allows developers to bootstrap their wallet with three lines of code. Once developers use WalletD Library, they're able to integrate any service available in a fraction of time. 

💎 Virtual DEX

The most capital efficient DEX made possible through single-asset pools and ZK State Channels, built on Bitcoin L2s.

Participating Investors:

👤Aquanow |👤 Circle |👤3X Capital | 👤 WebWise VC |👤 Transcend VC | 👤 Spicy Capital |👤 Jak Broadway (Angel Investor) | 👤 MEXC and many more investors watching live!

See you soon! It’s gonna be awesome🦄

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⚡️Dignow and InnMind form strategic partnership to improve Web3 project evaluation

We are excited to announce that DigNow and InnMind have formed a strategic partnership to revolutionize Web3 project evaluation and incubation!

This collaboration will integrate DigNow's advanced analytics platform into InnMind's crypto project pre-assessment process, combining the unique expertise and innovative technologies of both parties.

DigNow will utilize its AI, machine learning, and blockchain technologies to aggregate over 1,000 data points from on-chain and off-chain sources.
They will supply data to InnMind's analysts, ensuring the platform's reliability and adaptability to changing needs.

This synergy will enhance the accuracy and efficiency of assessing high-potential projects within the Web3 ecosystem🦄

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🔥BNB Chain and Binance Labs Collaborate With Top VCs To Launch BNB Incubation Alliance

BNB Chain and Binance Labs today announced the launch of BNB Incubation Alliance (BIA)

Designed to fast-track the Web3 journey for emerging blockchain projects, BNB Incubation Alliance provides a coveted opportunity for participating projects to receive BNB Chain grants, and Binance Labs investment opportunities.

➕Additionally, it gives participants access to the Launch-as-a-Service (LaaS) package.

Details: https://www.bnbchain.org/en/blog/bnb-chain-and-binance-labs-launch-bnb-incubation-alliance-bia

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Summary of this cycle so far (for alts):

Q4 2023:
Everything off cycle lows, no fear of cycle being over, many multiples achieved on majority of alts across different verticals

Q1 2024:
Several charts resetting, but crazier moves on select alts occur. Dispersion begins to take effect, with good alts still running very hard but pick the wrong coin and you likely wouldn't have made a ton.

Q2 2024:
Large deleveraging event to start the quarter, dispersion increases materially and whilst BTC chops within range most alts begin trends down.

Summary:
Very few compounders throughout the cycle (probably AI and memes exclusively), significantly increasing difficulty as cycle progresses without external capital inflow, and much mental anguish across most participants.

Think this sets up for a nice interim cycle bottom in June and a better H2 ahead of us (please)

X thread

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💎Hey builders, sharing an awesome opportunity from Base!

ONCHAIN SUMMER BUILDATHON inviting builders around the world to join the Onchain Summer Buildathon, with 200 ETH in total prizes, and sponsors including Stripe, Shopify, Farcaster, Zora, Fleek, thirdweb, Nouns, Aerodrome, and Synthetix.

Help shape the next generation of the internet across payments, commerce, social, creators, and more.

WHY PARTICIPATE?

• Build and be rewarded: Compete for 200 ETH in prizes across tracks

• Bring your creativity onchain: Choose from eight tracks including gaming, payments, trading, creators, community engagement and more

• Expert judging: Teams from Base, sponsors, and other ecosystem builders will review each track

• Mentorship access: Regular office hours during the Buildathon

🦄 Details: https://onchain-summer.devfolio.co/

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⚡️Maximize Your Chances of Securing Investment

InnMind recognizes the importance of connecting entrepreneurs with the right investors, which is why we've curated an extensive VCs and investors lists:

🗒 600 Web3 VC Investors Leading Pre-Seed & Seed Rounds -https://bit.ly/4ea35HX

🗒 100+ DAO Investors - https://bit.ly/459bPdu

It's not just names, firms and websites. For each VC, you'll find the Twitter handles, LinkedIn profiles, and email contacts of the primary investors – the individuals who actually decide where the money goes.

Instead of wasting time on a daunting search for VCs, use our resources 🔝.

Here, you can discover potential investors interested in Web3 projects, saving you valuable time and effort💫

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