⚡ TFC Newsletter: 01/09/2023

Free-To-Claim Coinbase IDs, NFT Perp Market, Solana Analytics, Web3 Sports, Decentralized Video Sharing, and more!

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ToolsForCrypto Admin
January 09, 2023

💡 Intro

Yesterday: Coinbase opened a free claim to all users for cb.id usernames as part of a partnership with ENS.

Why This Matters: 

  • Named wallets make it easier for new Web3 users to read, faster to send and receive crypto with.

  • This makes it easier to build a web3 portfolio, link to social accounts and follow other web3 users.

Steps to claim:

  • Log into Coinbase either on Desktop or Mobile

  • Follow the on-screen instructions and click "Claim my username."

  • Customize your profile, set up your bio, link your social accounts, and choose your new cb.id username.

One of the exciting product developments in Web3 during the bear, has been the addition of Futures trading platforms for NFTs.

Many apps are being built including NFTperp linked by the Proof.xyz analyst WarDaddyCapital below.

As the entire Futures market is orders of magnitude bigger for Crypto than NFT perp trading: there’s a ton of room to grow (and the infrastructure is now just catching up).

  1. Candy Digital, a next-gen digital collectible company, has raised a Series A round led by Galaxy and ConsenSys Mesh, with participation from 10T Holdings and ConsenSys, among others - Link

  2. Web3 wallet Assure Wallet closed a $1.4 million Pre-A funding round - Link below

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FANtium

"Invest in Athletes and Rise with them"

Type of Product: Web3 Sports

Purpose of Tool: FANtium allows athletes to tokenize a share of their future earnings and offer it to their fans. Fans can purchase a share of the athlete's future earnings through the use of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and participate in the athlete's real-world earnings. Fans can choose to invest for a specific season or an athlete's entire career and become part of the athlete's inner community, unlocking unique perks and experiences.

  • Tokenization of athlete's future earnings: FANtium allows athletes to raise the capital they need to pursue their careers by offering a share of their future earnings to their fans through the use of NFTs.

  • Investment options: Fans can choose to invest in an athlete's future earnings for a specific season or an entire career.

  • Community involvement: FANtium allows fans to become part of the athlete's inner community, providing unique perks and experiences and fostering a sense of connection with the athlete.

  • Two NFT journey options: FANtium offers two types of NFT journeys: Season NFTs, which allow fans to participate in an athlete's next season's earnings, and Career NFTs, which allow fans to participate in an athlete's earnings throughout their entire career.

Team / Funding / Backers / Other Info: FANtium announced a private pre-seed round of $2 million on October 2022. The funding comes from prominent Web3 angel investors, including Sebastien Borget, Brian O'Hagan, Itamar Lesuisse, and Anand Agarawala. In addition, the company is supported by well-known athletes and founders in the sports industry, including Austrian tennis player and US Open champion Dominic Thiem and OneFootball founder Lucas von Cranach.

FANtium is led by Jonathan Ludwig, who has previously built and sold several startups and invested in successful Web3 startups like Sorare as an angel investor. Other members of the founding team have background in BCG and Rocket Internet.

Birdeye

“Birdeye - The Bird is watching the chain!"

Type of Product: Aggregator

Purpose of Tool: Birdeye is a chart tool and trade data aggregator for the Solana blockchain. It supports trade data from 20 major decentralized exchanges (DEXs) and automated market makers (AMMs) on Solana, including Raydium and Orca.

  • Chart page: view the chart of the SOL token or multiple charts simultaneously.

  • Find Gems: search for tokens based on various sorting criteria, such as most viewed, most watched, most trades, and nano cap (tokens with a market capitalization less than $10 million).

  • Trader Profile: view the top 10 users who have gained or lost the most money over a specified time period (e.g., yesterday, today, 1 week, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months).

  • Sol360: visualize the price trends of tokens on the Solana blockchain. Tokens can be sorted by total value locked (TVL), 24-hour volume, or 24-hour change.

Team / Funding / Backers / Other Info: Birdeye recently announced that as a token of appreciation for its users, they will start purchasing and burning $BONK in the open market. Many users were introduced to Birdeye through $BONK @bonk_inu. Keep up with the latest developments from Birdeye by following them on Twitter.

Skillet

“Liquidity. Now."

Type of Product: NFT Liquidity Tooling

Purpose of Tool: Skillet provides liquidity for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) allowing users to find the most profitable means of liquidating their NFTs by aggregating offers from various sources and displaying them in a single, easy-to-use dashboard. Skillet also supports bulk liquidation of NFTs, allowing users to cash in on multiple NFTs in a single transaction.

  • Aggregation of NFT liquidity options: find the best options for liquidating their NFTs by aggregating offers from multiple sources.

  • Bulk liquidation: liquidate multiple NFTs in a single transaction, saving time and gas fees.

  • Interoperability: Skillet was built on top of smart contracts from other NFT financialization platforms (such as OpenSea, LooksRare, and NFTX) and includes an SDK that allows developers, collections, and financialization platforms to build on top of it.

  • Vetting of financialization platforms: Skillet vets the trustworthiness of other NFT financialization platforms that are integrated into its platform, ensuring that users have access to reliable and reputable options for liquidating their NFTs.

Team / Funding / Backers Info / Transaction Amount: Skillet is backed by the following investors, including Puzzle Ventures, Zee Prime Capital, Signum Capital, Kronos Research, Woo network, and IOSG Ventures.

Skillet is currently focused on providing liquidity for NFTs in the current market, including JPEG flippers, Blue Chip HODLers, and other NFTfi platforms. Skillet is also looking towards the future potential of NFTs beyond their current use cases, such as tickets to concerts and sports games, gaming marketplaces, tokenized securities, and more.

Lenstube

"A decentralized video-sharing social media platform powered by the Lens Protocol

Type of Product: Decentralized Video Sharing

Purpose of Tool: Lenstube is a decentralized video-sharing social media platform powered by the Lens Protocol. It has a layout similar to YouTube, with features like an explore page for finding similar content and a short-form section called Bytes.

  • Decentralization: Lenstube is decentralized, meaning it is not controlled by a single entity and uses blockchain technology to store and manage data. This can provide greater security and privacy for users.

  • Tip creators using MATIC coins: Lenstube allows users to tip their favorite creators using MATIC coins, providing a way for creators to monetize their content.

  • Curate videos as NFTs: Lenstube allows users to curate videos as non-fungible tokens (NFTs), providing a way for users to collect and own unique digital items.

  • Explore page: Lenstube's explore page allows users to discover similar content to videos they have recently viewed.

  • Bytes: Lenstube's short-form section, called Bytes, allows users to create and share short videos similar to TikTok or YouTube Shorts.

Team / Funding / Backers / Other Info: Lenstube is built on top of Lens Protocol - a groundbreaking Social Graph protocol developed by Stani.lens and the Aave team to provide the core protocol layer for Web3 social apps. Lenstube announced that it has reached 10,000 video uploads as of December 6, 2022. Lenstube also rewards users for contributing to its development with GITPOAPs.

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