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EMPYREAL OVERVIEW Empyreal provides developers with a software development kit (SDK) to make crypto programming easier and more effective. EMP hopes to bridge the gap between web2 and web3 developers and remove some of the nuances of blockchain-centric languages like Solidity. The EmpyrealSDK takes a modular approach, allowing developers to pick and choose which toolkits they want to integrate into their products, supporting full customization. Each module encapsulates a different...
MAPLE OVERVIEW Maple Finance is a digital asset lending platform founded in 2019 by a group of former investment bank and credit professionals. Maple Finance has an institutional lending focus with industry-standard compliance and due diligence for all borrowers and lenders, providing a transparent and frictionless lending experience. Maple is the gateway for institutions to access on-chain credit. Most borrowers are institutions in the digital asset space and are subject...
INTRODUCTION In an increasingly digital world, demand for wireless internet has never been higher. The wide use of handheld devices, the growth of “smart devices,” and the commercial importance of connectivity have left traditional carriers struggling to keep up with demand. Carriers have begun exploring zero to low-capex alternatives to provide services to their customers through the help of decentralized infrastructure networks (dePIN). XNET is a decentralized wireless network using...
CLOUD COMPUTING OVERVIEW The creation of the internet has had a significant impact on how enterprises are run and managed. Prior to the internet, companies were required to invest in on-premises infrastructure such as physical hardware, servers, networking equipment, and software applications. The internet has enabled the creation of cloud computing, or the ability for businesses to access traditional infrastructure via the internet. There are three main segments of cloud...
ACROSS OVERVIEW The crypto industry is becoming increasingly fragmented as more rollups and L1 chains launch, siphoning users and liquidity from other ecosystems while creating inefficiencies. To help combat against siloed ecosystems, many interoperability solutions have launched to make cross-chain transacting more intuitive. Many of these solutions are based on cross-chain messaging or multi-chain liquidity pools. Most solutions have struggled to solve for speed, cost, and security, often making tradeoffs...
WHAT IS MIND LANGUAGE? Mind Language is an agnostic graph-based meta-programming language designed to enable easy program creation and modification through natural language or a drag-and-drop editor. Mind Language hopes to revolutionize programming by bridging the gap between human creativity and AI innovation. Mind Language offers an intelligent tool that can turn natural language into a program. It uses an approach known as graph programming, where tasks are represented by...
WHAT IS PEAPODS FINANCE? Peapods is a decentralized, permissionless, and trustless on-chain index investing and volatility farming protocol. Peapods permits the creation of fully customizable index tokens called “pods” which can be created with any ERC20 token and enables users to capitalize on the inexhaustible volatility of crypto markets, unlocking yield opportunities for any liquid asset. PROTOCOL DYNAMICS Part of our Peapods investment thesis is predicated on their protocol design,...
INTRODUCTION Metablox Games is a Web3 gaming studio leveraging Roblox to become a collaborative gaming venture synonymous with groundbreaking gaming experiences. Metablox is adopting a four-point strategy of (1) game development, (2) game acquisition, (3) strategic investments, and (4) empowerment and education to become a cornerstone of the Roblox ecosystem. For those unfamiliar with Roblox, it is an online platform and game creation system that allows users to design and...
Throughout 2023, our research team has recommended seven venture-style investments, primarily focused on small-cap tokens. We have compiled brief updates on each of the projects in our portfolio to examine our initial investment theses and ensure they remain intact. Click HERE for the full report. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION One of the major complaints about crypto is that the user experience (UX) is unintuitive and clunky. Moving funds from bank accounts to non-custodial wallets is a cumbersome multi-step process. Once funds have arrived on-chain, trading on decentralized exchanges (DEX) has its issues with giving token approvals and manually trading tokens at the market price. On-chain limit orders or stop-losses have previously been nonexistent for DEX traders, making it...