Commerce in the 2010s was marked by the growth of the DTC darlings such as Allbirds, Warby Parker, Casper, and more. What we learned from that era was the brands that prevailed were those with hyper-strong, almost fanatical, communities that helped supercharge the brand’s growth. Think Glossier and Barry's - brands that sell more than products. They build movements by leveraging the power of their community. At Strobe, we believe community-owned and co-created brands are the future, especiall...

Outdoor Voices founder Ty Haney launched her second startup, Try Your Best (or TYB), more than three years ago. It was peak Web3, a space that Haney became highly interested in after she left the athletic apparel retailer that, in some ways, defined 2010s startups. Today, Haney is still building TYB, with 38 employees—and it’s outlasted the rise and fall of blockchain/crypto/NFT-mania. The platform is intended to be a layer of loyalty infrastructure for consumer brands, what Haney calls “community commerce.” Two hundred brands use the platform, as do 2 million users—mostly Gen Z women.

Proof of Talk redefines Web3 conferences by making networking the core focus, fostering groundbreaking collaborations. After two successful editions, Proof of Talk returns to Paris, creating an unparalleled platform for conversations, partnerships, and innovations by bringing together the best minds in the industry for the ‍#1 Networking Event in Web3.

Rebank is excited to release Stablecoins: The Practitioner’s Guide, a comprehensive report written by and for the people building the future of stablecoin infrastructure. This is not another hype-filled whitepaper or a 30,000-foot VC memo. This is a granular, practical, and sharply observed breakdown of what stablecoins really are — and where they’re going.

Maple, the leading on-chain asset manager, today announced it has expanded its capital strategy with the closing of its first tranche of a Bitcoin-backed financing facility from Cantor, a premier global investment bank. This transaction marks a major milestone in institutional digital asset adoption, signaling the next phase of capital formation between traditional and decentralized markets.

Andrew Steinwold chats with Winnie Lau about the future of consumer products. They talk about: spinning out from BlockTower, meme coins as capital formation, AI companions & tokenized commerce, mini-apps on Farcaster, equity vs tokens, and being "chronically online".

Nowadays, new assets launch every minute, with some reaching billion dollar valuations before ever appearing on CeFi venues. Earlier this year, we saw $TRUMP reach a market cap of $15B and trade $85.5B in volume before Coinbase even listed the token. With the rise of derivative exchanges and novel yield products on new chains, even the most sophisticated traders struggle to capture maximum value, effectively manage positions, and efficiently move assets across multiple protocols.

There are a few holy grails when it comes to investing in crypto infrastructure. There is no shortage of attempts to build and raise for this opportunity set, though they’re almost always obviously unviable from the start. The deck hits your desk and it is whisked away after a brief scan at best. On-chain prime brokerage, a scalable new-paradigm stablecoin and oracles are a few of crypto's holy grails.

Chronicle, the first Oracle on Ethereum and leading data infrastructure provider for tokenized assets, today announced it raised $12 million in Seed funding, in a round led by Strobe Ventures (formerly BlockTower Venture Capital).