đź‘‹Hello, Crypto Altruists! It's a quieter season in web3. Less noise, more building. And sometimes that's exactly when the most interesting shifts happen. EthCC just wrapped in Cannes, and we went through dozens of recaps to get a pulse on where things stand. A few things
đź‘‹Hello, Crypto Altruists! If your feed looks anything like ours lately, it's been a lot of AI. OpenClaw hackathon photos, builders posting their Claude experiments at 2 am, model release threads that go on forever, and even emails signed off by autonomous AI agents. For the web3 world,
đź‘‹Hello, Crypto Altruists! It's been a disorienting few weeks in web3. Markets are down. Major events like NFT Paris & RWA Paris just canceled, citing the "prolonged crypto market downturn". Twitter is flooded with "Why I'm leaving crypto" posts. Layoffs are rolling
đź‘‹Hello, Crypto Altruists! Happy 2026! At the beginning of each year, we like to take a moment to pause and look at where the space is coming from and where it's heading. Based on that, we've identified our 10 web3 impact trends for this year. The
👋🎄 Hello, Crypto Altruists! As we enter the last month of the year (and forgive us if it sounds like a cliché at this point), we're seeing unmistakable signs of a more mature web3 ecosystem. And they're coming from different corners of the space... Ethereum's
đź‘‹ Hello, Crypto Altruists! We're seeing a promising momentum in crypto. đź‘€ It's starting to behave less like a market and more like an economy. Stablecoins moved over $5 trillion on Ethereum last quarter, more than Visa and Mastercard combined, while new blockchain-based aid pilots, from Syria to
đź‘‹ Hello, Crypto Altruists! It feels like Q4 is shaping up to be one of the most dynamic moments of the year. On one side, there's already a lot happening around activations prior to Devconnect Buenos Aires (Nov 17-23). The event will bring together Web3 builders from across the
👋 Hello, Crypto Altruists! This past month has felt like a reminder of the crossroads we’re at. On one side, we see corporate-led chains and memecoins dominating headlines. On the other hand, communities are experimenting with tools for coordination: funding systems, residency programs, and public goods experiments that show a
đź‘‹ Hello, Crypto Altruists! On July 30, Ethereum marked its 10th birthday with an official livestream led by Austin Griffith & Songyi (you can rewatch it here), as well as tens of community-led events around the world. Our Founder Drew attended one on the events in Waterloo, Canada, where he connected
👋 Hello, Crypto Altruists! It seems that, finally, stablecoins are taking the front seat. Across the wave of summer conferences—Berlin Blockchain Week, Istanbul, EthCC—conversations have touched on everything from modular architecture to public goods funding and shifting global regulations. But stablecoins keep coming up as the thread tying many
👋 Hello, Crypto Altruists! There’s a lot happening in the world right now—from humanitarian crises to growing political tensions—and it can feel overwhelming. What gives us hope is seeing people across Web3 continue to show up, build with care, and find ways to support one another and their
👋 Hello, Crypto Altruists! We kicked off the month at Canada Crypto Week in Toronto, where we attended a variety of events including Filecoin Dev Summit, ETH Toronto, Blockchain Futurist, and more! It had a refreshingly practical focus—ecosystem interoperability, accountable & ethical AI, and shared infrastructure for public goods. Fascinating