SocialFi

Within the Farcaster ecosystem, a series of projects based on zero-knowledge proof technology is quietly transforming our digital social experience. This article will deeply analyze the unique charms and technical highlights of various ZK projects within the Farcaster network, understanding how this wave of technological innovation disrupts traditional social models and opens up a more privacy-friendly and decentralized new digital world.

Towns Protocol raises $10 million in a Series B round led by a16z, aiming to build a decentralized version of Discord. This article dives into its protocol mechanics, token model, and ecosystem strategy to explore its potential in breaking the Web3 social dilemma.

Lens Chain is a decentralized social protocol centered on user ownership. The article outlines Lens Chain's core technology stack, which includes ZKSync's elastic chain and Avail DA layer. These technologies provide key benefits for users and developers: wallet-less login, low-cost transactions, and true content ownership. Developed by Aave's founder, Lens has secured $46 million in funding to build an open, free Web3 social network ecosystem.

On April 11, Web3 social protocol Towns Protocol completed a $10 million Series B funding round, led by a16z crypto. This round also saw first-time participation from Coinbase Ventures and continued investment from Benchmark. Previously, in February 2023, Towns raised $25.5 million in a Series A round, also led by a16z. In today’s struggling crypto market—where not only has funding for niche sectors nearly vanished, but even popular sectors are seeing significant drops in investment—many venture funds are adopting a conservative approach. So why is a16z still betting on the largely overlooked social sector? What’s new and different about Towns?

This article explores the true meaning of "community" in the cryptocurrency space and introduces the BARD framework as a tool to evaluate community strength. BARD stands for four key dimensions: Belief, Action, Resilience, and Density. A genuine community is built on shared belief, energized by continuous contributions and actions, proven through resilience during crises, and solidified by close interactions among its members to form a robust social network.

This report applies the BARD framework (Belief, Action, Resilience, Density) to systematically evaluate the community health of 18 leading Layer 1 blockchains in 2024–2025. Covering ecosystems like Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Solana, it assesses real community dynamics through developer activity, cultural cohesion, resilience, and participation. The findings highlight that early-stage projects naturally score lower in Action and Resilience, while mature ecosystems tend to show stronger cohesion after enduring market cycles.

How is Web3 changing the sports, music, and fashion industries? This article will explore how Web3 is reshaping the business models and fan engagement methods in these industries, and analyze its future development trends.

In this article, I’ll discuss how memecoins currently operate, why the successful ones should evolve into social currencies, and the impact social currencies will have on crypto.

Against the backdrop of a maturing compliance framework and on-chain infrastructure, Echo is restructuring the crowdfunding process through a non-custodial Syndicate model. Legion is enhancing investor selection with an on-chain reputation system. These innovations signal a new phase in community fundraising — one that inherits the openness of the ICO era while leveraging technology to strike a balance between efficiency and fairness. A new golden age of compliant, precision-driven operations may be on the horizon.

Cultural blockchains are essentially an evolved version of vertical blockchains: instead of serving everyone, they focus on a specific community with cultural cohesion, such as anime fans, RPG players, meme enthusiasts, or even dedicated followers of a particular NFT universe.

Web3 technology turns fans into active participants and creates new value opportunities. However, technical barriers and market volatility block mass adoption. A practical approach is necessary.

XYRO is an AI-powered, gamified crypto trading platform that transforms trading into a fun experience. Featuring competitive game modes, decentralized smart contracts, and AI-driven analytics.

The SIMD-0228 proposal tackles a fundamental challenge: how to strike a balance between minimizing excessive token issuance and maintaining network security. This article takes an in-depth look at how SIMD-0228 could reshape Solana's inflation model.

This article explores how attention has become the "currency" of the new era, analyzes the core value of Mindshare in social media, financial markets, and the brand economy, and introduces InfoFi (the financialization of information) as a means to enable the tokenization of the information supply chain.

With the official launch of the Berachain Ecosystem Page, multiple sectors including DeFi, RWA, GameFi, SocialFi, and infrastructure have successively joined the Berachain ecosystem. This article highlights some of the projects that have already launched on Berachain, providing an overview of the current development progress of Berachain.