# Web3 Related Articles

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FOLD Second Round Auction Now Live, Interfold Mainnet Launches Network Alpha, Building a New Paradigm for Confidential Coordination

Interfold announces two key developments: the launch of the second FOLD token auction and the mainnet deployment of Network Alpha, alongside enabling general FOLD transfers. The second auction, distributing 2% of total FOLD supply via Uniswap's mechanism, runs from August 17 to 19 UTC. Proceeds are allocated to liquidity and protocol development. This event marks the final limited distribution before full token transferability. Interfold's core mission is "confidential coordination"—enabling multiple parties to compute shared, verifiable results from private inputs without exposing underlying data. Network Alpha realizes this vision on mainnet. It utilizes encrypted execution environments (E3s) where inputs remain encrypted, computation occurs on-chain, and results are released via a distributed threshold decryption process. No single node holds full control. FOLD is integral to the network, as node operators stake it to secure the distributed cryptographic processes. The network is already being used for confidential on-chain governance in partnership with Aragon, showcasing practical applications like coercion-resistant voting. With Network Alpha live, Interfold transitions from protocol development to network operation, fostering an ecosystem for privacy-preserving, verifiable collaboration.

marsbit9h ago

FOLD Second Round Auction Now Live, Interfold Mainnet Launches Network Alpha, Building a New Paradigm for Confidential Coordination

marsbit9h ago

LBank Labs Bridges Web3 & AI Innovators at VIP Saigon Night During Conviction 2026

LBank Labs, the venture arm of cryptocurrency exchange LBank, successfully hosted the VIP Saigon Night networking event alongside the Conviction 2026 forum in Ho Chi Minh City. The event provided a relaxed, social setting for founders, investors, builders, media, and community members from across the global Web3 ecosystem to connect and discuss industry trends. Conversations spanned investment, infrastructure, and emerging technologies like AI, reinforcing the value of cross-community collaboration for long-term ecosystem development. The event was supported by numerous global and regional Web3 media partners. LBank Labs, a global Web3 VC with over $100M in assets, views such initiatives as key to connecting ideas, capital, and opportunities worldwide.

TheNewsCryptoYesterday 08:51

LBank Labs Bridges Web3 & AI Innovators at VIP Saigon Night During Conviction 2026

TheNewsCryptoYesterday 08:51

After the Stars Fall: Taking Stock of the Legacies Left by Web3 Projects That Exited in 2026

Title: After the Stars Fall: The Legacy Left by 2026's Exiting Web3 Projects This analysis of 110 exited Web3 projects from 2026 reveals key patterns in innovation diffusion and sustainability. Four main findings emerge: 1) **Functionality outlasts organizations**. 74.5% of projects saw their core features widely adopted or partially diffused into the industry after shutdown, showing product paradigms often survive their creators. 2) **The commercialization window is shrinking**. For projects founded in 2023-2025, 83% had their features inherited, indicating faster replication reduces the time for original projects to capture value. 3) **Capital concentration doesn't guarantee survival**. Heavily funded projects like Loopring ($45M), Goldfinch ($37M), and Zapper ($16.5M) still faced shutdown, highlighting that technical leadership and funding alone cannot replace a sustainable business model with clear distribution, revenue, and maintenance budgets. 4) **Exits are often silent**. Over half of confirmed exits occurred via product/network takedowns without formal announcements, emphasizing the need for proactive monitoring of operational signals. The article details how functionalities migrated across sectors: DeFi modules were readily absorbed, while consumer/social features saw partial diffusion. Case studies like BitMEX (perpetual swaps pioneer), Loopring (early ZK-Rollup), and Zapper (DeFi dashboard) illustrate that while these projects educated the market, later entrants like Hyperliquid built more comprehensive systems for value capture. High "responsibility density" projects involving credit, custody, or real-world assets (e.g., Goldfinch, Foundation) faced greater survival challenges due to off-chain obligations like underwriting and legal enforcement. The conclusion argues that enduring projects require a composite system connecting six elements: genuine user demand, efficient distribution, a multi-product stack, revenue covering costs, a resilient balance sheet, and an entity handling off-chain responsibilities. As innovation diffuses rapidly, true competitive advantage will shift from being the first to invent a feature to possessing the organizational strength to maintain, distribute, and financially sustain a complex system over time. The legacy of exiting pioneers is a set of proven product patterns, exposed commercial gaps, and a higher bar for systemic resilience for the next generation.

marsbitYesterday 06:57

After the Stars Fall: Taking Stock of the Legacies Left by Web3 Projects That Exited in 2026

marsbitYesterday 06:57

Weekly Token Unlocks: KAITO Unlocks Tokens Worth 7.6% of Circulating Supply

Weekly Token Unlocks: KAITO Unlocks 7.6% of Circulating Supply This article details upcoming token unlocks for the week, focusing on two major projects. **Kaito AI** will unlock 32.59 million tokens, valued at approximately $12.71 million. Kaito is an AI-powered Web3 information platform designed to tackle information fragmentation in crypto. It aggregates data from sources like social media and governance forums, using AI for real-time search, sentiment analysis, and trend tracking. **LayerZero** is set to unlock 25.72 million tokens, worth about $20.19 million. LayerZero is an omnichain interoperability protocol built for lightweight message passing across blockchains, offering secure and configurable trustless communication. The article includes the specific unlock amounts, USD valuations, and release schedule charts for both projects.

marsbit08/15 15:05

Weekly Token Unlocks: KAITO Unlocks Tokens Worth 7.6% of Circulating Supply

marsbit08/15 15:05

How AI Agents Simplify Mastering Complex Web3 Tools

Coinfello has launched a major update, Fello 2, featuring an AI agent platform designed to simplify complex Web3 operations. Users can now create, execute, and automate on-chain financial strategies using simple language prompts. The update introduces an intent-based infrastructure that eliminates manual, multi-step interactions with dApps, replacing them with a single command. Traditionally, tasks like managing yield strategies or monitoring loan positions required juggling multiple applications, manual transaction approvals, and constant market monitoring. Fello 2 allows users to describe a strategy once; the AI agent then analyzes conditions, formulates an execution plan for user review, and handles continuous background monitoring and security. The platform operates on a non-custodial delegation model where the agent never holds private keys and proactively screens transactions to reject phishing attempts, drainer scripts, and blind signing requests. Users with standard wallets can monitor positions without a new wallet, only needing one with automation features for active fund transfers. Coinfello's COO, Minchi Park, stated that natural language interfaces address a core misconception in Web3 UX: they separate the mechanics of tools from financial literacy. The barrier is often not understanding financial risks, but the operational costs of navigating multiple chains and managing protocol approvals. She noted that these AI agents excel in complex edge cases, such as prioritizing margin protection over principal repayment during volatile market drops, and can calculate true net yield by factoring in gas and protocol fees. Park predicts that as agent-based workflows expand, dApp interfaces will become secondary to contract clarity and pure performance. "If a user's entry point is a prompt, your interface stops being the evaluation criteria," she said. Alongside Fello 2, Coinfello launched a rewards program paid in MON, Monad's native token, offering 100% fee rebates during an initial promo period. Future updates will allow earned rewards to be deposited into a self-custodied account managed by Fello for auto-compounding. A co-founder emphasized that Fello 2 converts manual processes into automated actions, managing schedules and conditions within the user's own wallet, with no unapproved operations.

cryptonews.ru08/15 12:42

How AI Agents Simplify Mastering Complex Web3 Tools

cryptonews.ru08/15 12:42

Chiba Institute of Technology becomes academic partner of Theta

The Chiba Institute of Technology has become the first academic partner of Theta Network in Japan. Through collaboration with Theta EdgeCloud, Professor Takagi's laboratory and the university's student Web3 club—with over 250 members—will gain access to decentralized computing resources. These resources will support research in AI, simulation, and the development of student projects. Theta Network is a decentralized computing network. Its EdgeCloud platform provides access to computing power from over 30,000 edge nodes and distributed GPU resources, offering an alternative to traditional cloud services. Professor Toru Takagi's laboratory focuses on developing and researching systems based on mathematical models that can be processed and tested with computers. Their research areas include game theory, AI-based automated theorem proving, and cellular activity simulation.

cryptonews.ru08/13 19:30

Chiba Institute of Technology becomes academic partner of Theta

cryptonews.ru08/13 19:30

Chiba Institute of Technology becomes an academic partner of Theta

Chiba Institute of Technology has become Theta Network's first academic partner in Japan. Through collaboration with Theta EdgeCloud, Professor Takagi's laboratory and the university's student Web3 club, with over 250 members, will gain access to decentralized computing resources. These resources will support research and student projects in areas such as AI, simulation, and mathematical modeling. Theta Network is a decentralized computing platform, and its EdgeCloud service provides access to computational power from over 30,000 edge nodes and distributed GPU resources, offering an alternative to traditional cloud services. Professor Toru Takagi's lab focuses on developing and researching systems based on mathematical models for computer processing and testing, with research areas including game theory, AI-assisted automatic theorem proving, and cellular activity simulation.

cryptonews.ru08/13 17:26

Chiba Institute of Technology becomes an academic partner of Theta

cryptonews.ru08/13 17:26

WEEX to Showcase at Coinfest Asia 2026, AI Trading Lounge Lands in Bali on August 20th

WEEX will appear as a Silver Sponsor at Coinfest Asia 2026, held from August 20-21 at Melasti Beach, Bali, Indonesia. The company will feature an exclusive **WEEX AI Trading Lounge**, offering participants hands-on experience with AI-driven trading through competitions in an independent seaside suite. The lounge will host continuous 20-minute AI quick match sessions and multiple daily formal tournaments. All competitions will use demo accounts with no real funds involved, and the top three performers based on PNL will be recognized daily. Beyond the contests, the lounge will serve as a networking hub for traders, Web3 founders, KOLs, and industry partners, complete with interactive activities like WEEX merchandise giveaways and on-site draws. This initiative provides a real-world glimpse into how AI trading is evolving from product capability to user experience. Coinfest Asia 2026 focuses on institutions, builders, and traders, emphasizing infrastructure, trading, and Web3 ecosystem collaboration. Entry to the WEEX AI Trading Lounge requires both a valid Coinfest Asia festival ticket and prior registration via the provided Luma link.

marsbit08/13 08:34

WEEX to Showcase at Coinfest Asia 2026, AI Trading Lounge Lands in Bali on August 20th

marsbit08/13 08:34

1confirmation: Reverse Entrepreneurship, the Next Web3 Blockbuster Might Come from a Once-Failed Track

**Title: Reverse Entrepreneurship: The Next Web3 Blockbuster May Come from Previously Failed Tracks** This article argues that the next major consumer crypto application is likely to emerge from a concept that failed five years ago, now benefiting from matured infrastructure and better timing. It examines several such "failed" tracks that hold renewed potential: 1. **Internet-Native Assets:** Beyond simply tokenizing tweets or creating digital collectibles, there's an opportunity to create a genuinely new, crypto-native asset class that captures cultural moments and online phenomena, as opposed to merely tokenizing real-world assets (RWA). 2. **X-to-Earn:** While unsustainable token emission models doomed early projects like STEPN, the core premise that most people will first *earn* crypto, not buy it, remains valid. The future challenge is designing what is earned and why users would hold it long-term. 3. **The Metaverse:** Past failures like Decentraland stemmed from trying to replicate the physical world online. The opportunity lies not in abandoning shared online social spaces, but in reimagining their form beyond real-world analogs. 4. **DAOs:** DAOs have underdelivered by overcomplicating governance. The fundamental, unmet user need is simpler: enabling groups of internet strangers to pool funds and collectively achieve goals (e.g., buying assets, funding projects) that are impossible individually. 5. **Personal Value Tokenization:** Numerous attempts (Friend.tech, BitClout) to create markets around individuals have failed. The enduring demand for "person-as-asset" trading (seen in meme coins, prediction markets) suggests the direction isn't wrong, but the execution has been flawed, often lacking creator consent or a less commodified model. The conclusion is that true innovation will come from revisiting these past ideas with new insights, rather than crowding into currently popular trends.

marsbit08/13 00:06

1confirmation: Reverse Entrepreneurship, the Next Web3 Blockbuster Might Come from a Once-Failed Track

marsbit08/13 00:06

Blockchain Transforms the Multi-Billion Dollar Pokémon Card Market: From Nostalgia to RWA

Pokémon cards have evolved from a children's game into a serious investment asset, attracting crypto enthusiasts and major collectors. This collectibles market is valued at $21.4 billion and is projected to reach $23.5 billion by 2030. Faced with liquidity, logistics, and authentication issues in traditional physical collecting, Web3 offers solutions through tokenizing real-world assets (RWA). The process involves professional grading, secure storage of the physical cards, and the issuance of one-to-one backed NFTs via smart contracts. This approach enables instant, global trading while the original asset remains safe. Analyst Danny Nelson compares its potential to the success of prediction platform Polymarket. Despite crypto market volatility in mid-2026, including a Bitcoin downturn and ETF outflows, users spent a record $324 million on "on-chain gacha" for randomized tokenized cards. Leading platforms have seen weekly revenue surge 337% year-on-year to a record $7.4 million. Tokenization thus creates a liquid trading instrument while solving core physical market problems like shipping damage and counterfeits. For investors seeking stability amidst digital asset volatility, tokenized cards offer a unique financial tool blending nostalgia, tangible value, and digital liquidity—a trend backed by strong numbers.

cryptonews.ru08/12 20:48

Blockchain Transforms the Multi-Billion Dollar Pokémon Card Market: From Nostalgia to RWA

cryptonews.ru08/12 20:48

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