The Social Graph Nobody Owns: How Bluesky and the AT Protocol Became Web3's Default Open Network
Bluesky hit 43.5M users without a token by making exit, not ownership, the core promise. Here's how the AT Protocol's open social graph works, where the decentralization claims fall short, and why crypto builders are now building on it instead of against it.
Kaito's Pivot: When the Attention Economy Ran Into Platform Risk
Kaito sunset Yaps after X revoked API access for incentivized posting. Inside the four-product pivot, the Polymarket attention-markets bet, and what InfoFi looks like when platforms own the data.
Bluesky's $100M Series B and the Quiet Bet on AT Protocol as Identity Infrastructure
Bluesky's newly disclosed $100M Series B led by Bain Capital Crypto, paired with a WordPress veteran as CEO, signals that AT Protocol is being built as identity infrastructure for both consumer social and the agent economy.
Lens Protocol V3 on ZKsync: The SocialFi Layer 2 Bet
Lens Chain migrated 650K profiles and 12M posts onto a ZKsync validium with Avail DA and GHO gas. Inside the stack, the bet, and why SocialFi needs its own L2.
Kaito After YAPS: How X Killed Crypto's First Attention Economy — and What Rose From Its Ashes
Kaito's YAPS attention-to-earn product was sunset in January 2026 after X banned incentivized posting apps. Here is how the pivot to Kaito Studio and Polymarket attention markets reshapes the InfoFi category.
Bluesky's $100M Series B and the Quiet Rise of the Open Social Web
Bluesky discloses a $100M Series B led by Bain Capital Crypto, reaches 43M users, transitions leadership, and launches the AI-powered Attie app — signaling an inflection point for the open social web.
Bluesky's AT Protocol Hits 43M Users — Why Crypto Builders Are Paying Attention to Decentralized Social Identity
Bluesky's AT Protocol has grown to 43 million users and is being standardized at the IETF. Explore how its DID-based identity layer, open social graph, and federated architecture are attracting crypto builders working on AI agent identity, DAO reputation, and cross-protocol identity bridges.
The Rise and Fall of InfoFi: Lessons from a Web3 Experiment
Explore the dramatic rise and fall of InfoFi, a Web3 experiment that turned social media into a tokenized attention economy, and learn the critical lessons for building resilient decentralized applications.
X Money Launches With 6% APY and a Visa Card — But Can Elon Musk Actually Build the Western WeChat?
X Money, the latest venture by Elon Musk, aims to revolutionize the Western fintech landscape with a 6% APY, a personalized Visa card, and seamless peer-to-peer payments. Can it become the financial super-app akin to WeChat in the West?