MELOWILD
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MELOWILD
@melowild.bsky.social
#VC Co-Founder of @arcanumventures.bsky.social

#Musician, #writer, #investor, educator, advisor, incubator.
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Most founders chase the loudest money. Better to choose the path that fits your stage and market.

Our team broke down 10 funding routes, when each works, tradeoffs, and a quick table to compare.

Read the guide and pick your next step:

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Navigating the Early Stages of Startup with Fundraising Paths that Work | Arcanum Ventures
A practical guide to early stage startup funding. Compare grants, angels, syndicates, accelerators, DAOs, venture capital, and more, with when each path works and how to pick the right route.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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In our latest feature, we spoke with Jeff Cafolla, the founder of Earned Network, to talk about the future of programmable yield, sustainable design, and startup resilience in Web3.

📺Watch the Interview:
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📕Read the Article:
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Arcanum Ventures BOOM ROOM: Interview with Jeff Cafolla - Earned Network (Ep. 26)
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October 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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What is product-market fit in Web3, how do you find it, and how does it differ from traditional product-market fit?

Check our latest article and learn how to separate incentive mirages from real demand, and what to measure across cycles.

Read the article: www.arcanum.ventures/articles/pro...
What Product-Market Fit Really Looks Like in Web3 | Arcanum Ventures
How to spot real product market fit in Web3, avoid incentive mirages, and measure durability across governance, tokenomics, and time.
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October 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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The soon-to-launch @monad claims 10,000 TPS, full EVM, and ultra-low fees.

With a $7 billion token valuation and over $225 million raised, what can we expect from Monad's $MON token?

Find out more about the strengths and concerns with Monad in the latest video below:

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Monad Says It Has Solved the Elusive Trilemma
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October 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Live now: a recap of our BOOM ROOM interview with Matt Sorg from Solana!

Discover what real traffic revealed about UX, fees, onboarding, and practical tools like Blinks and passkeys.

Watch the Interview: youtube.com/watch?v=qfCm...

Read the article: arcanum.ventures/articles/sol...
BOOM ROOM: Interview with Matt Sorg - @ Solana (Ep. 18)
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October 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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New Interview is Live!

We sat down with Mo Ezeldin from Animoca Brands and Open Campus to talk token design, stablecoins, crypto gaming, decentralized education, and where Web3 is headed next.

Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=HAli...
Arcanum Ventures BOOM ROOM: Interview with Mohamed Ezeldin - Animoca Brands & Open Campus (Ep. 25)
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October 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Launchpads are broken.
Founders are tired.
Investors are misaligned.

We sat down with Fabrizio, co-founder of @legiondotcc , to talk all about fundraising and ICOs!

You won't want to miss this episode! ⤵️

Watch:
youtu.be/7ONww1m8vN8

Article: www.arcanum.ventures/articles/arc...
Arcanum Ventures BOOM ROOM: Interview with Fabrizio Giabardo - Co-Founder of Legion (Ep. 24)
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September 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Is this the most promising RWA startup yet?

@MavrykNetwork is said to be bringing $10B in tokenized RWAs on-chain.

Join us for a full breakdown in our latest '10 minute investor eye-test' below. ⤵️

Watch:
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Is Mavryk the Most Serious RWA Project Yet?
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September 17, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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What if your reputation online actually meant something?

We sat down with Serpin Taxt from Ethos Network to talk about building the best on-chain reputation system in Web3.

Watch the interview below and hear all about what Ethos is building and why it matters 👇

Link:
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Arcanum Ventures BOOM ROOM: Interview with Serpin Taxt @ Ethos Network (Ep. 23)
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September 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Black Mirror has a token?

This week, we took a look at Black Mirror and its $MIRROR token, built with the help of Kor Protocol.

Dystopian parody, memecoin, or real startup?

Check out the video below and leave us your thoughts in the comment section⤵️

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Black Mirror is Becoming the Thing It Warned Us About
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September 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Is RISE truly the fastest Ethereum layer-2 ever built?

Is there any activity in the ecosystem or are they building infinite speed for nobody?

What does the digital asset economy look like?

Join us for our weekly Investor Eye-Test to see what Rise Chain is doing:

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The Fastest Ethereum Layer 2 Blockchain Ever Built is Missing its Ecosystem...
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August 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Institutional interest in stablecoins and DeFi is accelerating, and Solstice Labs is positioning itself at the forefront.

Arcanum Ventures is proud to support
Solstice as they build a next-generation stablecoin on Solana!

Read all about what comes next here ⤵️
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Arcanum Ventures is Working with Solstice Labs to Advance Stablecoin and DeFi Infrastructure | Arcanum Ventures
Arcanum Ventures is backing Solstice Labs,next-generation stablecoin infrastructure designed to meet the standards of both retail DeFi users and institutional investors.
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August 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Do stablecoins even need their own blockchain?

How did Plasma raise nearly $400 million on Echo for a stablecoin layer 1 with no fees and only 1,000 transactions per second?

Find out more about the soon-to-launch Plasma on our latest investor eye test:

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Does Crypto Really Need a Stablecoin Layer 1?
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July 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Is @OneFootball the key to onboarding 3.5 billion football fans into web3?

Adidas, Dapper Labs, and Animoca think so!

Join us for the latest '10-minute investor eye test' as we dive into the company and its $OFC token, launching on CoinList this week.

Watch:
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How OneFootball can onboard 3.5 billion people into crypto...
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July 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Arcanum Ventures isn't just helping out as mentors for Brinc accelerator cohorts...

We are proud to announce that our team has been hard at work building the entire Brinc VentureVerse ecosystem.

More information on collaboration in the link below:
www.arcanum.ventures/articles/arc...
Arcanum Ventures is Backing Brinc | Arcanum Ventures
Arcanum Ventures is supporting AppLayer, a groundbreaking blockchain built for trading, gaming, and other high-throughout applications.
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July 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Did Tren Finance solve the biggest issue with stablecoins and DeFi?

This week, we took a look at the Agentic AI DeFi protocol to figure out what it does.

Is it another Terra-Luna waiting to happen or a real innovation for the industry?

Watch:
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Did Tren Finance Solve DeFi's Biggest Issue?
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July 9, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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First we had Worldcoin; now Humanity Protocol has arrived.

As humanity progresses, we'll need better ways to combat botting, fake profiles, and outdated identity protocols.

But is Humanity Protocol and the $H token the answer?

|Find out in our latest video:
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The Billion-Dollar Biometric Gamble
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June 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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What's happening with @CoinMarketCap?

This week, we got the chance to speak with Leonarda Rajeckytė from CMC Labs to talk all about the state of incubation, investing, and work in web3 in 2025.

You won't want to miss this incredible discussion!

Watch the interview:
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Arcanum Ventures BOOM ROOM: Interview with Leonarda Rajeckytė @ CoinMarketCap (Ep. 21)
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June 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Heading to France for EthCC at the end of the month?

Arcanum Ventures is proud to be co-hosting not one but three incredible events with our friends over at TBV!

Take a look at the thread below for more information on the events and how to sign up! ⤵️
June 16, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Crypto VCs are officially evolving?

Hypersphere Ventures thinks the game is changing.

We sat down with Mehdi Farooq & Jack Platts from Hypersphere Ventures to break down:

- BTC as a treasury asset
- Crypto financial engineering
- The 2025 VC shift

Watch the full interview:
🎥 youtu.be/EDk33cBm3SI
BOOM ROOM: Interview with Jack Platts & Mehdi Farooq @ Hypersphere Ventures (Ep. 20)
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June 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Are AI agents set to become the next big influencers?

@fleek is making it easier than ever to create and monetize AI-generated influencers, but is that a good thing?

Does the $FLK token make sense as an investment into what they are building?

Find out in the latest video:

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Fleek's $35 million Bet on the Future of Influencers...
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April 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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What is #Zora, and why are content coins trending?

After a post by Jesse Pollak from #Coinbase, the #blockchain space is buzzing about the rise of Zora's content coins on the network.

Are these just a mix of #NFTs and memecoins?

Find out in our latest Eye Test video below ⤵️

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Content Coins are Crypto's Latest Joke...
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April 23, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Arcanum Ventures is proud to be supporting the
Brinc, Coinlist, SuiHub, and Sui accelerator in collaboration, to provide strategic advisory support and token economy expertise.

Keep an eye on these incredible companies in the first cohort.

More information here:
www.brinc.io/blog/suihub-...
April 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Why is a popular messaging app Session, launching its own cryptocurrency?

How can this decentralized, private messenger app unseat
Telegram?

Find out in our latest video to see if $SESH is a sensical token design or not ⤵️

Watch:
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The most decentralized, private, messenger app
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April 16, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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We've got a special episode of
the podcast this week as we talk state-sponsored regulatory sandboxes and the future of blockchain in one of our favorite countries, Vietnam!

Join Sasha Asheghi as he hosts a panel discussion at the Vietnam Tech Week conference.

Watch it Here:
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BOOM ROOM: VTIS Vietnam Regulatory Sandbox Panel with Sasha Asheghi (Ep. 16)
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April 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM