RBV + Denarii Labs Weekly Newsletter 🧔📖 Week of 03/28/25

Open Deals, Portfolio Updates, Crypto News, & More

Author

Austin Ritter
March 28, 2025

Welcome to the latest edition of the Red Beard Ventures newsletter, where we dive into exciting updates and insights from all over blockchain, frontier tech, and the angel investing landscape.

As a reminder, Red Beard Ventures has a syndicate, fund, and a tokenomics accelerator:

  • The Red Beard Ventures Syndicate is stage agnostic and invests in Frontier Technology with a focus on Web3, Space, FinTech, Sports, Robotics, Biotech, and Climate. We invest anywhere between $100k - $1.5M.

  • Red Beard Ventures Fund I invests $100k - $1M in Pre-seed and Seed blockchain based companies.

  • Denarii Labs is a tokenomics accelerator which invests $100k into companies interested in designing and launching a token over a twelve week hands-on program. Also, Denarii features a consulting business for later stage clients with higher touchpoint needs.

🎤 RBV / Denarii Labs Announcements:

Denarii Labs Accelerator Cohort 003 – Applications Now Open

Denarii Labs is accepting applications for its third accelerator cohort - designed to help Web3 founders refine their token models, prepare for investors, and execute a best in class GTM strategy. Participating teams will receive $100,000 in funding and gain access to a robust network of 200+ Web3 portfolio companies—including Animoca, Dapper Labs, and SuperRare—for business development. Additionally, founders will connect with a community of over 4,000 investors ready to support their growth.

Red Beard Ventures Fund II – Now Raising

Red Beard Ventures is launching Fund II, building on the success of our first fund and extensive network in Web3, blockchain, and DePIN. With a track record of early investments in high growth companies and a strong investor base, Fund II is positioned to capitalize on emerging opportunities in the space.

Reach out to [email protected] for more information.

🚀 RBV Spotlight:

LayerZero has been selected by the Wyoming Stable Token Commission to power WYST, the first fully reserved fiat backed stablecoin issued by a U.S. state. Announced by Governor Mark Gordon at the DC Blockchain Summit, WYST is now live in testing across multiple public blockchains - including Ethereum, Avalanche, Solana, and more - using LayerZero’s Omnichain Fungible Token standard. This partnership enables WYST to be natively multichain from day one with seamless interoperability, high security, and full transparency. LayerZero’s proven infrastructure, which has already processed over $60B in value across 125+ blockchains, positions WYST as a state issued asset built on best in class tech. A public launch is anticipated in July 2025 with ongoing testing and early access available at stabletoken.wyo.gov.

đź’Ľ Portfolio News:

  • Saga announces a strategic partnership with OV Entertainment to bring Metaphora’s main character, Shalune, to life using Saga’s AI Agent infrastructure.

  • The collaboration integrates real-time, AI-powered fan interaction directly into gameplay, setting a new bar for immersive game engagement.

  • Saga will support AI development, user acquisition, and marketing efforts, with all experiences and marketplaces exclusive to the Saga ecosystem.

  • Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, has invested in and partnered with Fhenix to advance fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) across Ethereum.

  • The collaboration focuses on R&D to make FHE scalable and accessible, leveraging recent breakthroughs in performance and decryption speed.

  • Together, they aim to bring FHE-based confidentiality to Arbitrum and beyond, marking a major step toward a privacy-first future onchain.

  • bitsCrunch has fully indexed the Base network - enabling advanced AI tools to analyze and secure onchain activity in real time.

  • Value added services include token price prediction, DEX tracking, NFT valuation, IP protection, and address labeling.

  • The integration provides developers and enterprises with enriched data and API access for deeper insights and ecosystem security.

  • HYTOPIA, the Minecraft style Web3 game, is preparing to launch on both browser and mobile platforms.

  • The expansion will let players build worlds, team up with AI agents, and craft custom adventures from any device.

  • This move aims to accelerate user growth and bring Web3 gaming to a wider audience ahead of full release.

  • Novastro taps TRUF Network to power its tokenization engine with live macroeconomic data via Truflation.

  • The partnership brings onchain access to high-frequency indices including inflation, commodities, and housing.

  • By integrating TRUF’s decentralized data infra, Novastro can price RWAs with greater accuracy and transparency.

  • The redesigned site features immersive visuals, updated lore, and a streamlined user experience.

  • Visitors can explore the new “REBELLION” narrative and dive deeper into Wilder World’s evolving ecosystem.

  • Major step in onboarding users into the Wilder World universe through a very accessible and engaging platform.

  • A total of 83 million $MINT has been claimed, with 40% (33.3M) already staked.

  • Staking activity has ramped up significantly since Day 1, where 26% of initial claims were staked.

  • With 65 million $MINT still unclaimed, momentum continues to build leading into Season 1.

🥳 Upcoming Events:

Some of the upcoming events you’ll find our team at include:

🚀 Onwards!

Drew, Elana, Joshua, Lauren, and Austin