RBV + Denarii Labs Weekly Newsletter 🧔📖 Week of 08/21/25

RBV + Denarii Labs Weekly Newsletter 🧔📖 Week of 08/21/25

Announcements, Portfolio Updates, Crypto News, Open Deals, Events & More

Welcome to the latest edition of the Red Beard Ventures newsletter, where we dive into exciting updates and insights from all over our portfolio and network!

📣 As a reminder, Red Beard Ventures has a syndicate, fund, tokenomics accelerator, and Web3 consultancy:

• 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. Denarii also features a consulting business for later stage clients with higher touchpoint needs in tokenomics, communications, growth, and marketing.

🎤 RBV / Denarii Labs Announcements:

Red Beard Ventures Now Live on Echo

Red Beard Ventures has launched a dedicated group on Echo, the Web3 native platform for investing in early stage crypto and token projects alongside top angels. This new channel will host our blockchain and DePIN deals, while AI, defense, and deep tech investments will continue through AngelList. Echo provides a powerful crypto native ecosystem with enhanced deal support and investor alignment - making it the ideal home for our token facing pipeline.

If you’re a qualified investor, join us at https://echo.xyz/.

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.

We’re Hiring: Join the Denarii Labs Team

We’re growing the team at Denarii Labs, the tokenomics accelerator shaping the next wave of Web3 economies, powered by Red Beard Ventures. We’re currently hiring for three key roles:

• BD/Sales + Client Services – Build relationships, close deals, and support our founders.
• GTM Strategist (Tokenomics, Web3, Marketing) – Craft launch strategies for high-impact projects.
• Social Media + KOL Manager – Drive content, community, and creator partnerships.

If one of these roles sounds like you, and you’re passionate about scaling tokenized projects and working directly with founders across DeFi, gaming, DePIN, and beyond, we’d love to hear from you.

Link to apply.

🚀 RBV Spotlight:

Peapods Finance Unlocks Yield Innovation with WilderWorld Partnership

Peapods Finance has launched a new pLONGWILD/USDC Pod in partnership with WilderWorld, introducing a new leveraged volatility farming product for $WILD holders. Unlike traditional farming models, Peapod’s pods are designed to enable yield generation in both bullish and bearish markets. The pod offers multiple engagement strategies, including staking for up to 28.9% APY, liquidity provision at 33.5% APY, and looped leveraging for amplified exposure.

The partnerships comes as WilderWorld continues to build momentum with sold-out NFT drops, multi-million dollar buybacks, and strategic partnerships such as Samsung. By directly tying into WilderWorld’s economy, Peapods showcases its ability to design yield-generation assets for any ERC-20 token, giving $WILD holders new ways to participate and earn yield while demonstrating its unique volatility farming model.

Beyond WilderWorld, Peapods is showcasing the scalability of its model across chains. Recent highlights include triple-digit APYs on pods like $TIBBIR (161.0% on Base), #x33 (105.0% on Sonic), and $SIMMI (94.2% on Base).The platform also offers leading single-sided stablecoin yields, such as 72.8% on $USDC in pBOOE (Ethereum), alongside set-and-forget metavaults with up to 24.9% on $OHM (Ethereum).

With multiple top-performing pods consistently generating high APYs, Peapod’s is positioning itself as a trailblazer in the DeFi yield market, providing scalable, high yield opportunities across a diverse set of assets.

Congratulations to the Peapods Finance Team! 🚀

💼 Portfolio News:

Agoric Achieves 2 Million “Orchestrated” Actions with Fast USDC

• Milestone adoption of multi-step operations with a single click—“Orchestration.”
• Efficient, low-cost execution of complex USDC transactions using Fast USDC.
• Strengthens Agoric's position as a developer-first cross-chain infrastructure provider.

Alethea AI Launches EMOTE-1: Emotionally Expressive AI Agents

• Real-time emotion and speech expression via groundbreaking EMOTE-1 tech.
• Early Access campaign with $50K in dApp credit rewards driving adoption.
• Reinforces Alethea’s leadership in decentralized, emotionally intelligent AI.

Ava Labs Helps Launch Wyoming’s First State-Issued Stablecoin “FRNT”

• FRNT becomes first U.S. stablecoin backed by state—built on Avalanche.
• Integration into major payment networks like Visa, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.
• A landmark for sovereign-backed digital currencies and regulatory adoption.

Form Bio Appoints Michelle Chen as CEO to Expand AI-Driven Genetic Medicine

• New leadership with deep experience in AI and genomics (25+ years).
• Positioned to scale Form Bio’s AI-powered platform for genetic therapy discovery.
• Strategic hire signals acceleration in go-to-market execution.

LimeWire’s Blocknode to Launch with 5M+ Users in 2025

• Positioned to be one of the world’s largest decentralized storage networks from day one.
• Backed by 400+ TB of data and powered by $LMWR.
• User base already exceeds 4M monthly sessions across file sharing, AI tools, and storage.

OORT Expands Ecosystem with OKX Wallet Integration & Token Burn

• OORT Insider launched with OKX Wallet access, making AI data contribution frictionless.
• Completed Q2 buyback & burn: 6.77M $OORT burned in 2025, 15.85M all-time.
• Recently ranked #1 AI Coin on Messari’s Signal Tracker — strong community momentum.

Paradromics Positioned to Leapfrog Neuralink in BCI Race

• Leading investors and industry experts project Paradromics will surpass Neuralink within 9 months.
• Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) tech gaining credibility as commercialization nears.
• Growing market attention — seen as the frontrunner in practical, clinical BCI adoption.

Shardeum Hits 1M+ Staked $SHM with ProofOfKeys Airdrop

• Over 1M $SHM now staked, signaling strong community commitment.
• Ambassador program launched with 200+ signups to grow developer ecosystem.
• 450+ community-run nodes already validating — expanding decentralization and TPS.

Rally Breaks Records: Ferrari Daytona SP3 Sells for $26M

• The most expensive new Ferrari ever auctioned.
• Highlights Rally’s role in unlocking access to alternative assets and collectibles.
• Strong momentum as the luxury collectibles market gains institutional interest.

Stacking DAO: Approaching 100M STX Locked

• Explosive growth with nearly 100M STX staked through the platform.
• LSTs (liquid staking tokens) are the largest pool on Bitflow.
• $4M+ borrowed against LSTs = clear product-market fit in Stacks DeFi.

SuperWorld: $SPWR Token Launch & Tier-1 Investors Onboard

• $SPWR token launching on Republic with airdrops + early access.
• Added heavyweight advisors like Stephen Wolfram.
• Positions SuperWorld as a scalable Web3 discovery + mapping network.

Wilder World: Global Gamescom Launch with Samsung

• Early Access globally at Gamescom 2025 with Samsung partnership.
• Major traction milestone for a long-anticipated metaverse.
• Sets up Wilder World for mainstream visibility & adoption.

Wire Network: $7.6M in Node Sales & AI Film Director Partnership

• $7.6M raised via node sales, strengthening decentralization economics.
• Partnered with h011yw00dAgent for world’s first on-chain AI film director.
• Expands Wire’s role as a core Web3 + AI content infrastructure.

🥳 Upcoming Events:

We will be attending TOKEN2049 Sept 29 - October 3rd! This year, we will be hosting an event similar to the super secret speakeasy event we hosted last year at TOKEN, and are open to sponsorships! If you’re looking to have a presence at TOKEN:

Please reach out to [email protected] or [email protected] for more information.

Events are a great way to stay informed in our industry, and we had a very full 2024 and early 2025. We would love to hear about any other conferences you will be attending the rest of the year, so please let us know as we are finalizing our event calendar!

Stay tuned for updates on future events, and until then, keep spreading joy and positivity in our community!

🚀 Onwards!

Drew, Elana, Joshua, Lauren, and Jeff