RBV + Denarii Labs Weekly Newsletter 🧔📖 Week of 11/20/25:

RBV + Denarii Labs Weekly Newsletter 🧔📖 Week of 11/20/25

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 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.

Denarii Labs Cohort 4 - Applications Now Open for Cohort 4

Denarii Labs is now accepting applications for Cohort 4. We are actively reviewing applications and investing $100K into projects looking to design, launch, and scale their token ecosystems over a 12 week program. Apply now to join a network of high-conviction builders shaping the next generation of on-chain economies.

Previous cohorts have partnered with leading ecosystems such as Avalanche, XION, Celo, and more. Hedera and Flow tracks are currently live, with more ecosystem partnerships to be announced soon.

Reach out to [email protected] for more information.

Link to apply

🚀 RBV Spotlight:

HYTOPIA launches HYBUX on Base and opens real-time growth dashboard

HYTOPIA announced the launch of its new token $HYBUX alongside its migration to Base, marking a pivotal moment in its evolution into a Roblox-style creator-driven Web3 ecosystem. The rollout also arrives as the platform showcases strong traction with 250k plus monthly active users, 18k to 21k daily active users, and nearly 2 million weekly play minutes through its new public growth dashboard.

The move to Base aligns the token, creator tools, and platform economics under one chain. This upgrade enables lower cost transactions, better liquidity pathways, and seamless ownership of in-game assets. With user generated content monetization, marketplace infrastructure, and avatar systems coming online, HYTOPIA is positioning itself as one of the few crypto native gaming worlds with both meaningful adoption and a clear economic loop between players, creators, and onchain activity.

Congratulations to the Hytopia team building Web3’s most promising gaming universes! 🚀

💼 Portfolio News:

Anduril partners with HD Hyundai to build autonomous warships

• Major naval partnership expanding Anduril into large-scale autonomous surface vessels.
• Deepens exposure to long-duration U.S. and allied defense budgets.
• Reinforces positioning as a next-gen prime for AI-enabled, machine-speed warfare.

Colossal acquires Viagen to scale de-extinction and cloning platform

• Adds the leading animal-cloning company and decades of IP to Colossal’s stack.
• Strengthens both conservation work and high-end consumer cloning demand.
• Builds moat around Colossal’s end-to-end de-extinction and species recovery platform.

LimeWire readies Blocknode launch after surpassing 4M monthly sessions

• Crosses 4M+ monthly sessions while preparing Blocknode decentralized storage rollout.
• Leverages existing creator and user base for day-one adoption of infra product.
• Positions LimeWire as both consumer platform and core storage layer in Web3.

bitsCrunch joins Chainlink BUILD and launches 100k $BCUT community sprint

• Chainlink BUILD integration ties AI analytics to leading oracle infrastructure.
• Community Sprint offers 100k $BCUT to incentivize analysts and power users.
• Dogelon Mars partnership showcases bitsCrunch as analytics layer for memecoins and retail.

Chainalysis leads on Brazil’s crypto rules and quantum-era security

• Breaks down Brazil’s new national crypto framework for LATAM’s largest market.
• Publishes roadmap for quantum-resilient crypto with 5–15 year prep horizon.
• Supports multi-country sanctions actions, cementing role as core compliance rail.

3DOS rolls out quests and daily rewards for decentralized manufacturing

• New on-platform tasks and quests deepen engagement for designers and factories.
• Daily rewards campaign drives recurring user behavior and ecosystem ownership.
• Strengthens 3DOS narrative as AI + DePIN infra turning idle machines into yield

OORT burns 1.5M $OORT tokens and lands Cryptopolitan feature

• Foundation buys and burns 1.5M OORT to tighten supply and drive long-term ecosystem value.
• External coverage from Cryptopolitan increases visibility around OORT’s deflationary strategy.
• Comes alongside DeAICon and DataHub momentum as OORT positions itself as the “data cloud” for decentralized AI.

QuickNode unveils new brand aligned with full Web3 infrastructure stack

• Rebrand reflects QuickNode’s evolution from node provider to end-to-end infra, data, and tooling platform.
• Signals focus on supporting rollups, RWAs, and enterprise-grade workloads at scale.
• Helpful brand moment for LPs watching infra consolidation around a few key providers.

Radius partners with Sooho to balance institutional privacy and transparency

• New partnership integrates Radius privacy tech with Sooho’s institutional rails.
• Targets chains that need privacy for clients while remaining regulator friendly.
• Strengthens Radius positioning as the compliance and policy bridge for onchain capital markets.

SuperWorld selected for Coinbase Base Batches 2 and Base Founder House

• Chosen from hundreds of companies for Base’s global builder program and Founder House.
• Showcases SuperWorld’s Base-native vision for location-based discovery, creation, and monetization.
• Adds distribution, mentorship, and ecosystem backing from Coinbase and Base.

PWR Chain frames “verifiable AI” as chain-native differentiator

• Showcases architecture where inputs are stored onchain and AI runs offchain with fully replayable results.
• Positions PWR as a purpose-built chain for AI workloads that need transparency and auditability.
• Reinforces narrative that post-quantum, verifiable AI infrastructure will be a key wedge for new L1 adoption.

WeatherXM emerges as key DePIN voice at Devconnect

• Headlining DePIN-focused panels and roundtables in Buenos Aires.
• Showcasing “Targeted Rollouts” as playbook for scalable DePIN deployment.
• Positions WeatherXM as category leader in real-world web3 infrastructure.

🚀 Onwards!

Drew, Elana, Joshua, Lauren, and Jeff