Tag: startups

Snorter, AIXexchange, Kaiko: Crypto's New Hopes or Hype?

Snorter, AIXexchange, Kaiko: Crypto's New Hopes or Hype?

Of course, the crypto market is an ever-changing beast, always filled with new and exciting projects emerging at every turn. The newest to make waves are certainly the trio of Snorter, AIXexchange and Kaiko. Although these platforms have grand promises and massive possibilities to take the blockchain to the next...

T-Rex Aims to Revolutionize Online Rewards with $17M Pre-Seed Funding

T-Rex Aims to Revolutionize Online Rewards with $17M Pre-Seed Funding

It’s why T-Rex, a new Web3 rewards startup, is poised to change the way people engage online. Secondly, it empowers users to transform their online activities into real-world, tangible rewards. The company, now in stealth mode, raised $17 million in pre-seed funding from notable investors including Framework and Arbitrum. Now,...

Crypto M&A Season: Buy Ready-Made or Build Your Own Future?

Crypto M&A Season: Buy Ready-Made or Build Your Own Future?

Like any industry characterized by breakout innovation and extreme volatility, the cryptocurrency industry is experiencing a big moment. Venture capital was once the lifeblood of the industry. Now, that has cratered, ushering a terrifying new phase of consolidation and war room strategizing. In this article, we’ll take a look at...

6 Crypto Projects to Watch: Is Qubetics the Next Big Thing?

6 Crypto Projects to Watch: Is Qubetics the Next Big Thing?

The blockchain landscape is incredibly dynamic. New projects are popping up, and old projects are building and iterating fast. BlockchainShock.com will continue to monitor these developments and bring top investors and enthusiasts the latest news and predictions to stay one step ahead. Among the myriad of cryptocurrencies vying for attention,...

Paradigm's $50M AI Gamble: Is Decentralization Ready for Primetime?

Paradigm's $50M AI Gamble: Is Decentralization Ready for Primetime?

So Paradigm’s own $50 million bet on Nous Research, which would also immediately value their token at a cool $1 billion, is quite the statement. It shouts, “Crypto and AI are the way forward! Is this a considered belief, or risky bet borne out of FOMO after failing to capitalize...

Web3 Gaming in Africa: Rise of Fearless Secures Funding!

Web3 Gaming in Africa: Rise of Fearless Secures Funding!

Blockchain technology is ushering a new era of innovation in the gaming sector. This dynamic intersection has resulted in the birth of Web3 gaming, which has the potential to radically change how we play games and partner with games. In Africa, mobile technology is the biggest breakout technology. With young...

CoinFerenceX's Bold Move Empowers Web3 Builders Here's Why

CoinFerenceX's Bold Move Empowers Web3 Builders Here's Why

CoinFerenceX in Dubai next April is not your ordinary Web3 conference. We know it has the potential to spark a paradigm shift, and that’s no marketing hype. It's about something far more fundamental: Sharing power, building together. We've all seen the centralized conference model: a few at the top reap...

FWB Grows Up: From Crypto Club to Real-World Product Builder

FWB Grows Up: From Crypto Club to Real-World Product Builder

Friends With Benefits (FWB), originally imagined as an arts community and social DAO, is finding itself at a major inflection point. What began as an experimental crypto-fueled collective is beginning to mutate into a product driven entity. The debut of “Friends With Builders” illustrates this change. This joint initiative seeks...

Dawgz AI Attracts Investors with Innovative AI and Blockchain Integration

Dawgz AI Attracts Investors with Innovative AI and Blockchain Integration

As a new contender in the cryptocurrency market, Dawgz AI is already creating a buzz. Investors love its combination of cutting edge blockchain tech with real world AI problem solving capabilities. Dawgz AI is a next-gen memecoin that’s powered by the Ethereum blockchain. Yet it distinguishes itself by fusing real-world...

7 Crypto VC Red Flags You Can't Afford to Ignore in 2025

7 Crypto VC Red Flags You Can't Afford to Ignore in 2025

Let's be blunt. The crypto environment, though, which is all too often depicted as a dazzling, high-tech world of easy wealth, is not. And crypto venture capital? It's even riskier. After all, you wouldn’t dump your life savings on a roulette table, right? So why not treat crypto VC with...

Tokenomics For The People How Blockchain Empowers Communities

Tokenomics For The People How Blockchain Empowers Communities

We've all heard the buzzwords: blockchain, DeFi, crypto. Past the hype and click-bait headlines, a transformative tool is lying in wait. Accelerated appropriately, it can recreate our communities and raise the voices of those so easily forgotten. I mean all this in the context of tokenomics, and how it can...

Tokenomics 101: How Blockchain's Changing the Game

Tokenomics 101: How Blockchain's Changing the Game

Tokenomics A mash-up of the words “token” and “economics.” It’s focused primarily on the policy side, about why cryptocurrencies and blockchain-based tokens truly work in an economy. It includes the rules that govern how a token will be created, distributed and used. Shedding light on tokenomics Tokenomics is one of...

5 Hidden Risks That Could Crash Your Tokenomics Dreams

5 Hidden Risks That Could Crash Your Tokenomics Dreams

You are innovating on crypto’s next big thing. A revolutionary token. Groundbreaking tokenomics. Are you truly getting the full story? It is easy to get distracted by the sparkling whitepaper and enticing projections. Beware—you might be dazzled by them—dangerous traps are lurking that can doom your project to failure. Cut...

Troller Cat's GameFi Gamble: Is It Really the Future of Meme Coins?

Troller Cat's GameFi Gamble: Is It Really the Future of Meme Coins?

Look, I get it. The meme coin market is a siren song that pulls in many a naïve investor. Pipelines of guaranteed fortunes powered by the magic of the world wide web and feline memes? Tempting, right? Troller Cat ($TCAT), bursting with GameFi ambition, is the newest player in the...

Troller Cat Game Center Launches: Is $TCAT the Next Big Meme Coin?

Troller Cat Game Center Launches: Is $TCAT the Next Big Meme Coin?

The meme coin market is known for its volatility and potential for high rewards, attracting investors who are willing to take risks on emerging cryptocurrencies. One of the freshest challengers on the block is Troller Cat ($TCAT). What makes AiDoge unique? They’ve taken a different approach with this meme coin,...

Sonic's Airdrop A Principled Path or Risky Social Experiment?

Sonic's Airdrop A Principled Path or Risky Social Experiment?

The crypto world loves a good airdrop. Free tokens! Who wouldn’t want to get a slice of that pie? Sonic’s execution, incentivizing X tweets with “Yap points” to qualify for a 25% allocation of the airdrop, just sounds different. This is a significant departure from common DeFi metrics, such as...

Sonic Integrates Kaito to Reward Social Media Engagement with $S Airdrop

Sonic Integrates Kaito to Reward Social Media Engagement with $S Airdrop

Sonic has partnered with web3 data platform Kaito to integrate social media engagement with on-chain rewards, starting June 18, 2025. This new collaboration will reward users who participate in valuable discussions, furthering awareness and understanding of the Sonic project.Sonic will use Kaito’s Yapper Leaderboard to monitor and incentivize users whose...