SocialFi

SocialFi combines social media and decentralized finance (DeFi) within the blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystem. It focuses on empowering users with control over their personal data and intellectual property. By offering rewards like tokens, SocialFi apps promote active engagement among users and between users and the platform itself, fostering an interactive community.

Articles (101)

Culturementals Are the New Fundamentals
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Culturementals Are the New Fundamentals

Cultural blockchains are essentially an evolved version of vertical blockchains: instead of serving everyone, they focus on a specific community with cultural cohesion, such as anime fans, RPG players, meme enthusiasts, or even dedicated followers of a particular NFT universe.
3/31/2025, 7:39:44 AM
Can Web3 take Entertainment to the Next Level?
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Can Web3 take Entertainment to the Next Level?

Web3 technology turns fans into active participants and creates new value opportunities. However, technical barriers and market volatility block mass adoption. A practical approach is necessary.
3/31/2025, 2:52:43 AM
What is XYRO?
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What is XYRO?

XYRO is an AI-powered, gamified crypto trading platform that transforms trading into a fun experience. Featuring competitive game modes, decentralized smart contracts, and AI-driven analytics.
3/20/2025, 3:55:37 PM
Exploring SIMD-0228: The Strategic Balancing Act Behind the Proposal
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Exploring SIMD-0228: The Strategic Balancing Act Behind the Proposal

The SIMD-0228 proposal tackles a fundamental challenge: how to strike a balance between minimizing excessive token issuance and maintaining network security. This article takes an in-depth look at how SIMD-0228 could reshape Solana's inflation model.
3/13/2025, 3:33:57 AM
Mindshare is Everything: The Rise of InfoFi
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Mindshare is Everything: The Rise of InfoFi

This article explores how attention has become the "currency" of the new era, analyzes the core value of Mindshare in social media, financial markets, and the brand economy, and introduces InfoFi (the financialization of information) as a means to enable the tokenization of the information supply chain.
3/12/2025, 7:03:51 AM
What Are the Quality Projects That Have Launched on the Berachain Mainnet?
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What Are the Quality Projects That Have Launched on the Berachain Mainnet?

With the official launch of the Berachain Ecosystem Page, multiple sectors including DeFi, RWA, GameFi, SocialFi, and infrastructure have successively joined the Berachain ecosystem. This article highlights some of the projects that have already launched on Berachain, providing an overview of the current development progress of Berachain.
3/6/2025, 3:54:10 AM
Yuliverse: The Web3 Version of Pokémon GO + REDnote, Creating a New SocialFi Economy
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Yuliverse: The Web3 Version of Pokémon GO + REDnote, Creating a New SocialFi Economy

Yuliverse positions itself as the Web3 version of Pokémon GO and REDnote. By deeply integrating LBS (Location-Based Services), gamified social content, and on-chain incentives, it aims to build an open and fair consumer behavior network, enabling the monetization of social content.
3/6/2025, 2:24:07 AM
All about VineCoin
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All about VineCoin

VineCoin is a high-risk meme token that emerged from the Vine culture IP and the influence of Elon Musk. It saw a sharp rise in value due to sentimental and speculative demand in the short term but faces long-term challenges, such as lack of real-world utility and the risk of selling pressure as more coins become unlocked.
3/3/2025, 8:27:11 AM
Understanding Tribe.run in One Article
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Understanding Tribe.run in One Article

Tribe.run is a Web3 social platform built on the Solana blockchain, designed to reshape how social value is distributed through token incentives and on-chain data ownership. The platform links users' social actions (like posting and sharing) to reward mechanisms on the blockchain, and allows user-generated content (UGC) to be minted as NFTs. This gives creators permanent ownership and a share of the revenue generated by their works.
2/28/2025, 2:38:20 AM
The Time to Build a Better Social Network for Ethereum Is Now
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The Time to Build a Better Social Network for Ethereum Is Now

Ethereum has always been where ideas become reality. Now we have the chance to build something even bigger. A platform that aligns Ethereum’s builders, researchers, and users on what actually matters.
2/18/2025, 4:10:03 AM
What is the OpenSocial Protocol? All You Need to Know About OpenSocial
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What is the OpenSocial Protocol? All You Need to Know About OpenSocial

OpenSocial is a SocialFi platform built on the blockchain with on and off-chain functionalities. Its modular structure allows developers to build and reuse components.
2/13/2025, 2:55:05 PM
Clout: Revolutionizing the Creator Economy with SocialFi
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Clout: Revolutionizing the Creator Economy with SocialFi

Clout is a SocialFi application that allows users to issue personal tokens and convert social media influence into tradable assets. Its innovation combines FriendTech's social capitalization logic and Pump.fun's low-threshold currency issuance mechanism, attracting Web2 users through simplified processes and legal currency entry. Founder Ben Pasternak uses industrial thinking to promote the integration of Internet celebrity economy and encryption technology, trying to create "Wall Street + Hollywood in the Web3 era".
2/6/2025, 8:31:45 AM
A Review of the Four Major Web3 Top IPs
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A Review of the Four Major Web3 Top IPs

With the development of Internet social platforms, the value of IP is becoming more and more significant in today's era, and the rise of the Web3 concept and the application of blockchain technology have brought profound changes to the IP industry. With blockchain technology such as NFT as the carrier, the IP of the Web3 world has been endowed with new cultural connotations and commercial value through on-chain transactions, user empowerment, and community co-construction. This article will take stock of the top three Web3 IPs, Bored Ape Yacht Club, Pudgy Penguins, and Doge, and deeply analyze their cultural connotations, community building, and market performance for you.
1/30/2025, 3:45:27 PM
Comparison of OpenSocial, Farcaster, DSCVR, and Lens
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Comparison of OpenSocial, Farcaster, DSCVR, and Lens

With the increasing number of active users in social network protocols and the continuous influx of developers and capital, the SocialFi user base is growing exponentially, gradually reaching historical highs. This demonstrates the huge potential and growth space in the market. The following article introduces the advantages of the four major mainstream social protocols.
1/23/2025, 3:36:44 PM
Storm Trade: First SocialFi Leveraged DEX  built on Ton Blockchain
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Storm Trade: First SocialFi Leveraged DEX built on Ton Blockchain

Explore Storm Trade, a decentralized trading platform on Telegram, offering innovative features like perpetual futures, Social-Fi mechanics, and gasless trading on the TON blockchain. Discover how Storm Trade combines DeFi with community engagement to redefine trading accessibility and user experience.
1/13/2025, 4:26:59 AM

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