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RBV + Denarii Labs Weekly Newsletter 🧔📖 Week of 03/20/25

  • Writer: Austin Ritter
    Austin Ritter
  • Mar 20
  • 5 min read

Updated: Apr 8


Open Deals, Portfolio Updates, Crypto News, & More


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 ram@redbeard.ventures for more information.


Denarii Labs Tokenomics Summit – Panel Videos Are Now Available


Missed the Denarii Labs Tokenomics Summit at ETH Denver? We’ve got you covered. Our expert led discussions on Web3 tokenomics, on chain gaming, regulatory landscapes, venture capital, and more are now available to watch. Learn from top investors, founders, and thought leaders as they break down the future of token design and real world applications.



🚀 RBV Spotlight:



On Wednesday, projects on Sonic Labs gained access to deepened liquidity, increased trading volume, and enhanced token utility—all at zero net cost through Peapods Finance. By creating a Pod for their native token, projects can reinforce their tokenomics with sustainable liquidity mechanisms and volatility driven yield generation. Peapods' proxy liquidity model helps stabilize tokens against sell offs while increasing organic trading volume through arbitrage incentives. Unlike traditional liquidity pools that require inflationary rewards or external bribes, Peapods enables projects to earn yield on single sided protocol owned liquidity - redirecting third party yield back into their treasury for a self sustaining revenue stream!


By integrating Peapods, projects can now:


  • Drive sticky TVL

  • Incentivize long term token holding

  • Improve community sentiment during market downturns


… All while optimizing for liquidity efficiency. This approach not only strengthens a token’s market position but also provides a more sustainable alternative to inflationary liquidity incentives. Pods can be created fully trustlessly at beta.peapods.finance.


💼 Portfolio News:


  • Peapods Finance announces its launch on Sonic, starting March 19, 2025, offering free liquidity and volume for projects.

  • Projects can create Pods to gain benefits like liquidity protection, increased trading volume through arbitrage, and revenue from volatility yield.

  • The integration aims to incentivize long term holding and improve community sentiment during market volatility.

  • GFAL, backed by Supercell and led by industry veterans, chooses Saga as their exclusive blockchain partner for Diamond Dreams!

  • Saga's chainlets and AI capabilities are highlighted as key factors for scaling GFAL's vision.

  • The partnership aims to introduce AI-driven character evolution enhancing player engagement in the match 3 game format.

  • Gateway introduces Odyssey, a platform for exploring on chain privacy on the Monad blockchain.

  • Monad is a Layer 1 blockchain bringing parallel execution to the EVM.

  • Odyssey enables users to interact with Monad's blockchain via a playground to explore the next gen of dApps while keeping their data and transactions private.

  • OPEN Ticketing Ecosystem introduces the OPEN Pass - which can now be purchased with debit or credit cards in addition to cryptocurrency.

  • The OPEN Pass offers exclusive perks such as a chance to win tickets to any show and free swag with users only paying for shipping.

  • For $25, users receive the pass and $20 worth of $OPN tokens, + the ability to earn more through referrals.

  • Minima and Siemens Cre8Ventures announce a partnership to develop security solutions for automotive, energy, and healthcare sectors.

  • The collaboration aims to support the EU Chips Act promoting European technology independence and leadership in digital ecosystems.

  • The partnership is expected to strengthen industry specific security solutions leveraging Minima's blockchain technology.

  • Starting today, NBA Top Shot collectibles on Flow Blockchain can be bought, sold, and traded on OpenSea.

  • This integration brings some of the most iconic moments in basketball history to the world’s largest NFT marketplace!

  • By expanding access to NBA Top Shot, OpenSea continues to bridge the gap between sports fandom and digital collectibles.



  • Shardeum, the world’s first EVM based L1 blockchain with dynamic state sharding, is launching its $SHM token sale through Tokensoft before public trading begins.

  • Early contributors can secure $SHM at exclusive pricing, with no lockups, providing immediate flexibility.

  • Purchasing $SHM offers the opportunity to run a validator node, contributing to Shardeum’s scalable and high performance blockchain network.



  • Moxie announces the open source release of its AI skills in collaboration with Eliza  integrating seamlessly with the Eliza OS to enhance onchain AI capabilities.

  • Developers can now create and integrate Eliza plugins as Moxie AI skills - accessing 100,000+ users and enabling agentic trading, sentiment analysis, and more on the Base blockchain.

  • The framework includes tools like agent wallets, the Moxie Agent Lib, and Moxie Client, empowering a decentralized, extensible AI ecosystem for Web3 applications.


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



🚀 Onwards!


Drew, Elana, Joshua, Lauren, and Austin

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