Dubai, July 10, 2024 – DWF Labs, a new generation Web3 market maker and investment firm, has announced ambitious plans for continued growth and innovation despite challenging market conditions. Since its inception, the company has been on an expansion trajectory, with its journey ahead promising to be even more robust and dynamic. The recent launch of its new website is one of many steps DWF Labs is taking to better align their efforts in greater transparency and fair market practices.
In 2023, DWF Labs was recognized by Binance to be the most active investor and Bybit's top liquidity provider. The firm is determined to continue this momentum in 2024 and beyond, pushing forward with its expansion and hiring plans, doubling down on investments, even as other VCs withdraw or scale back.
DWF Labs aims to be the next-generation liquidity partner of choice, providing end-to-end support for its portfolio companies, including marketing, key opinion leader (KOL) services, launching funds, operating nodes and more. Its history as a high-frequency trading (HFT) firm underscores its deep expertise and commitment to excellence in this space.
“DWF Labs is dedicated to growth and success, evolving with the market, and continuing its commitment to building with outstanding projects through all market conditions,” said Andrei Grachev, Managing Partner at DWF Labs. “Our vision is to support and nurture the Web3 ecosystem, providing the necessary infrastructure and resources to help projects succeed.”
This global expansion is a clear signal that the firm is positioning itself as a stabilising force amidst market volatility. The company's commitment to supporting Web3 projects remains unwavering, and it is launching new funds to fuel this growth. For example, the recently announced Cloudbreak Fund has allocated $20M to startups in Chinese-speaking regions focused on GameFi, SocialFi, Memecoins, Derivatives, and Layer 1/Layer 2 infrastructure projects.
Looking forward, DWF Labs will continue to launch funds in other regions to support the global Web3 ecosystem and beyond. The company's expansion and dedication to innovation solidifies DWF Labs’s position as the most active and important company in the industry.
Projects and founders are encouraged to join DWF Labs on this journey.
2024 年 7 月 4 日，币圈顶级造市商 DWF Labs 宣布推出了一只规模为 2000 万美元的新基金 Cloudbreak，旨在促进有潜力的华语项目的成长和成功。这项重大投资凸显了 DWF Labs 致力于赋能创新企业的承诺。
现阶段，加密市场似乎难以摆脱盈利困局。上一次牛市遗留下来的高估值低流通项目，使市场参与者普遍形成了互不接盘的共识。加密市场亟待一场新的革命性叙事来改变现状。
在这样的背景下，DWF Labs 推出了 Cloudbreak 基金，专注于多个关键领域的加密投资，彰显了其敏锐的市场洞察力和坚定的决心。官方公告中，DWF Labs 这样解读：
“近几个月来，华语项目在加密市场上备受关注，展现出强劲潜力。Cloudbreak 正是为了满足这一需求而推出，旨在通过健全的生态投资和全周期孵化服务，充分释放新兴华语项目的潜力。”
时至今日，加密领域依然缺乏大规模实际应用的项目，更加稀缺的是这些项目成长的适宜环境。华语地区拥有许多优秀的团队，他们在技术和项目运营方面经验丰富，但由于环境和资源的限制，许多杰出的加密产品难以得到应有的关注。接下来让我们看看 Cloudbreak 有哪些独家优势，以及如何应对挑战？
独家优势
DWF Labs 在加密领域的布局十分广泛和深入，其投资组合包括与全球 60 多个加密货币交易所合作，并涵盖 700 多个项目。DWF Labs 致力于为 Cloudbreak 基金扶持的项目提供一站式支持服务，确保这些项目能够在竞争激烈的加密市场中取得成功：
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生态系统支持：DWF Labs 为有潜力的华语项目提供一揽子产品和服务。这些项目可以完全借助 DWF Labs 强大的 Web3 网络效应，获得技术、营销和战略咨询等方面的多元化赋能。
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国际市场营销：除了在华语市场的布局，DWF Labs 还通过全球顶级媒体和关键意见领袖（KOL）为项目方提供资源，例如促进战略合作伙伴关系，增加用户群体，吸引优质的潜在投资者等，最终目的是帮助项目方扩展到更广阔的全球市场。
DWF Labs 的独特策略已被证明在加密市场极为有效，通过持续与优质项目合作并提供资源支持，其投资组合中的项目能在市场低迷时期表现突出。新推出的 Cloudbreak 基金不仅深谙华语用户和项目方的核心需求，还能为华语项目提供国际化资源，包括投资、造市、生态伙伴关系等多方面支持，助力这些项目在全球范围内蓬勃发展。
关注领域
Cloudbreak 基金将专注于具有高增长潜力的关键领域，包括 GameFi、SocialFi、Memes、DeFi、L1/L2 基础设施以及 AI 等领域。每个领域都代表着未来科技和金融发展的重要方向，具有广阔的市场前景和巨大的发展潜力。
1. GameFi
GameFi 是区块链和游戏的结合，正在迅速成为加密领域的热门趋势。通过将游戏与 DeFi 结合，GameFi 不仅改变了传统游戏的盈利模式，还为用户提供了全新的经济激励。Cloudbreak 将投资那些创新的 GameFi 项目，这些项目不仅能吸引大量玩家，还能通过独特的经济模型推动加密货币的广泛应用。
DWF Labs 旗下 GameFi 投资组合：YGG、BeamX、XAI、Shrapnel、Zentry、Ultiverse…
2. SocialFi
SocialFi 结合了社交媒体和去中心化金融的元素，旨在通过区块链技术重塑社交平台的经济模式。Vitalik Buterin 曾指出，许多理想主义的开放互联网项目已经取得了重要进展，如 Farcaster 和 Lens。这些项目通过去中心化的方式，为用户提供了更多的隐私和控制权。Cloudbreak 看好 SocialFi 的未来，计划投资那些有潜力推动下一代社交网络发展的项目。
DWF Labs 旗下 SocialFi 投资组合：Mask Network、DeBox、Beoble…
3. Memes
Memes 文化在加密社区中占有特殊的地位，宣示了加密领域的反叛精神，这个现象在 2024 年尤为明显。它们不仅是娱乐的工具，更是一种强大的传播手段。Memes 项目通过社区驱动的方式，能够迅速吸引大量用户和资金。
DWF Labs 旗下 Memes 投资组合：Milady、FLOKI、MAGA、MOG…
4. DeFi
DeFi 是金融领域的一场革命，提供了更高的金融包容性、透明性和安全性，同时降低了交易成本，推动了金融创新和市场效率。那些既新颖又创新、满足实际需求并具有强大产品市场契合度（PMF）的 DeFi 项目，将非常适合 Cloudbreak 计划。Cloudbreak 致力于构建一个更具包容性和抗风险能力的未来金融体系。
DWF Labs 旗下 DeFi 投资组合：Scallop、Jupiter、Lumia、LeverFi、Coin98 Finance...
5. L1/L2 基础设施
基础设施建设是区块链技术发展的基石，尤其在技术发展的早期阶段，强大的基础设施对于提升区块链网络的性能和可扩展性，为整个生态提供坚实支撑至关重要。Cloudbreak 将投资能够显著提升区块链网络效率和安全性的基础设施项目，推动整个行业的可持续发展。
DWF Labs 旗下 L1/L2 基础设施投资组合：TON、TRON、GALA、API3、Klaytn、Flare Network、ARPA、peaq...
6. AI
Web3 结合 AI 正在重新定义技术的边界，通过去中心化和人工智能的结合，提供了无需信任的智能解决方案。Cloudbreak 关注那些能够利用区块链技术和人工智能实现创新的项目，这些项目不仅能提升市场效率，还能开拓更多具有实际价值的应用场景。
DWF Labs 旗下 AI 投资组合：Fetch.ai、AIOZ、RSS3...
总结而言，Cloudbreak 基金旨在抓住未来科技和金融发展的重要机遇，其投资策略将围绕高增长潜力的领域展开。例如同属于消费者应用的 SocialFi 和 GameFi 项目，将在接下来吸引下一个十亿用户的过程中发挥关键作用。基础设施项目则将继续作为行业的核心支撑，确保区块链技术的稳步前进。通过这些投资方向，Cloudbreak 致力于为投资者带来丰厚的回报。
关于 Cloudbreak
Cloudbreak 是一只资金规模为 2000 万美元的加密原生基金，由 DWF Labs 推出和管理，该基金旨在促进有潜力的华语项目的成长和成功。
Website: https://dwf-labs.com/contact/cloudbreak
July 4, 2024 – Web3 investor DWF Labs has announced the launch of a $20 million USD Cloudbreak Fund. The initiative aims to empower promising projects and founders in Chinese-speaking regions with substantial investments and strategic resources.
The Cloudbreak Fund will nurture groundbreaking initiatives in the realms of GameFi, SocialFi, Memecoins, Derivatives, and Layer 1/Layer 2 infrastructure projects, and AI projects. This will give outstanding projects the resources they need to realize their full potential.
Projects in Chinese-speaking regions operating within the above categories are invited to apply to the Cloudbreak Fund and take advantage of the opportunity to accelerate their growth and gain a foothold in the web3 ecosystem.
Andrei Grachev, Managing Partner at DWF Labs, said: “We have been working with founders in Chinese-speaking regions since 2018. I'm personally a big fan of their culture and intense, diligent work ethic. Projects in Chinese-speaking regions have experienced tremendous growth in recent months and require dedicated support to realize their full potential. To meet this need, Cloudbreak was created, a fund designed to unlock the potential of emerging projects in Chinese-speaking regions.”
As an experienced Web3 investor and market maker, DWF Labs is able to provide financial backing and a partner network of over 700+ projects. Thanks to their track record as a leading liquidity provider, DWF Labs is primely positioned to assist projects pursuing tokenization. Rated Bybit’s Best Liquidity Provider of 2024, DWF Labs oversees wallet integrations, hackathons, funding initiatives, and grant programs spanning the entire Web3 ecosystem, including blockchains such as TON, Algorand, Gala Chain, and Klatyn. Coupled with strategic brand and marketing channel distribution and a strong KOL network, DWF Labs offers holistic support for projects’ pathways to success.
Earlier this year, DWF Labs had also renewed their commitment to the MENA region by partnering with DMCC – the world’s flagship free zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – to offer a new $5 million USD growth platform for Web3 and blockchain businesses.
The Cloudbreak Fund further underscores DWF Labs’s commitment to fostering innovation and growth in the Web3 space. By focusing on projects in Chinese-speaking regions, the fund will allow localized projects to bring their concept to a global audience while unlocking new use cases for Web3.
Projects and founders are invited to apply here: https://dwf-labs.com/contact/cloudbreak
$LISTA Token Launches at $0.565 on Multiple Platforms
$LISTA, the latest entrant in the crypto market, has been officially listed on several prominent exchanges with an initial price of $0.565. This listing marks a significant milestone for $LISTA, showcasing its potential in the competitive cryptocurrency landscape.
Strategic Moves by DWF Labs
Massive Token Transfers Ahead of Listing In the two days leading up to $LISTA’s listing, DWF Labs, a well-known market maker, received 10 million $LISTA tokens from the project. DWF Labs has strategically transferred these tokens to various centralized exchanges (CEX), ensuring ample liquidity and facilitating smooth trading. The specific transfers include:
2.5 million $LISTA to Bitget 2 million $LISTA to Binance 1.5 million $LISTA to MEXC 850,000 $LISTA to Gate.io 850,000 $LISTA to KuCoin
Role of DWF Labs as Market Maker
DWF Labs’ involvement as a market maker for $LISTA DAO is crucial for maintaining liquidity and stability in the token’s early trading stages. By distributing $LISTA across multiple exchanges, DWF Labs helps ensure that traders have access to sufficient supply, thereby preventing significant price volatility.
Impact of the Listing
Increased Accessibility and Trading Volume The listing of $LISTA on major exchanges such as Binance, Bitget, MEXC, Gate.io, and KuCoin makes the token accessible to a wide range of investors. This broad availability is expected to drive trading volume and increase $LISTA’s visibility in the crypto market.
Positive Market Reception
The strategic preparation by DWF Labs and the successful listing on multiple platforms have contributed to a positive reception from the market. Early indications suggest strong interest from traders, which bodes well for $LISTA’s future performance.
Conclusion
The listing of $LISTA on several major exchanges, supported by strategic actions from DWF Labs, marks an exciting new chapter for the token. With a starting price of $0.565 and robust backing from a reputable market maker, $LISTA is well-positioned to capture the attention of the crypto community. As trading begins, all eyes will be on $LISTA to see how it navigates its early days in the market.
RWA focused Layer-1 project, LTO Network have announced a partnership with DWF Labs, the new generation market maker and investment firm to bring DWF Labs’s innovative market making solutions to enhance LTO Network’s capabilities.
This partnership will enhance LTO Network’s liquidity and open further business cooperation between the two companies.
LTO Network sees DWF Labs’s involvement playing a pivotal role in their network’s operations as they further expand with their much anticipated RWA and tokenization ecosystem. The extensive experience of DWF Labs will support LTO Network in offering increased token access through additional exchanges, creating additional value for the token through further partnerships and utilization of the network, especially in Asia.
Andrei Grachev, Managing Partner of DWF Labs, said: “LTO Network and their unique blockchain capabilities caught our attention and we are excited to stand side by side as a partner to see them take charge in one of the most exciting and rapidly growing sectors of the crypto world, RWAs. There are a number of regions which will be very receptive to what LTO is doing and we will work together to ensure these goals are mutually achieved.”
The two companies are set to take immediate steps for working together, with collateral provided by LTO Network to the DWF Labs team for the immediate engagement of their market making services.
“DWF Labs is one of the most prominent businesses in the Crypto space over the last 2 years and their expertise and support will help us realize our vision and goals to be the leading RWA focused Layer-1 blockchain.” said Rick Schmitz, CEO of LTO Network.
This is coming after a previous commitment to purchase $10 million worth of FLOKI tokens a few months ago.
This strategic purchase is aimed at further strengthening Floki's position in the industry, especially in what is poised to be one of Floki's most pivotal years ever due to the impending release of several key products: Floki will be releasing the mainnet version of its flagship utility product, the Valhalla metaverse game, later this year. Floki is also set to release several key utility products, including the Floki Trading Bot, the .Floki Decentralized Domain Name and Website Service, and more in the coming weeks and months. This is as Floki aims to be the world's most known and most used cryptocurrency.
Floki first announced a partnership with DWF Labs in May 2023. Since then, they have contributed immensely to boosting Floki adoption by facilitating key exchange listings, facilitating partnerships with key industry players, and publicly supporting our progress and accomplishments.
Milady Meme Coin (LADYS) has announced a significant US$5 million investment from DWF Labs. This investment marks a pivotal moment for LADYS, positioning it for accelerated growth and innovation within the cryptocurrency landscape.
A new era for Milady meme coin
With the capital infusion from DWF Labs, LADYS is poised to lead the next wave of innovation in the meme coins space. The collaboration between Milady Meme Coin and DWF Labs is expected to unlock new avenues for development, collaboration, and community engagement within the LADYS and meme ecosystem.
Value-added investment partnership from DWF Labs
DWF Labs as a Web3 investor and market maker, brings a wealth of experience and resources to the table. Aside from capital, DWF Labs' strategic guidance, ecosystem support, will empower Milady Meme Coin to solidify its position as a leader in the meme coins space.
The synergy between Milady Meme Coin's vision and DWF Labs' expertise holds the potential to reshape the landscape of meme coins, driving forward the evolution of memes.
API3, a service that provides DeFi data feeds to blockchain-based smart contracts without relying on a third party, has raised $4 million in a funding round led by DWF Labs.
Market maker and multi-stage Web3 investment firm DWF Labs led the funding round and contributed $2 million.
Other funding came from Spartan Group which contributed $1 million. Laser Digital, a digital asset business backed by Nomura, and Caladan formerly known as AlphaLab both contributed $500,000 each.
The funding raised will be used to provide API3 with liquidity to help execute its ongoing growth strategy. API3 will use the funding for marketing efforts, and business development initiatives.
TSV Increased From $20M to Over $1B
API3 said its total secured value (TSV) has increased by 4900% from $20 million to over $1 billion. The data feed firm said it has integrated with new chains including the Optimism Superchain ecosystem, X-Layer and Worldcoin.
“API3’s transformative impact on how decentralised applications utilise oracles has been demonstrated by the substantial growth in their total value secured,” said Andrei Grachev, Managing Partner of DWF Labs.
“We look forward to building a strong collaboration moving forward to contribute toward a future where real-world data is seamlessly accessible and verifiable on-chain,” said Grachev.
API3 operates under a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) structure. This is a digital management structure governed by smart contracts with decisions recorded and made on a blockchain.
Fundraising Soars to $2.4B in Q1 2024
The crypto market is seeing a significant surge in fundraising, reaching $2.4 billion in the first quarter of 2024.
The latest data from PitchBook, a leading data provider for private and public market investors, shows there has been a substantial increase in investment activity within the cryptocurrency sector compared to the previous quarter.
he bull market witnessed during Q1 played a pivotal role in driving the surge in investments. PitchBook reports a total of 518 deals amounting to $2.3 billion were closed in the first quarter of this year. This reflects a remarkable 40.3% increase in investments compared to the previous quarter.
DropsTab, a pioneering cryptocurrency information platform, has received a strategic investment from DWF Labs, the new generation web3 investor and market maker. Announced today, this strategic investment establishes DWF Labs as the lead investor.
In a strategic move that sets the stage for unprecedented growth in the crypto data sector, DropsTab has secured a landmark investment from DWF Labs, a global leader in digital asset market making and web3 investments. This partnership heralds a new era for DropsTab, poised to significantly advance the development of its operations, facilitate web3 integration on its platform, and enhance its flagship product, EtherDrops. EtherDrops, which serves over 700,000 users via Telegram, has plans for further tokenization.
“This investment from DWF Labs is a game-changer for us,” said CEO of DropsTab. “It not only validates our vision but also amplifies our capabilities to revolutionize how crypto data is accessed and utilized globally.”
DWF Labs’ investment into DropsTab reflects a shared vision for the future of cryptocurrency information provision.
“DropsTab stands out with its innovative approach to data aggregation and delivery,” remarked Andrei Grachev, the Managing Partner of DWF Labs. “Their tools like EtherDrops are setting new standards in the industry, making crucial data readily available right where users need it most.”
With a focus on driving visibility and user adoption, DropsTab, supported by DWF Labs, is set to redefine the boundaries of what is possible in the crypto data landscape, ensuring that every stakeholder has the insights they need at their fingertips.