As we kick off 2025, we have hit the ground running. DWF Labs is developing in the DeFAI and AI crypto verticals through our AI Agent Fund and strategic partnerships. We have also continued supporting our portfolio company, DeXe. Our team has also created insightful institutional reports, and participated in notable talks. To top it off, we listed $TRUMP on our DWF Liquid Markets platform as part of our commitment to providing a top-tier crypto OTC trading desk for our clients.
Ready to catch up with us? Check out an overview of everything DWF Labs has been up to below.
Strategic Partnerships
HeyAnon
We have partnered with HeyAnon, supporting innovation at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Decentralised Finance (DeFAI). The partnership signifies our entry into the emerging DeFAI space, and we played a fundamental role in leading the growing prominence of the DeFAI category on CoinGecko.
NEAR Protocol
We also announced our strategic support for teams launching AI agents on NEAR Protocol, a fully sharded, Proof-of-Stake, Layer 1 blockchain driving innovation in artificial intelligence and decentralised technologies. We believe in empowering builders who are shaping the future of autonomous technologies, and thus engage with teams at the forefront of AI innovation.
TAO Cat
We established key partnership with TAO Cat this month as part of our AI Agent Fund, dedicated to supporting next-generation AI x Crypto projects.
StarsHash x TON Ventures
Our partnership with StarsHash and TON Ventures demonstrates our commitment to GameFi and the TON ecosystem. The collaboration redefines token distribution through community-driven mining on Telegram for transparency, fairness, and accessibility.
DeXe Staking Program
Additionally, we joined the $DEXE staking program with $5 million worth of tokens staked and locked for 12 months. Through this collaboration, we support DAOs in changing the way of interacting, governance, and creating for societal structures.
DWF Ventures
New Instutional Report about the Memecoin Market
In January 2025, the DWF Ventures team released the new Institutional Report “Reel-ing in the Money: How Memecoin Culture is Changing the Crypto Market”, covering the memecoin life cycle and ecosystem.
DWF Ventures also published several research pieces: the Abstract Ecosystem Summary, a 2025 Market Outlook, and specialised articles on the most promising NFT projects of 2025, as well as the DeFAI ecosystem overview. Additionally, they published a deep dive into the impact of the TRUMP token on the crypto industry.
We are always seeking to invest in innovative Web3 projects. If you are building in the blockchain space, reach out to our crypto venture capital fund.
Simplicity Report
DWF Labs was featured in the report “The Open Network — Decentralized and Open Internet” created by the research team at Simplicity Group. We’ve been backing TON blockchain since 2022, and we look forward to the achievements that they will continue to accomplish in the space.
Global Events and Thought Leadership
Foresight News: AMA Session with Lingling Jiang
Lingling Jiang, Partner of DWF Labs, participated in the AMA session hosted by Foresight News on January 16th, 2025, discussing her professional journey, biggest crypto trends in 2025, and the vision of DWF Labs as the digital asset market evolves.
Listen to the full record of the AMA on X.
DMCC Crypto Centre
Alessia Baumgartner, VP of Ecosystems at DWF Labs, participated in the panel discussion “Web3, AI and the Future of the Web3 Industry: How Dubai is unlocking the next wave of growth” during the 2025 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. The event was hosted by DMCC Crypto Centre and CV Labs.
During the panel, Baumgartner highlighted Dubai’s emerging role as a global crypto hub and discussed the intersection of innovation and regulation in the Web3 space in Dubai.
Bitcoin.com
Lingling Jiang, Partner of DWF Labs, also shared her insights on DeFAI in the interview for Bitcoin.com, stating that AI tools will be game-changers in identifying threats through their smart systems and machine learning technologies.
Internal Developments
We also listed $TRUMP on DWF Liquid Markets, as part of our commitment to providing a seamless and liquid crypto OTC trading platform for our clients.
Wrap-Up
That wraps up our January 2025! From exciting AI partnerships to institutional research to global speaking engagements, this month has laid a strong foundation for the year ahead. We are grateful to our growing community for your continued support and engagement, and we look forward to building and innovating together throughout 2025.
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