The total number of monthly active crypto developers fell 25% year-over-year in 2023, but those who have been in the space long-term showed more resilience than before, according to a new developer report by Electric Capital.
Developers with more than two years of experience in crypto are at an all-time high after reaching 51% annualized growth over the past five years, according to the report.
And developers who have been in crypto for at least one year grew 15% year-over-year and comprise 63% of all monthly active developers.
When you see devs stick around decorrelated from prices, there’s something fundamentally here that keeps them in the space.”The number of developers working in crypto has matched what Shen has experienced since entering the space in 2018.
“Newcomers are very correlated with prices,” Shen said.
That’s exactly what Augmental has been working on, and it’s nothing short of awe-inspiring.
“One of the new features we recently added to the mouthpad is head dragging and head control.
One of our champion users, Keeley, uses it daily for schoolwork and it has proven to be life-changing for her.
For its beta users, the device costs around $1,000 – but pricing details and availability details are coming soon.
May they find every success and figure out a way to users who need this product sooner rather than later!
Serenity, the result of a fruitful partnership with Alarm.com, is an innovative fall-detection system that does away with traditional wearables.
What sets Serenity apart is its ability to construct a 13-point skeleton model of individuals in near-real-time, using radar data processed by AI on the device.
This model helps distinguish between intentional lying down and falls, including slow falls that traditional accelerometers fail to detect.
from a distance, without any wearable device – a feature that has far-reaching implications for home healthcare.
“Serenity isn’t just a product; it’s a promise of independence, safety, and peace of mind for our aging population.”
In startup-land, the lifecycle of birth, growth and the inevitable leap of faith happens at a breakneck pace.
Still, we occasionally fall into the trap of grieving the demise of these companies.
The whole point of a startup is to build something enduring.
Yes, but: Dive a bit deeper, and you’ll realize that the very model of startups is dependent on drama — whether that’s dramatic ascent, or a rapid crash into the nearest mountain side.
And in that dynamic we can understand why we shouldn’t mourn failure.
Love ’em or hate ’em, NFTs can survive thanks to the communities that drive themNFTs have suffered everything from ridicule and scams to a broad dip in demand due to the crypto winter.
Sometimes it almost feels like some of the projects in the space are kept going simply on hopes and dreams.
Most people are holding on to their NFTs regardless of their monetary value, according to Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands.
Making money from NFTs validates their holders’ conviction, but Siu thinks there are more important factors driving the persistent ownership.
“It’s not a crazy idea, but NFTs make [the experience] more powerful by bonding them together.
Benefitting from that long-term trend is SME-focused, customized merchandise startupBizay, which has been able to raise a significant funding round, even in this relatively flat market of 2023.
The round was led by previous lead investor Indico Capital Partners which was once again joined by fellow Portugal investors Iberis Capital and Lince Capital.
That takes Bizay’s total funding to €72 million ($79 million), though, when asked what they think the company’s valuation is now, a spokesperson demurred.
What’s also partly going on out there is an explosion in the creative economy, where — for instance— influencers are hooking up their various social platforms to customized merchandise platforms in order to, frnakly make some damn money.
We believe this can be replicated in the US market and we are backing the team again to execute that expansion.
Grimes is stepping into the toy business with “Grok,” a character that she voiced for Curio’s new line of screen-free AI plushies.
The toy is not affiliated with the AI chatbot backed by Grimes’ ex, Elon Musk, which is also named Grok.
There’s Grok, an anthropomorphized rocket ship voiced by Grimes.
As Business Insider reports, Grimes’ Grok was trademarked first.
“I can’t believe even ai can’t avoid showing up at school and meeting another kid with the same name haha.”
