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I’m the founder of FiftyOne Ventures. This is you’re weekly overview of what matters in Web3:

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  • 🔥 xAI: Elon Musk is now competing against Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI and raises $6B.

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Infrastructure for Brands⚒️

The competition among blockchain infrastructure increases:

  • This week, MoonPay, a blockchain payments infrastructure firm, has launched Web3 Tools, a platform designed to simplify blockchain initiatives for brands

  • It combines features like authentication, identity verification, token-gating, collectibles, and ticketing.

  • MoonPay has built this platform using technologies from its acquisitions of NFT solution ethpass, Plex Labs, and Nifty’s.