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[AirLyft.One @airlyftone]

We read Charles "I'm taking a break" post and sat with it for a while.

Not because it was surprising, but because someone finally said out loud what a lot of builders have been feeling.

This market has been hard. Teams have shut down. Good products have disappeared. And yet, some of us are still here, not because it's easy, but because the problem we're trying to solve hasn't gone away.

A few thoughts on what we've been seeing from inside the industry.

https://t.co/XwrCz9gw9R⁠

[AirLyft.One @airlyftone]

Cross-chain expansion sounds simple until you actually start building across ecosystems.

Every network has its own tooling, developer culture, user expectations, and trade-offs. What works on one chain rarely translates perfectly to another.

In our latest note, we share the questions we've been asking after building across Avalanche, BNB Chain, Polkadot, and the wider Substrate ecosystem and why expansion is more about learning than simply deploying.

https://t.co/SJ7WnwJ6Et

[AirLyft.One @airlyftone]

@de_rianar Hey some maintenance ongoing! Please allow us sometime

[AirLyft.One @airlyftone]

The biggest product decisions we've made didn't come from dashboards or planning meetings.

They came from conversations with users.

For a small team, every feature competes for limited time and attention. We've learned that staying close to users helps us prioritize what truly matters and avoid building things nobody needs.

In our latest note, we share how we approach product decisions, prioritize opportunities, and think about product development as a small team.

https://t.co/ap1xrSMcjz

[AirLyft.One @airlyftone]

Bull markets reward speed. Bear markets reward discipline.

What we've observed over multiple market cycles is that the teams that survive aren't necessarily the ones with the most funding or hype but they're the ones that keep building, listening to users, and improving their product when nobody is watching.

Market cycles come and go. Execution compounds.

Read more:
https://t.co/9k7gxLjgkz

[AirLyft.One @airlyftone]

After analyzing millions of Web3 user interactions, one thing is becoming clear:

Acquisition is no longer the problem. Retention is.

The projects winning in 2026 aren't chasing more users, they're building habits, loyalty loops, and reasons to come back.

Our latest observations 👇

https://t.co/wGt9oLBMq1

[AirLyft.One @airlyftone]

Web3 has spent years solving ownership.
We still haven't solved subscriptions.

Recurring payments, user retention, cross-chain experiences, pricing stability, and seamless UX remain surprisingly difficult problems.

But if Web3 wants real businesses, not just speculation, we need sustainable monetization models.

Some thoughts on why it's so hard, and why we keep building anyway:

https://t.co/sANAyXCggg

[AirLyft.One @airlyftone]

A lot has changed since 2022, but the core belief remains the same: onboarding and retention in web3 still need serious work.

Appreciate everyone who has been part of the journey. Less noise, more focus. Onward.

https://t.co/axJSYLVIN5

[XO Market @xomarket]

$6M seed round just closed, led by @HarryStebbings at @20vcFund and @picuscap, alongside @cbventures, and others, plus 30+ angels including @patcummins30.

Read the full details from our CEO ↓

[Startale 💿 @StartaleGroup]

We’re proud to announce that Startale Group has closed its $63M Series A, with an additional $50M investment from SBI Group.

With backing from Sony Innovation Fund and SBI Group, Startale is building the global SuperApp and accelerating its vision of a fully integrated onchain financial and consumer ecosystem.

One seamless experience on the @StartaleApp, connecting @soneium, Strium, @JPYStableCoin and USDSC.

[Stani @StaniKulechov]

Earlier today, a user attempted to buy AAVE using $50M USDT through the Aave interface.

Given the unusually large size of the single order, the Aave interface, like most trading interfaces, warned the user about extraordinary slippage and required confirmation via a checkbox. The user confirmed the warning on their mobile device and proceeded with the swap, accepting the high slippage, which ultimately resulted in receiving only 324 AAVE in return.

The transaction could not be moved forward without the user explicitly accepting the risk through the confirmation checkbox.

The CoW Swap routers functioned as intended, and the integration followed standard industry practices. However, while the user was able to proceed with the swap, the final outcome was clearly far from optimal.

Events like this do occur in DeFi, but the scale of this transaction was significantly larger than what is typically seen in the space.

We sympathize with the user and will try to make a contact with the user and we will return $600K in fees collected from the transaction.

The key takeaway is that while DeFi should remain open and permissionless, allowing users to perform transactions freely, there are additional guardrails the industry can build to better protect users. Our team will be investigating ways to improve these safeguards going forward.

[hazard franq 🌍 💻| sidequests arc @HazardKrypto]

Web3 grants & Fellowship Programs You Shouldn’t Miss (March 2026)

If you're trying to break into Web3,
grants and fellowships are one of the fastest paths.

You get:
• mentorship from protocol teams
• real on-chain projects
• ecosystem exposure
• sometimes grants or stipends

Here are some programs worth exploring 👇

1.) Ethereum Foundation – Ecosystem Support & Fellowship Programs (@ethereum)

Focus: research, protocol development, ecosystem tooling

Many fellows end up contributing directly to Ethereum projects.

👉 https://t.co/B0AxudEEbQ

2.) Devconnect Scholars Program (@EFDevconnect)

For builders contributing to the Ethereum ecosystem.

Great exposure to core developers and researchers.

👉 https://t.co/pfpjPDdvYj

3.) Solana Foundation Fellowship (@SolanaFndn)

For developers building tools, apps, and infrastructure on Solana.

Often includes mentorship from ecosystem teams.

👉 https://t.co/Xwg4wkyaYK

4.) Polygon Fellowship & Developer Programs (@0xPolygon)

Focus on:
• zk infrastructure
• DeFi applications
• developer tooling

👉 https://t.co/uDiM5TSB4e

5.) Polkadot Fellowship (@Polkadot)

For engineers contributing to the Polkadot ecosystem and runtime development.

Focused heavily on protocol-level engineering.

👉https://t.co/kxPV4tyYAQ

6.) Chainlink BUILD & Developer Programs (@chainlink)

Support for teams building with oracles, CCIP, and automation.

Includes mentorship and ecosystem support.

👉 https://t.co/yNrB6SmXTu

7.) Base Builder Programs (@base)

Focused on builders launching applications on Base.

Includes grants, mentorship, and ecosystem exposure.

👉 https://t.co/luXsD2RWHm

8.) Starknet Fellowship / Builder Programs
(@Starknet)

Focused on:
• ZK development
• Cairo smart contracts
• scaling research

👉 https://t.co/NomJFDApxt

9.) Gitcoin Grants & Open Source Fellowships
(@gitcoin)

Great if you're contributing to open-source Web3 tools or public goods.

Many developers start their Web3 journey here.

👉 https://t.co/v9kMt0PPtv

10.) Web3 Foundation Grants Program
(@Web3foundation)

Supports teams building on Polkadot and Kusama.

Milestone-based funding and ecosystem mentorship.

👉 https://t.co/uLwOlQaug3

Why these matter:

Many Web3 founders and engineers started through:

• fellowships
• open-source grants
• ecosystem accelerators

They help you:
• build credibility
• meet protocol teams
• ship real projects

If you're serious about entering Web3 in 2026,
programs like these are worth watching.

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[Polkadot Blockchain Academy @AcademyPolkadot]

Answering your key questions about the Protocol Builders Program

This is your opportunity to level up your career and get direct consideration for positions at Parity Technologies.

📍 Lisbon Parity Offices | April 2026

🔗 Apply before March 10: https://t.co/75KVt7BVuu

[Parity Technologies @paritytech]

We've dripped out quite a few tools and developer resources over the past week or so. X can be noisy, so here are the important ones, all in one place for bookmarking and use.
🧵 ℹ️

[Astar Network @AstarNetwork]

Tokenomics 3.0 sets a clear direction for ASTR issuance by lowering the inflation ceiling and activating emission decay, placing supply on a defined path toward ~10B.

The referendum to enact these changes remains open, with voting closing soon.

[Astar Network @AstarNetwork]

This week in Astar's governance, dApp Staking cleanup was initiated, Tokenomics 3.0 moved to referendum, Comet Swap joined the program, and new ACC members were confirmed.

Here’s what changed and why it matters. 🧵

[Jerad | Startale | Soneium @businessj386]

Japan is an economic heavyweight, doing over $4T in business last year… all powered by the yen.

JPYSC brings that market onchain with a bank-backed stablecoin.

But for those outside Japan, that market can be tough to tap into. I often hear “We’re interested in expanding to APAC and Japan,” but companies just don’t know where to start.

Startale is making it possible for anyone in society to be a part of Japan’s market: individuals, small businesses, and large institutions.

As part of the @StartaleGroup global ecosystem, JPYSC connects with:

- USDSC: a US Treasury-backed stablecoin for global trade

- Soneium: our chain with Sony to bring entertainment onchain

- Strium: the blockchain for capital markets, where any asset can stream freely across the globe

- Startale App: my favorite… it’s where we can play and interact with everything Startale

We’ll keep growing to rethink and reshape how society interacts onchain.

[Astar Network @AstarNetwork]

⚙️ Referendum Open: Update Tokenomics 3.0 Inflation Parameters

An onchain referendum is now live to activate Tokenomics 3.0 on Astar.

This proposal reduces ASTR’s inflation ceiling and enables emission decay. 🧵

[Aave @aave]

Today we are proposing the Aave Will Win Framework, a new alignment framework that directs 100% of product revenue to the Aave DAO treasury under a token-centric model.

[YAMA @kshimate]

Been spending a lot of my time daily on @VaraNetwork’s “#OneofUs” demo and my @ethereum brain is still processing.

No waiting. No refresh. Just…..instant.

If you’ve ever rage-clicked “refresh” on a dApp, this thread is for you. 🧵 #OneOfUs #VaraNetwork #AirlyftOne