What if you could decentralize the physical world?
Not just track things in it. Not just tokenize things in it.
But actually build trust, transparency & new ways to interact.
If you're curious about phygital RWA
The EUโs Digital Product Passport
How to prove authenticity, ownership & provenance of real-world goods fully on-chain
Our CEO Michael Schramm breaks down what weโre building:
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What if you could decentralize the physical world?
Not just track things in it. Not just tokenize things in it.
But actually build trust, transparency & new ways to interact.
If you're curious about phygital RWA
The EUโs Digital Product Passport
How to prove authenticity, ownership & provenance of real-world goods fully on-chain
Our CEO Michael Schramm breaks down what weโre building:
Web3 Went Full Gatsby โ NBX Warsaw 2025 Behind the Scenes
We came to @nextblockexpo Warsaw 2025 with a mission: host the 3rd edition of the WEB3 Startup Competition by @COINsiglieriRO I left with a full heart, a lighter voice (too much talking), and alsoโฆ my luggage took a detour. Then came back. More on that later.
Let me set the stage (pun intended). This was Next Block Expo: a beast of an event hosted inside @Multikinoo Zลote Tarasy. Over 1800 badges were scanned before 11 AM on Day 1, and the venue was already buzzing like a freshly airdropped Discord.
Compared to our previous edition (~200 attendees, โฌ153K in prizes, 10 startups registered), this one felt like we went from a school talent show to Eurovision. ๐ค
WEB3 Startup Competition 2025:
- โฌ287,855 in prizes
- 26 Prize Pool Sponsors
- 7 Tier1 Jury Members + the 8th jury (Community votes)
- 30 startups registered: 11 made it on stage (10 voted by community + 1 golden ticket by us)
- and a venue packed wall-to-wall.
The Lost Luggage Chronicles ๐งณ
@madalchemx and I @vilceanuionut landed in Warsaw, and our luggage, however, decided to do some sightseeing on its own .......in Budapest. So, there we were, at the Day 0 Opening Party, sipping cocktails and dodging cameras in travel-wrinkled outfits while pretending we were โgoing for a relaxed startup founder look.โ Luckily, we got our gear back the next day and finally dressed like the stars we aspire to be. Kudos to Rachel, Greg & @usithetalk for arranging this VIP Cocktail Party ๐ธat Charlie Bar.
@madalchemx , by the way, crushed it on stage, moderating a panel on AI x Crypto, and even mentioned our own public GPT: COINsiglieri AI, built for Web3 founders to bootstrap like bosses. And yes, Madalin was the best-dressed man at NBX, no competition. The beard? Immaculate. The shoes? Sharp. The suit? Pitti Uomo. The vibe? 10/10.
WEB3 Startup Competition at NBX ๐ฅ
Our big moment came on Day 1, 3PM, on the Builders Stage (fitting name, right?). Everything was set. The crowd was seated. And thenโฆ the WiFi ghost struck. A 30-minute delay had us sweating but also gave us a beautiful chance to bond over tech hiccups. Once we were live, there was no turning back.
The startups delivered ๐ฅ pitches, the jury board was on point, and I didnโt hear a single fire alarm this time (PTSD from last edition still healing ๐ ).
๐ง Jury Legends Included:
@viewfromhk - @animocabrands@mikojava - @GumiCryptos
@laura_gateio - @Gate_io@permaoptimist (ex- Binance, Angel Investor)
Alexandru Stanescu - @lexters_@sergiuliano - @LudoHQ@JakubowskaKasia - FU3L Growth Agency
YOUโthe audience! (via community voting powered by Ludo)
Yes, Ludo also powered the live voting tool, turning attendees into the 8th juror, and we love them for it. Oh, and guess what? @Funtico_com dropped a $10,000 curated airdrop to reward those who votedโusing Ludoโs tech. Web3 magic at its finest. ๐ช๐ฐ
๐ฅ Winners:
@carbonxtons โ tackling carbon credits with transparency.
@GaleonCare โ redefining healthcare access through blockchain.
@Qudocoin โ gamifying rewards for developers & players alike.
These startups got real stage time and real prizes thanks to our amazing sponsors who made it all possible: @InvestHK@LudoHQ@tokeroexchange@Cloudvisor2@ETHBucharest_@SuperteamPOL@FintechHarbor FastTrackCompany Nenos Software, @BFG_VC_Main@EU_Startups Unchain Fintech Festival, @ixfiexchange@lexters_@Codemelt_@playWAM@VDLawGroupEU@CryptoExpoEu@webitfactory Elodie Crespel @chilibangs@ListingHelp_UK@sense4fit, thank you for fueling innovation! ๐
Whole cohort of startups from this edition: @cryptool_io@wolfswapdotapp@OwnerChip@NezoHub@cassator@TheRealVasto@Lawyerd_net@p100_app
They brought serious heat to the stage โ innovative, well-prepared, and worth keeping an eye on (and your investment radar) in 2025. ๐ These are the kind of projects that make you say, โWhy didnโt I get in earlier?โ
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๐ We made it to the TOP 10 at Next Block Expo!
Thrilled to announce that OwnerChip has been selected as one of the TOP 10 startups at @nextblockexpo (NBX) next week
This means weโll be pitching ๐ค๐ฅ live on stage in front of an incredible jury & investors Wednesday, March 19th.
๐ Jury Panel:
๐น Robby Yung @viewfromhk โ @animocabrands
๐น Miko Matsumura @mikojava โ @GumiCryptos
๐น Sergiu Draganus @sergiuliano โ Ludo
๐น Kate Jakubowska @JakubowskaKasia โ FU3L
๐น Alexandru Stanescu โ Lexters
๐น Benjamin Rameau โ Angel Investor
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๐น Community Votes โ Every attendee in the room will have a say!
Looking forward to you
#NBX5 #OWNL
Calling #EthDenver! We've prepared a treasure hunt for you - Find 3 different ๐ฎ across the venue and you have a chance to lift this masterpiece with 24k gold.
GLHF!
Happy to announce @OwnerChip participation at #StartinBlock by @ParisBlockWeek ๐
Happy to meet other Blockchain builders especially in the area of PHYGITALS and RWA!
Looking forward to win $10M and pitch 100s of Investors, ... ๐ค
https://t.co/iuP6J40dCB
Live from @nft_paris! ๐ธ
The energy here is next-level, and weโre thrilled to be in the middle of it, connecting with innovators, collectors, and builders who are shaping the future of phygital ownership.
Looking forward to meeting a bunch of you ๐ก #OWNL
The preferred methods of storage range from pristine to chaos.
A strong majority of collectors put their valuables in dedicated display cases, shelfs, and taking after Kearney Zzyzwiczโs son, in a drawer.
Follow if you learned something ๐๐ (7/7)
Survey Results:
The State of Trading Card Collecting in 2025
We surveyed 200 passionate trading card collectors ๐about their habits, expectations and concerns.
This is what we found ๐งต (1/7)
About a third expect a certificate for high-value purchases, with 43% preferring it, but taking the word of the seller in a pinch.
A whopping 90% are willing to pay at least a little more for a guarantee of authenticity on high-value items. (6/7)