Published inHillrise Research·Nov 2Guide to Crypto Market MakingBy Daniel Dal Bello, Director. November 2, 2023–7 min read. — Finding the right market maker for your crypto project can be a nightmare. The different models and incentives can be difficult to understand and it’s hard to separate the best firms from the ordinary. Our team has years of practical experience working with the biggest and best market makers in…Market Making Crypto7 min readMarket Making Crypto7 min read
Published inHillrise Ventures·Mar 16Hillrise Ventures Announces Investment in DoraHacksBy Daniel Dal Bello, Director. March 16, 2023–2 min read. — Hillrise Ventures today announces an investment into DoraHacks — a global hackathon organizer and host to one of the world’s most active Web3 developer communities. Hillrise Ventures is the private investment arm of Hillrise Group. DoraHacks was founded in 2014 as a humble hacker organization with roots in Asia. Their…Hillrise Group2 min readHillrise Group2 min read
Published inHillrise Ventures·Aug 22, 2022Hillrise Ventures Announces Investment in DEFY LabsBy Daniel Dal Bello, Director. August 22, 2022–3 min read. — Hillrise Ventures today announces an investment into DEFY Labs — the developer of the immersive augmented reality play-to-earn mobile game DEFY. Hillrise Ventures is the private investment arm of Hillrise Group. DEFY is an upcoming play-to-earn location-based mobile game bringing together both the physical and virtual worlds. The gameplay and…Hillrise Group3 min readHillrise Group3 min read
Published inHillrise Ventures·Apr 26, 2022Hillrise Ventures Announces Investment in The MetakeyBy Daniel Dal Bello, Director. April 26, 2022–2 min read. — Hillrise Ventures today announces an investment into The Metakey — a massively interoperable cross-platform key to the metaverse. Hillrise Ventures is the private investment arm of Hillrise Group. Since launching in May 2021, The Metakey have sold nearly 10,000 Metakeys across four editions with a secondary market volume of almost…Hillrise Group2 min readHillrise Group2 min read
Published inHillrise Research·Jan 21, 2022AMA Highlights: BluzelleBy Daniel Dal Bello, Director. January 21, 2022–7 min read. — On Thursday 20 January, we welcomed Pavel Bains of Bluzelle into the Hillrise Group Telegram chat for an AMA about Bluzelle’s technology and ventures into the GameFi environment. You might recall Bluzelle as a prominent name just a few years ago, well they are still around and innovating with their…Hillrise Group7 min readHillrise Group7 min read
Published inHillrise Research·Jan 19, 2022AMA Highlights: KILT ProtocolBy Daniel Dal Bello, Director. January 19, 2022–9 min read. — On Tuesday 18 January, we welcomed Ingo Ruebe of KILT Protocol into the Hillrise Group Telegram chat for an AMA about self-sovereign identity and verifiable credentials for Web3. Identity on the blockchain has been a difficult puzzle to solve, names have come and gone while KILT has survived the test…Hillrise Group9 min readHillrise Group9 min read
Published inHillrise Research·Jan 5, 2022AMA Highlights: Avocado GuildBy Daniel Dal Bello, Director. January 5, 2022–12 min read. — On Thursday 23 December, we welcomed Brendan Wong of Avocado Guild into the Hillrise Group Telegram chat for an AMA about the emergence of gaming Guilds over the second half of 2021. Avocado Guild is one of the largest and most successful Guilds in existence. With over 50,000 Discord members…Hillrise Group12 min readHillrise Group12 min read
Published inHillrise Research·Dec 10, 2021AMA Highlights: CowSwapBy Daniel Dal Bello, Director. December 9, 2021–9 min read. — On Thursday 9 December, we welcomed Anna George of CowSwap into the Hillrise Group Telegram chat for an AMA about increasing efficiency in decentralized exchanges and fighting ‘Maximum Extracted Value’. CowSwap is an Ethereum-based DEX aggregator that allows trading with MEV protection while using ETH-less orders and ‘Coincidence Of Wants’.Hillrise Group9 min readHillrise Group9 min read
Published inHillrise Ventures·Dec 9, 2021Hillrise Ventures Announces Investment in Efficient FrontierBy Daniel Dal Bello, Director. December 9, 2021–3 min read. — Hillrise Ventures today announces an investment into Efficient Frontier — a leading algorithmic trading firm and market maker for digital assets. Hillrise Ventures is the private investment arm of Hillrise Group. Efficient Frontier, founded in 2018 and led by Roei Levav and Alon Elmaliah, has helped over 100 projects and…Hillrise Group2 min readHillrise Group2 min read
Published inHillrise Research·Dec 8, 2021AMA Highlights: ZilliqaBy Daniel Dal Bello, Director. December 7, 2021–10 min read. — On Thursday 9 December, we welcomed Milan Shoukri of Zilliqa into the Hillrise Group Telegram chat for an AMA. Launched back in 2017, Zilliqa is the world’s first sharding-based blockchain with their mainnet live since January 2019. Their own functional programming language Scilla has been designed and peer-reviewed by scientists…Hillrise Group9 min readHillrise Group9 min read
