ChainCatcher news, the crypto venture capital firm Outlier Ventures announced that it has invested in 89 startups this year. Since 2019, it has invested in a total of 187 Web3 startups, and this year the team size has increased from 40 to 100 people.Outlier Ventures stated, "Next year's accelerator program will consist of 50 teams each quarter. Each base camp program will provide three months of internal support for startups." Outlier's average investment is about $100,000. Outlier's existing portfolio includes startups such as Boson Protocol, Metropolis, Rand Network, and Auki Labs. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized asset management protocol Boson Protocol has announced the launch of an improved version of its NFT platform, allowing users to sell real items in the form of NFTs, which can be destroyed and exchanged for physical goods within a certain timeframe. The protocol employs a "sequential submission" process to protect buyers, meaning that both parties in the transaction exchange redeemable NFTs, with the fees held in escrow by the protocol until the transaction is completed.Boson co-founder Justin Banon stated that the platform will focus on luxury goods and is in the process of tokenizing luxury wines and luxury whiskies. (The Block)