We're excited to announce that Dispatch, our powerful Web3 alerting and automation platform, has joined Caldera’s appchain ecosystem. This integration brings no-code  smart contract and wallet monitoring to developers and projects building on Caldera's high-performance appchains. More than alerting, Dispatch can help teams discover product insights and potential malicious activity — automatically, and with just a few clicks.

ETHDenver 2024 witnessed an impressive turnout from the Web3 community. What began as a modest hackathon has become one of the most prominent Web3 conferences. This time, it wasn't just developers immersed in their laptops; the event attracted artists, designers, Web3 enthusiasts, influential politicians, and large and small companies. Even with the recent crypto market ups and downs, the vibe at ETHDenver was buzzing with excitement as the Web3 community rallied together, united in pushing toward the future.

Setoros, an on-chain Sportsbook faced challenges in monitoring and capturing on-chain betting activity for their decentralized sportsbook built on Coinbase’s new blockchain, Base. Setoros has rapidly expanded support for numerous sports including the NFL, UFC, and the Premier League. While rapidly adding new sports leagues is necessary for their users, it challenged their engineering team to maintain insights into growing betting activity across their protocol.

Endstate, a rapidly expanding apparel and technology brand, faced challenges in monitoring and capturing on-chain activity for their custom apparel NFT drops. Endstate’s rapid rise has included custom sneaker and apparel drops including collaborations with: NFL wide receiver DeVonta Smith, BAIT for Spiderman 2’s launch on the Sony Playstation 5, and most recently, Argentinian pop star Leli Hernandez. With each drop, Endstate works with their partners to design, manufacture, and create physical and digital experiences tailored to the partners' preferences. 

As the demand for user-friendly Web3 tools increases, it's crucial to have solutions that seamlessly operate across diverse networks. That's why we're thrilled to share that Dispatch beta now supports Optimism, a cost-effective Layer 2 (L2) network boasting over 180 dApps and counting.

Working with unverified contracts is a common reality for many Web3 projects. As we continue to incorporate the great feedback we’re getting from teams, we're thrilled to share that Dispatch now supports unverified smart contracts! This expands opportunities for time savings and efficiency, as you can easily use key on-chain activities to trigger alerts or automated workflows, regardless of whether your contracts are verified or not.

Web3 can be all fun and games, but it can quickly turn into a nightmare if you fall victim to scams or hacks. In 2023, nearly $1B in crypto assets have been lost or stolen through security exploits, with Q3 being reported as the quarter with the highest losses from security incidents, so far — a harsh reminder that securing your crypto assets is not something to be taken lightly. But, here's the good news: there are security practices and tools you can use to keep your crypto assets secure.