What’s Possible: 18th February, 2022

We hope you enjoy this week's hand-picked selection of important and interesting stories from the frontiers of tech.

Marvel Fusion’s novel technology to create abundant, emission free energy

Marvel Fusion CEO, Moritz von der Linden, lays out the roadmap to a CO2-free and safe energy source. 👇

Built With Biology just released their 4Q 2021 Synthetic Biology Venture Investment Report

2021 was the best year ever for synthetic biology startups, which raised a total of nearly $18 billion – nearly as much as the entire amount in all prior years since the emergence of the field in 2009. (read)

$40B 2021 climate venture recap

In 2021, climate tech startups raised ~$40b across 600+ venture deals. Compared to the same period in 2020, investment in 2H’21 doubled dollars deployed. (read)

Blockchains: Changing the Game (Messari Report)

The landscape of blockchain-based gaming is rapidly expanding behind the rise of NFTs and in-game currencies. Its growth can be seen as a continuation of a multi-decade iteration across monetization strategies and business models. (read)

A Guide to DeSci, the Latest Web3 Movement

A growing number of scientists and entrepreneurs are leveraging blockchain tools, including smart contracts and tokens, in an attempt to improve modern science. Collectively, their work has become known as the decentralized science movement, or DeSci. (read)

Interesting adjacencies

• Europe’s crypto capital might not be where you expect (link)
• A Brief History of Putting Animal Parts in People (link)
• Packy McCormick crowd-sourced a comprehensive Tokenomics Resource List (thread)
• Azeem Azhar: Micromobility Will Change Our Cities (read) (listen)

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