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We are excited to share that AppWorks has invested in the @0xfluid token.

DeFi has no shortage of lending protocols. What it has is a structural inefficiency nobody fixed: the same dollar of collateral that backs your loan on Aave can't also be an LP position on Uniswap. Capital sits in one silo doing one job. Fluid collapses that wall.

The capital efficiency that unlocks is exciting. But what we care about more is the team that broke a constraint everyone else just lived with.

@smykjain could have kept shipping new features on Instadapp, which once reached $12B in TVL. Instead he chose to build everything from first principles, rethinking what a bank could look like if you built it on-chain from scratch.

That's the kind of founder we're proud to back.

Which Paths are you building now?

A year ago we led @SignalPlus_Web3's Series B. Today we're doubling down their Series B1.

They started in crypto options. The bigger story now is that they're rebuilding the whole trading infra and pushing cross asset, and we think they have a real edge doing it.

The stack travels. The automation-first infra they built for crypto options (vol model, 24/7 automated risk, execution automation) transfers naturally to FX, and over time to every tokenized asset (equities, ETFs, derivatives). FX is the obvious next step. It's 24/7, derivative heavy, underserved by automation, basically the same shape as crypto options. Compare that to the banks, whose FX still runs on 30-year legacy stacks that are deeply integrated, hard to upgrade, with the know-how locked in a handful of specialists. SignalPlus was automation-first from day one.

Then the AI layer. They're turning how real traders actually work (what to tune when the vol regime shifts, what triggers a hedge, when to step out) into natural-language agents that sit directly on their own trading and risk infra. Two things make it hard to copy. That domain workflow lives in skilled traders' heads, and SignalPlus has spent years building an in-house options-trading bench. They're encoding that scarce talent straight into the product. To us that's the concrete path to becoming the agentic layer for next-gen trading, across assets, not just crypto.

Same mission, bigger opportunity.

We're glad to keep backing the SignalPlus team. If you're building in fintech, trading infra, or on-chain banking, we'd love to talk.

AW#33 RFS: On-Chain Banking

The phrase "the future of finance is borderless" has been thrown around for a decade. But we are finally moving past speculation and into infrastructure. We believe the future of banking will be programmable, transparent, and natively on-chain.

It's not just about trading crypto; but modernizing the global financial infrastructure—from asset tokenization, decentralized clearing, and settlement, to borderless cross-border payments.

Building this layer of the digital economy requires massive stamina, localized regulatory intelligence, and deep institutional trust.

How AppWorks Backs On-Chain Builders

On-chain banking wins on real-world adoption. You need to plug into the real world. Here is how we bridge that gap for you:

Real-World Web2 & Web3 Bridges: Through our deep network of corporate partners, we connect Web3 startups with regional financial institutions, telecom operators, custodians, and exchanges to run compliant, real-world Proof of Concepts (PoCs).

The Web3 Legacy (and Present): You are joining one of Asia's largest Web3 ecosystems, featuring 152+ active teams and 313 founders. Our alumni and portfolio networks include Web3 titans like @pendle_fi (AW#20), @StraitsX (MAS-licensed stablecoin infrastructure, AW#21), @sanctumso, and @SignalPlus_Web3.

Regulatory & Scaling Navigation: Compliance is the ultimate boss fight in FinTech. Benefit from hands-on mentorship by compliance advisors, Web3 pioneers, and traditional finance veterans across 9 distinct Asian markets.

Capital Access: With a total fund size of $386M, our investment team is close by to guide you navigate the full fundraising stacks across different instruments when the time is right.

And the utmost principal: the accelerator is 100% free with zero equity, tokens, or fees taken.

If you are a founder moving the world’s value on-chain, AppWorks is your strategic launchpad to navigate and dominate the Asian market.

📅 First Round Application Deadline: June 21, 2026
📍 Apply here: lnkd.in/gzcs3Qj

Are you building the future of on-chain banking, or know a team that is? Let's talk in the comments or tag them below! 👇