# @BanklessHQ: Ethereum Foundation launches App Relations team, OpenSea buys Rally

Source: https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1945200060561502320
Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/BanklessHQ-Ethereum-Foundation-launches-App-Relations-team-OpenSea-buys-Rally?index=0x6876b854c1cb3edb44156b1b024e6d36b78f11f027d7b05e7b1afbec95be40a489793091
Submitted by pedrovilela.eth on 2025-07-15 UTC, 4 upvotes, 0 comments

## Summary

The Ethereum Foundation has launched an App Relations & Research team led by @jchaskin22 to provide deeper strategic backing across the Ethereum app stack, including cryptoart and onchain social. In the same roundup, OpenSea announced its acquisition of Rally, a social-focused crypto wallet, with Rally CEO Chris Maddern becoming OpenSea's CTO and Rally's technology powering the upcoming OpenSea Mobile experience. Goblintown is also launching $gob, a Solana memecoin that vests over 30 months to Goblintown NFT holders and carries a 2.5% transaction tax reinvested into liquidity and burns.

## Article

The Ethereum Foundation is ramping up support for apps with a new App Relations & Research team led by @jchaskin22.

From cryptoart to onchain social, expect deeper strategic backing across the Ethereum app stack.

Here’s what this pivot could mean for builders.👇

~~ Analysis by @wmpeaster ~~

1️⃣ OpenSea acquires Rally

@opensea is pushing forward with its OS2 vision.

On Tuesday, it announced the acquisition of @rally_xyz, a social-focused crypto wallet. Rally CEO Chris Maddern is now OpenSea’s CTO, and Rally’s tech will power the upcoming OpenSea Mobile experience.

2️⃣ Goblintown’s new memecoin

@goblintown, the hit 2022 NFT project, is back with a community coin.

Called $gob, the memecoin lives on Solana and vests over 30 months to Goblintown NFTs, unlocking weekly. It includes a 2.5% transaction tax reinvested into liquidity and burns.

This design aims to avoid the typical short-lived memecoin cycle. Worth watching.

3️⃣ JokeRace Vote-and-Earn v2

@jokerace_io just upgraded its Vote-and-Earn system.

Now, votes follow an exponential price curve—costs rise every minute—so early voters can earn more if they back winners. This format will feature in the upcoming Joke Games.

4️⃣ Paragraph Coins

@paragraph_xyz is testing a new monetization system for writers: Coins.

Launching next week, these tradable ERC20s let readers directly support posts—no paywalls, no subscriptions.

The first example, @aadams’s The Death of the Yeoman Farmer, already has 2,300+ supporters.