According to TechFlow, on July 31, Fortune reported that Icebreaker, a blockchain social network, announced that it had received $5 million in seed financing, led by CoinFund, with participation from companies such as Accomplice, Anagram and Legion Capital. The company is valued at $21 million and aims to become the world's first open-source professional connection network.

Icebreaker founders Dan Stone and Jack Dillé worked at Google and Coinbase respectively. Stone was a project manager at Coinbase and participated in the creation of Google's largest cross-identity measurement and marketing platform; Dillé was the design leader of Google Workspace. They both believe that digital identity and reputation should not be controlled by a single entity, but should be owned by the public and accessible to everyone.

Dillé said they hope to break the restrictions on users' connections on platforms such as LinkedIn, eliminate walls and points that need to be paid, and users can integrate existing professional profiles and networks into a verified channel through blockchain technology. Stone further pointed out that users can view their complete network on LinkedIn, Twitter, Farcaster and email by clicking a login button, so as to connect more effectively.