"Jin created a landing page for the fake app and a logo that makes it look like it could be a real Google app. The site included a field where people could sign up for a waitlist. The site got 100,000 visits in one day, so Jin called up his friend Edwin Wang to actually make an app."
"The new company that Jin would end up creating is something that could only come from a Minecraft YouTuber who collects NFTs: a TikTok-meets-Kalshi marketplace where users can post 'brainrot' videos and invest 'aura points' in the videos."
"Though it is still an invite-only beta, Jin says that 450,000 users have signed up. The goal for us is to be the first crypto app where people spend more than, like, 30 minutes a day on it."
Justin Jin created Giggles, a trading app inspired by TikTok, initially as a joke. The app allows users to post videos and invest 'aura points' in them. After a viral landing page attracted 100,000 visits, Jin partnered with Edwin Wang to develop the app. Giggles aims to be a unique platform where users can invest in memes, with plans to incorporate cryptocurrency. Currently in invite-only beta, it has attracted 450,000 sign-ups, with a goal of keeping users engaged for over 30 minutes daily.
Read at TechCrunch
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]