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Axie Infinity Developer Sky Mavis Offers up to USD 1M in Bounty for 'Fatal Bugs'
13.4.2022
Sky Mavis, the firm behind the popular blockchain-based online game Axie Infinity (AXS), has launched a bug bounty program to incentivize white-hat hackers to find bugs associated with its services.
In an announcement, the team detailed that the program covers issues related to the...
Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Sentenced to 5+ Years in US Prison for Violating North Korean Sanctions
13.4.2022
An Ethereum developer, Virgil Griffith, has been sentenced to five years and three months in U.S. prison after he pleaded guilty to a charge brought on by speaking at a crypto conference in North Korea. According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), his presentation provided the Kim Jong...
Former Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Sentenced to 5+ Years in Prison for North Korea Trip
12.4.2022
Former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith will serve TK YEARS in prison for helping North Koreans use cryptocurrencies to evade sanctions
Animoca Brands Acquires Need for Speed Developer, Eden Games
12.4.2022
Eden Games is the name behind games like Need for Speed, Test Drive, and Gear.Club etc., now falls under the jurisdiction of Animoca Brands. The gaming and metaverse digital property organization recently concluded the acquisition process with Engine Gaming & Media. Founded in 1998,...
NFT Marketplace Gem.xyz Ousts Developer Over 'Pattern of Sexual Misconduct'
12.4.2022
Co-Founder Lorens Huculak says developer 'Neso' was dismissed after team was made aware he was engaged in a pattern of sexual misconduct
Former Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith to Be Sentenced in New York Court Tomorrow
11.4.2022
Former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith is set to face sentencing in a New York courthouse on April 12 after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate international sanctions against North Korea last September
Report: Frustration At Riot After It Drops Vaccine Mandate In Rush Back To Office
7.4.2022
League of Legends maker Riot Games is back to the office beginning this week and not everyone’s happy about it, according to a new report by Waypoint. Following local guidelines, the LA-based company dropped its vaccine and mask mandates even as covid-19 continues to spread, leading one current...
Crypto trading to move to the metaverse, says developer-focused study
6.4.2022
A majority of the developers believe that crypto and blockchain innovation will be "critical to shaping the future of the metaverse."
Neutrino USD Loses Peg as WAVES Dives, But Developer Claims It Will be 'Absolutely Fine Very Soon'
5.4.2022
Neutrino USD (USDN), the flagship stablecoin of the Waves network, lost its peg to the US dollar following the allegations that the project’s founders had been artificially pumping WAVES, the project's native token.
Waves, which was trading around USD 31 on March 28, nearly doubled its value...
Game Developer Group States Using NFTs in Gaming Presents Ethical Issues
4.4.2022
The International Game Developers Association (IGDA), a group integrated by a number of game developers and programmers from companies across the globe, has addressed the use of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) in the gaming industry. The director of the group has stated that the introduction of these...
Bandai Namco Announces Gundam Themed Metaverse
2.4.2022
Bandai Namco, a game developer and publishing company involved in the production of toys from several intellectual properties (IPs), has revealed more information about its $130-million metaverse gambit. The company says this new initiative will be based on its Gundam IP, being one of the first...
APENFT Marketplace Launches Testnet With an Exciting Developer Sprint
31.3.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Singapore, Singapore / Mar 31, 2022 / – APENFT Marketplace Testnet goes live on March 31, marking a historic moment in the evolution of the TRON NFT ecosystem. APENFT holds unique insights into the development of the NFT markets with a long-term commitment to collecting...
Omnichain developer LayerZero Labs raises $135M
30.3.2022
The protocol, which is still in development, intends to connect dApps across chains using on-chain nodes
PUBG Developer Krafton Partners With Solana Labs to Build Blockchain Games and Services
26.3.2022
Krafton, the company behind the development of the blockbuster videogame PUBG, has announced a partnership with Solana Labs with the objective of building its blockchain game offering. The new business plan of the company includes the creation of token economies to power play-to-earn (P2E)...
Devs Want To Challenge Your Expectations Of Who Makes Games
24.3.2022
While the video game industry is becoming more diverse every year, marginalized game developers are still often dismissed in professional settings based on their appearance. One developer started the hashtag #WhatAGameDevLooksLike after security guards at a games conference apparently stopped...
Cosmos Protocol Archway Raises $21M to Provide Developer Rewards
24.3.2022
CoinFund and Hashed co-led the seed round in the Tendermint spinout behind the project, Phi Labs
Avalanche Announces Bitcoin Bridge, New Wallet; Coinbase Cloud Launches Avalanche Developer Tools Suite
23.3.2022
The Avalanche (AVAX) Bridge, which enables the transfer of ERC20 tokens from Ethereum (ETH) to Avalanche's C-Chain and vice versa, has expanded support for the Bitcoin (BTC) network, unlocking the opportunity for the trillion-dollar asset to join the Avalanche’s decentralized finance (DeFi)...
Coinbase Cloud launches Avalanche developer tools suite
23.3.2022
The Avalanche ecosystem stands to gain from three tremendous developments announced this week with Coinbase Cloud’s integration, BTC support, and UST trading
New Witcher Game Director Promises No Crunch Despite Studio History Of Crunch
22.3.2022
Yesterday CD Projekt Red announced a “new saga in The Witcher franchise.” As part of a new multi-year collaboration with Epic Games focused on open-world design, the game will be made in Unreal Engine 5 rather than the studio’s own REDengine. It won’t be The Witcher 4, but that’s what people...
NeoNexus founder pulls the plug on popular Metaverse NFT project
22.3.2022
Estimates suggest the metaverse project raised 25,000 SOL at its NFT mints, earning between $2 to $4 million