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․bit Raises $13M to Build Cross-Chain Decentralized Identity Protocol
15.8.2022
bit (did.id) has raised $13 million to build a cross-chain decentralized identity protocol. The Series A round, completed one year after the startup’s launch, was from CMB International, HashKey Capital, QingSong Fund, GSR Ventures, GGV Capital, and SNZ. .bit’s open-source blockchain protocol will...
US Venture Capital Firm Leads New Investment in Nigerian Startup Teamapt
14.8.2022
The United States-based venture capital (VC) firm, QED Investors, recently led an investment round that raised more than $50 million for the Nigerian fintech Teamapt. The investment, as well as the VC firm’s hiring of personnel tasked with spearheading its investments in Africa, seem...
The Anime Series With Better Metaverses Than Meta, AKA Facebook
12.8.2022
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UNCTAD takes aim at crypto in developing world in a series of critical policy briefs
11.8.2022
The UN organization is urging countries with emerging economies to implement regulation to head off the potentially destabilizing influence of cryptocurrency
Xbox Series S Receiving Performance Boost
4.8.2022
While it’s not the most powerful console out there, the smaller and more affordable Xbox Series S has been a big hit for Xbox. But reportedly, some devs have felt the strain of getting bigger, more advanced games to work on the console and in response, Microsoft is freeing up some memory to help...
Sony Says Call Of Duty Is An ‘Essential Game’ Series While Microsoft Argues It Ain’t
3.8.2022
Microsoft, in a bid to downplay the possible ramifications of its attempted acquisition of Activision to various international regulating agencies, is arguing that the Call of Duty publisher it’s spending billions of dollars on doesn’t actually produce any games that could be considered “must...
New Gotham Knights Gameplay Suggests It May Be More Than A Boring Loot Grind
2.8.2022
What happens if you want to make a game about Gotham City but can’t center it around Batman? Easy! You tap the benchwarmers. Warner Bros. has revealed the opening chapter of Gotham Knights, its action game DC heroes who aren’t the Caped Crusader.Read more
Central Bank of Uruguay Summons to Binance Due to Its Savings Focused Cryptocurrency Products
1.8.2022
The Central Bank of Uruguay has issued a summon to Binance, one of the biggest exchanges in the world, due to the series of crypto-based savings products they are offering in the country. These savings products, according to the bank, can only be made through verified banking institutions or...
Funko Partners With Entertainment Giant Paramount to Drop Avatar Legends NFTs
30.7.2022
On July 29, the pop-culture consumer products firm, Funko, announced that the company has partnered with the multinational mass media and entertainment corporation Paramount Global. The two corporations plan to introduce a series of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) based on the Avatar Legends universe....
Digital Identity Startup Unstoppable Domains Secures $65 Million in a Series A Led by Pantera Capital
27.7.2022
On Wednesday, the Web3 digital identity platform Unstoppable Domains announced the company has secured $65 million in financing in a Series A funding round led by Pantera Capital. The latest funding gives Unstoppable Domains a post valuation of $1 billion, pushing the blockchain startup up...
GTA 6’s Female Protagonist Won’t Actually Be The Series’ First
27.7.2022
Today, a new report about the next installment in the Grand Theft Auto series claimed that GTA 6 would feature a playable woman. You might assume this is the franchise’s first playable female character. However, technically, there have been a few playable women in GTA games before this. The...
NFT domains platform Unstoppable raises $65M Series A at $1B valuation
27.7.2022
The company said that users have registered over 2.5 million nonfungible token domains through its platform so far
Report: GTA VI Will Star Series' First Playable Woman, Will Be More Culturally Sensitive
27.7.2022
Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto VI is one of the most anticipated games ever. Despite the hype, the studio has been incredibly tightlipped for almost a decade now. But a new report by Bloomberg offers big new details including that the game will feature the series first-ever playable woman...
Ambire’s ‘Smart Wallet’ Series Launches To Engage Users on Web3 Asset Management
27.7.2022
“Smart Wallet” series, developed by Ambire, a Blockchain and Web3 innovation community, has fully launched on Twitter Space to educate and engage crypto users on the smart wallet systems and their role in the future of crypto. The series is hosted by finance journalist Megan DeMatteo and will...
Unstoppable Domains Hits Unicorn Status With $65M Series A
27.7.2022
Web3 digital identity service provider Unstoppable Domains has raised $64 million in Series A funding led by Pantera Capital with Polygon, CoinDCX and CoinGecko also contributing
University of Tokyo to Offer Engineering Courses in the Metaverse
27.7.2022
The University of Tokyo will offer a series of engineering courses using metaverse tech. The courses, which are projected to start being offered later this year, will introduce students to the subjects of engineering and will combine this knowledge with the skills to handle metaverse-based worlds...
Booting Up Your Xbox Series X/S Just Got A Little Quicker
25.7.2022
The Xbox Series X/S already boot up incredibly fast, but it turns out they could go even faster. Microsoft is now testing a shorter startup animation to let players take advantage of that speed and get precious seconds of their life back. It’s a modest improvement in the grand scheme of things,...
Mogul Launches First NFT Animated Series, Building Hollywood Metaverse
25.7.2022
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) continue to make the headlines. NFT adoption is gaining pace across various sectors, and the entertainment industry can benefit the most. NFTs have often been associated with crypto art, gifs, short clips, and other forms of digital content, but the world has never seen...
Swiss Luxury Watchmaker Franck Muller Launches Exclusive Binance NFT Collection With Limited-Edition Timepieces
21.7.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Franck Muller, the world-famous Swiss luxury watchmaker, has announced the release of a series of digital wearables and physical watches on the Binance NFT marketplace. The series will commence with the release of ‘Mystery by Franck Muller’ generative NFTs on July 27, 2022. This...
Xbox Is Finally Getting Real Discord Integration…Soon
20.7.2022
Discord’s helpful but slightly infamous voice chat will soon hit your Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One consoles, but some Xbox Insider program participants will be able to access the new function today. According to an official Xbox blog post, the integration will allow players to “chat with anyone...