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S Korean Entertainment and Crypto Worlds Rocked by Bithumb ‘Boss’-Park Min Young Revelations
29.9.2022
It is a story that has sent shockwaves through both the South Korean entertainment world and the crypto industry – with allegations that the mysterious main shareholder of the crypto exchange Bithumb has been dating one of the country’s leading female actresses. But while this news might...
Web3 Metaverse Company Hadean Raises $30 Million in Series A Funding Round Backed by Epic Games and Tencent
26.9.2022
Hadean, a company using computing to scale virtual and metaverse worlds, has successfully closed its Series A funding round, raising $30 million. Among the companies that invested were gaming giant Epic Games and Chinese entertainment behemoth Tencent. Hadean aims to keep developing...
Is Disney About to Make its Big Crypto Move into NFT, Metaverse and DeFi?
26.9.2022
Though it wouldn’t be its first step in this direction, there is yet another suggestion that the media giant the Walt Disney Company may be gearing up for a major move into the realms of the metaverse, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and decentralized finance (DeFi).
Disney is looking to hire...
Web3 Firm Chain Reveals Multi-Year Partnership With the New England Patriots
23.9.2022
The Web3 software solutions company Chain announced the company has partnered with Kraft Sports + Entertainment, the owners and operators of the New England Patriots, New England Revolution, Gillette Stadium, and Patriot Place. Chain details that the multi-year deal will allow the company to serve...
Funko Partners With Walmart to Drop DC Digital Collectibles and Physical Twin Counterparts
22.9.2022
Funko has teamed up with the multinational retail corporation Walmart and the American film and entertainment studio Warner Bros. to bring digital collectibles to the retail space, the pop culture collectibles firm announced on Wednesday. According to Funko, the digital collectible offering...
Demolition Sim Hardspace: Shipbreaker Devs Join A Labor Union
22.9.2022
The support studio that worked on Hardspace: Shipbreaker, Crossfire Legion, and Secret Ponchos has voted to form a union with The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE).Read more
Blockchain Supporter NEAR Unveils $100M VC Fund Targeting Web3 Culture and Entertainment
12.9.2022
Sony Music files trademark application for NFT-authenticated music
8.9.2022
The new trademark application covers video recordings, text, artwork, and audio featuring live music authenticated by NFTs
Ticket Marketplace Giant Ticketmaster Chooses Flow Blockchain for NFT Push
31.8.2022
This week, Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. revealed the company will give event organizers the ability to mint non-fungible token (NFT) tickets via the Flow blockchain. Last November, Ticketmaster said it was working with Polygon but since Super Bowl LVI, the ticket sales and distribution behemoth...
Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin to Publish Compilation of His Writings
31.8.2022
With summer nearing its end and autumn, a boom time for booksellers across the world, approaching, Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin is joining the race for this year’s crypto-related bestseller with the forthcoming release of Proof of Stake, a compilation of his writings from the past...
Gala Games Announces Launch Date for Spider Tanks
30.8.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Jackson, Wyoming (August 29, 2022) – Gala Games, the leading pioneer in web3 entertainment and blockchain gaming, today announced that Spider Tanks, the first Web3 PvP esports brawler, will launch on October 31, 2022 as the debut game on Project GYRI, Gala Games’...
Veve Partners With Marvel to Drop Limited Edition NFT Covers Featuring Spider-Man, Black Panther
29.8.2022
On August 29, the digital collectibles company Veve announced that the platform has launched digital variant non-fungible token (NFT) covers from three Marvel comic book artists. Veve and Marvel detailed that the NFT drops called the Marvel Artworks collection will be limited edition, 1-of-1...
Kermit The Frog Is Kicking Ass In The PC Version Of Spider-Man
29.8.2022
The main reason Sony put Spider-Man on PC was to make money, but one of the main reasons PC gamers were so excited about it—apart from the fact it remains very good!—was because it would let them mod a PlayStation game to hell and back.Read more
Web3 gives creators in emerging markets a shot, says Faro Company CEO
17.8.2022
Mehmet Eryılmaz said that Web3 opens up opportunities for creators to properly showcase their culture through films and music
Fire Breaks Out At Nintendo Headquarters
16.8.2022
NHK is reporting that yesterday afternoon a small fire broke out at Nintendo’s corporate headquarters in Kyoto.Read more
Bukele Takes a Laugh at South Korean Drama Featuring a Crypto-loving Character Based on Him
10.8.2022
The latest episode of a South Korean drama series about scorned women looking for revenge featured a character based on the El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele – and the Bitcoin (BTC)-keen leader is looking on the light side.
The drama in question is named “Becoming Witch” and is currently airing...
Here’s How Web3 Can Wipe Out Issues the Ticketing Industry Has Faced for Decades
3.8.2022
Josh Katz is the chief executive officer (CEO) and founder of Web3 ticketing platform YellowHeart.__________
Web3 first began as a vision of a decentralized internet that allows people to fully own digital items. Sounds simple enough, which is why so many different industries have jumped at...
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....
Blockchain technology can help create safe and inclusive adult platforms
29.7.2022
The adult entertainment industry is known to be one of the first to try new technologies, and the blockchain seems to be the next on the list
Gamestar+ Confirms Partnership With Ava Labs and Impending Launch on Avalanche
27.7.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Streaming social game platform Gamestar+ has confirmed an official partnership with blockchain developer Ava Labs, commencing the development of the technological framework that will allow Gamestar+ to bring the most iconic and well-known interactive IPs and entertainment brands...