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Cheating Rampant in Blockchain Chess, Leading to Shutdown of Immortal Game’s Play-to-Earn Features
14.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Zdenek Sasek The management team of the blockchain chess game Immortal Game has decided to kill off its non-fungible tokens (NFT) play-to-earn (P2E) features. The reason: widespread cheating. “Our heart lies in chess,” the team said. They aim to make Immortal Game...
NFT-Focused Line Next Secures $140 Million Investment in Funding Round Led by Peter Thiel-Sponsored Firm
14.12.2023
Line Next, a subsidiary of Line Corporation, said on Dec. 13 that it has secured a $140 million investment in a funding round led by the Peter Thiel-sponsored Crescendo Equity Partners. Line Next has said it will use the capital raised to fund the expansion of its global business and develop...
SBF’s Lawyer Says FTX Co-founder Was Worst Person Ever Under Cross-Examination + More News
13.12.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. In this edition: SBF’s Lawyer Says FTX Co-founder Was Worst Person Ever Under Cross-Examination Bitfinex Analyst: Fed’s Rate Hike Pause May Be Seen...
FIFA Enters NFT Arena, Offering Fans Digital Collectibles and World Cup Tickets
12.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Taljat FIFA, the famous international governing body for football, has announced a new digital collectible collection in its first collaboration with tech firm Modex – with some notable perks. ‘FIFA+ Collect’ will be dropping the “dual digital...
Pudgy Penguins Unveils Web3 Game ‘Pudgy World’ Powered by zkSync Era
11.12.2023
Source: pudgypenguins / Twitter Popular NFT project Pudgy Penguins has revealed the upcoming alpha launch of Pudgy World – a Web3 game based on the Ethereum Layer 2 network zkSync Era. According to the press release, the alpha will launch in Q1 of 2024. With it, Pudgy Penguins moves beyond...
December Sparks NFT Sales Surge — Bitcoin Dominates as Market Recovers, Iconic Collections Realign
9.12.2023
In the wake of a strong rise in non-fungible token (NFT) sales last November, the initial week of December continued this trend, with sales escalating by 57% compared to the previous week. Bitcoin Outshines as NFT Sales Skyrocket in Early December This past week’s NFT sales amounted...
Reebok’s Blockchain-Powered Gaming Experience Set to Transform Fashion
8.12.2023
Source: Futureverse, Reebok AI and metaverse technologies firm Futureverse and American sports culture brand Reebok have joined hands to create AI, Web3, blockchain-based gaming, and metaverse experiences. While the two are expected to make digital versions of Reebok wearables linked...
Here’s Why Gamers Are Splurging on Square Enix’s Quirky NFT Characters
5.12.2023
Source: symbiogenesisPR / Twitter The Japanese gaming giant Square Enix has sold all character non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in the first auction for its upcoming game Symbiogenesis. Square Enix is the publisher of titles such as Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, and Dragon Quest. The company’s...
NFT Sales Boom in November — Bitcoin Dethrones Ethereum in Market Surge
2.12.2023
Sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) experienced a notable surge in November, with a 129.01% increase in sales volume compared to October. Additionally, NFTs created on the Bitcoin blockchain surpassed those on Ethereum in terms of sales this past month. This shift can be attributed to a marked rise...
Football Icon Cristiano Ronaldo’s Past Promotion and Endorsement of Binance Lands Him in Trouble
1.12.2023
Portuguese football icon Cristiano Ronaldo is facing a lawsuit which accuses him of participating “in the offer and sale of unregistered securities in coordination with Binance.” One of Ronaldo’s latest social media posts suggests that he is still collaborating with...
NFT Prices Are Still Lagging Behind Ether's Gains
30.11.2023
Ether is up 70% year-to-date, but NFT indexes are still down 16% in dollar terms and 50% when denominated in ether
First-of-its-Kind NFT-Centric Wallet by Magic Eden Set to Transform Digital Collecting – NFTs Making a Comeback
28.11.2023
Source: MagicEden / Twitter Cross-chain non-fungible token (NFT) platform Magic Eden has rolled out its Magic Eden Wallet in Beta, with the desktop browser extension to follow. According to the press release, this is a cross-chain self-custody software wallet created in partnership with crypto...
Square Enix’s NFT Game Symbiogenesis Sets Auction Dates, Launches December 21 – Here’s What You Need to Know
27.11.2023
Source: symbiogenesisPR / Twitter The Japanese gaming giant Square Enix has begun the character non-fungible token (NFT) auction for its game Symbiogenesis, less than a month before its launch. The official website shows the game is scheduled for launch on December 21. Once users log in to...
Ubisoft’s Nostalgic Leap into NFTs: Rayman and Beyond Good & Evil Characters Enter The Sandbox
21.11.2023
Source: The Sandbox Assassin’s Creed maker, the gaming giant Ubisoft, is launching a new set of non-fungible token (NFT) avatars for the popular metaverse game The Sandbox for 120 SAND each, enabling players to earn SAND along the way. Ethereum scaling network Polygon will launch a collection...
Assassin’s Creed Creator Ubisoft to Launch Free Ethereum NFT Event for ‘Champions Tactics’
17.11.2023
Source: Champions Tactics / Twitter Gaming giant Ubisoft will hold a free Ethereum non-fungible token (NFT) mint for its upcoming game Champions Tactics. On November 16, the company revealed “The Warlords PFP Collection” on Twitter. It urged gamers to follow, like, retweet, and comment...
Crypto Exchange PancakeSwap Expands into Gaming with New Marketplace – Earn CAKE for Playing Games?
16.11.2023
Source: pancakeswap.games Decentralized exchange (DEX) PancakeSwap has launched its Gaming Marketplace, enabling developers to directly build, publish, and update games on the platform to an audience of 1.5 million potential players. Per the announcement, the platform is also a hub for...
NHL Dives Into NFT Market With ‘Breakaway’ Platform, Amidst Shifting Digital Collectible Trends
15.11.2023
The National Hockey League, the NHL Players’ Association, and the NHL Alumni Association have collaborated with the non-fungible token (NFT) firm Sweet to introduce NHL Breakaway, a digital collectibles platform. The NHL says the collectibles enable fans globally to collect, gift, trade,...
Six-Figure Prices for Bitcoin Rock Ordinals and EtherRock NFTs Reignite Hopes for Return of NFT Mania
11.11.2023
$100k+ Sales of EtherRock NFTs and Bitcoin Rock Ordinals Stoke Speculation of an NFT Revival. Image by Garrett, Adobe Stock. Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) are back in the spotlight this week after separate high-profile sales of EtherRock NFTs and Bitcoin Rock Ordinals for over $100,000 each. The sales...
Legal Action Threatened Over Eye Injuries at ApeFest: Bored Ape NFT Holder Speaks Out
9.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / alexandarilich Yuga Labs, the maker of the popular Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible tokens (NFTs), is now on legal notice over injuries sustained at ApeFest. The founder and CEO of art technology company Artfi, Asif Kamal, tweeted early on Thursday (UTC) that he...
NFT Giant Opensea Retrenches an Unknown Number of Employees
9.11.2023
Opensea recently retrenched an unknown number of employees as part of what the CEO Devin Finzer describes as a rebuilding exercise. According to the CEO, taking this step helps Opensea build a foundation which enables it to innovate faster. Smaller Team With Direct Connection to Users Opensea,...