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Brazil beams Bitcoin from space: A case for BTC satellite nodes
13.7.2022
Bitcoin’s blast off to becoming “space money” takes one giant leap with a satellite full node in Brazil
Samsung Launches ‘Space Tycoon’ Metaverse Experience
13.7.2022
Electronics giant Samsung has announced the launch of Space Tycoon, a metaverse-based experience built as part of the Roblox world. The gaming metaverse, which is directed to entertain Gen Z users, will feature a world in which Samsung products can be constructed by picking their fundamental...
TAG Heuer has an NFT smartwatch: Nifty Newsletter, June 15–21
22.6.2022
Yahoo Hong Kong executive Lorraine Cheung said that activities in the Metaverse are seen by Hong Kong residents as a good alternative to social interaction amid the pandemic
This Free Low-Res Six-Color Game Will Take Over Your Day
20.6.2022
There’s a reason you subscribe to some developers’ Itch.io feeds. Ismael Rodriguez is an excellent example, who released the wonderful Below The Ocean last year. Into my emails pinged an update for a new, free game, Toy Cavers, and I’m just so pleased it did.Read more
Nifty Newsletter: Mastercard to enable direct NFT purchase, NFT floor prices collapse and more
15.6.2022
Last week, Apocalyptic Apes founder Bill Starkov told Cointelegraph that NFT holders can earn millions by licensing their NFTs
Yep, The Callisto Protocol Still Looks Like It’ll Give Us Nightmares
9.6.2022
After a brief showing at State of Play last week, upcoming sci-fi shooter The Callisto Protocol got a full-on gameplay demo during today’s Summer Game Fest kick-off show.Read more
SpaceX to follow Tesla in accepting DOGE payments for merch: Elon Musk
29.5.2022
If things work out just as planned by the world’s richest man, Musk might eventually start allowing DOGE payments for Starlink subscriptions
Activision Blizzard’s Diversity Tool Has A Long, Even More Embarrassing History
17.5.2022
Activision Blizzard touted its Diversity Space Tool in a blog post on May 12, in which it claimed that both the Call of Duty: Vanguard and Overwatch 2 development teams beta tested the tool with much enthusiasm, then quickly walked this statement back on May 13 and said the tool “is not being used...
NYC Funding $2 Million Bachelor’s Degree Program In Game Design
16.5.2022
City College of New York will begin offering a bachelor’s degree in game design this fall, New York City mayor Eric Adams announced today, making it the first public institution in the city with such a program.Read more
Top Halo Pro Stops Playing In Protest Against Own Team
16.5.2022
Tyler “Spartan” Ganza, one of the best professional Halo Infinite players in the world, has voluntarily benched himself for the rest of the game’s scheduled season, alleging that his team, eUnited, is holding him to contract under conditions that are “unconscionable and oppressive.”Read more
Game Space Releases Merge Bird on Its GameFi-as-a-Service (GaaS) Platform
9.5.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Singapore – Game Space is proud to announce the release of Merge Bird on its GameFi-as-a-Service (GaaS) platform. Merge Bird is an on-chain version of the once-popular game ‘Flappy Bird’. Game Space has chosen it as the first on-chain version to pay tribute to...
Game Space: One of the First GaaS “GameFi as a Service” Platform
23.4.2022
On April 22nd Michael Cameron the CEO and Co-founder of Game Space announced that it has released one of the first GaaS “GameFi as a Service” Platform. Game Space also announced that it had received more than US $7 million in financing. This round of financing is jointly led...
US Air Force files trademark application for 'SpaceVerse' initiative
19.4.2022
SpaceVerse was defined as “a secure digital metaverse that converges terrestrial and space physical and digital realities" as well as provides a simulated environment for training
National Bank of Georgia to Regulate Country’s Crypto Sector
8.4.2022
The National Bank of Georgia is taking steps to regulate the crypto market in the Southern Caucasus country, its governor revealed in a recent interview. While companies in the industry are to expect a licensing regime, financial institutions have already been banned from providing crypto-related...
Space Race: The Kotaku Review
25.3.2022
I want to get this out of the way up top: I’m someone who can forgive many of a board game’s flaws if it looks good.Read more
President Zelenskyy Signs Ukraine’s Law ‘On Virtual Assets’
17.3.2022
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed the law “On Virtual Assets” which aims to regulate the crypto market in Ukraine. The approval comes as his country is increasingly relying on cryptocurrency donations to fund its defense and deal with humanitarian problems amid an ongoing...
Big Wings
1.3.2022
Alex Senechal is art director at 1047 games, the developers of Slipgate.Read more
Universal Music Group Partners With Curio — Entertainment Giant Plans to Use NFT Platform for Labels, Recording Artists
18.2.2022
The multinational music corporation  Universal Music Group (UMG) announced the company has partnered with the non-fungible token (NFT) platform Curio on Thursday. UMG says Curio will be a “dedicated global outlet for future officially licensed NFT projects” for...
Russian Government Approves Plan to Regulate Cryptocurrency
9.2.2022
The federal government in Moscow has adopted a concept for regulating the Russian crypto space as early as this month. The new framework is expected to place cryptocurrency flows under state oversight, introduce strict obligations for market participants, and ensure investor protection. Russian...
Russians Own $215 Billion in Crypto Suggests Estimate Attributed to Government
2.2.2022
Russians may own more cryptocurrency than previously thought, a new estimate reportedly used by the government has indicated. The quoted figure amounts to over a tenth of the global holdings and may serve as an impetus for the government to regulate Russia’s crypto market rather than outlaw...