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Billionaire Bill Ackman: Crypto Enables Creation of Useful Businesses and ‘Is Here to Stay’
22.11.2022
According to Bill Ackman, billionaire and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, while crypto tokens are used by unethical promoters to perpetuate fraud, they “can enable the formation of useful businesses.” A previous critic of digital assets, Ackman insists that “crypto...
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman says 'crypto is here to stay'
21.11.2022
Bill Ackman’s conviction on crypto comes as much of the community attempts to regain confidence in the industry following the FTX fallout
Gamefi Project Oasys Aims to Grow Blockchain Gaming in Japan Through YGG Partnership
8.11.2022
Oasys, a gaming-oriented, Japan-based Web3 project, is partnering with YGG, a blockchain gaming guild, to grow blockchain gaming in Japan. The partnership encompasses the use of YGG resources to promote gaming projects built on top of the Oasys ecosystem, giving developers from all over the world...
Square Enix Announces Symbiogenesis, a Story-Driven NFT Interactive Experience
7.11.2022
Square Enix, the Japanese AAA game developer and publisher, announced the launch of a new NFT-based gaming franchise, titled Symbiogenesis. The experience, which will be built on top of Ethereum, will leverage the use of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) as art that users can set as profile pictures...
Gamefi-Focused Oasys Blockchain Launches Mainnet With Support of Sega, Ubisoft, and Bandai Namco
27.10.2022
Oasys, a Web3, EVM-compatible, gamefi-focused blockchain project, launched the first phase of its mainnet on October 25th. The company, which has gathered support from AAA gaming companies such as Sega, Ubisoft, and Bandai Namco, will start validating blocks from all nodes in preparation for...
Konami Launches Metaverse Push With Web3 Focused Hiring Spree
15.10.2022
Konami, one of the most influential Japanese game development and publishing companies, has announced it will be introducing Web3 and metaverse technologies into its games. The company opened 13 different job openings for three departments that will be responsible for developing the new projects...
CEO ‘Extremely Sorry’ About Shutting Down PS5’s Worst Game
6.10.2022
Babylon’s Fall is one of the worst games of the year and a massive warning to anyone preparing to make or buy an always-online live service game. Despite bold plans for season content and continued updates, publisher Square Enix announced last month the action-RPG would be removed from store...
Japanese Gaming Giant Sega to Launch First Blockchain Game
3.10.2022
Sega, one of the largest Japanese gaming companies, has announced that it will launch its first blockchain game in collaboration with Double Jump Tokyo, another Japanese development company. The game, which is based on Sega’s Sangokushi Taisen franchise, will be built using Oasys, a Japanese...
Square Enix Is Drowning 2022 With New RPGs, And We're Here For It
30.9.2022
2022 is a great year to be an RPG fan, particularly of Japanese games. The holiday season is usually crowded with new game releases, but this year Square Enix appears to be releasing games like it’s Christmas all year round. With so many out already, and so many more to come, are SE’s profligate...
Take-Two Ditches Outriders Developer's Latest Action-Adventure Game
27.9.2022
Developer People Can Fly has just received another blow of bad news. After learning earlier this year that the studio didn’t see a penny of profit from Outriders during 2021, it’s now been revealed that Rockstar and 2K Games parent company Take-Two has made clear its intent to abandon publishing...
Block is Distracted by Bitcoin and That’s Hurting its Bottom Line - Analyst Downgrade
23.9.2022
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey's payment firm Block, formerly called Square, has seen a downgrade, dragged down by none other than bitcoin (BTC) - or rather, the company's "preoccupation" with it.
Investment bank Mizuho downgraded Block from “buy” to “neutral”, arguing that the company...
Bandai Namco, SEGA among gaming giants eyeing blockchain gaming
19.9.2022
Big gaming firms are working to spur mainstream blockchain gaming adoption, and don’t want to “change that policy” even if it causes pushback from some
Square Enix Exploring Blockchain Game Development as Part of Oasys Project Partnership
16.9.2022
Square Enix, one of the biggest Japan-based gaming companies, has inked a partnership with Oasys, a Web3-oriented blockchain project. As part of this partnership, Square Enix will be part of the first 21 validators of the Oasys network, and will explore new possibilities regarding developing...
Final Fantasy creators join Oasys blockchain, gamers whine about it
14.9.2022
As part of the deal, Square Enix will develop games on Oasys’ PoS network, joining the likes of Sega, Double Jump, Bandai Namco and Ubisoft
Square Enix Shutting Down PS5's Worst Game Before It's Even A Year Old
13.9.2022
Today, publisher Square Enix and developer Platinum Games finally did what everyone had been predicting from the start: they announced Babylon’s Fall will shut down within its first year. While I’m hardly surprised, it still sucks. People paid $60 for this game just six months ago, and less than...
Block Bitcoin Wallet Team Reveals Their Plans and Seeks Feedback
11.8.2022
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey's payment firm Block shared more details about its previously announced wallet, focusing on the plans for combining safety and ease of use/access in order to create a broader and less ‘hesitant’ customer base....
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Jack Dorsey-led Block posts $1.5B in Q2 profits, BTC revenue down
5.8.2022
Block Inc. posted $1.47B worth of profit in Q2 but BTC trading services profit only accounted for $41 million of that figure, with the firm citing price volatility and a lack of consumer demand
Zebedee Inks Deal With Mobile Game Studio Viker to Add BTC Rewards to Solitaire, Sudoku, Missing Letters
26.7.2022
Seven days after the financial technology and bitcoin payments firm Zebedee announced it secured a $35 million capital raise, the company has revealed a new partnership deal with the mobile game studio Viker. The two companies have enhanced three classic video games with Zebedee’s bitcoin...
Square Enix partners with Enjin to launch Final Fantasy VII collectibles
25.7.2022
Fans can pre-order Final Fantasy VII’s 25th-anniversary figures at the Square Enix store, while the digital collectibles will be available in 2030
Social Media Users Deride China’s Reported Use of Military Tanks to Intimidate Protesting Bank Customers
23.7.2022
Social media users have slammed China’s reported use of military tanks to intimidate bank customers protesting against the freezing of their savings. Some users claimed the deployment of military tanks exposes the country’s underlying economic problems. Crypto proponents see the issue...