Chris Lavelle
Retail giant Walmart is joining forces with blockchain venture capital firm Outlier Ventures to establish the Store Nº8 Base Camp accelerator program. This 12-week program is aimed at startups focusing on Web3 marketing, advertising, and payment technology.The Importance of Web3 Marketing in RetailThe Store Nº8 Base Camp accelerator...
Psyonix, the developer behind Rocket League, declared that item trading within the game will discontinue on December 5 across all platforms. The decision underscores the growing concern surrounding closed gaming ecosystems and their impact on players’ control over in-game assets, an issue NFTs aim to resolve.Rocket League’s ecosystem...
The World of Women (WoW) NFT project is joining forces with WS Game Company, under a license from Hasbro, to unveil a special edition of Monopoly named Monopoly: WoW Galaxy Edition. This exciting release is scheduled for October 17, marking a significant crossover between traditional board games and...
In a strategic collaboration, Immutable has partnered with Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) to kickstart numerous infrastructure projects with the aim of hastening the integration of game studios into the Web3 landscape. This partnership underscores the growing appetite for digital ownership of in-game assets, an essence of the...
The Metaverse has opened up new horizons across various sectors, including healthcare. The Metaverse healthcare market is on a trajectory to reach a valuation of $70 billion by 2028, bolstered by several underlying factors. This article sheds light on the critical dynamics propelling this upward trend.Increasing Adoption of...
Chinese state-run newspaper China Daily has disclosed plans to establish its own Metaverse and NFT platform. A budget of 2.813 million Yuan has been allocated to procure a contractor proficient in crafting a robust platform capable of managing over 10,000 transactions every second.The platform is expected to encompass...
NFT lending protocols are rapidly developing with the aim to increase capital efficiency. With the increase and diversity of NFT assets, the market is continually expanding, propelling the emergence of new products and escalating market competition. At present, NFT lending is booming with smart contracts facilitating asset lending...
In a recent event in Charleston, renowned digital artist Beeple and Yuga Labs came together to unveil physical prints of the highly coveted CryptoPunks NFTs. The occasion is a part of a larger movement to bring digital artworks closer to their traditional counterparts by introducing physical editions. As...
Yuga Labs, the venture-capital-backed startup renowned for creating the Bored Ape Yacht Club and CryptoPunks NFT collections, has initiated a substantial restructuring process. The process includes an undisclosed number of layoffs primarily impacting the US-based teams, although the firm will continue to retain over 120 employees post-restructuring. This announcement...
