TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

It’s a phrase you’ll hear often if you spend time with professional private market investors. There are less crassly capitalistic reads of why venture capitalists allow startups to sell equity to employees at below-market rates through options. Games, for example. Crypto games in particular. Play to earn?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

This February, Africa and emerging market-focused Nestcoin raised a pre-seed round to build, operate and invest in its web3 applications, including crypto content platform Breach Club and gaming guild Metaverse Magna (MVM). MVM’s seed sale token ensures opportunities for millions of gamers in these emerging markets.”.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Less than a year ago, WildWorks, the makers of the kid’s virtual world game Animal Jam , launched its next big effort with a game aimed at Gen Z teens, called Feral. However, he says his opinion has since changed as he’s learned more about blockchain developments beyond Ethereum.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

Despite a fall from stratospheric heights in the early summer, the broader NFT market has still been chugging along, and OpenSea is continuing to see plenty of action. One of the company’s clearer growth roadblocks has been infrastructure issues native to the Ethereum blockchain that its marketplace has been built around.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

HotStreak , a web3 platform for daily fantasy sports (DFS) contests, is wagering that the decentralized nature of the blockchain makes it an ideal solution for DFS platforms. The sports betting market in the US has grown rapidly as states begin loosening regulations around the industry. It doubled in size in 2021 with over $52.7

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CIO

JUNE 8, 2023

When I talk with business leaders, I often hear metaverse as a marketing focus or an innovation one; usually, it’s not comprehensive and strategically integrated with the business. What about the game-changing technologies? I think the verdict is still out on what the big game-changing technologies are going to be.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2021

If you follow tech press, you’ve probably noticed more outlets covering the blockchain-based, play-to-earn trend, wherein individuals playing crypto-powered games can ostensibly earn a living off their gaming skills if they earn assets within the game or tokens that they can then sell for “real” money.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2021

Because some of the most profitable NFTs are produced by celebrities with teams , it makes sense that music corporations, fashion brands and designers are venturing into the NFT market as well. Real-life fashion brands use NFTs for marketing in virtual worlds like Minecraft , plus several Atari and Microsoft video games.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

Consumer credit reporting agency TransUnion recently announced it had invested an undisclosed sum in Spring Labs, which is building out a blockchain-based data-sharing platform. And they said ‘if we’re going to help develop your business into something very significant, we’d like to have skin in the game.’ ”.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Africans and people in emerging markets missed out on the first set of opportunities that technological advancements brought to the world. Africa’s cryptocurrency market grew by 1,200% to $105.6 Bademosi thinks this is because crypto trading alone cannot drive mass adoption of blockchain and crypto native applications.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2022

Few areas in tech today are as polarized as the blockchain gaming space. Legacy developers and gamers are calling play-to-earn games Ponzi schemes, while crypto-believers say games that incorporate “tokenomics” are the future for empowering players and creators. “But prices are being normalized.”

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Openxcell

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Technology trends in the gaming industry are growing rapidly due to robust digital transformations. According to Grand View Research, the video game market is expected to reach USD 583.69 It’s all thanks to the newest gaming technologies shaping the future of gaming. billion by 2030.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Suma Wealth is at the intersection of edtech and fintech and is innovating on the blockchain. It is using the blockchain to certify everyone via proof of learning and attendance. Suma Wealth helps Latinos build credit through gaming, in-culture content by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

2001, a Starbucks Odyssey : In August, Starbucks got things percolating with plans for a blockchain-based loyalty program and NFT community. Here, have a fresh battery : Magna enters the micromobility and battery swapping market with a $77 million investment in Yulu, Rebecca reports. The TechCrunch Top 3. You can sign up here.).

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. We care because Topps and its products are popular with the same set of folks who are very excited about creating rare digital items on particular blockchains. And because it has both e-commerce and digital angles, Topps is technically a fruit tech company. Why do we care?

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

About three-fourths of the teams are focusing on NFTs, infrastructure or decentralized finance (DeFi), while the majority of the teams are building on layer-1 blockchains Ethereum, Polygon and Solana. The pitch: The NFT market has exploded and the communities surrounding them have flourished, co-founder Chris Tam said. Stage: Seed.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

stake in Dunamu , a blockchain-based fintech startup that runs cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, for $423.1 In addition to the NFT JV, there will be a BTS video game, and a ‘webtoon’ business. . Hybe will buy a 2.5% million (500 billion won). At the same time, Dunamu will acquire newly issued Hybe shares, a 5.6%

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

The crypto market has been quite volatile over the past few months, but users are still holding strong and investors aren’t backing down. The fund will focus on gaming studios, GameFi, NFTs and DeFi in South Korea. A big portion of Korea’s gaming industry is moving into web3,” Lee said.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

The fund will be focused on the metaverse and bringing greater crypto adoption to emerging markets like Latin America and Africa, Zhang said to TechCrunch. “We We’ll go after all of the emerging markets, but it’s our goal and vision to accelerate adoption there.”. We are keen to work with builders for the long run,” Zhang said. “We

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

Blockchain-based games have seen a surge in popularity, but playing them is getting expensive. Play-to-earn games like StepN require players to purchase an NFT before they can participate, while other crypto video games offer users pricey upgrades such as virtual avatars and distinctive skins or costumes.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Avalanche , a relatively new blockchain with a focus on speed and low transactions costs, has completed a $230 million private sale of AVAX tokens to some well-known crypto funds. Like Solana and other newer blockchains, Avalanche wants to solve the scalability issues that older blockchains face. The equivalent of $1.3

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Venture capital data thus far in the third quarter indicates that investment into blockchain-focused startups is on pace to contract dramatically compared to recent quarters and the heady 2021 period. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Read it every morning on TechCrunch+ or get The Exchange newsletter every Saturday.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 23, 2022

The past several months haven’t been entirely kind to the NFT market — while transaction volume hasn’t stuttered too significantly, the dollar amount invested in the space has been in free fall as cryptocurrency prices have taken a historic dive. Magic Eden raises $130M, hitting unicorn status at $1.6B

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2021

Within months, Gharegozlou’s company went from a niche crypto gaming startup largely known to industry insiders to locking in a hulking reported $7.5 We’re thrilled to have Gharegozlou joining us at Disrupt this September 21-23 , to discuss the future of NFTs, crypto gaming and the decentralized internet.

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TechCrunch

JULY 25, 2022

Some VCs are taking advantage of this time as the market remains investor-friendly, while others are waiting just a bit longer to push out capital. Even though there might be a waiting game happening right now, the total amount of capital going into crypto is still up from the year-ago period.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2022

One way to describe Revel is a cross between Instagram and Robinhood, wrapped in social game economics,” Sideman said. The platform leverages “social game economics” through game design and simple rules to manage economic concepts like supply and demand, as well as inflation, among other things, Sideman said. Revel raises $7.8M

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CIO

MAY 16, 2023

The listening centered on conversations about emerging technologies and use cases associated with innovation, such as artificial intelligence, metaverse, blockchain, robotics, Web 3.0, It surpasses blockchain and metaverse projects, which are viewed as experimental or in the pilot stage, especially by established enterprises.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

Cryptocurrency and blockchain had a breakout year in 2021. ust look at the numbers: 80 million unique crypto wallets; Bitcoin and Ether grew 60% and 407%, respectively; El Salvador adopted bitcoin as official currency; the NFT market generated $2.5 Have we reached a point where crypto and blockchain reach mass adoption?

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

But from high poverty rates to low financial inclusion, there are common threads throughout the region that explain why trends such as the momentary craze for play-to-earn crypto gaming have seen considerable adoption. As a consumer market, is Latin America currently being served more by homegrown or foreign companies? .

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2022

In the latest development, a startup called thirdweb — which has created a development toolkit to make it easier to build and launch web3 products such as blockchain games, NFTs, DAOs, marketplaces and more — has raised $24 million, a Series A that values the startup at $160 million.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2021

Sure, we could write more about how insurtech valuations are under fresh pressure after Hippo’s Q2 earnings report — we spoke to the company’s president yesterday; more to come — or the latest stock market movements in China. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Roblox reported earnings this week.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The investors behind virtual hack.summit() , the world’s largest blockchain programmer event, have launched a $200 million crypto seed fund under the Hack VC umbrella, fund partner Alex Pack told TechCrunch in an interview. The lab has also helped Hack source deals through analysis of on-chain data, he added.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2022

Since his initial foray into media, Minor has taken to cryptocurrency and blockchain in a big way. We spoke to Minor about his view of the current NFT market and what needs to be done to turn today’s technology into tomorrow’s CNET. Now he’s expanded into NFTs and sees the space as wide open yet in need of serious change.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2022

The crypto market is showing no signs of slowing down as funds and investors alike continue to deploy massive amounts of capital into the ecosystem. Dragonfly plans to focus its investments across all stages of blockchain and crypto-native companies, protocols, and tokens. “We Also, the market has also grown so much.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

Today’s news comes out from the Middle East and Africa where Eksab , an Egyptian platform that says it’s making football more exciting and interactive for every fan in both regions through gaming and online community building, has raised $ 3million in seed funding. ” he said.

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Mobilunity

MARCH 7, 2023

The major advantage of Solana, in comparison with other blockchains, is the ability to perform transactions much faster and at a much lower cost. The consultants will then indicate how Solana blockchain can improve your projects with its speed and scalability.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2022

The Yuga Labs investor deck from February is a fascinating document , bringing together gaming, a new currency, and an ever-growing pool of digital assets that can be bought and sold by fans of Yuga’s well-known NFT project Bored Ape Yacht Club. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money.

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