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Arianna Simpson of a16z on Yield Guild Games, the firm’s newest bet on crypto + gaming

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Toward that end, she has been more focused of late on startups that combine crypto with gaming. YGG lends players the money to buy the Axies and other digital assets to start the game, so they can start earning money. Andreessen Horowitz triples down on blockchain startups with massive $2.2 Our chat, edited for length, follows.

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For the love of the loot: Blockchain, the metaverse and gaming’s blind spot

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The speed at which gaming has proliferated is matched only by the pace of new buzzwords inundating the ecosystem. The allure is obvious, as the relationship between the blockchain, metaverse and gaming makes sense. Whatever your opinion of either, I believe they both have an interrelated future in gaming.

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WildWorks, maker of Animal Jam and Feral, angers fans with embrace of crypto gaming

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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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NFTs could bridge video games and the fashion industry

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Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) offer new ways for consumers to collect, wear and trade fashion online, and now that most fashion shows have scaled back or gone virtual , they may become an important tool for the industry. In December 2020, NFT startup Enjin partnered with Netherlands-based fashion house The Fabricant on a virtual collection.

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Makers Fund-backed virtual social app MEW woos comic fans in the US

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Raven Gao didn’t set up virtual social platform MEW to ride the metaverse wave. He began working on MEW in mid-2019 with a Tencent veteran because he wanted to build a virtual safe haven for socially awkward introverts like himself. The world today has no shortage of startups claiming to be building virtual worlds and metaverses.

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3 ways web3 recruiters can improve their hiring game

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The metaverse is a virtual reality computer domain where users can interact with 3D experiences. Web3 engineers should have experience in blockchain development and be familiar with the Solidity programming language, which is used to write smart contracts.

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Patron, a new fund from former Riot Games colleagues, locks down $90 million

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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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