Catch up on the latest funding and partnership news about GameFi and Web3 gaming. This week Cointelegraph covers LootRush, Axie Infinity and Polygon Studios.
Nifty News: Louis Vuitton and Johnnie Walker dabble in Web3
Other notable NFT news this week includes Larva Labs deleting all of its Tweets and Elon Musk briefly changing his Twitter PFP to Bored Ape Yacht Club collage.
Nym Technologies raises $300M to advance internet privacy, sending token price up
The NYM Innovation Fund will support research on mixnets and privacy-enhancing technologies.
4-digit ENS domains spike in demand this week and continue soaring
Ethereum users rushing to purchase rare three- and four-digit names have been driving NFT market sales activity.
4-digit ENS domains spike in demand this week and continue soaring
Ethereum users rushing to purchase rare three- and four-digit names have been driving NFT market sales activity.
Internet Computer’s ORIGYN is watching the watches using NFT authentication
ICP-powered ORIGYN is leveraging blockchain and biometric technology to tackle the issue of counterfeit watches.
‘Ready, steady, NFT:’ Ukrainian government accepts NFT donations
Ukraine continues to use crypto and NFTs to fund the two-month long ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
Crypto Bahamas: Attendees talk the future of NFTs
As the inaugural conference presented by FTX and SALT in underway in the Bahamas, Cointelegraph gathered some key insights.
Nifty News: OpenSea acquires Gem, and Chess.com makes a move into NFTs
OpenSea’s NFT empire just got bigger with its latest acquisition, while virtual influencer Rae creates an NFT collection to advance girls’ education, and online chess players can now turn memorable matches into NFTs with chess.com.
Crypto gaining trust as investment, but still lagging behind other options: Bitstamp report
Uncertainty over regulation remains a key barrier to crypto investing, according to Bitstamp.
Takeaways and reviews, what went down during Miami Tech Week
One of largest VC deals so far in Q1 2022 went to Miami-Based Yuga Labs with its $450 million seed funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz.
Wildlife conservation efforts turn to NFT-funded initiatives
Coorest and the PLCnetwork of the Southern Hemisphere believe that blockchain and NFT technology are a solution for protecting endangered wildlife and funding costly conservation areas.
Tezos co-founder Arthur Breitman discusses the untapped potential of DeFi
Breitman revealed that Tezos’ solution to the blockchain trilemma is using optimistic rollups in an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph.
Blockchain games are leading the dapp industry, says latest DappRadar report
DappRadar and the Blockchain Game Alliance produce the Q1 numbers behind the top play-to-earn and GameFi dapps.
Blockchain.com co-founder thinks the EU and UK are ‘progressive’ crypto regulators
In a conversation on stage at Paris Blockchain Week Summit and in an exclusive interview afterwards, Nicolas Cary shared his insights on inflation, regulation and Web3.
Andre Cronje sees a ‘necessity for regulation’ ahead of crypto’s new era
A Medium post revealed Cronje’s disdain for crypto culture and his likely return to the space.
Making Bitcoin legal tender is Mexico will be ‘an uphill battle,’ says Ricardo Salinas
Billionaire and Bitcoin advocate, Ricardo Salinas,
Opera Crypto Browser is now available on iPhones and iPads
Even though mobile Android users have been able to access the browser for the past few months, over a billion Apple users can now download it via the App Store.
Algorand founder Silvio Micali wants to usher in the democratization of finance
Cointelegraph conducted an exclusive interview with Silvio Micali at the Paris Blockchain Week Summit.
Animoca Brands to bet big on MMORPG blockchain games
In less than a week, Animoca Brands has acquired two major video games publishers: Eden Games and Darewise Entertainment.