KuCoin Ventures to Provide $20K Grant to TON Ecosystem
KuCoin Ventures’ funding will be allocated to five “mini-apps” on TON focusing on payments and gaming.
Gaming
It’s Time for Web3 Games to Embrace Play AND Earn
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Animoca Brands Courts $50M Investment From Saudi Arabia’s NEOM
Animoca will build Web3 service capabilities with global commercial application alongside NEOM to support its aspirations as a futuristic tech hub.
Decentralization on a Spectrum: How Fully On-chain Games Are the Future of Web3 Gaming
Game developers should stop worrying about Web3’s friction and think more about many true benefits that blockchain can bring, says Leah Callon-Butler.
Animoca Brands-Backed Game ‘Wreck League’ Puts Bored Apes Into the Storyline
The new game, launching in the next few weeks, will allow players to assemble giant robotic characters using collectible NFT parts.
Sega Rethinks GameFi Plans, COO Calls Blockchain Gaming ‘Boring’: Bloomberg
Sega earlier promised it would carefully assess play-to-earn gaming models and NFTs to make sure its efforts in the space weren’t seen as “simply money making.”
Venture Capital Bitkraft Raises $220.6M for Second ‘Token’ Fund: Filing
The firm didn’t comment on whether the fund has a Web3 angle, but did outline their crypto investment strategy.
Magic Eden Forms Web3 Games Collective With Leading Publishers, Communities
The NFT marketplace has teamed up with Yield Guild Games, Game7 and Fenix Games to bring Web3 games mainstream.
Electronic Arts Founder Trip Hawkins Joins Web3 Gaming Startup
Trip Hawkins, who founded gaming giant Electronic Arts, is taking on the role of Chief Strategy Officer for Web3 company, Games for a living.