It’s Time for Web3 Games to Embrace Play AND Earn
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The NFT Market Has Crashed. What Should Artists Do Now?
Shubham’s Web3
In Crypto’s ‘Autonomous Worlds,’ Creators Are Architects and Users Are Stakeholders
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Memeland, a Web3 Project Built by 9GAG’s Team, Secures $10M Minutes After Going Live
The Web3 venture lab is built by team members who previously worked on 9GAG, an immensely popular meme site.
Mastercard Teams Up With MoonPay for Web3 Push
MoonPay will incorporate compliance-friendly Mastercard’s Crypto Credential system and integrate payments tech like Mastercard Send and Click to Pay, according to a blog post.
What Crypto Can Learn From Regulatory Overhauls at PayPal, Robinhood and Revolut
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Circle to Let Merchants Pay for Customers’ Gas Fees With Web3 Wallet Upgrade
Southeast Asian super app Grab is currently piloting the “Gas Station” to cover gas fees for its Singaporean users if they use NFT vouchers.
CertiK, Blockchain Code Auditor, Makes ‘Strategic Workforce Adjustment’ of 15%
Just last year, the company raised nearly $150 million of fresh capital. Now, as crypto winter drags on, it is cutting jobs, citing “evolving market dynamics.”
Blackbird, Crypto Restaurant App, Raises $24M in Funding Led by A16z
The target audience is restaurant users, but the blockchain-based project comes with its own “Flypaper” and fungible FLY tokens.
Web3 Adventure Game Big Time Poised to Kickoff Its ‘Player-Owned Economy’
During the last year of beta testing, the crypto and NFT-focused game’s community has grown to over 350,000 people on Discord and over a quarter million on X (formerly Twitter).