Gaming


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Ex Populus Raises $8.5M Amid Fears Web 3 Gaming Is Growing Frothy

The game platform closed the round at a $80 million valuation, a modest sum by today’s standards.

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Solana Ventures Looks to Boost Web 3 Gaming With Launch of $150M Fund

The initiative tops an earlier $100 million fund raised with FTX and Lightspeed in November.

Solana (Zack Seward/CoinDesk archives)

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Twitch Co-Founder Justin Kan Launches Gaming NFT Marketplace on Solana

Fractal is bringing ownership to a community rich in both digital assets and NFT skepticism.

Fractal is Justin Kan's latest venture. (Possessed Photography/Unsplash)

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Gala Games, C2 Ventures Start $100M Fund to Invest in Blockchain Gaming

The fund will invest in projects being built with blockchain technology, including play-to-earn and metaverse ventures.

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Crypto Fans Rejoice, Gamers Revolt as Ubisoft Announces NFT Plans

Gaming giant Ubisoft is building NFTs into its latest “Tom Clancy” title, and the announcement was met with backlash Tuesday from a crypto-wary public. “The Hash” team discusses the outlook for Web 3 gaming amid NFT integrations like Ubisoft’s potentially being a catalyst for mainstream adoption among other incumbent gaming institutions.

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Crypto Fans Rejoice, Gamers Revolt as Ubisoft Announces NFT Plans

The first major game maker to roll out in-game NFTs was met with backlash Tuesday from a crypto-wary public.

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Why Metaverse Tokens Are Getting Hammered in Crypto’s Market Sell-Off

While the future of metaverse and gaming tokens looks bright, there’s little real adoption in the present, according to one analyst.

Un distrito comercial en el metaverso de Decentraland (Republic Realm)

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Binance Smart Chain and Animoca Brands Set Up $200M Program for Blockchain Gaming

The two companies will contribute up to $100 million each to invest in early-stage projects.

The Animoca Brands team in Hong Kong (Animoca)

Merkado

Polygon’s MATIC Token Jumps After 21Shares ETP Listing

At press time, the token was up 16% in 24 hours. Are cryptocurrency markets repricing “layer 2″ tokens?

Latest rally for Polygon's MATIC token can be seen as the tall green candle on the right, on the daily price chart. (TradingView)