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CoinFund Leads $2.3M Investment in Esports Startup Trying to Bring Crypto to Gamers

Community Gaming's seed round also drew NFT collector WhaleShark, Multicoin Capital and Kevin Durant's Thirty Five Ventures.

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Dogecoin Millionaire Wants to Bring Back Culture of Giving With New Game

Gary Lachance, an early dogecoin backer and founder of the Decentralized Dance Party, is giving away 1 million doge to seed his latest venture.

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Finance

Next-Gen Game Developer Mythical Raises $75M for Playable NFTs

The funding round will offer external game developers a way to bring NFTs into their fictional worlds.

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Videos

Grand Theft Auto 6 Is Rumored to Feature In-Game Crypto

According to tweets from a prominent leaker, the new Grand Theft Auto will feature an in-game cryptocurrency. While the rumors have not been confirmed, the inclusion of crypto in one of the biggest game franchises in history would represent a mainstream acceptance of cryptocurrencies. "The Hash" panel weighs in.

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Nvidia Reducing New Gaming Cards’ Mining Capability to Maintain Inventory for Gamers

Nvidia is applying reduced ETH hashrate to its newly manufactured graphics cards to ensure inventory for gamers. “The Hash” team digs into its potential impact on the world of crypto mining and gaming.

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Finance

For Filipinos, Axie Infinity Is More Than a Crypto Game

The popular Axie Infinity "play-to-earn" game has a big following in the Philippines. One local innovation: renting NFTs to other players so they can earn too.

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Markets

Asian Video Game Publisher Nexon Buys $100M in Bitcoin

The purchase represent less than 2% of Nexon's total cash and cash equivalents on hand, the firm says.

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Finance

NFT Issuer Doublejump.Tokyo Ditches Ethereum for Flow Blockchain

The digital trading card company says it got fed up after three years of scaling woes on the world computer.

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Finance

ConsenSys Project Virtue Poker Raises $5M Ahead of Mainnet Launch

The Ethereum project is expected to launch in full in May.

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Markets

South Korea’s Largest Social Gaming App to Mint Low-Carbon NFTs for Millions of Users

NFTs have been a controversial topic of late due to their large carbon footprint caused by a proof-of-work consensus mechanism.

Enjin and GameTalkTalk are seeking to reduce environmental costs associated with the minting of NFTs.