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Tech

'SkyWeaver' Didn't Plan for a Captive Audience of Millions but It Sure Helps

SkyWeaver is among a crop of blockchain-based games looking to prove the value of digital scarcity in the gaming industry.

GAME ON: In Skyweaver, players battle for the chance to win digital cards that can be traded on Ethereum. (Credit: Horizon Games)

Finance

Tezos Co-Founder Turns to Gaming With ‘Hearthstone’ Competitor

Coase, a startup launched by Tezos co-founder Kathleen Breitman, is pushing a new way to make digital card games more fun.

GAMERS: Coase co-founders (left to right) Brian David-Marshall, Zvi Mowshowitz and Kathleen Breitman are pushing a new way to make digital card games more fun. (Photo by Brady Dale for CoinDesk)

Tech

$100K in Early Prizes Looks to Lure the NFT-Curious to Decentraland

Decentraland opened for gameplay today, delivering on promises of bringing an NFT-based "metaverse" to ethereum.

A look at Decentraland's Vegas Plaza.

Tech

Enjin Launches Game Development Platform on Ethereum

The Enjin Platform allows devs to integrate crypto tokens into apps and games.

Game image courtesy of Enjin

Tech

Top Bitcoin Developers Face Off in a Lightning-Powered Boxing Match

The esports smackdown was meant to highlight the power of bitcoin's lightning network – since the cutting-edge payments system is fast, cheap and lets users send tiny payments, even a fraction of a cent.

LIGHTNING STRIKE: The two devs duked it out in a digital boxing match. (Photo courtesy of Michael Folkson)

Markets

Minecraft Players Can Win Bitcoin on New Treasure Hunt Server

A new Minecraft server allows players in the blocky universe to compete against one another to find hidden treasure and receive a bitcoin reward.

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Tech

Compared to Gaming and Gambling Dapps, DeFi Is Still Behind

A closer look at the data shows that decentralized applications are struggling to gain traction, and DeFi is not the main use case.

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Tech

2020 Vision: 7 Trends Bringing Blockchain Into Focus in the Year Ahead

As the blockchain industry moves from experimentation to implementation, futurist David Shrier is following these seven bellwethers.

David L. Shrier

Markets

Game Maker Electronic Arts Trolls Crypto Twitter

EA posted an enigmatic tweet that turned crypto twitter on its head.

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Tech

A Bitcoin Treasure Hunt Is Coming to College Campuses This Fall

The real-life spin on "Ready Player One" is bringing scavenger hunts and bitcoin wallet tutorials to more than 20 universities.

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