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Guy Buys NFT For $2.9 Million, Asks for $48 Million, Is Offered $3600
14.4.2022
Sina Estavi is a “crypto entrepreneur”, who last year bought a digital token representing Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s first ever tweet. He paid $2.9 million for it, and this month sought to make good on his “investment”, putting it up for auction with an expectation it could net him $48 million....
Dozens of VIP backers invest $87M into crypto payment startup MoonPay
13.4.2022
Ashton Kutcher, Gwyneth Paltrow, Justin Bieber and Snoop Dogg are among MoonPay's strategic investors that have brought the company's valuation to $3.4 billion
Regulating crypto firms: 'It's important that policymakers are involved,' says Web3 Foundation COO
13.4.2022
According to Bertrand Perez, some lawmakers are still making decisions “too fast or without having education” on crypto, but Libra may given them a push to develop a framework
White Star Capital raises $120M for Ubisoft backed Web3 investment fund
12.4.2022
The Web3 tech investment firm will contribute up to $7 million to as many as 25 companies across Europe, Asia, and North America with the new funds
Uniswap launches venture capital wing for Web3 investments
12.4.2022
The firm says it has already invested in 11 companies and Web3 protocols such as Aave, MakerDAO, LayerZero, and others, with plans to participate in the governance systems of some projects
Crypto Raiders explains how blockchain gaming attracts new users to Web3
11.4.2022
The creators of Crypto Raiders explain how blockchain gaming is revolutionizing the entertainment industry and shepherding new entrants to Web3
Museums in the metaverse: How Web3 technology can help historical sites
10.4.2022
Historical-site metaverses may become a new business model for tourism, and they may rewrite history in the process
Here’s what’s happening in Web3 across Africa
10.4.2022
Leading blockchain protocols and other actors jockey for position in the race to build and mold Africa’s emerging Web3 economy
Web3 Security Firm Certik Raises $88 Million in Series B3 Financing Round Led by Tiger Global and Others
8.4.2022
Certik, a Web3 and blockchain auditing and security firm, has raised $88 million in its recent B3 funding round. The round, which was led by Tiger Global and included Goldman Sachs as an investor in the firm, gives the company a valuation of $2 billion. This doubles the valuation that Certik...
NFT Self Defense: Staying Safe in Web3
8.4.2022
John Ennis, Ecosystem Lead of Gnosis Safe, a multi-signature (multisig) wallet solution.
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From BAYC, Cryptopunks, Meebits, NFT collections are gaining mainstream attention from brands to celebrities to everyday individuals, but not all this attention has been positive. NFT hacks...
Bolt Acquires Wyre for $1.5 Billion, Firm Aims to ‘Decentralize Commerce’
8.4.2022
On Thursday, the payments and checkout and shopper network, Bolt has announced the firm plans to acquire the digital currency provider Wyre in a $1.5 billion deal. Bolt has explained the acquisition is aimed at bolstering cryptocurrency services and “the opportunity of Web3.” Payments...
FTSE 100 Company, Entain, Deploys Syntropy to Improve Global Network Performance
7.4.2022
PRESS RELEASE. PALO ALTO – April 7th, 2022 — Syntropy, a transformative Web3 connectivity company, announces its new customer – the sports betting and gaming giant, Entain. The FTSE 100 company is leveraging Syntropy’s global relay network with its decentralized...
Grammys 2022: NFTs hot topic of discussion amongst musicians and industry experts
7.4.2022
Music industry experts and leading musicians discussed and showcased NFTs at the 2022 Grammys
NFT LA: Attract the mainstream, focus on Web3 and use cases
6.4.2022
Panelists who spoke at NFT LA shared their thoughts on Web3, innovative use cases and the future of nonfungible tokens
NFT Taskforce Asks Japanese Government to Consider Appointing Web3 Minister
6.4.2022
In a recently released white paper, a Japanese non-fungible token (NFT) taskforce has asked the government to consider appointing a government minister whose job it would be to oversee all matters relating to Web3. Building the Support Structure for Japan’s NFT Sector A Japanese NFT policy...
Point Labs Releases Full Roadmap to Web3
6.4.2022
(Link to full roadmap here: roadmap.pointnetwork.io) With “web 3.0” suddenly upgrading from an obscure area of research to a hot topic of mainstream conversation and a significant part of the 2020-s zeitgeist, more and more questions arise about the nature of the beast....
‘Our democracy will better evolve because of DAOs,’ says Animoca's Yat Siu
5.4.2022
Cointelegraph caught up with Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu at NFT LA to learn more about DAOs, Web3 and why NFTs are critical
Crypto venture capital firms see surging assets under management
5.4.2022
Filings reveal the massive amount of assets that crypto venture funds are managing, Andreessen Horowitz’s (a16z) crypto funds were also disclosed to be worth around $9 billion
Coinbase Focuses on Crypto and Web3 in India — Plans to Hire 1,000 for Indian Hub
5.4.2022
Coinbase is focusing on growing the crypto and Web3 ecosystem in India. “Combined with India’s world-class software talent, we believe that crypto and web3 technology can help accelerate India’s economic and financial inclusion goals,” said CEO Brian Armstrong. Coinbase...
MADworld and BAPE Partner to Introduce Online/Offline Web3 Experience
4.4.2022
MADworld has announced a collaboration with A Bathing Ape, also known as BAPE, a renowned Japanese fashion company, and both will be dwelling in the world of Metaverse. Since its inception in 1993 in Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan, BAPE has become one of the world’s most recognizable streetwear...