Fun

News Feed - 2023-07-27 04:07:00

Ezra Reguerra5 hours agoMcDonald’s in the metaverse, pro players to try Web3: Nifty NewsletterThe creators of the popular NFT game Axie Infinity announced a partnership with NFT collection CyberKongz to migrate the Play & Kollect game to Ronin.2467 Total views30 Total sharesListen to article 0:00NewsletterJoin us on social networksIn this week’s newsletter, read about how Reddit onboarded millions into Web3 through its nonfungible token (NFT) avatars, and check out McDonald’s first metaverse experience in The Sandbox. Find out why professional gamers are interested in trying out Web3 games, and why Axie Infinity creator Sky Mavis is partnering with NFT collection CyberKongz to develop a new game. And don’t forget this week’s Nifty News, featuring an NFT image of Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin.Reddit engineer shares strategy behind NFT onboarding at EthCC


At the recent Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC) event, Reddit’s senior engineer Mirela Spasova shared how the online forum platform onboarded millions to its NFT avatars. Spasova highlighted that the motivation behind the project was empowering users with freedom of use.


By making the collectible project on-chain, users can either keep them as their avatars or resell them on secondary marketplaces like the NFT trading platform OpenSea.


Continue readingMcDonald’s debuts McNuggets Land in The Sandbox


McDonald’s Hong Kong has built its first Web3 experience dubbed “McNuggets Land” in the metaverse project The Sandbox. The McNuggets Land is a digital world created to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the restaurant chain’s Chicken McNuggets.


The Web3 experience will allow users to go to a digital store that shows a tour of the history behind the chicken snack. It also allows participants to play and complete quests to win rewards, including The Sandbox (SAND) tokens.


Continue readingDota 2, Rocket League pros ‘want to explore’ Web3 and blockchain gaming


Even though traditional game developers have shunned the idea of integrating Web3 into games, some competitive gamers expressed interest in blockchain-based gaming.


Professional Dota 2 player Erik Engel and Rocket League competitive gamer Max both expressed interest in trying out Web3 gaming. According to Engel, it was refreshing to see companies make more out of the technology than just the usual games.


Continue readingAxie Infinity creator to develop new game in partnership with CyberKongz


Sky Mavis, the creator of the NFT game Axie Infinity, has announced a partnership with the NFT collection CyberKongz to develop a new game. Though the company did not provide details about the game, Sky Mavis executive Kathleen Osgood said that it would have the opportunity to be interoperable by integrating with existing Axie Infinity experiences.


Despite the lower interest in blockchain gaming during the bear market, Osgood believes that the catalyst for the revival of blockchain gaming will come from a game that understands the motivations that drive users into Web3.


Continue readingNifty News: Vitalik Buterin becomes NFT, Neopets transitions into non-crypto game and more


An image taken before Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin became famous is being sold as an NFT to celebrate the anniversary of the smart contract platform. Meanwhile, the popular Web3 game Neopets Metaverse has decided to focus on a different game concept that’s non-crypto despite raising investments from various Web3 firms.


Continue reading


CHECK OUT COINTELEGRAPH’S NFT STEEZPODCAST


Thanks for reading this digest of the week’s most notable developments in the NFT space. Come again next Wednesday for more reports and insights into this actively evolving space.# Reddit# Ethereum# Vitalik Buterin# Games# Sandbox# Metaverse# Blockchain Game# NFT# GamingAdd reactionAdd reactionRelated NewsHow to actually spend your Bitcoin, ExplainedHow do DeFi projects generate profit?ERC-20 inventor discusses origins, new blockchains, BRC-20 and moreAnimoca still bullish on blockchain games, awaits license for metaverse fundNifty News: Sega exec calls P2E games ‘boring,’ Tom Brady’s NFT firm switches it up and moreBored Ape floor price falls below 30 ETH: Nifty Newsletter, July 5–11

News Feed
Robinhood on Listing More Cryptocurrencies: ‘It’s Important That We Get a Bit More Clarity From Regulators’
Robinhood on Listing More Cryptocurrencies: "It"s Important That We Get a Bit More Clarity From Regulators" Robinhood’s chief financial officer has revealed the popular trad
2022-01-17 09:30 AM
Ministries Queried About Missing 200,000 Bitcoins as Bulgaria Explores Crypto Payments
Ministries Queried About Missing 200,000 Bitcoins as Bulgaria Explores Crypto Payments The recently elected government of Bulgaria has found itself in the position of answering que
2022-01-28 22:30 PM
BA-Backed Firm Raises $5 Million to Put Airline Security on a Blockchain
Blockchain firm Zamna has raised $5 million in a seed funding round led by VC firms LocalGlobe and Oxford Capital for the continued development of its airport security system. Forme
2019-10-28 22:00 PM
Abhishek Singh5 hours agoFuture of business through the synthesis of blockchain technology, data and AIAI and blockchain are emerging technologies and have a very bright future. Both of them are at the cutting edge of in
2023-11-29 04:00 AM
Savannah Fortis13 hours agoSam Bankman-Fried files memo asking court to block prosecutor evidenceThe FTX founder has filed a memorandum asking the court to deny recent requests filed by the Department of Justice, calling
2023-09-04 19:53 PM
Bitcoin recovery fizzles, but SOL, DOT, NEAR and KAS could rally
Rakesh Upadhyay4 hours agoBitcoin recovery fizzles, but SOL, DOT, NEAR and KAS could rallyBuyers will need to keep Bitcoin above $53,500 to start a recovery in SOL, DOT, NEAR and KAS.1799 Total views1 Total sharesListen
2024-07-08 04:30 AM
‘FTX Accounts Drainer’ Now Holds Over 250,000 ETH, Address Is the 27th Largest Ethereum Wallet
"FTX Accounts Drainer" Now Holds Over 250,000 ETH, Address Is the 27th Largest Ethereum Wallet The exploiter responsible for siphoning millions of dollars in ERC20 tokens and ether
2022-11-20 08:35 AM
Tom Mitchelhill54 minutes agoUK risks regulating NFTs the wrong way, says Mintable CEO“It’s not just a piece of artwork”: Mintable CEO Zach Burks argues that the United Kingdom government still hasn’t caught up o
2023-10-30 08:06 AM
Data Privacy Startup StrongSalt Raises $3 Million for Encrypted API Service
A new encryption-as-a-service company raised $3 million to bring standardized encryption techniques to the blockchain. Data privacy startup StrongSalt announced Thursday the clos
2019-09-26 23:00 PM
Exchange Crypto with 0% Fees in Lumi Wallet
Exchange Crypto with 0% Fees in Lumi WalletEverybody’s sick of commissions. Lumi Wallet is renouncing them, introducing 0% Fees on all crypto to crypto exchange operations. Al
2020-05-11 19:33 PM
Minereum World Metaverse Is Planned to Be Launched in Q1 2022, Land Pre-Sale Is Live
Minereum World Metaverse Is Planned to Be Launched in Q1 2022, Land Pre-Sale Is Live sponsored Minereum, the project behind the first self-mining smart contract, welcomes you to The
2021-12-16 23:00 PM
SBI’s Acquisition of Crypto Firm Helps the Asian Giant Create Full-Fledged Digital Asset Trading Desk
SBI"s Acquisition of Crypto Firm Helps the Asian Giant Create Full-Fledged Digital Asset Trading Desk Japanese financial group SBI Financial Services has announc
2020-12-16 09:03 AM