Reli3f, a collective of artists, has announced the release of their first collection of NFTs to benefit humanitarian causes. It sold out in less than 30 seconds, earning more than $1 million for Ukrainian relief efforts. We recognize the Ukrainian people's struggle. In a crisis where time is of the essence, web3 allows us to […]Read More
Roger Bartlett, a Goldman Sachs veteran who has worked in a variety of roles at the firm since 2005, announced his resignation. In a LinkedIn post, Bartlett stated that he would be leading Coinbase‘s worldwide finance operations after 16 years at the investment banking behemoth. “It’s time to embrace the crypto economy.. It’s time to […]Read More
Axie Infinity, a popular Play-to-Earn (P2E) blockchain game built by the Vietnamese software firm Sky Mavis, has accumulated an all-time total of $4.14 billion in non-fungible token (NFT) sales. The play-to-earn (P2E) game, which started in 2018, is now the third largest NFT platform in terms of cumulative sales. This is based on DappRadar data. […]Read More
Fast Break Labs, a Web 3 business launched last year by former Meta Platforms workers Charles Du and John Wu, has acquired $6 million in a seed investment round headed by Pantera Capital and Patron, a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investing. Due to their shared interest in fantasy basketball, the duo found themselves […]Read More
Fiverr collaborated with Censuwide to poll over 1,000 US-based freelancers to learn how they are leveraging on the growth of NFTs and other Web3 apps. Here are the main takeaways from the study: 👉 The number of freelancers who published tasks on Fiverr for NFT services surged by 278% between Q3 and Q4 of 2021. […]Read More
Spotify placed a job offering on LinkedIn asking for a Senior Backend Engineer to help them with their development into the Web3 space, according to the company. According to the job listing: “The team, within the Edison/DICE product area, is responsible for driving growth through new technologies, like Web3. This small and fullstack team is […]Read More
Crypto exchange FTX is establishing a gaming division. The goal is to provide a ‘crypto-as-a-service’ platform that will help gaming firms launch their tokens and NFTs. The new unit, FTX Gaming, will encourage more game developers to adopt cryptocurrencies, blockchain networks, and NFTs in their games. “We are launching FTX Gaming because we see games […]Read More
BuyTheBroncosDAO, a new Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO), has been founded to raise funds in order to acquire the Denver Broncos, an NFL team, for around $4 billion. “The goal is to create an infrastructure that will enable supporters from all walks of life to become owners of the Denver Broncos.” – Sean O’Brien, a former […]Read More
As more and more companies join the Metaverse, we should see the rise of a new role, the CMTO – Chief Metaverse Officer. We are still debating what the Metaverse actually is. But this has not stopped several companies from starting to experiment within these new digital environments. We are still a few years away […]Read More
Laurie Segall, from D3 Network, interviewed Nicole Muniz, CEO of Yuga Labs, the company behind Bored Ape Yacht Club. They discussed NFT collections, BAYC and Web3. The original video will be available at the end of this post. About the Bored Ape Yacht Club phenomenon I think what makes Bored Ape Yacht Club special is […]Read More