According to Maxwell Mayhew, founder of the decentralized e-ticketing platform UTIX, event organizers can potentially overcome ticket scalping by switching to smart contract-based event hosting platforms. Such platforms not only help organizers control the amount of event tickets in secondary markets, says Mayhew, but “even the maximum price the tickets can be sold for.” The…
Read more
Fantasy sports platform GameOn has partnered with the Spanish football league LALIGA to develop Web3 games for players in the US and Canada. GameOn announced its deal with LALIGA North America on Wednesday. According to the press release, the tech company will launch fantasy games based on real-world LALIGA players and matches. GameOn CEO Matt…
Read more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Stoner Cats 2 LLC (SC2) with conducting an unregistered offering of crypto asset securities in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that raised about $8 million from investors to finance an animated web series. SEC Slaps Stoner Cats 2 With Charges: NFTs Deemed Unregistered Securities in $8M Offering…
Read more
Animoca Brands, a metaverse and gaming venture capital firm, has raised $20 million to expand its Web3 identity project Mocaverse. According to the press release, the funding round was led by blockchain- and Web3-focused venture capital company CMCC Global, with other investors including Kingsway Capital, Liberty City Ventures, GameFi Ventures, Aleksander Larsen (Sky Mavis founder),…
Read more
Non-fungible token (NFT) sales took yet another dip this week, marking the fourth consecutive week of decline, albeit a slight one, with a decrease of 6.75%. From September 2, 2023, to September 9, the total sales for this week amounted to approximately $80.69 million, with a notable chunk of $42.61 million originating from the Ethereum…
Read more
Rollbit Coin (RLB) has been on an epic run since July, surging over 800% in a little over a month to post an all-time high of $0.2131 on August 2. However, after this parabolic ascent, gravity has taken hold as RLB has cooled off and entered a period of consolidation. For the past two weeks,…
Read more
During the Rare Evo blockchain and cryptocurrency convention, Cardano’s founder Charles Hoskinson expressed his conviction that ADA will eventually become the “biggest cryptocurrency in the world.” Simultaneously, ADA’s value has plummeted 15.2% against the U.S. dollar over the last month, earning it the seventh-largest spot based on crypto market capitalizations. Cardano Poised to Outshine Bitcoin…
Read more
According to the latest statistics, sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have taken a 14% dip compared to the preceding week, tallying up to $91.86 million in the past seven days. Interestingly, the count of purchasers rose by 38%; however, NFT transactions witnessed a decline of over 30% during this week. NFT Transactions Dip Over 30%…
Read more
Using blockchain can potentially minimize intermediary expenses incurred by players in the hospitality industry because the technology makes it possible to facilitate direct connections between users and hotels, Bernard Lau, CEO of Staynex and LABS Group, has said. Lau, whose company focuses on onboarding resorts & hotels to Web3, argued that non-fungible tokens (NFTs) can…
Read more
With the Bitcoin Cash network’s May 15 Cashtokens upgrade now three months behind us, bustling development in non-custodial wallets, marketplaces, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), games, and other applications continues unabated. Paytaca wallet CEO Joemar Taganna notes that “improvements in consensus building” and “new and powerful upgrades to the protocol” showcase several parties “working together to make…
Read more
