Bitcoin scammers took advantage of the drama around the leak of popular videogame series Grand Theft Auto (GTA). The game is currently under development in its sixth installment by legendary studio Rockstar, but a bad actor was able to infiltrate their network and steal critical data on the project. Rockstar Games confirmed the hacked via their official …
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QUICK TAKE Messari, a crypto data and analytics company, has raised $35 million in a Series B funding round. The round was led by Brevan Howard Digital, according to a press statement. Crypto data and analytics company Messari has raised a $35 million Series B funding round led by Brevan Howard Digital. Other new investors …
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Yuga Labs has hired Spencer Tucker as its first Chief Gaming Officer, the company behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection announced Friday. At Yuga, Tucker will supervise the development of the firm’s Web3 gaming projects, starting with Yuga’s “Otherside” metaverse. Earlier this year, Otherside made waves on Ethereum when it saw a massive surge of transactions and $561 million worth of NFT land sales within …
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The GameFi sector has achieved unprecedented growth over the past couple of years and is attracting investors. ANALYSIS The crypto industry has grown tremendously over the past couple of years, and one of its biggest drivers is the GameFi industry. GameFi — a portmanteau of gaming and finance — enables gamers to earn rewards while playing. …
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Crypto and the metaverse – and yes – virtual reality featuring cute girls, they share lots of interesting stuff. Just when you thought you’ve seen it all in the virtual reality scene, now you can rave and be in a fan girl mode, with this new all-girl idol group, in the X World Games metaverse. …
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KEY POINTS Microsoft said it will first bring the Xbox app to Samsung’s 2022 smart TVs and then expand distribution to other manufacturers. With the rollout, Microsoft is focused on bringing its gaming services to people who don’t have consoles. Gamers will be able to play the Xbox app with Sony’s Bluetooth-connected DualSense controllers as …
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a game-show campaign to help investors make informed decisions “in a playful way.” One of the contestants in the game show chose to listen to a celebrity and invest in crypto. SEC Debuts ‘Game Show-Themed Public Service Campaign’ The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy …
Five crypto games have a market cap in the millions, and two in the tens of millions, according to a report from Crypto Head. The report added that the diluted market cap, referring to the total value of the crypto at the price if the entire future supply of coins were in circulation, that Axie Infinity recorded $15.81 million, which is …
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Blizzard, a game studio and part of the Activision-Blizzard company, has started polling some gamers about the use of NFTs and cryptocurrency elements. The survey, which was only directed to some of its players, raised rumors about the possibility of the company introducing some of these elements into its games. However, Mike Ybarra, head of …
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The new “Axie Infinity: Origin” was originally supposed to debut on March 30. Axie Infinity developer Sky Mavis is delaying the launch of its highly anticipated “Origin” upgrade from March 30 to April 7 after hackers stole $625 million from the underlying Ronin blockchain earlier in the week. “While the game is ready for soft launch, we’ve decided to …
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