Tagged: gaming

MyMetaverse, Enjin Bring Polkadot’s “Playable” NFTs to Gaming Servers

The “first” in-game NFTs have been minted on Efinity with the launch of the MetaHome NFT collection, immediately usable in MyMetaverse’s full suite of games. MyMetaverse, a game development company specializing in creator-led metaverses with play-and-earn economies, “ensured that on launch, the NFTs perform different… Read More

Metaverse GameFi Project Metaisland Joins Neo Global Development EcoBoost Program

Neo Global Development (NGD) has accepted Metaisland into the EcoBoost program. The multiplayer metaverse GameFi project is “the fourth project to join the EcoBoost program in 2022.” Through EcoBoost, Neo will “provide support and incubation opportunities to help the project enter the market.” In 2021, NGD… Read More

Datawisp Finalizes $3.6M Round to Expand B2B No-Code Data Platform

Datawisp, a no-code data exploration platform focused on web3 and gaming, has raised $3.6 million in funding. The seed investment round was “led by CoinFund, with participation from Spartan Capital, Mirana Ventures, Dweb3 Capital, and existing investors Play Ventures.” For most businesses, the ability to… Read More

Fintech ZEBEDEE Integrates “Programmable Money” into Internet-based Apps

ZEBEDEE, which claims to be the leading Fintech and next-gen payment processor for the gaming industry, announced the launch of an integration allowing any business “to implement ‘Log in with ZBD’ and instantly grant users the ability to move money to and from different online… Read More

Blockchain Gaming Firm Immutable Hires Polygon Exec Aviral Avasthi

Immutable, a global blockchain gaming company bringing digital asset ownership to billions, announced the appointment of Aviral Avasthi as Senior Vice President, Marketing. Avasthi will “head marketing, communications and community teams for Immutable X, leveraging expertise gained in prominent web2 and web3 roles for Polygon,… Read More

Cybersecurity Firm Glasswall CEO Comments on $540M Crypto Hack

Cybercriminals have reportedly “duped” a senior engineer at a crypto-based online gaming company, Axie Infinity, into applying for a job at a “fictitious” company. The result: “the loss of $540 million in cryptocurrency,” according to an update shared with CI (and also widely reported). While… Read More

Konvoy Announces $150M Fund to Support Firms at “Frontier” of Gaming

Konvoy, an early-stage investment firm that invests at the frontier of gaming, has announced a new $150 million fund as it continues on its mission to be “the best-performing investment firm within the $200 billion video gaming industry, while a recent report from Gamesone has… Read More

Oasys Finalizes $20M Private Token Sale Round

Oasys, a blockchain developed specifically for the gaming community, announced that it has completed a private token sale round of $20 million “led by blockchain financing and investment platform, Republic Capital, with participation from Jump Crypto, Crypto.com, Huobi, Kucoin, Gate.io, bitbank and Mirana Ventures.’ Oasys… Read More

Free-to-Play-to-Earn Model Might Take Blockchain Games Mainstream, Huobi Research Institute Claims

The launch of Grit, the “first-ever” blockchain game from the partnership between Epic Games and Gala Games, is seen as a “watershed” event for the mass onboarding of gamers from Web2 to Web3, according to an update from Huobi. However, blockchain games have “not reached… Read More

Fintech Lender Uncapped Acquires Specialist Gaming Lender Sugar

Fintech lender Uncapped announced the acquisition of Sugar, a specialist flexible finance provider for gaming and digital apps. Sugar will “continue to trade under the new brand Sugar powered by Uncapped.” The acquisition gives Uncapped “a foothold in the gaming and apps market.” Sugar also… Read More

FanHub, a Play-to-Earn Game, Acquires £215,845 via Seedrs

FanHub, a play-2-earn game bringing an “extremely engaged” community to Web3, has secured 86% (£215,845) of its £250,008 target from 140 investors (at the time of writing) via Seedrs with 24 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign. Located in London, FanHub operates in the… Read More

Gaming Fintech ZEBEDEE and MoonPay Launch Instant Bitcoin Purchases

Gaming Fintech ZEBEDEE and MoonPay, the international crypto payments infrastructure provider, has announced the integration of MoonPay’s services into the ZEBEDEE app for Bitcoin gaming, “allowing gamers to top up their Bitcoin balance with credit or debit cards without ever leaving ZEBEDEE.” The worlds of… Read More

Fintech ZEBEDEE and Vestly to Accelerate Crypto, NFT Adoption to Main Street

Gaming Fintech ZEBEDEE and education app creator Vestly Media recently  announced the release of the Vestly app, the “best way” for the crypto “curious” to enter the world of crypto, NFTs and stocks “with no risk and with all the educational resources they need.” With… Read More

CellPoint Digital Teams Up with MTC Game to Support Payment Options for Gaming Platforms

CellPoint Digital, which claims to be a leading international provider of digital commerce and payment solutions, recently announced a partnership with global e-commerce platform for video gamers, MTC Game. An international retailer, MTC Game provides “an online platform for digital codes and services to gamers.”… Read More

Rainmaker Games Introduces Blockchain Gaming Discovery Platform

Rainmaker Games recently announced the launch of a Discovery Platform for blockchain games “soon after a $6.5 million raise in December backed by CoinFund.” Each game on the platform “is rated and reviewed by a team of 50 players and analysts, providing much-needed gaming data… Read More

Gaming Fintech ZEBEDEE and UK based Mobile Gaming Studio Fumb Games Release Bitcoin Miner

Gaming Fintech ZEBEDEE and mobile gaming studio Fumb Games recently announced the release of Bitcoin Miner, which is “an idle mobile game that pays players real Bitcoin for managing a simulated crypto mining business.” The game represents “an interesting fusion of gaming and Fintech, as… Read More

White Star Capital, a Tech VC Platform, Announces Second Digital Asset Fund

White Star Capital, a multi-stage tech venture capital investment platform that backs founders building interantional businesses, announced the initial close of its second Digital Asset Fund (DAF II). The fund, which will continue to invest in crypto-networks and early-stage blockchain or DLT-powered Web3 businesses, with… Read More

Community Gaming, an Earnings Platform and Competitive Organizer, Raises $20M

Community Gaming, the “premier” all-in-one global earnings platform and competitive organizer, recently announced the closing of its “oversubscribed” Series A at $16 million. The investment round was reportedly led by SoftBank Group via its SB Opportunity Fund, along with contributions from Animoca Brands, Binance Labs,… Read More

PXP Financial, an Acquiring, Payment, Fraud, and Data Analysis Service, Launches in Canada

PXP Financial Inc., the US division of PXP Financial Ltd., a key player in global acquiring, payment, fraud and data analysis services, recently announced its launch in Canada. Ontario is the next major territory for sports betting since New Jersey became one of the first… Read More

Securing the Metaverse: The Sandbox and Ledger to Enhance Security, Ease-of-Use for Clients

The Sandbox, a “decentralized” gaming metaverse and a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, and Ledger, the hardware and software security company in crypto and Web3, have partnered “to bring Ledger’s best-in-class security technology to The Sandbox’s global user base.” The partnership will “empower The Sandbox’s 2.2… Read More

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