Traditional firms likely won’t be leading the charge in the next generation of Web3 games — WAX CEO
Traditional ideas about gaming, coming from both the firms developing the games and the players themselves, could slow down adoption of Web3 games, according to WAX co-founder and CEO William Quigley. Speaking to Cointelegraph at a Web Summit panel in Portugal on Nov. 3, Quigley said “trying to build a video game using a blockchain […]
Blockchain-based games see an uptick in users despite bear market conditions
Bear markets are always tough, but one of the positives is they clear the clutter and this allows legitimate projects to stand out. While most investors are focused on the latest centralized finance (CeFi) and decentralized finances (DeFi) scandal, the blockchain gaming sector has quietly weathered the storm better than other niches of the market. […]
Gaming industry to have a 'blockchain-connected' future, studio execs say
With blockchain slowly finding its way into the video gaming industry, sector veterans and executives of nonfungible token (NFT) blockchain WAX believe that there will be more connections between games and blockchain networks in the future. In a Cointelegraph interview, WAX head of publishing David Kim and WAX Studios head of game studios Michael Rubinelli shared […]
Nifty News: FLUF World and Snoop Dogg fundraise, Adidas and Prada NFTs, WAX gifts 10M NFTs
There was so much Nifty News this week that a second round-up was necessary to catch up on the latest nonfungible token (NFT)-related news. FLUF World and Snoop Dog partner for charity FLUF World, Beyond VR studio and Snoop Dogg teamed up to raised over $1 million via a one-day charity NFT auction on behalf […]
5 times quickfire crypto traders bought the news for double (or triple) digit profits
Why do crypto traders “buy the rumor, sell the news”? Simple. Because whispers of exchange listings or big-name partnerships reach very few people… while an article in Cointelegraph can reach hundreds of thousands of crypto enthusiasts in seconds. While insiders are quietly amassing tokens on rumors, the rest of us are completely ignorant of what […]
NFT partnerships and protocol integrations boost Tezos, WAX and Aleph.im
The roller coaster ride that is the cryptocurrency market continued its volatile ways on Dec. 8 as Bitcoin (BTC) price briefly slipped below the $49,000 level. Despite the setback, there are still clear signs that crypto mass adoption is taking place, a prime example being Visa’s announcement that it will launch crypto consulting and advisory services […]
Metaverse and blockchain gaming altcoins rally while Bitcoin looks for support
Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent foray back below $56,000 sparked a wide-ranging sell-off across the cryptocurrency ecosystem and talks of the price hitting $100,000 by the end of the year quickly morphed into concerns about an impending bear market that could thrust prices into the doldrums for a year or longer. While there appeared to be absolute carnage […]