Adoption
Parachains
NFT platform Quartz wins the 14th parachain slot on the Kusama network
Quartz raised $23M (54k KSM) from nearly 9,000 global community members.
NFTs
Barbados to establish a virtual embassy within Ethereum dApp Decentraland
The Caribbean nation is primed to become the first sovereign nation with an embassy in the metaverse.
NFTs
Four Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs form Gorillaz-like music group
Four bored Apes form a band called KINGSHIP to change the face of the music industry.
Investments
Venture funds poured over $6.5 billion into crypto in Q3 2021
The latest report from CB Insights demonstrates continued interest and investment in early stage crypto projects.
Metaverse
This Ethereum project is bringing ‘virtual lifestyles’ to NFT metaverse Decentraland
Boson Protocol has plans to launch in a range of metaverses, the first location will be Decentraland, a decentralized 3D virtual reality platform.
Metaverse
Inside the crypto metaverses: Are wearables the next NFT megatrend?
Atlas Corporation wants to build a tool to calculate secondary fees for virtual wearables.
Adoption
Steve Wozniak to discuss the future of energy at the Inaugural EFFORCE Summit
Inaugural EFFORCE Summit to address Energy Reduction with $WOZX coin.
Gaming
Report: Almost half of all crypto wallets are connected to games
According to a recent report from the Blockchain Game Alliance there were over 804,000 unique players connected to blockchain based games in July.
NFTs
Tezos-based Kalamint partners with Wert to offer credit card top ups
Kalamint, the second largest NFT marketplace on the Tezos Network, has implemented wallet top-up through Wert.
NFTs
Decentraland (MANA) to host first-ever ‘Metaverse Festival’ from Oct. 21
The Decentraland Metaverse Festival will bring the crypto community together for a special celebration with over 80+ artists
NFTs
How the innovative use of crypto NFTs can help battle climate change
Innovative NFT art collections are showcasing initiatives that inspire climate action.
NFTs
CryptoPunks, BAYCs, and Frens: Social media analysis shows NFTs hype mirrors sales trends
Analysis of 31,000 NFT related posts on subreddits and 3,000 headlines for mentions of NFTs shows mostly positive sentiment.