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Updated April 2, 2026 · 8:52 AM UTC

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Gaming

Has GameFi just found the perfect pairing as ex-Hearthstone designer joins FTX Gaming?

Popular steam game Storybook Brawl is moving to FTX Gaming after the acquisition of their parent company Goodluck Games. Reviews of the game tanked as the news broke.

4 years ago

NFTs

Yuga Labs secures a16z board member, $450 million and reached a $4 billion valuation

Yuga Labs collected $450 million of funding in their first seed round, which increased their total valuation to $4 billion. Yuga Labs team announced that this money will be spend on building their new game-based metaverse.

4 years ago

Gaming

How Penguin Karts will drive the blockchain gaming scene forward

Today, we wanted to highlight what we believe makes Penguin Karts special and (if you’ll excuse the pun) how it really drives forward the blockchain gaming scene.

4 years ago

Gaming

Benji Banana to become P2E game as Bored Ape floor price rises

Popular mobile game, Banana Benji is transitioning into a play-to-earn game on the Ethereum ecosystem that would allow players to earn ApeCoin.

4 years ago

Metaverse

Yuga Labs expects to triple its annual revenue through their new game-based metaverse

After adding two new NFT collections to their ecosystem, Yuga Labs announces their goal for 2022 as a game-based metaverse MetaRPG. Their new world also leads to a new currency from Yuga and more metaverse real-estates.

4 years ago

Gaming

Op-ed: To conquer traditional gamers, P2E games must offer more than a cash grab

Play-to-Earn (P2E) games are on the rise. Nevertheless traditional gamers don't seem pleased by these type of games. This comes from how they motivate their userbase, at least partially.

4 years ago

NFTs

The Sandbox partners with World of Women to drive female inclusivity in Web3

The Sandbox, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, and World of Woman, an NFT community that celebrates inclusivity and equal opportunities for all, announce a partnership on the International Women's Day.

4 years ago

Gaming

As gaming guilds raise billions of dollars, who will be the next YGG?

After GameFi's explosive growth, gaming guilds started to get the attention, with $34 million and $41.5 million raised in November and December.

4 years ago

Web3

Minecraft gets web 3.0 integration via NFT Worlds mod

NFT Worlds is a crypto gaming project that aims to build a metaverse on top of Microsoft's sandbox game Minecraft, using blockchain and Web 3.0 technology.

4 years ago