Axie Infinity and Polygon leaders tackle the bear market in crypto, NFTs, and blockchain games
For the Index Ventures Gaming Summit 2022 event, I moderated a fireside chat with Ryan Wyatt, head of Polygon Studios, and Jeff “Jiho” Zirlin,...
Chainalysis: Web3 ownership of DAOs is surprisingly concentrated
The ownership of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), which manage Web3 projects, is surprisingly concentrated, according to a report by research firm Chainalysis. Such DAOs...
GamesBeat Summit: What brands need to understand about the metaverse
The metaverse is big news throughout the game industry, and for brands overall. The question is becoming, how can brands get traction in the...
Ryan Wyatt interview: Why YouTube’s gaming chief moved to blockchain games at Polygon
Polygon raised $450 million for its blockchain protocol and hired YouTube Gaming chief Ryan Wyatt to build its blockchain gaming platform. That’s a bold...
Matthew Wolf interview: Why Zynga is diving into blockchain games
Matthew Wolf started a new job and a new studio at Zynga to make blockchain games back in November. Then Take-Two agreed to buy...
Forte’s PTI gets financial transaction licenses for blockchain games
Forte said that Provenance Technologies (PTI), the money services business that Forte incubated and incorporates into its platform for game developers, has received important...
Bitstamp teams up with Immortals esports team in crypto deal
Bitstamp has teamed up with the Immortals esports team in cryptocurrency deal. Bitstamp will be the official cryptocurrency exchange used by the Immortals esports...
Blockchain.com announces partnership with Cloud9
Blockchain.com today announced it is partnering with Cloud9, the esports organization. The cryptocurrency platform will offer financial literacy opportunities to Cloud9’s audience. Cloud9, which...
What’s it going to take to get cryptocurrency widely accepted?
The metaverse doesn’t quite exist yet, but it’s just the dusk before the dawn. And when it does finally burst into life, commerce and...
Can crypto and blockchain gaming change the creator vs corporation narrative?
Gamers are feeling some kind of way about blockchain technology. They came out in furious force when major game studios like Square Enix, Zynga,...