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CoinDesk's Consensus 2023 Draws 15,000 Attendees from Around the Globe to Austin, Texas

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水曜日, 5月 10, 2023

CoinDesk is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and the 9th year of Consensus.

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  • CoinDesk is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and the 9th year of Consensus.
  • CoinDesk's annual event, Consensus 2023, concluded on April 28th, bringing together a diverse group of 15,000 attendees.
  • In early June, amid CoinDesk's month-long 10th-anniversary celebrations, CoinDesk will publish the findings from intimate workshops conducted at Consensus in an inaugural Consensus @ Consensus Report.
  • Hosted yearly, the Consensus Pitch Fest celebrates innovation through a startup competition showcasing the world's most promising early-stage companies in a live onstage pitching battle.

Animoca Brands partners with ALTAVA Group to license its BAYC NFTs for ALTAVA’s BAGC project

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水曜日, 5月 10, 2023

Singapore, May 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  ALTAVA Group, a luxury fashion brand that brings culture-defining brands into the metaverse, has announced a licensing partnership with Animoca Brands, the company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, to make use of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs in Animoca Brands’ portfolio.

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  • Animoca Brands, which is an investor in ALTAVA, has agreed to license the BAYC intellectual property that it owns to ALTAVA’s Bored Ape Golf Club (BAGC) project.
  • BAGC is a golf-themed derivative of Bored Ape Yacht Club that uses BAYC NFTs belonging to The Sandbox, Elite Apes, and Animoca Brands.
  • All of Animoca Brands’ BAYC NFTs licensed to the project, along with BAYC NFTs licensed by The Sandbox , will be assigned to a special edition class in the BAGC digital collection.
  • The Special Edition BAGC NFTs will sport outfits branded by Animoca Brands and The Sandbox.

Mike Seavers Joins Yuga Labs as Chief Technology Officer

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金曜日, 4月 28, 2023

MIAMI, April 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Yuga Labs, web3 leader and home of Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), 10KTF, Otherside, CryptoPunks, and Meebits, today announced that Mike Seavers will be joining the company on May 22 as Chief Technology Officer. He will be succeeding current CTO and Co-Founder Kerem Atalay, who will remain with the company as a close strategic advisor.

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  • MIAMI, April 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Yuga Labs , web3 leader and home of Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), 10KTF, Otherside, CryptoPunks, and Meebits, today announced that Mike Seavers will be joining the company on May 22 as Chief Technology Officer.
  • Seavers joins with over two decades of experience as a technology and product leader.
  • Prior to joining Epic Games in 2021, Seavers was Chief Technology Officer of Riot Games, supporting League of Legends, Valorant, and Legends of Runeterra.
  • "I am also delighted that Yuga Labs will continue to benefit from Kerem's innovative thinking and technical expertise.

NFT Futures DEX Tribe3 Secures US$2.1 million Funding; Public Beta Launch on 3rd May 2023

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水曜日, 4月 26, 2023

Tribe3 is a decentralized NFT futures exchange with social and gamification elements.

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  • Tribe3 is a decentralized NFT futures exchange with social and gamification elements.
  • The protocol's mission is to become the go-to NFT derivatives exchange that provides users an engaging social trading experience.
  • The public beta of Tribe3's trading platform will go live on 3rd May 2023 on Arbitrum.
  • For the latest news and developments, follow the official Tribe3 Twitter account at https://twitter.com/tribe3official and check out the beta site app.tribe3.xyz

Web3 Gaming Creator, Bryce "Brycent" Johnson Is Signed By XSET, The World's Fastest Growing Gaming Organization, In First-Of-Its-Kind Partnership

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木曜日, 4月 20, 2023

BOSTON, April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- XSET, the world's fastest-growing gaming lifestyle organization, today announced it has signed Web3 gaming advocate and content creator Bryce Johnson aka 'Brycent' as the organization's and lifestyle gaming industry's first-ever Web3 gaming content creator.

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  • Brycent, a software engineer turned overnight Web3 sensation who rose to stardom in 2021, is now one of the most established Web3 gaming advocates, content creators, and streamers in the world.
  • The new relationship will further broaden XSET's reach beyond traditional gaming through Web3 expansion and a myriad of initiatives which include content creation and product development, among other things.
  • "Brycent is rigorous in his advocacy for the intersection of gaming and Web3.
  • The gaming industry is changing and the evolution of change involves all of us," said Bryce "Brycent" Johnson.

Yuga Labs Breaks Records with 2nd Trip to Otherside

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木曜日, 4月 13, 2023

MIAMI, April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Yuga Labs, web3 leader and home of Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), CryptoPunks, Meebits, and 10KTF, successfully completed 2nd Trip, bringing a record-breaking 7,214 concurrent users to Otherside.

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  • MIAMI, April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Yuga Labs , web3 leader and home of Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), CryptoPunks, Meebits, and 10KTF, successfully completed 2nd Trip, bringing a record-breaking 7,214 concurrent users to Otherside.
  • "2nd Trip marks a milestone in the co-development of Otherside," said Greg Solano , Co-Founder of Yuga Labs.
  • Picking up where 2nd Trip left off, LOTM is a collection-based 2D strategy game that dives into the origins of Otherside.
  • Yuga Labs continues to march toward a more persistent experience for Otherside by the end of 2023.

Social Marketplace HUG Raises $5M Seed Round Led by DIGITAL, OKX Ventures, to Build Creator-First Commerce for Artists

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水曜日, 4月 12, 2023

OKX Ventures, the investment arm of OKX, the second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume and a leading Web3 technology company, also participated in the round.

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  • OKX Ventures, the investment arm of OKX, the second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume and a leading Web3 technology company, also participated in the round.
  • "HUG is democratizing access to art and changing how artists get discovered", said CEO Randi Zuckerberg.
  • Launched in February 2022, HUG was founded by CEO Randi Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook Live and award-winning Broadway producer.
  • HUG will use the investment to accelerate product growth and integrate market leading creator-first commerce features with its existing social curation and discovery tools.

ACS Laboratory Launches the First Premium Hemp "Bored Gummy" Certificate of Analysis (COA) on the Blockchain

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水曜日, 4月 5, 2023

BOCA RATON, Fla., April 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ACS Laboratory, the largest hemp and cannabis testing facility in the eastern U.S., released the first blockchain Certificate of Analysis (COA) for the first Bored Ape Yacht Club (BYAC) licensed hemp gummy line. The "Bored Gummy" line features a Bored Ape #799 licensed by its BAYC owner, Will Savas, for this new collection. ACS Laboratory published the verified potency results using Blockticity on Avalanche Blockchain, validating the COA's authenticity on a transparent consumer-facing platform.

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  • The "Bored Gummy" line features a Bored Ape #799 licensed by its BAYC owner, Will Savas, for this new collection.
  • ACS Laboratory published the verified potency results using Blockticity on Avalanche Blockchain, validating the COA's authenticity on a transparent consumer-facing platform.
  • By minting the Bored Gummy COA on the blockchain, ACS Laboratory ensures consumers can trust the quality of the products they're consuming.
  • "We are thrilled to have tested the first Bored Ape NFT hemp gummy line for Diamond CBD," said Roger Brown, president of ACS Laboratory.

LEGENDARY GAME DESIGNER RICHARD GARFIELD SIGNS ON TO CONSULT ON APPLIED PRIMATE MEGAFORCE GAME

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木曜日, 3月 30, 2023

This initiative is the next step in Fragment’s ongoing mission to create a community-driven, decentralized entertainment launchpad that explores the potential of blockchain technologies to add unprecedented ownership, governance and persistence to in-game worlds.

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  • This initiative is the next step in Fragment’s ongoing mission to create a community-driven, decentralized entertainment launchpad that explores the potential of blockchain technologies to add unprecedented ownership, governance and persistence to in-game worlds.
  • “It’s truly a dream come true to work with Richard, Skaff and their team to develop a game around Sentinels and the MegaForce that explores how blockchain technologies can help deliver a truly groundbreaking and unique gaming experience for players.
  • Long term, we envision our Sentinels will inhabit and explore a persistent, autonomous gaming world that has its own set of fundamental rules and is beyond the centralized control of any one company or entity.
  • “It has been fun over the last few months to see the Fragment team's passion for puzzles and games that stem naturally from their storytelling, and their playfulness with the relationship between the two.

TwelveFold to Voodling: Milkcrate’s Entry in the Bitcoin Ordinals Movement is One to Watch

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火曜日, 3月 28, 2023

There are a lot of awesome projects dropping on-chain, Bitcoin Ordinals are revolutionizing the entire digital art and collectible space, early users are creating artifacts and inscribing history on-chain.

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  • There are a lot of awesome projects dropping on-chain, Bitcoin Ordinals are revolutionizing the entire digital art and collectible space, early users are creating artifacts and inscribing history on-chain.
  • Ordinals are offering a wealth of new opportunities for creative artists and collectors alike.
  • Despite some initial pushback, the momentum behind Bitcoin Ordinals is becoming unstoppable.
  • The phenomenal potential of BTC Ordinals is evident in Yuga Labs' TwelveFold collection, which recently sold 300 inscriptions in a drop that raised a staggering $16.5 million.