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DappRadar: Blockchain Gaming Activity Hardly Impacted by FTX Crypto Blast

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

DappRadar's latest Blockchain Games Report shows that blockchain gaming activity largely managed to brush off the events at FTX.

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  • DappRadar's latest Blockchain Games Report shows that blockchain gaming activity largely managed to brush off the events at FTX.
  • All told, blockchain games accounted for a healthy 46% of all blockchain activity, ensuring it remains the biggest segment in the overall crypto space, ahead of decentralized finance.
  • The most popular blockchain for gaming was, once again, Wax, which actually saw an increase in daily activity with an average of 344,284 daily UAWs in November, up more than 4% from October.
  • There were a number of blockchains that suffered as a result of the fallout from the FTX collapse, though.

MarginX, World's First Community-Based Decentralized Exchange, Launches on Function X Blockchain

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Sunday, November 27, 2022

MarginX, World's First Community-Based Decentralized Exchange, Launches on Function X Blockchain

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  • MarginX, World's First Community-Based Decentralized Exchange, Launches on Function X Blockchain
    MarginX, World's First Community-Based Decentralized Exchange, Launches on Function X Blockchain
    MarginX , the worlds first community-based decentralized exchange (DEX), launches on the Function X blockchain today.
  • We are thrilled to be building on the Function X blockchain, as it provides us with the multi-chain architecture and EVM compatibility that sets the right DeFi environment for MarginX and its future DeFi protocols.
  • As the worlds first community-based DEX, MarginX is committed to being a contributor-driven, fully decentralized blockchain infrastructure.
  • MarginX is the worlds first community-based decentralized exchange built on the Function X network, and running via a multi-chain and on-chain infrastructure.

DappRadar: Blockchain Gaming Is Leading the growth of Web3, DappRadar's New Q3 Gaming report reveals

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Monday, October 17, 2022

DappRadar: Blockchain Gaming Is Leading the growth of Web3, DappRadar's New Q3 Gaming report reveals

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  • DappRadar: Blockchain Gaming Is Leading the growth of Web3, DappRadar's New Q3 Gaming report reveals
    Blockchain Gaming Is Leading the Growth of Web3, DappRadars New Q3 Gaming Report Reveals
    DappRadar , the global app store for decentralized applications, and the Blockchain Game Alliance , have revealed in its latest gaming report that gaming activity is driving Web3 with close to half of all blockchain activity in Q3.
  • The number of unique active wallets in the blockchain gaming industry increased by 8% (912K) month-over-month, ensuring its share of Web3 remains over 48% in Q3.
  • While Septembers blockchain gaming and metaverse investments were the lowest all year, with only $156 million raised, gaming continues to lead Web3.
  • In Q3, Alien Worlds became once again the most played blockchain game with 190,770 average daily UAWs, an increase of 14% from Q2.

Embracing Blockchain and Upcoming Tech Innovations is Key to Reducing India's High Logistics Cost: Raj Chowdhury

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- As the world's fastest-growing economy, India's forward-looking vision is reflected in its aim to become a $5 trillion economy by 2025. HashCash Consultants CEO Raj Chowdhury acknowledges the ongoing developmental reforms, putting the spotlight on the need for the implementation of blockchain along with other tech innovations across different sectors to maximize growth, including the logistics and supply chain sectors.

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  • The Indian government has adopted a National Logistics Policy targeting a reduction of high transportation costs.
  • Logistics form the backbone of the nation's international trade, and the sector will grow at a 10.5% CAGR till 2025.
  • Blockchain, along with other technological innovations, can become a vital cog in the wheel, streamlining processes while validating transactions and eliminating intermediaries.
  • The Hashcash Chief, a noted blockchain pioneer, states, "the scenario for blockchain implementation is ideal in a nation like India.

DappRadar: The Blockchain Gaming Sector Is Still Growing Fast, DappRadar’s Blockchain Games Report #7 Shows

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

DappRadar: The Blockchain Gaming Sector Is Still Growing Fast, DappRadars Blockchain Games Report #7 Shows

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  • DappRadar: The Blockchain Gaming Sector Is Still Growing Fast, DappRadars Blockchain Games Report #7 Shows
    The Blockchain Gaming Sector Is Still Growing Fast, DappRadars Blockchain Games Report #7 Shows
    DappRadar , the global app store for decentralized applications, and the Blockchain Game Alliance , have revealed that the blockchain games continue to be a driving force for the dapp industry, with more than 50% of dapp usage and $748 million raised.
  • In August, 847,000 daily Unique Active Wallets (UAW) interacted with blockchain games on average, an 11% decrease from last month.
  • Another bullish aspect for games is the NFT activity related to game assets.
  • The project gained popularity after the successful launch of its DigiDaigaku free-mint NFT collection, which we analyzed in this report .

DappRadar Report Shows First Signs DeFi Recovering From Terra Collapse

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Thursday, August 4, 2022

DappRadar , the global app store for decentralized applications, released its July Blockchain Industry Report today, revealing that DeFi is starting to recover from Terra collapse.

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  • DappRadar , the global app store for decentralized applications, released its July Blockchain Industry Report today, revealing that DeFi is starting to recover from Terra collapse.
  • The decline in DeFi is symbolic of the wider industry, with a total of 1.68 million UAWs connected to dapps at the end of July, down 4% from a month ago.
  • DappRadars report highlights how Ethereum TVL rose from $46 billion at the end of June to $57.9 billion by July 31.
  • Like DeFi though, its not all doom and gloom in the NFT space.

DappRadar X BGA Latest Games Report Highlights Resilience Of Blockchain Gaming Dapps In Q2

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Wednesday, July 13, 2022

With the rest of the crypto industry struggling, blockchain games have taken advantage to accumulate the lions share of unique active wallets (UAW).

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  • With the rest of the crypto industry struggling, blockchain games have taken advantage to accumulate the lions share of unique active wallets (UAW).
  • At the end of the quarter, 52% of all blockchain activity was driven by gaming Dapps.
  • Moreover, blockchain gaming activity is still up by an impressive 232% compared to the same quarter last year.
  • Once again, Splinterlands remains the most-played blockchain game of all, with 283,729 UAW at the end of the quarter.

DappRadar’s Q2  Industry Report Shows NFTs and Web3 Games Still Enduring Extreme Market Conditions

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Wednesday, July 6, 2022

The re p ort shines a spotlight on how the dapp industry has felt the brunt of a widespread turmoil in the cryptocurrency market.

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  • The re p ort shines a spotlight on how the dapp industry has felt the brunt of a widespread turmoil in the cryptocurrency market.
  • That's the first time dapp UAW has failed to surpass the 2 million milestone in any month since September 2021.
  • Overall, 2.11 million UAW connected to blockchain dapps in Q2, down 11% from the previous quarter.
  • Despite the doom and gloom, the report found a number of reasons to remain optimistic about the dapp industry overall.

World Bank and Singapore Space & Technology launch Digital Earth Partnership Technology Challenge on Urban Heat

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Thursday, December 23, 2021

SINGAPORE, Dec. 23,2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Singapore Space & Technology Limited(SSTL) announces the second year of its partnership with the World Bank Group, to organize a Digital Earth Partnership Technology Challenge focused on the measurement and analysis of extreme urban heat.

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  • SINGAPORE, Dec. 23,2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Singapore Space & Technology Limited(SSTL) announces the second year of its partnership with the World Bank Group, to organize a Digital Earth Partnership Technology Challenge focused on the measurement and analysis of extreme urban heat.
  • The challenge aims to improve our understanding of the Urban Heat Island (UHI) Effect and its impact on East Asian communities.
  • "At Singapore Space & Technology, our mission, as an NGO, is to harness and advance space technologies to benefit communities and humanity.
  • The World Bank and Singapore Space & Technology will jointly evaluate the proposals and select the winning proposal to be implemented in collaboration with the World Bank.