Sorare is not completely shuttering its New York office but is shifting more employees to Paris. Rebecca Szkutak 8 hours Web3-enabled fantasy sports platform Sorare laid off 22 […]
OpenSea’s partnership with Coachella is a sign that NFTs can be more than profile pictures
The NFT sector has not yet returned to the glory of its 2022 heydays but that hasn’t stopped the evolution of the tech. For instance, OpenSea has partnered […]
Apple cancels its car, Google’s AI goes awry and Bumble stumbles
Hello, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s newsletter covering noteworthy happenings in the tech industry. This week, investment firm KKR announced that it would acquire VMware’s […]
The $300 Million Bored Ape NFT Metaverse Looks Bad
A large metaverse project created by the company behind the Bored Apes Yacht Club NFT project held a recent series of beta sessions for individuals who owned certain NFTs. While the developers claim this is just the beginning, it’s not looking promising considering how much money is involved.
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Karma3 Labs raises $4.5M to improve trust in web3 with ratings and recommendations
It’s becoming harder to discern which platforms and people have good intentions online, especially as automated content and anonymous profiles are on the rise. Some web2.0 companies like […]
Bitcoin jumped and Coinbase’s app crashed, while Aptos eyes Hong Kong and Telegram rolls out rewards with TON
Welcome to TechCrunch Crypto, formerly known as Chain Reaction. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important crypto stories delivered to your inbox every Thursday at […]
Asymmetric Financial has a plan to unlock Bitcoin’s trillion-dollar potential with dedicated DeFi fund
As the digital asset industry picks up steam again, some crypto funds are looking to hone in on specific sectors. Crypto fund Asymmetric Financial is creating its Bitcoin […]
NBA Top Shot NFT scam promoted by hacked ESPN reporter’s X / Twitter account
A hacked ESPN reporter’s account on Elon Musk’s X was weaponized in an attempt to scam NBA Top Shot customers.
Starbucks Odyssey’s community lead sees NFTs as the best way to build brand loyalty
The NFT space may be down substantially from all-time highs, but brands and loyalty programs looking to reach fans in new ways can still find value, said Steve […]
Animoca Brands’ Yat Siu sees NFTs as a way to protect ownership in the age of AI
NFTs don’t always get taken very seriously, particularly now that AI and content creators are hogging the spotlight, but not everyone is so quick to discount crypto’s oft-derided […]