Carv, a data layer platform that lets web3 gaming and AI companies, as well as gamers, control and monetize their data, has raised a $10 million Series A […]
Nine crypto VCs weigh in on why Q1 investments were so hot and how it compares to the previous bull market
If the 2023 crypto venture landscape was an ice cold pot of water, the first quarter of 2024 is the part where the bubbles start to form right […]
SBF sentenced, Worldcoin hit with another ban order and big web3 pre-seed rounds are back
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Pornhub says, ‘Bad Texas! No smut for you!’
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Bitcoin hits new high, Solana price jumps as memecoins mania rises and Worldcoin faces heat in Spain
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Former web3 gaming founders raise $2.5M for their NFT marketplace to retain users even when there ‘isn’t money to be made’
Even though NFT sales volume is still down 88% from 2022 all time-highs (and down 38% year-to-date), Pallet Exchange is building a new type of NFT marketplace focused […]
Ready Player One creator debuts ‘Open,’ a metaverse battle royale experience
Earlier this year, Readyverse Studios – co-founded by blockchain tech company Futureverse and Ernest Cline, the mind behind the sci-fi franchise Ready Player One – announced “The Readyverse,” […]
NFT fantasy sport startup Sorare lays off 13%, as web3 gaming sputters
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 […]
Bitcoin jumped and Coinbase’s app crashed, while Aptos eyes Hong Kong and Telegram rolls out rewards with TON
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Video game startups might be a bright spot for VC in 2024
The global video game industry makes more money each year than movies and music combined. But that doesn’t mean the sector was immune to the macroeconomic impacts of […]