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For the love of the loot: Blockchain, the metaverse and gaming’s blind spot

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is VP and global head of Business Marketing, Measurement and Insights at Activision Blizzard Media and Esports. The allure is obvious, as the relationship between the blockchain, metaverse and gaming makes sense. Let’s start with the example of blockchain and, more specifically, NFTs. Share on Twitter.

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Athleisure icon Ty Haney raises $9.8M in fresh funding for her blockchain rewards startup

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The startup uses blockchain technology to help brands build customer loyalty without having to rely on buying up pricey ads on third-party social media platforms, Haney explained. Brands use TYB, which is built on the Avalanche blockchain, to build their own on-chain communities of loyal customers, Haney said.

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Stanford cryptography researchers are building Espresso, a privacy-focused blockchain

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If blockchain technology is to reach true mass adoption, it will have to become cheaper and more efficient. Low transaction throughput on some of the most popular blockchains, most notably Ethereum, has kept gas fees high and hindered scalability. million funding round last week. . million funding round last week. .

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Luxury fashion meets blockchain on Syky, the Seven Seven Six-backed web3 platform

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She launched the company in November after a career in marketing at luxury fashion houses, serving in roles including chief digital and content officer at Ralph Lauren and digital and social marketing director at Burberry. Alice Delahunt, founder and CEO of Syky. Image Credits: Dean Isidro. “It

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BTS enters NFT market in joint venture with Upbit

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stake in Dunamu , a blockchain-based fintech startup that runs cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, for $423.1 On top of that, global fans will be able to exchange their digital photo cards in virtual spaces, Song said. Hybe will buy a 2.5% million (500 billion won). At the same time, Dunamu will acquire newly issued Hybe shares, a 5.6%

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Avalanche raises $230 million from private sale of AVAX tokens

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Avalanche , a relatively new blockchain with a focus on speed and low transactions costs, has completed a $230 million private sale of AVAX tokens to some well-known crypto funds. Like Solana and other newer blockchains, Avalanche wants to solve the scalability issues that older blockchains face. The equivalent of $1.3

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Tribal Credit, which provides credit cards to startups in emerging markets, raises $34.3M

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One such startup, Tribal Credit , launched its beta in late 2019 to provide payment products for startups and small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in emerging markets. Tribal Card is a business Visa card that allows users to create physical and virtual multi-currency cards. Today, Tribal Credit announced it has raised $34.3

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