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

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Marketers and decision-makers, already suffering from FOMO about opportunities within gaming, have latched onto buzzy trends like the applications of blockchain in gaming and the “metaverse” in an effort to get ahead of the trend rather than constantly play catch-up. Let’s start with the example of blockchain and, more specifically, NFTs.

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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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Blockchain infra startup Tenderly raises $40M after seeing 500% YoY revenue growth

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Tenderly, a startup that aims to make it easier for web3 developers “of all skill sets” to build blockchain products, has raised $40 million in a Series B round of funding – just months after closing on its Series A. It now covers a whole range of blockchains such as Ethereum, Avalanche, Fantom, Optimism and Arbitrum.

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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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Blockchain breakthroughs: A tech revolution told in whitepapers

CIO

Blockchain is one of the great blindsides in the history of technology. Major trends around cloud technology, virtualization, and mobile you could see coming, but a novel distributed computing model based on public key cryptography? The basic idea of leveraging blockchain to build Turing machines was introduced there.

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

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In 2017, Delahunt was at Ralph Lauren and had her first look at the blockchain, but it wasn’t until years later while working to pioneer some digital wardrobe projects with companies, like Snap, Bitmoji and Roblox, that she had an opportunity to see that web3 was going to be “more than a niche community” for luxury fashion.

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ADIB-Egypt announces 1 billion EGP digital transformation plan

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AI-powered tools, such as chatbots and virtual assistants, will enhance customer service by providing 24/7 support and quickly addressing customer inquiries. The integration of blockchain, AI, and other cutting-edge solutions is becoming more common, as financial institutions seek to improve security, reduce fraud, and streamline processes.