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Web3 venture capital firm basedVC and popular NFT collection Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) has partnered through its community initiative, Apes Plus, to launch APES Capital—a new venture capital initiative. This collaboration focuses on increasing investment opportunities for BAYC community members and aims to support blockchain gaming startups through tokenized ownership and community-led investment. As…

Recently, Immutable unveiled BADMAD ROBOTS—a thrilling, team-oriented, free-to-play multiplayer shooting game slated for release in the second quarter of 2024. Developed by industry veterans from renowned games such as Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Dying Light 2, this game is expertly designed using Unreal Engine 5 to deliver stunning visuals and enhanced…

The prominent CryptoPunks series recently faced significant pushback over a controversial art addition, leading the masterminds behind the NFT brand—Yuga Labs—to quickly cancel the auction for ‘Super Punk World’ NFTs.  Amidst the turmoil was Nina Chanel Abney’s contribution to the project, as part of Yuga Labs’ innovative Punk in Residence initiative. Her “woke” artworks quickly attracted criticism, prompting Yuga Labs to…

Eldarune, an interoperable web3 game studio specializing in medieval-themed blockchain games, has recently announced a partnership with Immutable. As part of this partnership, Eldarune will receive a grant valued at 50,000 $IMX tokens to support its flagship trading card game, Heroes of Eldarune. The grant will be distributed in three stages, based on Eldarune achieving…

CAGA Crypto, a DeFi platform, recently launches its testnet featuring two key innovations: gas fee integration and NFT minting. The testnet enables users to utilize $CAGA tokens as gas fees for transactions across multiple networks, and aims to streamline transaction processes and reduce costs for users engaging in decentralized finance activities. Additionally, CAGA Crypto also…

An NFT-enhanced version of the beloved soccer manga series ‘Captain Tsubasa’ is now live on the gaming-centric blockchain network Oasys.  Developed by Mint Town, Co., Ltd. and BLOCKSMITH&Co.—subsidiaries of the mobile gaming giant KLab Inc.—Captain Tsubasa -RIVALS- offers fans a novel way to engage with one of Japan’s most iconic Anime-styled soccer stories.  To celebrate the…

Magic Square—a web3 app that enables users to earn rewards through NFTs, DeFi, GameFi, and more—recently introduced its latest endeavor: Magic Launchpad. With significant backing from industry titans like Crypto.com and Binance Labs, this accelerator—an Initial DEX Offering (IDO)—is designed to boost fundraising, enhance brand visibility, and increase user acquisition by supporting emerging web3 companies.  Moreover, it presents blockchain-based…

Animoca Brands Japan, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, has announced the release of digital collection cards from the widely popular fantasy adventure manga series “FAIRY TAIL.” These digital collectibles will be available on Quidd, an NFT marketplace and another subsidiary of Animoca Brands, starting on May 24 at 17:00PM EST. The first release includes 29…

The American football-inspired web3 game Draftables is rapidly capturing attention. Yesterday, the game’s freebie Founder Pass NFT series sold out in under 10 minutes. Those who were fortunate enough to secure one of the 2,024 Founder Pass NFTs on Avalanche’s Hyperspace have gained a prominent privilege. They will be among the first to experience the…

Union, a modular interoperability platform, has partnered with decentralized NFT marketplace Stargaze, to facilitate the transfer of blue-chip Ethereum NFTs to the Cosmos ecosystem using the zkIBC bridge. Union’s zkIBC bridge will enable the transfer of high-value NFT collections such as CryptoPunks, Bored Ape Yacht Club, and Pudgy Penguins from Ethereum to Cosmos. This integration…