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Devin Finzer, CEO and Co-founder of NFT marketplace OpenSea, has confirmed that they have been issued with a Wells notice by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). A Wells notice is a letter sent by the SEC at the conclusion of an investigation, notifying the company in question that the agency plans to bring…

NFL Rivals, the officially licensed mobile game of the NFL and NFL Players Association, has announced a partnership with the Kansas City Chiefs, the current Super Bowl LVIII champions, to make NFL Rivals the “Official Mobile Game of the Chiefs” for the 2024 NFL season. The partnership, set to begin with the start of the…

LootRush, a platform previously focused on NFT rentals, is now expanding its offerings to include gaming token transactions to provide more comprehensive services to its users. The company has opened a waitlist for a pilot program that will allow users to buy, sell, swap, and bridge gaming tokens with no transaction fees during the testing…

Pokémon-style blockchain-based game Pixelmon is introducing a new event called “Hunting Season.” This event is set to begin on August 28, allowing players to stake their Pixelmon NFTs and earn $MON—the platform’s native currency—over several phases. The event is designed to offer structured rewards over time, with participants able to engage in multiple seasons to…

Web3 gaming is one of the fastest-growing – and highest-potential – segments of the blockchain industry. With digital ownership rights lagging far behind their physical counterparts, blockchain presents a clear opportunity to create positive change in the multi-billion dollar gaming industry – one that’s larger than TV, movies and many other entertainment mediums – and…

The ME Foundation has revealed plans to introduce the $ME token, designed to facilitate cross-chain trading of digital assets across multiple blockchain networks, with Magic Eden being the first to adopt the $ME token as part of its ecosystem. A key feature of the $ME token will be its integration into Magic Eden’s mobile wallet,…

X-Protocol, a Layer-3 blockchain built on Ethereum Layer-2 Base, saw its Genesis NFT collection mint out, ahead of their upcoming Xardian Nodes launch. The collection, featuring 999 exclusive NFTs, were quickly minted during its public mint on August 22, marking a pivotal moment for the project as X-Protocol continue to prepare for the release of…

KDDI Corporation, palan, and Pixelynx have partnered to combine their AI, cloud, and XR (extended reality) technologies to enhance Pixelynx’s KORUS platform, KDDI’s αU on cloud service, and palan’s AR creation tool, palanAR. KDDI, a leading telecommunications company with 75 million mobile subscribers, will utilize its infrastructure in collaboration with the other two companies to…

Nexus Interactive has raised $2 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round, marking a significant step in its efforts to expand its web3 gaming operations. The funds will be directed toward developing new game titles and enhancing Nexus Interactive’s existing ecosystem, which has already seen substantial community engagement and revenue generation. Key investors in this…

Bright Star Studios has announced that their web3 MMORPG, Ember Sword, will be transitioning from the Immutable X protocol to the Mantle Network, a Layer 2 solution on Ethereum. This strategic shift is aimed at improving player control over in-game assets and streamlining the onboarding process for all users. The move follows a previous migration…