Play-to-earn

I urge developers, industry leaders and the broader crypto community to delve deeper into the gaming possibilities that SocialFi presents

Sega trademarked the concept of its own NFTs at the peak of the last bull market, but now it’s returning to the sidelines

Play-to-earn gaming forms a high barrier to entry by default and severely hinders a game’s ability to grow

Outside of gaming, crypto funding was quieter than usual this past week, but investors are still committing to startups building in the space

GameFi is the integration of gaming and finance and is often framed as an essential stepping stone to the metaverse. We sat down with Blockworks reporter Ornella Hernandez to ask if current market conditions have changed this thesis.

Grant Haseley, a former Goldman Sachs analyst, breaks down what’s changed in GameFi and what’s attracting venture capitalists to the sector

The game’s struggles call the sustainability of play-to-earn gaming into question

Blockworks Exclusive: The startup, which runs on the Polygon blockchain, rolled out its own crypto wallet earlier this year

Blockworks Exclusive: The startup, Factor6 Capital, plans to start trading outside capital early next month

The announcement comes exactly two months after Brinc closed a $130 million funding raise led by Animoca

The new fund will be called Mechanism Play and will focus entirely on gaming investments and direct partnerships with studios to develop new games, the firm said in a statement

The popular play-to-earn game intends to launch its battle experience, Origins, and a land-based gaming experience, Project K, as well as update graphics, animations and gameplay

“It’s likely that gaming is the introduction for most people into some sort of durable digital assets,” Kan told Blockworks

Industry experts weigh in on blockchain gaming predictions for 2022 which include a potential market correction, an uncertain regulatory environment and onboarding millions of more users

Solana has had a wild week with the network freezing up on the backs of a popular IDO and announcements from Galaxy Digital and a Fed Decision

The capital will also go towards NFT projects, blockchain-based games and other decentralized apps, according to the Seychelles-based company. 

There’s a “decent probability” NFTs could be the driving force to crypto adoption, the FTX boss said.

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