Blockchain / Crypto

Animoca Brands, Brinc launch Launchpad Luna, an accelerator for NFT startups

The Launchpad Luna accelerator will identify and foster NFT innovation in the fields of culture, art, entertainment, media, gaming, streaming, collectibles, insurance, finance, and data management; DeFi and additional verticals will be added in the future.

The future of decentralized finance is in ease of user experience, says Flurry Finance CEO Mike Ting [Q&A]

"Challenges in DeFi can be addressed through the following: helping users in understanding the product, ensuring an enhanced user experience, and improving transparency in DeFi solutions."

Animoca Brands hits unicorn status after completing $138.88M capital raise with second tranche of $50M

The new capital will be used to fund strategic investments and acquisitions, product development, and licenses for popular intellectual properties.

Blockchain FinTech AID:Tech raises $3.5M Series A funding led by Affinidi, will focus on growth and scale in Southeast Asia

The funding will go towards scaling their team in Singapore, relocating their new headquarters, focus on growth in Southeast Asia and increased support for cross chain interoperable Digital ID applications.

The freedom to speak out novel ideas through avatars

To convey their innovation and distinctiveness, the companies behind DeFi projects need to pay attention to engagement. Investors and customers typically do not go out of their way to get to know certain DeFi projects more, especially since not many of them have a solid grasp of what crypto and DeFi actually are.

How decentralized and cryptographic technologies are fighting back against deepfakes  

Southeast Asians are not one to be left behind as they are reportedly jumping on the NFT bandwagon for extra income. They are not only selling digital art. There are also those who play NFT-based games like Axie Infinity, which allows players to collect game items that can then be sold for bitcoins or other digital currency.

NFT-powered wellness app launched by Health Hero and Enjin, delivering gamified integrations for Microsoft Teams, Slack, and Salesforce users

The result of the collaboration will be Go! By Health Hero, a new health monitoring and engagement app that introduces the concept of W-NFTs. The Go! app collects activity and wellness data through an integration with health tracking devices and apps like Apple Health, Google Fit, and Fitbit. Based on this data, the app generates unique W-NFTs with a set of…

Can blockchain really provide value to companies by preventing counterfeit products and offering new growth opportunities?  

Companies have to ensure that their blockchain initiatives are able to relieve persistent pain points and cases, where product source is key to value and pricing is strong. Those initiatives that deliver concrete financial returns, able to engage customers, gain significant loss reductions, and improve supply chain efficiency in the near term will succeed.

NGC Ventures launches $20M fund to invest in blockchain projects in Solana ecosystem

The fund is one of five strategic investment funds that are set to inject $100 million worth of new capital into the Solana ecosystem. The ecosystem is composed of a community of projects and apps that were built on the blockchain founded by former Qualcomm, Intel, and Dropbox engineers.