Blockchain / Crypto
Taking traditional gaming to the Metaverse, an interview with Red Door Digital’s Joseph Derflinger [Q&A]
Founded in 2021, Red Door Digital aims to take the ultra traditional gaming experience to the metaverse. The company is a global-to-local Web 3.0-ready game studio and publisher making award-winning AAA-quality GameFi titles a reality. The team is composed of world-class game designers and developers that not only worked on, but spearheaded the launch of…
FTX launches cryptocurrency service in Japan
FTX Trading Ltd.(FTX), a Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange, announced Thursday that it has launched FTX Japan to service Japanese customers. FTX Japan, operating via FTX Japan K.K. (FTX Japan), is a licensed Japanese crypto-asset exchange services provider and Type 1 Financial Instruments Business license holder.
Binance Labs closes $500M investment fund to boost blockchain, Web3, and value-building technologies
Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance, announced Wednesday the closing of a new $500 million investment fund with support from leading global institutional investors such as DST Global Partners, and Breyer Capital. Other major private equity funds, family offices, and corporations also subscribed to the fund as limited partners.…
Cloudwall Capital raises $6.3M from LocalGlobe and Illuminate Financial
Cloudwall Capital, a new digital asset risk management startup based in United States and Singapore, said Wednesday it has raised $6.3m in seed funding led by LocalGlobe and Illuminate Financial to help it build the tool to bridge the traditional finance world with digital assets and decentralized finance. They were joined by a syndicate of investors…
Sooho.io partners with Lambda256 to unify South Korea’s crypto infrastructure
The bridge, along with a decentralized exchange (DEX), will both be developed by Sooho.io on top of Lambda256’s mainnet, called The Balance. The Balance was launched for a number of partners to develop various types of decentralized apps (dApps) to build the ecosystem, involving projects such as IPFS, play-to-earn, oracles, DEXs, NFTs, wallets, and…
MAS partners the industry to pilot use cases in digital assets
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced Tuesday the commencement of Project Guardian, a collaborative initiative with the financial industry that seeks to explore the economic potential and value-adding use cases of asset tokenisation.
Red Door Digital lists Reign of Terror NFTs on Fractal Marketplace
Red Door Digital, the Web 3.0-ready game studio and publisher, today announced it will be launching NFTs for its in-house developed Web3 game Reign of Terror via Fractal, the online NFT marketplace for Solana-based game assets. Founded by Twitch Co-Founder Justin Kan and Google Drive co-founder David Wurtz, Fractal shares Red Door Digital’s mission to…
The Sandbox acquires Uruguayan technology firm Cualit to accelerate Web3 development and metaverse growth
The Sandbox, a decentralized gaming virtual world and a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, announced Thursday it has acquired the Uruguayan company Cualit, a full-stack development technology firm experienced in gaming, to boost its Web3 and blockchain innovation and development capabilities. Cualit will become The Sandbox Uruguay, expanding The Sandbox global…
Scotch Whisky Johnnie Walker releases NFTs
The tokens unlock access to a unique piece of graphic design by artist Kode Abdo aka BossLogic.
Zipmex invests in Thailand’s Fintech firm Forward
The investment, made by Zipmex Labs, a unit under Zipmex Group, is part of a series of investments aimed at promoting and supporting blockchain projects and entrepreneurs looking to transform the crypto ecosystem through innovative business ideas, Zipmex said.
