Volume
28
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July 26, 2024

Volume 28

Volume 28

Welcome back to Currents. This week, we sit down with Toikido's founder and CEO, Darran Garnham, to discuss the future plans for Bad Egg Co., plus we dive into news like Doodles introducing Doodlesᵗᵛ, the SEC approving 9 spot Ethereum ETFs, Abstract unveiling a new consumer-facing crypto chain, Avail DA becoming live on mainnet, SYKY’s spatial-reality app launching on Apple Vision Pro, and Atari bringing their classic games to Onchain Summer.

In Conversation with Darran Garnham ‍

Darran Garnham

In Conversation with Darran Garnham ‍

OpenSea: Can you tell us about the future plans for “Bad Egg Co.”?

Darran Garnham: We’ve got some big surprises lined up. Given Toikido’s track record in licensing, animation, trading cards, and toys, you can expect...

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Doodles introduces Doodlesᵗᵛ

The Doodles characters are at it again: The brand just introduced Doodlesᵗᵛ, a token-gated platform giving holders access to exclusive entertainment.

Part streaming site, part social media platform, Doodlesᵗᵛ will seemingly serve as a one-stop shop to catch the latest music, animation, film and digital art from the Doodles universe.

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The SEC approves 9 spot Ethereum ETFs

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved nine spot Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs), offering traditional investors exposure to ETH and acknowledging the cryptocurrency’s utility.

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Abstract unveils new consumer-facing crypto chain

A new initiative by Pudgy Penguins parent company, Igloo, and various web3-focused venture funds is aiming to establish a blockchain platform for consumer-facing crypto initiatives.

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Avail DA is now live on mainnet

via Avail

Avail DA is now live on mainnet

After raising $75 million in funding, the Polygon-incubated blockchain known as Avail has officially launched. The main network went live on Tuesday, July 23, and the Avail team has already reached an agreement with Ethereum layer-2 developer StarkWare to service new application chains (appchains).

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SYKY’s spatial-reality app launches on Apple Vision Pro

via SYKY

SYKY’s spatial-reality app launches on Apple Vision Pro

SYKY, a digital fashion platform led by ex-Ralph Lauren and Burberry executive Alice Delahunt, is releasing a new spatial-reality app on Apple Vision Pro.

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Atari is bringing their classic games to Onchain Summer

Game developer Atari is reviving its classic games for Onchain Summer, in partnership with Coinbase and its Ethereum Layer Two (L2) Base. The first game, Asteroids, just dropped on July 22.

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