Volume 32

This week at Token 2049 in Singapore, web3 game developer Parallel Studios unveiled a new expansion of its popular trading card game that will flesh out the existing artwork into a 3D third-person shooter game built on Unreal Engine 5.

We sat down with Parallel Studios’ Kohji Nagata for an exclusive interview to hear all about the new release...

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Beeple just announced the first acquisition of his new series, “Everydays in Motion,” and the collector is none other than art influencer Cozomo de’ Medici, who curates an online collection described as “the defining works of the digital renaissance.”

Pixelmon, the monster-collecting web3 game that crowdsourced $70 million in 2022, made a splash at Token2049 this week by launching MON Hub, a free open house where visitors played games and kicked off a night of networking.

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Icelandic game developer CCP Games just announced a new blockchain-based survival game. Titled EVE Frontier, the game is set in a harsh hypothetical future swarming with feral drones. From the looks of the teaser trailer, players can expect some visually stunning graphics, intriguing subplots, and strategic collaboration among fellow gamers.

On September 12, Coinbase launched Wrapped Bitcoin (cbBTC), an ERC-20 token backed by a 1:1 ratio of Bitcoin held by Coinbase. This development gives Bitcoin holders a new way to interact with popular decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms.

Bored Ape’s viral runner Dookey Dash: Unclogged dropped on iOS and Android this Thursday. The team at BAYC celebrated with a live Download Party on X Spaces at 2 p.m. ET, where co-founder Greg Solano and chief product officer Spencer Tucker made an appearance.

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Today marks the second annual International NFT Day, which honors the day the ERC-721 non-fungible token standard was first developed.

You can read more about how to get involved in International NFT Day on our blog.

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