Category: News
Krafton Unveils Overdare Metaverse
South Korean gaming leader Krafton recently unveiled Overdare, an NFT-powered metaverse with robust creativity tools and support for designing custom games. Krafton aims to rival Sandbox and Decentraland in the blockchain gaming space.
NFT Restaurant Sho Scrapped Amid San Francisco’s Decline
The anticipated luxury Sho restaurant in San Francisco, which planned to offer exclusive NFT memberships, has been scrapped. Sho’s CEO Joshua Sigel cited concerns including rising construction costs and worries over San Francisco’s future as reasons. The restaurant was touted as a fine dining Japanese experience atop Salesforce Park. Its NFT memberships ranging up to $300,000 offered tiered perks and trading potential. However, permits were never obtained and only around 100 NFTs were presold before the project was canceled. The dissolution reveals challenges facing ambitious projects in San Francisco’s declining landscape.
Vitalik Buterin Twitter Hack Rattles Ethereum Community
The crypto community was shaken when Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin’s Twitter account was recently hacked. While his account was swiftly restored, the implications were felt beyond the virtual realm. The hackers deceptively promoted a phishing NFT and reportedly stole over $691,000 in crypto.
Saudi Arabia Bets on Web3 Gaming to Diversify its Economy
Saudi Arabia’s partnerships and major gaming investments indicate a bold intent to head Web3 gaming’s future as part of its economic diversification strategy. While regulatory hurdles remain, the country is poised for major gaming industry growth.
Top 5 Free AI Courses from Microsoft and LinkedIn
Microsoft and LinkedIn provide free online AI courses covering everything from core concepts to leveraging generative models and mitigating ethics risks.
Ethereum Smartphone With Built-In Crypto Tools Sells Out in 24 Hours
The newly launched Ethereum smartphone equipped with a built-in Ethereum light client and crypto tools sold out its initial run immediately, prefiguring a web3 mobile future.
Gala Games Rocked By Lawsuit Alleging Co-Founder Stole Billions in $GALA Tokens
With a lawsuit alleging massive theft by its co-founder, Gala Games now confronts internal instability threatening its ambitious web3 gaming vision.
MrBeast Faces Backlash Over Creator League
MrBeast sparked anger after it was uncovered his new Creator League esports tournament secretly involved controversial NFTs, which was not disclosed to participants or fans.
Deadfellaz Partners with MetaMask to Launch Film Series
The ‘Culture On-Chain’ documentary films from DFZ Labs and MetaMask aim to reframe crypto narratives by conveying inspirational stories of creators empowered by blockchain.