Burnt Finance is a crypto startup which, as a stunt, burnt a Banksy artwork and but then the NFT they’d minted for it for $400,000, double what it cost on the ‘normal’ open art market. Based on the idea that auctions for NFTs could be improved, it went on to raise $3 million for a […]
A peek into Web3 power player Animoca Brands
If you haven’t heard of Animoca Brands over the last year or so, you haven’t been paying close attention. With a long and growing list of digital entertainment, blockchain, and gaming properties, the eight-year-old, 600-person Hong Kong-based outfit has quietly become one of the most active participants in a world that more and more stakeholders […]
慶祝惡魔城 35 周年 KONAMI 推出 NFT 典藏品
Konami 日前宣布，為慶祝 Castlevania 惡魔城系列 35 週年，即將推出來自此經典系列，共14 件獨特藝術精品的 KONAMI MEMORIAL NFT 典藏。 這些藝術典藏包含遊戲場景、背景音樂(BGM)、以及橫跨系列作歷史新繪製的視覺圖等。所有典藏都將從 1 月 13 日 06:00 (UTC……
Can you build centralized islands in a decentralized ocean?
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. We’re getting back up to full speed this week, so Mary Ann and Alex along with Grace behind the scenes took on our Friday show. Next week Natasha and Chris are back, and […]
世界首個 SMS NFT 拍賣成功：達 15 萬美元
隨著區塊鏈技術的出現，近年不少創作者，都使用了 NFT 技術，將數碼作品的「擁有權」不能被複製，讓數碼檔案可以有現實藝術品級別的價值，而近日著名電訊商 Vodafone，就將世界第一個文字短訊 SMS 內用及編碼，製作成 NFT 拍賣，以等值約 15 萬美元的以太幣售出。 電訊商 Vodafone 將一個在 1992 年的 12 月 3……
Players invest $54M in Molyneux’s NFT game Legacy in hopes of earning even more
But are these games a brave new world or a FOMO-driven gold rush bubble?
Ubisoft Devs Don’t Understand Company’s NFT Push, Either
Last week Ubisoft revealed its new NFT tech platform, called Quartz, and it didn’t go well. The announcement that Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint would be the first game to implement cryptocurrency-backed items was downvoted on YouTube over 40,000 …
WildWorks, maker of Animal Jam and Feral, angers fans with embrace of crypto gaming
Less than a year ago, WildWorks, the makers of the kid’s virtual world game Animal Jam, launched its next big effort with a game aimed at Gen Z teens, called Feral. But in recent days, the company has angered many of its core users with news that it’s reusing Feral’s technology platform and many of […]
黃明志用 NFT 賣歌 3 小時賺 59 萬美元
昨天，黃明志宣佈透過 NFT 方式出售他以 NFT 為主題所創作的音樂 Go NFT，結果只是花了 3 個小時就將歌曲賣完，當中賺取了125 枚 ETH，當時市值為 59 萬美元，即 458 萬港元/1642 萬台幣。 黃明志在 Facebook……
Community is the new AI
Natasha and Mary Ann and Alex were all aboard this week with Grace on the dials, which meant that we had a flat lovely time recording Equity for you. Of course, Equity is TechCrunch’s venture capital focused podcast where we dig into the most critical funding rounds, and natter about the key news items impacting startups. Before we hop into […]