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THNDR Games Launches Play-to-Earn Bitcoin Solitaire Mobile Game

The new game, dubbed Club Bitcoin: Solitaire, aims to increase bitcoin adoption by specifically targeting female audiences and emerging markets.

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Finance

GameStop Loses Blockchain Head Matt Finestone

Finestone joined the video-game company in April 2021.

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Finance

Web3 Game Studio Revolving Games Raises $25M in Pantera-Led Funding Round

The company will develop decentralized games in-house and with global franchise partners

Revolving Games' second game is Skyborne Legacy (Revolving Games)

Finance

7 Trends That Could Reignite Crypto Growth

Bernstein, an investment firm, lists its ideas, starting with the Ethereum blockchain's Merge.

Bernstein spells out what it believes could be catalysts for the next bull market in crypto. (Kameleon007/Getty Images)

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Mythical Games Is Building an Ethereum-Compatible Chain

CEO John Linden joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss the move by the gaming technology company.

Mythical Games CEO John Linden (Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

Finance

Blockchain Gaming Platform Xterio Raises $40M Led by Partner FunPlus

The round was co-led by Makers Fund, FTX Ventures and XPLA.

Blockchain gaming is on the increase. (Fredrick Tendong/Unsplash)

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The Metaverse Casino That Wasn’t

ICE Poker drives 60% of Decentraland’s traffic. Is it a casino? More like a casino-that’s-not-a-casino.

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Finance

Metaverse Avatar Creator Ready Player Me Raises $56M in Series B led by a16z

The funding round included participation from the co-founders of Twitch and Roblox.

Ready Player Me raised $56 million in a Series B led by a16z. (Ready Player Me)

Videos

Crypto Investment Firm CoinFund Launches $300M Venture Fund For Web3 Development

CoinFund, a crypto-specific investment firm, inaugurated a $300 million venture capital fund to back early-stage blockchain projects including layer 1 blockchains, Web3 infrastructure, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), gaming, and asset management. “The Hash” panel discusses the latest sign of investor confidence amid a sour mood in the markets.

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Finance

Polygon-Based Web3 Game Dragoma Supporters Fall Victim to $3.5M Rug Pull: PeckShield

The funds have been siphoned out of the project and into centralized exchanges.

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