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Web3

NFL Rivals Game Adds QBs Hurts, Mahomes to NFT Lineup Ahead of Super Bowl

Web3 gaming studio Mythical Games is capitalizing on the rivalry between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs by rolling out 22 new NFTs of players from the football teams in time for the championship game.

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Web3

ImmutableX to Launch All-In-One Passport System to Onboard New Gamers Into Web3

The new tool, scheduled to launch in April 2023, will act as a non-custodial wallet, gamer profile and authentication solution for Web3 gamers.

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Markets

Metaverse Tokens Outperforming Bitcoin in January

Decentraland’s MANA has surged 145% for the month, while The Sandbox’s SAND is up over 90%.

Un avatar en Decentraland. (Decentraland)

Opinion

The Pluses and Minuses of Regulating Crypto as Gambling

Let's face it, a lot of crypto trading is more like gambling than investing. So why not regulate the industry that way? JP Koning says there are benefits and demerits to the idea.

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Tech

Wasabi Wallet Will Pay You to 'Crack' a Bitcoin Wallet

The challenge is part of a week-long educational game that has received support from 12 major partners, including Blockstream, Trezor, BTCPay and others.

(DALL-E/CoinDesk)

Web3

Twitch Co-Founder’s Gaming NFT Marketplace Expands to Polygon Network

Polygon Labs will also be making a "strategic investment" in Fractal, which aims to "build the future of gaming."

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Web3

Tech Veteran-Backed Web3 Social Platform Plai Labs Raises $32M in Seed Round

The company, founded by former executives of gaming company Jam City and social platform Myspace, aims to combine Web3 and AI to create a unique digital social experience.

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Videos

Davos 2023: Future of the Metaverse

While corporations have gone risk-off with crypto, there is growing comfort with the metaverse, gaming, and Web3. Data from CoinDesk's Market Index shows that the Culture and Entertainment sector, which contains media, content, and gaming projects, is up roughly 46% in 2023. Saro Mckenna, Alien Worlds Co-Founder, shares her outlook on the metaverse and gaming industry during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

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Videos

The Next Level of the Metaverse: What Is Haptic Technology?

"Haptic" was one of the buzzwords at the 2023 Consumer Electronic Show (CES). It's the technology that allows you to touch and feel the metaverse through clothing, gloves, goggles and other devices. CoinDesk's Doreen Wang reports from Las Vegas.

CoinDesk at CES 2023

Web3

Audi-Backed Startup Holoride Is Bringing VR to the Car

Will the “Motorverse” change the face of backseat entertainment?

The Holoride system uses an HTC Vive Flow to bring a VR experience to cars, minus the motion sickness. (Pete Pachal/CoinDesk)