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Blockchain Enabled Fantasy Soccer Firm Sorare Raises $4M in Seed Fund Round

Using the Ethereum blockchain Sorare generates unique digital cards representing soccer players, that can be traded by users and used in weekly league competitions.

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Tech

Yield Farming Expands From Finance to Digital Collectibles

Fresh soil can now be tilled for yield on Ethereum: the world of digital collectibles. NFT site Rarible is issuing a governance token.

"Portal," detail, by Max Osiris

Finance

Crypto Luminaries Auction NFT 'Art' for Charity

Vitalik Buterin's quadratic funding notes raised 40 ETH for an open-source grant program. He and others are auctioning off NFTs on Cryptograph for charity.

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin with his quadratic funding formula.

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What Artists Love About Crypto

Working with new media changes the creative process, according to this painter and video game creator.

(Marguerite deCourcelle/Blockade Games)

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US Soccer Players Can Be Collected, Traded in Tokenized Fantasy Game

MLS fans will now be able to collect and trade digital cards representing league players and use them to play fantasy soccer games run by the firm Sorare.

Red Bull Arena (Paul Lowry/Wikimedia Commons)

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How an Art Collective Is Using Blockchain to Protest Police Brutality

The DADA Art Collective is using blockchain to promote Black Lives Matter and calls for police reform. Here's how tokens can be a form of protest.

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Tech

CryptoKitties Creator Debuts NBA Game on Its Own Blockchain

Blockchain meets basketball in the newest game from Dapper Labs, the developers of CryptoKitties.

Milwaukee Bucks player Giannis Antetokounmpo (Credit: Shutterstock/Ververidis Vasilis)

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As Museums Go Dark, Crypto Art Finds Its Frame

With the physical world closed, artists are presenting their works in the glow of online showrooms, like the new Nifty Gateway.

Coldie - Julian Assange - Decentral Eyes (Gold Edition), via Nifty Gateway with permission

Finance

'MLB Champions' Downplays ETH, Aims for Mass Market in New Game Reboot

Blockchain game MLB Champions is rolling out a slew of new gameplay features while reducing its reliance on Ethereum.

ONLY GAME IN TOWN: With the baseball season currently delayed due to coronavirus, MLB Champions is looking to provide fans with an outlet. (Credit: Lucid Sight)

Tech

'SkyWeaver' Didn't Plan for a Captive Audience of Millions but It Sure Helps

SkyWeaver is among a crop of blockchain-based games looking to prove the value of digital scarcity in the gaming industry.

GAME ON: In Skyweaver, players battle for the chance to win digital cards that can be traded on Ethereum. (Credit: Horizon Games)