BlockDown Festival: Portugal, hosted by Web3 Creative Marketing and Communications Agency EAK Digital, will kick off its second annual in-person Web3 and blockchain festival in Algarve, Portugal, on July 10-12, 2023. In keeping with the BlockDown Festival brand of hosting the festivals in unique and unforgettable locations, The Algarve Coast is located in the southernmost…
KYVE mainnet launch on Pi Day brings decentralized, trustless data lakes on-chain
Blockchain data verification network KYVE successfully launched its mainnet on Pi Day (3/14) at 3:03:14 PM CET on March 14 after two years of development. The decentralized data lake is built using the Cosmos SDK as a Layer 1 blockchain and is designed to provide trustless data solutions for developers, node runners, and data analysts….
Helium on last leg in Lebanon despite high adoption as profit, utility remain elusive
Ad Lebanese are starting to disconnect and give up on Helium boxes as the cost of keeping them online has become increasingly unsustainable and unprofitable, Wired reported. Lebanon has become a hotbed of crypto adoption and use as the country contends with a collapsed economy and banking system. Stablecoins are more common than fiat as…
Here’s why Pokemon’s web3 and metaverse plans face fan backlash
Ad Pokémon fans are divided over plans to develop a metaverse for the long-running franchise. The debate was sparked following a job posting for the position of Corporate Development Principal at the Pokémon Company International, based in Washington, U.S. Gaming and entertainment platform Dexerto said fans are concerned their beloved franchise is heading into the…
Virtual worlds trading volume grew 230% in February
Ad The trading volume for virtual worlds in web3 recorded 229% growth in February and returned to its pre-Luna crash levels, according to DappRadar’s recent report. During the month, the trade count doubled to reach 51,000, as the DappRadar data revealed. The growth was also supported by investors, as the gaming and metaverse space raised…
Marketing in web3: How to gain an edge in 2023
Ad In the last year, generating interest in your Web3 project or protocol has become progressively more challenging. Many once-promising projects have fallen into the bear market, each in its way. However, those that have thus far survived have one thing in common: span communities. Web3 marketing stands apart from Web2 in the importance of…
Crypto folk anthem goes viral at ETH Denver opening
Ad Crypto anthem goes viral at the opening of ETH Denver Look out, Bob Dylan, a new band at ETH Denver has dropped a protest anthem reminiscent of a blockchain, “Blowin In the Wind.” The five-person group performed the anthem at the opening of ETH Denver, the industry’s preeminent event, singing together in folk whimsy…
NEAR to transform into Blockchain Operating System
Ad NEAR, a blockchain platform that aims to simplify and democratize access to decentralized applications, announced at the ETHDenver conference and hackathon on March 2 that it is transforming into the Blockchain Operating System (BOS). The move marks a significant milestone in the development of Web3, as NEAR becomes the first blockchain to introduce a…
Chainlink launches web3 serverless developer platform to connect web2 APIs to web3
Ad Web3 oracle provider Chainlink has unveiled a new serverless developer platform, ‘Chainlink Functions,’ on its Web3 services platform to empower developers to build decentralized applications and connect smart contracts to any web2 API. Quick Take Chainlink Functions: connect dApps to any Web2 API. Build, test, simulate, and run custom logic with a few lines…
Unity launches decentralized technology tools for game developers
Ad Unity Technologies, developer of the Unity game engine, has launched a new set of decentralized technology tools for game developers looking to add decentralization to their games. Unity said that “decentralization” in a gaming context refers to “models of ownership in games that allow players to create, earn, or obtain in-game resources that they…