GameStop NFT Marketplace Launching Q2 2022

GameStop NFT logo

The crossover episode that both r/WallStreetBets and Crypto Twitter apes have long anticipated is finally in sight. GameStop announced that they expect to launch the GameStop NFT marketplace “by the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 2022” during their Q4’FY22 earnings call. Since GameStop reports with the calendar year, this means a launch … Read more

DeFi Kingdoms Chain: Avalanche Multiverse’s First Subnet

DeFi Kingdoms Chain: Crystalvale

Avalanche Multiverse and Defi Kingdoms: Crystalvale The Avalanche Foundation recently announced the Avalanche Multiverse, a $290MM incentive program aimed at accelerating the growth of Avalanche subnets. The first recipient of these incentives is none other than the popular GameFi dApp Defi Kingdoms. In December 2021, after it had already become the most popular dApp on … Read more

Evmos: What to know about the “Rektdrop”

Evmos Rektdrop

Evmos, Cosmos, and Blockchain Scaling If you care about blockchain scaling and modularity, Evmos is one of the most exciting new Cosmos ecosystem projects to watch. Scaling is one of the key issues surrounding the future of crypto and mass adoption. In contrast to Ethereum’s rollup-centric scaling strategy, the Cosmos ecosystem has an alternative approach … Read more

Carpe Diem: The Demise of Facebook’s Stablecoin

Diem Meta Facebook Cryptocurrency Stablecoin

Meta, previously known as Facebook, unveiled its plans in 2019 to launch a cryptocurrency targeted at the unbanked. After two and a half years of controversy and regulatory pressure, that project, Diem, appears to be unraveling. Let’s dive into what happened to Diem, and what this tells us about the regulatory environment surrounding crypto and … Read more

Treeverse: The MMORPG for Web3

Treeverse

What is treeverse? Treeverse is an upcoming free-to-play, play-to-earn (P2E) MMORPG built on Ethereum and developed by Endless Clouds (previously Mooner Labs). The leader behind the project is Loopify, an NFT artist who first gained prominence through the NFTrees project. Loopify announced Treeverse in Summer 2021, and mints for Founders’ Private Plots and Timeless Avatars … Read more

NEAR Protocol: The Most User-Friendly L1

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What is NEAR Protocol? NEAR Protocol, or NEAR, is a fully-sharded, Proof-of-Stake (POS) Layer 1 blockchain. NEAR launched on mainnet in early 2020, following a $21MM token sale led by a16z. One of the biggest narratives in crypto throughout 2021 was the emergence of alt-L1s like Solana, Avalanche, and Luna. So what differentiates NEAR and … Read more

Let’s Get Phunky: CryptoPhunks and Web3 Censorship

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What the Phunk are cryptoPhunks? Anyone who’s heard of NFTs knows what CryptoPunks are, but far fewer have heard of CryptoPhunks. What exactly are CryptoPhunks? CryptoPhunks are an NFT collection featuring the iconic imagery of the CryptoPunks, with one key difference: they have been “hand-flipped” over the vertical axis. Besides the fact that they face … Read more

ZK-Rollups: The Solution to Ethereum’s Scaling Woes?

Logos of ZK-Rollup networks

How will ZK-Rollups Help Ethereum Scale? Arguably the biggest pain point for new entrants into crypto are the gas fees on Ethereum’s Layer 1. For new users onboarding to crypto, paying $100 to do a swap on a DEX or transact on OpenSea is a major deterrent. This is one reason for the popularity of … Read more