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Why Game Industry Veterans Are Entering Web3 In Droves
In 2018, millions of people were unwittingly onboarded to Web3. This mass onboarding happened thanks to Axie Infinity, a pay-to-earn (P2E) video game that lets users earn real cash. Although an array of (very vocal) detractors continue to staunchly oppose blockchain gaming, the space has grown considerably in recent years. In fact, from 2021 to 2022 alone, blockchain gaming usage increased by 2000 percent, attracting scores of experienced Web2 game developers and executives in the process. But why? What exactly makes the promise of Web3 game development so alluring? We spoke to Web3 builders who made the jump from traditional […]
Cardano NFTs Are Surging: Here’s What You Need to Know to Onboard
As the Web3 ecosystem expands, the future of non-fungible tokens has become even more impossible to predict. While in 2021 it would’ve been possible to make a case for the long-term viability of Ethereum-based (and possibly only Ethereum-based) NFTs, today, Solana, Tezos, and Flow have grown into their roles as major competitors in the space. Yet, as the market continues to wax and wane, even hardcore supporters of alternative NFT blockchains have begun to falter in their beliefs. As the creator royalties debate drives collectors in the direction of (and then from) blockchains like Solana, another major shift in blockchain […]
A Complete Rundown of the Art Gobblers Allow List Controversy
Art Gobblers is a truly unique NFT project. The collaborative result of Rick and Morty’s Justin Roiland and Web3 investment firm Paradigm, Art Gobblers is made up of 2,000 NFTs that “gobble” art — drawings made by people in the project community that can be minted as 1 of 1 NFTs themselves and displayed in the Art Gobbler’s “belly gallery.” Along with some funky “Goo” tokenomics that influence how much art users can create and a burn dynamic that incentivizes community collaboration, the project aims to become a self-contained ecosystem of artists, collectors, and traders that lasts for years to […]
Unstoppable Domains launches Web3 alliance and seeks self-regulating boards
The cross-chain coalition includes Bonfida, Tezos Domains, Polkadot Name System, Hedera, Syscoin, and Klaytn Name Service.
Saying ‘not financial advice’ won’t keep you out of jail: Crypto lawyers
Australian and U.S. digital asset lawyers told Cointelegraph that by and large, the words on their own as “pretty useless.”
Come one, come all! Meta to bring NFT minting and trading to Instagram
An “end-to-end toolkit” for creators to make, show, and sell “digital collectibles” is coming to the social media platform Instagram.
NFTs bridge music communities across genres and blockchain ecosystems
A new NFT drop featuring music industry icons such as Snoop Dogg and Billy Ray Cyrus is bringing together music communities from across the genre spectrum, as well as blockchain networks.
Google Predicts Strength Of Backlinks Ranking Factor Will Drop via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
During a live session at Brighton SEO, Google Search Advocate John Mueller makes a prediction about the future of backlinks. The post Google Predicts Strength Of Backlinks Ranking Factor Will Drop appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
YouTube Updates: More Search Insights, New Channel Page Layout via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
YouTube rolled out several updates this week, including the expansion of search insights to more languages and a new layout for channel pages. The post YouTube Updates: More Search Insights, New Channel Page Layout appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google Announces Sunset Of Similar Audiences via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson
Google announced an impact to audience targeting as a result of ongoing requirements for user privacy. Learn how your Google Ads campaigns may be affected. The post Google Announces Sunset Of Similar Audiences appeared first on Search Engine Journal.