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Oct 14
NFT games are ‘only scratching the surface’ of what’s possible — Animoca’s Yat Siu

Yat Siu thinks it’s only a matter of time until more advanced models of NFT gaming are created, designed around the ideas of digital ownership, interoperability and economic utility. 442 Total views 21 Total shares Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu believes nonfungible token (NFT) games are only scratching the surface of what’s possible and predicts […]

Oct 14
Japanese gaming giant’s hiring spree ahead of NFT marketplace

Japanese entertainment and video game company Konami has posted new job openings to expand its NFTs, Web3 and Metaverse offerings. 743 Total views 31 Total shares Japanese gaming giant Konami is seeking to expand its crypto-versed talent pool while it ey the development of Web3 and Metaverse “experiences” and a nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace. The […]

Oct 14
Web3 devs ‘more active than ever’ amid crypto winter: Report​​

Consecutive all-time-high smart contract deployments and surging usage of Web3 script libraries mean that Web3 devs are still busy working despite the prolonged market downturn. 297 Total views 5 Total shares Web3 developers don’t appear to be fazed by the crypto bear market, with one Web3 platform suggesting they’re “more active than ever” — particularly […]

Oct 14
NFTs will be ‘as disruptive’ as Bitcoin was 10 years ago — Kraken exec

Jonathon Miller, managing director of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken in Australia says despite NFT volumes plunging, the company remains “bullish on the NFT space.” 299 Total views 4 Total shares Non-fungible token (NFT) trading volumes may have dropped nearly 98% since January, but several industry executives tell Cointelegraph it’s nothing to fear as the technology continues […]

Oct 13
Alcoa calls for U.S. to halt Russian aluminum imports: report

Alcoa Corp. AA, +2.56%, a large miner and producer of aluminum, has asked the White House to halt U.S. imports of the metal from Russia, according to Reuters. The move comes as Russia intensifies its attacks on Ukraine. “Alcoa believes that the U.S. government and other countries should sanction Russian aluminum,” a company representative told […]

Oct 13
U.S. stocks end sharply higher, reversing early losses seen after stronger-than-anticipated inflation

U.S. stocks ended sharply higher Thursday after investors weighed a hotter-than-anticipated report on inflation that firmed up expectations for another large interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +2.83% jumped more than 800 points to close 2.8% higher, while the S&P 500 SPX, +2.60% gained 2.6% and the Nasdaq […]