Author: Jeremy Ryan

Pudgy Penguins is one of the rare NFT collections that has actually grown in value and notoriety during the prolonged bear market, and it recently launched toys targeted at mainstream audiences. The brand has now released an exclusive “influencer box” of toys and collectibles available only via Walmart.com today for Cyber Monday. The Pudgy Penguins White Celebrity Box, as described on the Walmart website, includes a 12-inch plush toy, an action figure, a smaller clip-on plush, an igloo toy, and a certificate that lets buyers claim a free NFT (minted on zkSync Era) for the Pudgy World gaming platform. Walmart…

Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts maker Square Enix kicked off the first NFT auction Monday for its upcoming game, Symbiogenesis, and said that it will give out free NFTs as gifts to bidders who participate in the process. The publisher also revealed the launch date for the game. According to Square Enix, the browser-based Ethereum and Polygon NFT game Symbiogenesis will launch on December 21. Previously, the storied publisher said that the game would tentatively debut in December, but did not specify a date. Square Enix began the first mint and auction process early Monday, with a three-stage rollout that…

Google Cloud has joined EigenLayer’s “Operator Working Group” alongside more than 65 other operators and solo stakers, a representative for EigenLabs, the developer behind EigenLayer, told Blockworks. Google Cloud Web3 now appears as a node operator on the Goerli testnet for EigenLayer — a restaking protocol that lets ether (ETH) be staked on multiple platforms at once. Google Cloud confirmed the cloud computing service’s participation in EigenLayer’s testnet in an email to Blockworks. Google Cloud declined to comment on whether it has plans to move to EigenLayer’s mainnet or if the protocol would be added to Google Cloud’s Blockchain Node…

Famed video game developer Square Enix, known for the illustrious Final Fantasy series, has recently announced their plan to auction NFTs associated with their new blockchain game, Symbiogenesis. This move ushers in a fresh phase of gaming that integrates technology and imaginative gaming experiences.Symbiogenesis NFT Auction: Detailed OutlookThe Symbiogenesis NFTs will be launched in three distinct phases. The initial phase, taking place from November 27 to 28, is oriented towards “stakeholders” – most likely earlier investors or critical contributors. The move is designed to reward individuals who played essential roles during the project’s inception.#SYMBIOGENESIS『メインビジュアル』メイキング動画、公開。鋭意作成中！Here’s the illustration process of SYMBIOGENESIS Main…

The Sandbox, Nuqtah and Sandsoft have partnered to promote Web3 and metaverse adoption in Saudi Arabia and MENA region. Nuqtah will list SAND land and avatars on its NFT marketplace. Web3 adoption in Saudi Arabia is set for a significant boost after metaverse firm The Sandbox and its partner, mobile-first game developer Sandsoft, inked a partnership with MENA-based Web3 platform Nuqtah. The recently announced partnership is aimed at supporting the Web3 gaming ecosystem in Saudi Arabia, the companies said. Specifically, the collaboration will focus on creating gaming and Web3 experiences that align with tastes and preferences of Saudi gamers. “We’re…

Vechain taps Boston Consulting Group (BCG) with a new collaboration to rectify sustainability limitations. The partnership will allow for the development of Blockchain Biospheres; a solution to some of the industry’s biggest challenges. Innovative Blockchain network Vechain is expanding its reach with newer collaborations and partnerships with forward-thinking firms. The Vechain network is strengthening its position across the globe as a sustainable blockchain network attempting to bridge the gap between environmental sustainability and blockchain technology. The network recently collaborated with Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a leading firm focused on implementing business strategies from promising businesses. The collaboration seeks to amplify…

Azuki DAO — the Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) behind the OG NFT project — is reportedly changing its name to “Bean” as it rebrands. Interestingly, this name change represents a strategic realignment for the organization as it evolves into an intriguing meme project.Poised to be part of Blur’s latest Ethereum Layer 2 network, Blast, $10 million funding has been secured to facilitate this fascinating meme-inspired initiative, which is said to generate a significant supply of one billion tokens.Azuki DAO developers recently admitted that its latest token distribution plan isn’t up to scratch. Currently, it issues 50% of Bean tokens to…

On November 27, 2023, Animoca Brands revealed the sell-out of Season 2 of Publisher non-fungible tokens (NFT). Developed by TinyTap, Animoca Brands’ subsidiary and a prominent edtech platform for educational games, and conducted through Open Campus, a community-driven Web3 education protocol, the Season 2 sale involved 720 Publisher NFTs, yielding 538,560 EDU tokens (equivalent to about $333,907 at the time of sale), according to the latest information shared with Finbold. This initiative generated immediate and continuous revenue for the 168 educators on the TinyTap platform who collaborated on creating the publisher NFTs. TinyTap introduces Publisher NFTs as an innovative educational…

Magic Eden sees a crypto future that spans multiple blockchains—and is launching its crypto wallet browser extension in closed beta to support that aim, the firm behind the NFT marketplace announced Monday. “We believe in a multi-chain world for NFTs,” Magic Eden CEO and co-founder Jack Lu told Decrypt in an interview. “Up until today, for a user to really experience all the different products and features and great content that we have on every chain, they effectively have to download three wallets,” Lu said of the current challenges plaguing the wallet space that have led to user fragmentation on…

Tech billionaire Mark Cuban has expressed interest in the potential of blockchain technology for revolutionizing real estate development. This follows a city-building proposal by serial entrepreneur Jason Calacanis that sparked a discussion about integrating cutting-edge technology into large-scale urban development projects. Blockchain for urban development Calacanis suggested constructing ten new cities in the U.S., each with a million housing units. They would be aimed at redefining urban living with a focus on sustainability and affordability. Cuban took the conversation a step further. He proposed leveraging blockchain technology, particularly focusing on its potential to automate and secure real estate transactions and…