Author: Jeremy Ryan

In the realm of NFT projects, Umoja stands tall with a noble mission — to impact lives that need it the most. It’s not just another blockchain-based venture but a cause-advocating initiative that creates art to make life-changing differences.Kicking off on November 28, Umoja’s unconventional approach involves working hand in hand with three volunteers and seventeen children from Uganda’s Dasom Ministries Orphanage alongside anyone else in need. The charitable NFT endeavor can assist up to fifty children daily. Bridging Dreams and Reality via Umoja NFT ArtThe artworks perfectly capture the dreams of those in need by creating their imaginations through AI.…

In collaboration with CM Games, Mythical Games has launched the Nitro Nation World Tour (NNWT) on Android and iOS platforms. This new mobile racing game features a range of modes, such as real-time PvP races, tournaments, seasonal play, and even a campaign mode with an immersive storyline and characters. Licensed cars from top manufacturers like Aston Martin, Jaguar, and Pagani are digitally owned by players, with McLaren Automotive headlining season one.Multiple Collaborations Amplify Game’s AppealBesides CM Games, Mythical has partnered with electronic musician and car enthusiast deadmau5 for the game’s launch. Deadmau5 will be part of the in-game World Tour…

Summary Burnt has launched the XION testnet, a Layer-1 blockchain, and received a strategic investment from Circle Ventures, with XION being the first blockchain to use USDC as its primary transactional currency. More USDC Adoption… Burnt, a Web3 foundry, has officially unveiled the public testnet for its Layer-1 blockchain, XION. The announcement also includes a strategic investment from Circle Ventures, the venture capital arm of Circle, and USDC issuer. Notably, XION will become the first blockchain to use USDC as its primary transactional currency, eliminating a significant technical hurdle, as all XION-based applications will display prices in USDC. Furthermore, XION…

Roasting trends while celebrating the Autumn season, Starbucks ushers in two decades of its Pumpkin Spice Latte by launching open-edition release NFTs of the popular beverage.The NFTs, best known as ‘Digital Stamps’, are available from October 5-9 through the coffee behemoth’s Web3 loyalty program, ‘Starbucks Odyssey‘, divided into four distinct categories: Whipped, Spiced, Iced and Steamed for $20 apiece.On top of owning a piece of Starbucks’ virtual memorabilia, all NFT collectors will be granted 250 Odyssey points per Stamp, opening unique tangible and virtual rewards. Additionally, dedicated enthusiasts that garner all four editions will be awarded an extra special treat,…

Crypto wallet provider, Ledger, has linked up with Sotheby’s, the renowned art auction house, to offer high-profile digital art investors limited-edition Ledger x Sotheby’s Nano X hardware wallets in 2024 to safeguard artworks on-chain.Additionally to the partnership’s ethos, the Web3 powerhouses are poised to unveil a Ledger Stax wallet — another compact hardware wallet for efficiently managing cryptic assets while on the go.Sotheby’s elite virtual art collectors will also shortly be able to enjoy a new service provided by Ledger called ‘White-Glove Concierge Onboarding’, enabling them to make good use of informative teaching aids. The crypto wallet company notably boasts…

Line Next, a subsidiary of Line Corporation, a prominent Asian messaging firm with over 178 million active monthly users, has unveiled its latest addition to the Web3 gaming world with “Sweet Monster Guardians.” This marks the company’s second foray into the Web3 gaming sphere, following the success of their previous release. Drawing inspiration from the beloved South Korean character brand, Sweet Monster, this game promises a delightful blend of strategy, NFTs, and mobile accessibility.The newly released “Sweet Monster Guardians” distinguishes itself by offering a seamless gaming experience accessible via web browsers on both PCs and mobile devices, eliminating the need for…

Despite enduringly dismal conditions in the NFT market, some art-focused projects leveraging blockchain technology have managed to stay steady—or even, in a few cases, grow—over the last year and a half. One of those few outliers is Art Blocks, the digital art platform and gallery that uses NFTs to mint and distribute generative art works to collectors around the world. After launching its own NFT marketplace in March—a move intended to protect the increasingly threatened practice of enforcing creator royalties, a fee between 2.5% and 10% sent back to an NFT’s creator in secondary market sales—Art Blocks has expanded its…

Fairblock is hoping to make conditional decryption and pre-execution privacy a reality. Conditional decryption refers to allowing users to set conditions that enable protocols to execute transactions without revealing any on-chain information before execution. Unlike zero-knowledge (ZK) technology, Fairblock is designed so that information is only encrypted or decrypted under certain conditions. It does so through advanced cryptography, including identity-based encryption and witness encryption. The company is also looking into fully homomorphic encryption, or FHE, which will enable computations to be performed on fully encrypted data. Peyman Momeni, Fairblock’s co-founder, told Blockworks that the team had secured $2.5 million in…

Blankos Block Party and NFL Rivals game developer Mythical Games has launched Nitro Nation World Tour (NNWT), a free-to-play mobile drag racing game with licensed car NFTs from luxury brands like McLaren, Aston Martin, and Jaguar. In NNWT, gamers can race each other in real-time or play through the game’s campaign mode after fine-tuning their cars and upgrading their garage. Mythical published the game with the support of CM Games, the maker of the original Nitro Nation game released back in 2014. NNWT offers players a range of cars to choose from, with Volkswagen, Subaru, RUF, Lotus, Pagani, Saleen, and…

Circle CCTP Supports USDC with Cross-Chain Transfers Circle CCTP introduces a groundbreaking method for securely transferring USDC between different blockchain networks through a native destruction and minting process. While the protocol is currently in its testing phase, it holds immense promise for the crypto community. Once Circle CCTP goes live on the Base mainnet, it will allow developers and users to transfer USDC from Ethereum to various supported blockchains without requiring permission. As of now, Circle CCTP supports secure USDC transfers through 12 distinct routes, including Ethereum, Avalanche, Arbitrum, and Optimism. In the coming weeks, the network will expand to…