Author: Jeremy Ryan

MetalCore brings us a new playtest this coming weekend, as well as a special play and earn event! The Alpha 2.5 version of this team-based, sci-fi, FPS now offers both PvP and PvE matches, giving players a chance to try out different playstyles and team tactics. Another weekend playtest from MetalCore! Officially dubbed Alpha 2.5, this playtest kicks off on May 26th, 9pm ET, and runs until Monday, May 29th, 3pm ET. The latest alpha build for MetalCore features Faction Pledging as well as PvE servers. Faction Pledging allows players to choose which side they wish to fight for. And…

Pudgy Penguins recent foray into the cutthroat world of children’s toys has caused a significant commotion on the Amazon marketplace. In its first 48 hours, the project triumphantly shifted a mammoth 20k units worth in the region of half a million USD.Just last week, Pudgy Penguins unleashed its latest masterstroke on the world of toys and entertainment by debuting a collection of vinyl and plushie toys that leverage the project’s intellectual property. While additionally launching the interconnected ‘Pudgy World,’ a portal to an online social network based around the Antarctic dwelling creatures.Since then, interest in the Pudgy Penguins toy collection…

NFT Curated NFT marketplace SuperRare is taking over the 0x.17 gallery in New York for a two-month exhibition, punctuating the importance of bringing non-fungible token (NFT) artwork into immersive, physical spaces. The pop-up at 0x.17, a community-focused NFT gallery in the historic South Street Seaport neighborhood, will feature a curated program of works from over 20 SuperRare artists. The gallery will open on June 1 with a solo show from AI artist Claire Silver titled “Artifacts.” “The exhibition showcases seven artworks based on different philosophies and questions about our future with AI taking the form of seven different mediums: video,…

NFT Bowl a perfect game? Soon, your buddies won’t simply have to take your word for it—you’ll be able to show off a tokenized achievement, minted as an NFT on the Avalanche blockchain by the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). The PBA and parent company Bowlero today announced the launch of League Bowler Certification (LBC) Awards, which are NFT-based honors to recognize bowling feats that will be airdropped free to the approximately 300,000 participants in Bowlero center leagues. The “digital awards,” as the PBA calls them, cannot be traded or sold once received, making them soulbound tokens. In that sense, these…

Blockchain In such a short period after its mainnet launch, Layer 2 protocol zkSync has hit several outstanding milestones. Compared to other long-existing networks, the zk-rollup Ethereum (ETH) scaling solution has recorded more transactions than expected. Based on its latest Twitter post, the protocol has processed one million transactions within a 24 hour time span. This milestone is a first for a zkEVM as the figure amounts to about 12 transactions per second. Notably, it makes zkSync the second top L2 network this period in terms of transaction count and next only to Ethereum. Additionally, zkSync hit one million unique…

Seedify, the premier launchpad focused on web3 gaming, NFTs, metaverse, and AI, is gearing up for the highly anticipated launch of its latest incubation project, Orbofi AI. This AI project allows users to create and monetize AI generated content for use in apps, games, and online communities. The IDO for the Orbofi token kicks off on May 25th. AI continues to be a hot topic and a hot commodity. Following up the success of ChainGPT, a previous AI project launched on Seedify’s platform, Seedify bring us an IDO event for Orbofi AI. This cutting-edge initiative marks Seedify’s continued commitment to…

Blockchain HashQuark, a prominent entity offering Web3-related infrastructure services, has announced that the SSV DAO has offered it a grant. The purpose of the respective grant is to develop a PoS-based liquid-staking solution for the institutions. The collaboration indicates the mutual dedication of both parties to advance security and decentralization in the staking ecosystem of Ethereum. SSV DAO Offers a Grant to HashQuark for Liquid Staking Solution to Facilitate Institutional Clients In addition to this, HashQuark stated that the respective collaboration is focused on the establishment of a network devoted to supporting the staking’s future. The renowned expertise of HashQuark…

NFT Several popular nonfungible token (NFT) collections have seen their floor prices tumble this year. Moreover, the NFT boom of previous years has failed to gain any traction in 2023. NFT markets are in the doldrums. While crypto markets have gained 40% since the beginning of the year, the same cannot be said for NFTs. NFTs and Digital Collectibles Losing Their Shine Furthermore, some of the biggest and most popular collections from last year have struggled this year. On May 22, industry influencer and observer ‘HashBastards NFTs’ revealed how much some of the top NFTs have fallen. The Doodles collection…

In a surprising turn of events, Pudgy Penguin’s latest venture into the world of physical toys has taken the e-commerce giant Amazon by storm. The launch of their NFT-inspired toys sparked massive interest and ignited speculations about a potential resurgence for the NFT market.Within the first two days of the launch, Pudgy Penguin’s toy collection garnered an astounding $500,000 in purchases, surpassing all expectations. More than 20,000 individual toys were sold, solidifying the project’s CEO Luca Netz’s belief that Pudgy Penguins can transform the space and attract millions of new users to the Web3 ecosystem.NFTs and Web3 AdoptionNetz has been…

NFT Lawyer Mike Kanovitz, a partner at Loevy & Loevy, took to Twitter on May 20 to state that a “settlement demand letter has served as an NFT” to the wallet address associated with the alleged influencer. Kanovitz alleged that Ben.eth “used a manipulative launch strategy” over how the Liquidity Pools (LP) were structured and the way that the tokens “trickled out” on the recent presale for his token $PSYOP. Shortly after the accusation, Ben.eth tweeted that 50% of the tokens have been sent out and “the rest will be sent in short order.” SO FAR, 50% OF $PSYOP PRESALE…