Author: Jeremy Ryan

NFT The classic fictional character Tarzan is swinging from the African jungle into Web3 via a new multi-year licensing deal between digital fashion studio XLABEL and the estate of the character’s original creator, Edgar Rice Burroughs. No, Disney is not involved. And this Tarzan has a different vibe than some past portrayals—so you might see him in some surprising new settings. Australia-based XLABEL and Ethereum NFT marketplace X2Y2 will launch a 9,999-token Tarzan: Lord of the Apes NFT collection for 0.05 ETH (about $90) each on March 28 for people added to an allowlist, with a public sale to follow…

Blockchain Universal Pictures is scratching its blockchain itch again with the new Dracula movie “Renfield” that stars Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage. Utilizing the Aptos blockchain, the Hollywood studio and partners are launching “an interactive web-based game” and sweepstakes that will allow participants to win both digital and physical collectibles or prizes. “We know audiences just want to be connected … and no barriers to connecting with their fandom,” said Greg Reed, vice president of technology partnerships for Universal Pictures. “Our job is to leverage high-performing, scalable networks, like Aptos, that deliver the most unique, engaging, and safe experiences for fans.”This…

Blockchain Particle Network has raised $7 million to build a middleware platform to support web3 developers. The seed funding round has backing from Animoca, Longhash Ventures, GSR Ventures, Hashkey and OP Crypto, the company told The Block. It previously raised $1.8 million in a pre-seed funding round in April last year with participation from LongHash Ventures and Insignia Ventures. Founded early last year, the startup’s core product is a login and wallet middleware solution that helps developers integrate a user-friendly web3 authentication solution into their decentralized applications. The tool enables the end user to log in either through existing crypto…

Blockchain Some of the biggest names in decentralized finance, including Uniswap, Sushi, Maker and Curve, are set to launch March 24 on zero-knowledge proof roll-up zkSync Era. The Ethereum layer 2 scaling network has finally opened to users in alpha after four years in development, enabling faster and cheaper transactions. It is the first Ethereum Virtual Machine compatible zk-Rollup to launch on mainnet (competitor StarkWare uses a bespoke language called Cairo), allowing most Ethereum DApps to simply port over with very few changes. Between 32 to 50 projects are expected to go live on March 24 or over the weekend,…

Blockchain In order to tokenize its newest European hotel and residential project in the Republic of Georgia, the multinational hotel chain Novotel has partnered with the technology firm DelNorte. U.S. and foreign investors alike will benefit from the increased security and portability of transactions made possible via this partnership, according to a recent report by DelNorte published on Medium on March 20. Novotel, a part of the global Accor group, which has a presence in more than 110 countries, is among the most well-known and powerful in the hotel and real estate industries worldwide; plans to use blockchain technology to…

Blockchain IBF, WBO and WBA heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk has put his weight behind a blockchain platform that aims to tokenize and support the boxing industry. The Olympic gold medalist has teamed up with Ukrainian-based cryptocurrency exchange Qmall to develop the Ready to Fight platform. The browser-based platform makes use of blockchain technology to help boxers tokenize their brands to receive donations and investments as well as a means to deliver exclusive content. Ready to Fight introduces a novel means of supporting and connecting the wider boxing industry. The platform features a tokenomics ecosystem making use of its proprietary…

Splinterlands recently unveiled details on its highly-anticipated Land-based gameplay expansion, The Secret of Praetoria. The popular blockchain trading card game released the latest tantalizing update, Land Phase 1.5, through its new roadmap that features the various developments currently underway. As such, the land expansion is set to revolutionize the gaming landscape by introducing Land NFTs that players can claim, construct buildings on, gather resources from, and create new tradeable and rentable cards for use in battle.The Land 1.5 Whitepaper has been released! Check out The Secret of Praetoria at the link below:#Splinterlands $SPS #Hive #Web3 #TCG #cardgames pic.twitter.com/tq0wwCtwVg— Splinterlands (@splinterlands)…

Blockchain The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) tokenization project is an example of how companies and U.S. state and federal agencies are using blockchain-based solutions to drive efficiencies and lower costs, Bank of America (BAC) said in a research report Thursday. The department plans to revolutionize its vehicle title and transfer management system by tokenizing the more than 14 million automobiles registered in the state. It will issue vehicle titles as non-fungible-tokens (NFTs) with ownership recorded on a private version of the Tezos blockchain. NFTs are digital assets that represent ownership of virtual or physical items that can be…

Blockchain LitLab Games takes the opportunity to make its official announcement of having incorporated the Chainlink Verifiable Random Function (VRF) on the BNB Chain mainnet. This was managed with the help of the association formed with JoePegs. In this situation, it will be gaining connectivity with a tamper-proof, as well as an auditable source of randomness, in order to be able to randomize the method of minting, in terms of the first INO of CyberTitans, the Origins. Incidentally, LitLab Games happens to be a Web3 publisher as well as a studio firm. For users, this will help in exposing them…

Yu Suzuki, the brains behind popular Sega title Virtua Fighter, is set to launch the game’s characters as NFTs, much to the delight of its fans. In a recent announcement, Sukuzi notes he will be teaming up with OASYX, an NFT protocol, to create 1,000 Virtua Fighter digital collectibles that will be based on 11 Virtua Fighter characters from the game’s first three titles.According to OASYX, these non-fungible tokens will serve as the base for the game’s future Metaverse avatars. At the helm will be Suzuki, who was responsible for developing the popular fighting game of the 1990s.Despite having left…