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SOZO Comics (SOZO IP, LLC), based in Los Angeles, California, announced the production of an anime series based on ZAN, a series of original art from world-renowned artist Yoshitaka Amano, as part of the ZAN Project, which also includes a P2E blockchain game and NFT art.ZAN, originally announced in 2010 under the name DEVA ZAN, is an original art collection consisting over 300 pieces of artwork from Amano that combine to build an action-fantasy world. The series, which works on an epic, time-traveling scale, was first published in artbook form by Dark Horse Comics (Milwaukee, WI) in 2013, becoming a worldwide hit. Sozo Comics…

Video game fans awaiting news of Square Enix’s plans for blockchain gaming have been presented with a “goal of making 2023 a year of major evolution and transformation” by their president. The renowned developer of beloved games like Final Fantasy recently released a letter confirming their commitment to the Web3 sector. This marks a major step forward in the industry’s adoption of NFTs and other blockchain-based solutions.Square Enix increased its investment in Web3 technology and has dedicated significant resources towards its development and implementation, according to company President Yosuke Matsuda. Focus on blockchain entertainmentThe decision to enter the blockchain space has generated…

Hot on the heels of its Bitcoin (BTC) futures exchange-traded fund (ETF) in Hong Kong, Samsung Asset Management has indicated it’s considering the launch of a spot Bitcoin ETF on the city’s exchange if policies allow for it.In an interview with Bloomberg published on Jan. 13, Hong Kong chief executive for Samsung Asset Management, Sam Park, said: “It really depends on how policy is going to be developed.” He added that the Hong Kong administrators are “clearly” interested in developing the city into a crypto hub.An ETF analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, Rebecca Sin, noted that “Hong Kong is well positioned…

The average crypto investor probably isn’t planning on dying of old age anytime soon, but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t have a plan in place to pass on their crypto in the event they meet an unlikely demise, lawyers warn.Speaking to Cointelegraph, Dubai-based crypto lawyer Irina Heaver believes that “billions” worth of Bitcoin (BTC) has been lost due to a lack of proper death-related planning by hodlers. She noted that many families have been unable to access their loved one’s crypto assets due to private keys being taken to the grave, and emphasized the importance of discussing crypto assets with…

Derivatives marketplace CME Group is planning to launch reference rates and real-time indexes for three metaverse crypto assets, allowing investors to track pricing data more reliably using a methodology commonly used in traditional finance. Beginning Jan. 30, CME Group and CF Benchmarks will launch reference rates for Axie Infinity Shards (AXS), Chiliz (CHZ) and Decentraland’s MANA (MANA), the company announced on Jan. 5. The reference rates and indexes are not tradeable products but instead can be used by investors to “price sector-specific portfolios, develop structured products […] and manage price risk around various Metaverse-based projects,” said Giovanni Vicioso, CME Group’s head…

MuTerra, a collectible card game (CCG), has announced that it will release an alpha version on January 14, 2023. The information came through via the game’s co-founder, who described the ceremony as an opportunity for players to access MuTerra assets. Also, they will be able to participate in the forthcoming MuTerra airdrop scheduled for January 15, 2023. Previously, MuTerra had hosted a Maldives Pack Sale where players could purchase MuTerra’s exclusive assets. While not everyone could get it, this new launch will handle the shortcoming. Additionally, the organizers included a list of events to be featured during the launch, and everything will…

Axie Infinity has announced Season 2 of Origins, a game involving cards where users compete with Axies. Recall that season one of Axie Infinity: Origins was kicked off in early September with a prize pool of 112,000 AXS tokens, 6,750 of those going to the first-place finisher! The NFT-based game offered more than 1.5M USD worth of AXS rewards during Season 1, also introducing new gameplay systems. On the 11th of January, Axie announced the arrival of Origins Season 2. Season 2 comes with even more modified gameplay and features. Some new additions or modifications are upgraded crafting progression, daily login rewards,…

Web3 gaming hits the ground running this year, with new releases, new alphas, and even an uptick in the general cryptocurrency markets to help things along! Today we take a look at some of the top NFT collections and games this past week. It’s certainly nice to see the markets in the green. It’s also nice to see even more news and releases from the web3 / play to earn / play and earn gaming developers! Skyweaver brings us a new card set as well as a new Skypass allowing players to earn rewards in a battle pass style system.…

The Sandbox has reached a point where there is some sort of event happening at any given point in time. Today we bring you no less than three events that you can jump into this month. And all of them offer play and earn opportunities! Where once there was only the Sandbox alpha season, now there are special Sandbox events pretty much constantly! These events give players a chance to try out new, free experiences in The Sandbox, and earn SAND tokens simply by completing in-game quests and tweeting about it! You always see the current contests available on the…

Mojo Melee brings us an announcement about their first Mojo Bowl Invitational Tournament. With a special NFT for every participant, and a 5,000 USDC prize pool, the competition for this tournament should be fierce! Mojo Melee began weekend alpha tests a couple of months ago. They also recently hosted a small, charity tournament in December. But now they’re ready to open the floodgates to a public tournament with NFTs and USDC as prizes! Running during the weekend of February 11th and 12th, this tournament is held in conjunction with Community Gaming and will include 256 players. How to earn an…