Bragging Rights Are Key to Retaining Web3 Gamers
Gaming is a social endeavor, so winning means cooperating with your friends in quests or beating the player on the other screen, and telling the world about your achievements....
The Protocol: Side-Dealing Accusations Put Crypto VC Funding in Spotlight
In this week's blockchain tech newsletter, we're highlighting the firm Polychain's accusation against a former general partner over an alleged ethics breach, along with Ethere...
How Staking Rate Benchmarks Can Build Digital Assets Markets
By comparing their returns to a trusted industry benchmark, Ethereum operators can identify areas for improvement and optimize their operations, as well as to differentiate th...
How Tokenized Real World Assets Are Outperforming Crypto
Whether to hedge against crypto volatility, add utility and efficiencies, or streamline access to alternatives, tokenized RWAs make sense for investors and institutions alike.
Stop Trying to Sell Gamers What They Don’t Want
A realistic look at what the Web3 stack actually offers game developers and players, from Jyro Blade, product lead at PlayFi.
Starknet, Layer-2 Chain on Ethereum, to Open Staking By End of Year
If approved by the community, staking could come to the mainnet by the end of 2024.
Vitalik Buterin Reflects On Strengths, Weaknesses of Ethereum, 'Hardening' the Blockchain
The co-founder and intellectual leader of the largest smart-contracts blockchain ecosystem addressed a packed room at the EthCC conference in Brussels.
MEV Has Spread to Bitcoin, in Subtler Forms Than on Ethereum
There are several ways to front-run a pending bitcoin transaction. One in particular could lead to private mempools, and thus centralization of authority on the blockchain.
Top Crypto VC Says Ex-General Partner Made Undisclosed Side Deal With Portfolio Company
Polychain says Niraj Pant broke the fund's policies by secretly accepting "adviser" tokens from Eclipse.
Why We're (Still) Investing in Web3 Gaming
For innovation, adoption and impact, gaming stands out as a leading use case for blockchain technology, say Leah Callon-Butler and Nathan Smale, directors of Web3 advisory fir...