Gaming

Funding Rounds

NBA’s Spencer Dinwiddie, Andre Iguodala and More Join Dapper Labs $12M Funding Round

Dapper Labs raised $12 million in its newest funding round led by NBA stars Spencer Dinwiddie, Andre Iguodala, JaVale McGee, Aaron Gordon and Garrett Temple.

Tech  ·  6 August 2020
CoinFlash

Charlie Lee, Adam Back Lead $3.1M Private Token Raise for Blockchain Game Infinite Fleet

A game developed by Samson Mow's Pixelmatic has completed a $3.1 million private SAFT sale of tokens.

Business  ·  3 August 2020
Gaming

Blockchain Enabled Fantasy Soccer Firm Sorare Raises $4M in Seed Fund Round

Using the Ethereum blockchain Sorare generates unique digital cards representing soccer players, that can be traded by users and used in weekly league competitions.

News  ·  16 July 2020
Blockchain

Enjin’s New Minecraft Plug-in Lets Players Spawn Blockchain Assets

Players can now drop blockchain assets into their Minecraft servers, enabling ownership over in-game items and currencies.

Tech  ·  28 May 2020
Tezos

Kathleen Breitman’s ‘Blaze of Glory’

The CEO of Tezos reveals her biggest fear, and what inspires her most, in an all new CoinDesk Confessional.

People  ·  13 May 2020
Chainlink

Trust No Dapp: Chainlink Launches Oracle for Provable Randomness

Chainlink may be solving part of the problem that first drove Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin’s interest in decentralized applications.

Tech  ·  12 May 2020
Gaming

CryptoWars Leaves Loom Sidechain in Pivot to ‘Play-to-Earn,’ Aka Betting

CryptoWars founder Matias Nisenson is changing things up: "No decent game can run nowadays fully on-chain, even though that was our gaming utopia."

Tech  ·  27 April 2020
China

Blockchain Gaming Platform Enjin Updates Wallet Ahead of China Expansion

Enjin is opening up the wallet for its ENJ token to Chinese users ahead of a planned expansion into the Asian nation.

News  ·  15 April 2020
Gaming

Blockchain Gaming, Messaging Apps See User Growth Amid Coronavirus Lockdowns

Coronavirus lockdowns have led to a relative surge in a small corner of the cryptocurrency space: its more casual and entertaining end.

Tech  ·  3 April 2020
Ethereum

‘MLB Champions’ Downplays ETH, Aims for Mass Market in New Game Reboot

Blockchain game MLB Champions is rolling out a slew of new gameplay features while reducing its reliance on Ethereum.

Business  ·  31 March 2020
Ethereum

‘SkyWeaver’ Didn’t Plan for a Captive Audience of Millions but It Sure Helps

SkyWeaver is among a crop of blockchain-based games looking to prove the value of digital scarcity in the gaming industry.

Tech  ·  20 March 2020
Tezos

Tezos Co-Founder Turns to Gaming With ‘Hearthstone’ Competitor

Coase, a startup launched by Tezos co-founder Kathleen Breitman, is pushing a new way to make digital card games more fun.

Business  ·  18 March 2020
Ethereum

$100K in Early Prizes Looks to Lure the NFT-Curious to Decentraland

Decentraland opened for gameplay today, delivering on promises of bringing an NFT-based "metaverse" to ethereum.

Tech  ·  20 February 2020
Ethereum

Enjin Launches Game Development Platform on Ethereum

The Enjin Platform allows devs to integrate crypto tokens into apps and games.

Tech  ·  18 February 2020
Lightning Network

Top Bitcoin Developers Face Off in a Lightning-Powered Boxing Match

The esports smackdown was meant to highlight the power of bitcoin's lightning network – since the cutting-edge payments system is fast, cheap and lets users send tiny payments, even a fraction of a cent.

Tech  ·  11 February 2020