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FIFA's NFT Pivot: Web3 Savior or Just Another Corporate Cash Grab?

FIFA's NFT Pivot: Web3 Savior or Just Another Corporate Cash Grab?

FIFA’s now diving headfirst into Web3 — it’s launching its own blockchain. FIFA Blockchain. Sounds impressive, right? Especially after ditching Algorand. They promise improved scalability, improved cross-chain performance, and a more extensive digital ecosystem. The pitch? A more profound relationship with their supporters, especially the millennial, global and digital-first fans....

STEPN and Argentine Football Association Team Up to Launch NFT Sneakers

STEPN and Argentine Football Association Team Up to Launch NFT Sneakers

STEPN, a popular move-to-earn mobile app built on the Solana blockchain recently announced their partnership with the Argentine Football Association (AFA). Now, together, they’re birthing NFT digital sneakers into the metaverse! This partnership will help drive the Association deeper into Web3, giving fans exciting new ways to connect with their...

AFA's NFT Sneakers: Will Royalties Save STEPN From Nike's Fate?

AFA's NFT Sneakers: Will Royalties Save STEPN From Nike's Fate?

STEPN, the popular move-to-earn app, is making a big bet on Argentina. Their partnership with the AFA to release NFT sneakers underscores Coupang’s future-forward ambitions. This move is particularly notable given that Nike recently withdrew from the NFT sneaker market because it was not profitable. Indeed you might wonder what’s...

NFT Metaverse 3 Ways It Empowers Globally

NFT Metaverse 3 Ways It Empowers Globally

The NFT metaverse. It’s a little beyond Bored Apes and pixelated metaverse landscapes. I believe it's a potential economic leveler, a tool that, if wielded correctly, can significantly empower underserved communities across the globe. We’re not talking about digital trinkets, we’re talking about real, tangible change.Unlocking Micro-Entrepreneurship GloballyImagine a weaver...

FIFA's Blockchain Gamble: Rivals, NFTs, and the Future of Football

FIFA's Blockchain Gamble: Rivals, NFTs, and the Future of Football

Now, world football’s governing body FIFA is making a major play in the space by dipping its toes into blockchain gaming. What’s more, they’re all on board with NFTs! This year’s culture shift includes the release of “FIFA Rivals,” a new, free-to-download mobile game. It means building our own Ethereum...

The Brutal Truth About Gaming Blockchains No One Wants To Admit

The Brutal Truth About Gaming Blockchains No One Wants To Admit

The reality is, the hype surrounding gaming blockchains is at a new high. Everyone's screaming about decentralization, ownership, and play-to-earn. But behind the tech-bro jargon, a much more pedestrian reality exists. It’s the inconvenient truth that everyone involved, from starry-eyed gamers to venture capitalists, is happy to ignore. Well, I’m...

Beyond the Hype: 3 Ways Crypto is Radically Reshaping Web3 Gaming

Beyond the Hype: 3 Ways Crypto is Radically Reshaping Web3 Gaming

Let’s face it—when most people hear the term “Web3 gaming,” they envision clunky platforms. It usually does so with accompanying promises that would make a snake oil salesman blush with envy. If you dig a little deeper, you might be surprised to learn that something truly transformative is afoot—thanks in...

Grass Network Launches, Allocating Over 100 Million Tokens

Grass Network Launches, Allocating Over 100 Million Tokens

Grass, a promising new cryptocurrency project, has officially launched, distributing more than 100 million Grass tokens. The entire project runs on an open and decentralized blockchain, making it possible for each and every transaction to be permanently published to an immutable public ledger. Grass has a capped supply of 1,000,000,000...

Web3 Gaming's Promise Why Ownership Changes Everything (And How to Profit)

Web3 Gaming's Promise Why Ownership Changes Everything (And How to Profit)

Now picture spending thousands of hours, perhaps thousands of dollars, building up your character in a Virtual World. You've got the best gear, the rarest skins, you're a legend. Then, the company shuts down the servers. Poof. All gone. That's the reality of Web2 gaming, and frankly, it's highway robbery....

Web3 Gaming's Dark Side: Why Royalties Need Saving (And How to Fix It)

Web3 Gaming's Dark Side: Why Royalties Need Saving (And How to Fix It)

This Web3 world promised us a great reset, a digital utopia where creators are better compensated and players actually own their in-game assets. Instead, we were pitched the promise of decentralized platforms, open metaverses, and a future where we wouldn’t suffer under the thumbs of evil gaming monopolies. A shadow...

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