Ubisoft / Web3 Gaming Push — Ubisoft, the game studio behind Assasin’s Creed, announced its upcoming web3 game 'Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles' — a player-versus-player tactical role-playing PC game. The new title will be built on the Oasys blockchain, following the trend of other game studios like Square Enix and SEGA — more
Madhappy x MoonPay / New Membership Program — Madhappy, a streetwear brand raising awareness around mental health issues, partnered with MoonPay to launch the Madhappy Membership program. Leveraging MoonPay’s web3 infrastructure, the program aims to offer rewards and exclusive benefits for holders — more
Candy Digital x Palm Studio / Announce Merger — Candy Digital, backed by Galaxy Digital and Gary Vaynerchuk, announced a merger with web3 production firm Palm NFT Studio. The merger aims to combine expertise to expand licensed NFT projects in sports, entertainment, art, and culture — more
SEGA / Blockchain Game — Japanese game company SEGA, known for popular games like Sonic the Hedgehog and Yakuza, plans to enter the web3 gaming space with its upcoming game titled Sangokushi Taisen. The game, originally a hit in web2, will be remade for web3 and built on the Oasys blockchain — more
Coca-Cola / NFTs + Merch on Solana — Coca-Cola partnered with Solana NFT platform SolSea to offer limited edition hoodies and NFTs to participants at the EXIT Festival. The collaboration allows festival-goers to use a "Magic Mirror" tool to see themselves wearing random merchandise in a 3D image, which can then be claimed with a QR code — more
Web3Go / $4M Raised — Web3Go, a data intelligence network offering a suite of AI-native digital asset tools and infrastructure, raises seed round from Binance Labs, Hashkey Capital, NGC, Shima Capital, IVC, LIF, Big Brain Holdings, and Archerman Capital — more
CryptoQuant / $6.5M Raised — CryptoQuant, a startup providing onchain data and analytics, raises round led by Atinum, with participation from Hillspring, SK Group, Bass, and IMM — more
Ola / $3M Raised — Ola, a privacy-focused web3 startup leveraging ZK-rollups, raises seed round co-led by Web3com Ventures and Foresight Ventures, with participation from Token Metrics Ventures, LD Capital, Catcher VC, and others — more
Outdid / $2.5M Raised — Outdid, an end-to-end private ID verification solution leveraging zero-knowledge proofs, raises seed round led by Jump Crypto, with participation from Superscrypt and more than 15 angels — more
A New Blockchain for Generative AI? / Jesus Rodriguez — “Generative AI is reshaping fundamental aspects of software development, and new frameworks and platforms are rapidly emerging to support this paradigm shift. Developing native generative AI capabilities is nothing short of an existential challenge for Web3, as it is crucial to enable new waves of innovation in the field. A native generative AI blockchain represents just one of the many approaches that can facilitate this transition into the world of foundation models.” — more
Ecosapiens (🤝) Debuts Corporate Climate Collectibles on Celo / Erika Lee — “Ecosapiens, a tech collective focused on creating eco-friendly products for businesses and consumers, has revealed a fresh enterprise solution: tailored digital collectibles that empower businesses to balance their carbon emissions. This new endeavor is launched in partnership with the Celo Foundation, a nonprofit supporting Celo’s carbon-negative, mobile-first, EVM-compatible blockchain ecosystem. Through this collaborative effort, Ecosapiens is unveiling a unique carbon-neutral NFT, the “Celosapien,” designed to offset 100 percent of Celo’s annual carbon emissions.” — more
Decentralized Storage and Commerce in Web 3 / Cam x Zee Prime — “Storage is a critical part of any computing stack. Without this fundamental element, nothing is possible. Through the continued advancement of computational resources, a great deal of excess and underutilized storage has been created. Distributed Storage Networks (DSNs) offer a way to coordinate and utilize these latent resources and turn them into productive assets. These networks have the potential to bring the first real commerce vertical into Web 3 ecosystems.” — more
Bright Moments (🤝) x Seattle NFT Museum / “Convergence: AI and Art" — Bright Moments and The Seattle NFT Museum are collaborating on the exhibition "Convergence: AI and Art," exploring the fusion of Art x AI and its impact on contemporary art. Artists featured include iconic names like Claire Silver, Pindar Van Arman, Holly Herndon + Mat Dryhurst, and many others — more
Async Art (🤝) / “Open Book” Goes Live — “The concept is that of a digital book that never ends, where contributions will form the core content of a small curated selection of artists and writers that will subsequently be opened to the public. This project, based on a new dynamic technology, will redefine the participatory nature of NFTs; and, in turn, rethink the notion of a book as a finite and complete volume comprised of text and image.” Free to mint — more
Kanpai Pandas / Introducing D+RIP — PFP collection Kanpai Pandas introduced D+RIP (Digital Real Items for Pandas) — a new initiative aimed at bridging the gap between digital and physical experiences. Select D+RIP items will be NFC-enabled using IYK’s (🤝) tech, offering interactive experiences for holders — more
Kevin Rose / ‘State of Moonbirds’ — PROOF (🤝) founder Kevin Rose shared the progress on Moonbirds in the first half of the year, including paying > $1.6M to 70 artists and launching The Foundry, an experimental IRL space in LA. PROOF is also developing an incentive and loyalty system using tokens to provide rewards and benefits to creators and collectors — more
Blur (🤝) / v2 Goes Live — Blur launched v2 of its NFT marketplace, introducing trait bidding and reducing gas fees by 50%. Users must re-bid on Blur v2 (v1 bids no longer active), with trait bidding live for specific collections (Punks, Degods, Milady, plus 9 others) — more
PUBLIKFRUIT / FellowshipAI: De La Naught — “While the scenes and narratives I present may venture beyond the bounds of strict realism, they are imbued with a relatable quality that resonates with viewers at an intuitive level. It is through this delicate balance between pushing the boundaries of reality and maintaining a relatable familiarity that my work invites viewers to explore and reconsider their own perspectives.” 100 pieces, 24hr auction starting July 12th — more
Irina Angles + Dr Formalyst / FellowshipAI: Almost Human — “For “Almost Human," I looked for a kind of unnatural expression that would match the strange, unnatural character of the creative process involving AI itself. A very important part of that is that I want to pay more attention to FORM (how things are represented) rather than CONTENT (what I represent). Nowadays, a huge part of AI-assisted output is focused on content … While this is very entertaining, I don't think it really does anything to change the general public's perception that AI cannot be art.” 25 pieces, 24hr auction starting July 11th — more
Frank Manzano / FellowshipAI: Current Value — “I firmly believe that all artistic mediums are destined to intersect and intertwine. Therefore, the idea of "Post-Photography" resonates with me as it represents an important juncture in artistic evolution. It signifies a pivotal moment where various mediums converge, and it is within this space that I feel my work belongs. For the first time, I am not merely a spectator or consumer of content but an active contributor to this evolving visual language.” 80 pieces, 24hr auction starting July 10th — more
Seed Club (🤝) / Consumer Crypto Accelerator Cohort 6 🔥 — more
IYK (🤝) / The Autograph Module in Action — more
0xdgb / Gallery’s (🤝) New ‘Created’ Feature — more
ProhibitionArt / Support for Prohibition NFTs on Gallery (🤝) — more
Digitized / Edition #10 x Sleepagotchi (🤝) — more
Sound xyz (🤝) / Introducing Community Pages — more
Frank DeGods / New Roadmap — more
musicben / Harry Styles Onboards 5k Fans — more
Reservoir / Payment Processor Support Live — more
OSF / Probably Nothing — more
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