Author: John

In the latest Pudgy Penguins Inner Igloo – a regular call between CEO Luca Netz and holders within the Pudgy Penguins community – sentiments were high following an inside look at the latest developments. During the call, Netz touched on all aspects of the Pudgy ecosystem, including the $PENGU token, the recently-launched Abstract Chain, its XP system and much more. This has helped to give the most committed community members an insight into their view of the market, what they’re currently working on, and what we can expect in future. Amongst a number of significant developments, a core discussion point…

Renowned NFT artist Beeple has revealed SELECT START, the next live event to be held at Beeple Studios, which will take place on March 29, 2025. SELECT START is a free-to-attend event that’s described as “a celebration of art and gaming”. Guests will be able to enjoy game tournaments and exhibitions of the latest titles, as well as a community art showcase, art competitions and much more. To cap off SELECT SELECT, and in typical Beeple Studios style, Beeple himself will create the latest piece in his Everydays series – a daily edition of artworks that began in May 2007…

Web3 TCG What Is This Sorcery has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its physical trading card release, blasting past its $20,000 USD goal in a matter of hours. A wide variety of reward tiers are available, starting at $30 USD and rising to $4,999 USD. Incentives include physical starter packs, starter decks and game mats, with higher tier incentives including perks such as the ability to create your own character, exclusive access to the beta, and premium membership to card grading service CGC. As of writing, What Is This Sorcery has blasted past its $20,000 USD donation goal, and there’s…

The Game7 DAO has announced that the G7 Network – a new Arbitrum-powered Ethereum Layer-2 network for blockchain gaming – has held its mainnet launch. With months of private testing behind them, and the G7 Network mainnet now live, the Game7 DAO can begin the process of migrating their community of over 600,000 Web3 game players from zkSync to their own G7 network. This is set to give both G7 and their players a boost, with a blockchain solution that fulfils their needs. The move will facilitate the launch of a $G7 token – and although the Game7 DAO stress…

Layer-1 blockchain ecosystem FCHAIN has debuted their $RIFT token, ahead of the launch of the AI agent-focused $RIFT Platform later this year. Launched on Solana, the $RIFT token will be the core ecosystem token of this upcoming AI agent platform. Through this platform, users will be able to add so-called “module tokens” to existing AI agents, improving their functionality, skills and utility, and opening them up to further agent-on-agent interactions. The first of these “module tokens” to be revealed is Rift Arena, which will allow AI agents to wager and compete against one another in automated arcade-style beat-em-up gameplay -…

Popular Web3 gaming platform GOAT Gaming has revealed a $4M raise, bringing their total funding to $15 million USD, just 1 day before their AlphaGOATs AI agents go on sale to the public. This cash injection will primarily be used to accelerate the development of their AlphaGOATs AI agents, and their soon-to-launch $GG token. AlphaGOATs AI agents can be deployed in their ecosystem of supported blockchain games, allowing player accounts to continue making progress, gathering resources and earning rewards round the clock. An allowlist sale for AlphaGOATs has already taken place on February 4, with the public sale set to…

Developer-focused Web3 platform Alchemy has partnered with Web3 infrastructure company Syndicate to assist projects with deploying reliable, community-owned, custom Ethereum Layer-2 rollups. By working together, Syndicate will combine their on-chain sequencing network with Alchemy’s blockchain infrastructure technology to provide projects with a top-tier solution for their blockchain operations. Alchemy and Syndicate are also launching a joint accelerator program, offering strategic advice, technical resources and platform credits to teams that are actively building Layer-2 rollups. Technical staff from both companies will assist program participants in launching their own custom Ethereum Layer-2 rollups. Why has Alchemy partnered with Syndicate? Layer-2 networks are…

Web3 RPG The Beacon has been listed on both Steam and the Epic Games Store, allowing PC players to wishlist the title ahead of its expected release later this year. The game, which is set to be made available on both Windows and Mac, will be free-to-play, with no requirement to engage with Web3 content. Players that wish to engage with the title’s blockchain features will be able to connect their crypto wallets and collect a variety of NFT collectibles, which will be distributed on Ethereum Layer-2’s Arbitrum and ZKsync. A demo of The Beacon is currently available to play…

Binance is one of the world’s top crypto exchanges – and with their own blockchain, they’re looking to become a major force in the NFT industry too. That blockchain is the BNB Chain. Formerly known as the Binance Smart Chain, the BNB Chain is a Layer-1 blockchain developed by the team behind the Binance cryptocurrency exchange. BNB Chain was designed to power the DeFi space – but it also supports digital collectibles, blockchain games, and even NFT art. BNB Chain was hugely popular on debut, but faces ever-increasing competition from both other Layer-1 blockchains and Layer-2 networks. What makes BNB…

Dutch digital artist Laura Benne has a number of pieces from ‘Celestial Clash’ – a collection of animated 1-of-1 NFTs that depict a war between planets – available to acquire on art-focused NFT marketplace Foundation. The Celestial Clash collection depicts a world whereby the planets in our solar system descend into a “dizzying chaos” of conflicts against one another – with the situation “about to exhaust the Sun’s patience.” As of writing, 5 of the rarest NFT collectibles in the Celestial Clash collection are still available to collect, starting at a reserve of 0.09 ETH. Who is Laura Benne? Laura…