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Streamlabs, the popular Twitch streaming app, will now allow users to tip the streamers using cryptocurrency, announced via their blog on June 1, 2018. The Coinbase Connection Streamlabs will use Coinbase as its crypto payments portal; this entails that the streamers will require to link their Streamlabs account to their Coinbase account. Once done, users will immediately have the option…

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Gumi, a Japanese-based mobile game developer that has created some landmark titles such as Brave Frontier, are now getting into the blockchain space. They announced the launch of their new worldwide blockchain investment fund worth $30 million. They have called the fund Gumi Cryptos, and it will make investments in blockchain technology and cryptocurrency-related firms. They clearly see the massive…

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The crypto asset investment universe has grown into a $330 billion asset class that is composed of a wide range of different digital currencies and tokens. The variety of digital assets is one of the most alluring factors of this new digital asset class. There is indeed something for everyone in the crypto asset space. For the online gaming industry,…

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To reduce the load on Ethereum’s blockchain, Loom Network has introduced Zombiechain, a sidechain geared toward decentralized applications (DApps). There have been instances in the past when the popularity of a decentralized application such as CryptoKitties has managed to slow down the entire network. The number of pending transactions on the mainchain increases, causing an increase in fees required to…

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Naomitsu Kodaka, the CEO of Tokyo Otaku Mode Inc. believes that cryptocurrencies have great uses as a cross-border digital cash service for smaller communities like hobbyists in the anime, manga, and game industry. Crypto Geared to the Gaming Community The goal is to target otaku (geeks) with an Otaku Coin, a coin that will help people within the community build…

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GoCryptobot, Calorie Coin, and many other blockchain and cryptocurrency-based mobile applications have taken over the South Korean app market, competing against traditional applications and conventional platforms. Blockchain Games Some of the biggest conglomerates in South Korea such as Kakao and Naver have begun to develop blockchain applications to secure a position at the forefront of blockchain development. LINE is the…

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On May 15, 2018, Seoul, South Korea, saw the official launch of Aurorachain. Hundreds of journalists from China, South Korea, and the West were at the conference, during which the founder Aqua Zhao announced that the Aurora mainnet was live. Global Vision for Public Chains Zhao further shared his vision for Aurora, a public chain that will lead the next-generation…

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There are little things better in life than to be able to build your own city, complete with its own industries, markets, and even entertainment districts. While Generation X grew up with HTML5 platforms to build cities on, Millenials would clearly have the edge, as a company is fusing the best features of HTML5 with the futuristic blockchain technology. Massive…

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Only a few cryptocurrency startups can boast both a unique smart contract-based platform and a certified security audit for the underlying blockchain code. One such project is the upcoming Luckchemy, a unique iGaming platform which shall be preceded by an “audited-as-safe” Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Drawbacks of the iGaming Industry Spearheaded by a superior off-chain cryptographic approach towards the $51…

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Of all the things carried on the non-fungible token standards like ERC-721, CryptoKitties epitomizes the de facto fun use case for blockchain. As the first genuinely recreational use DApp, CryptoKitties and other items of that nature will now have a new trading place. A CryptoKitty eBay OpenSea is a new marketplace where users can buy and sell CryptoKitties alongside a…

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