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Twitch Doubles Down on Crypto, Gives Subscribers 10% Discount

Streaming Service Twitch Offers Discount for Crypto Subscribers

July 27, 2020 by Osato Avan-Nomayo at Bitcoin

More than a year after disabling crypto payments, Twitch is back on the cryptocurrency bandwagon with discounted subscription plans for customers who pay using virtual currencies. As more service platforms integrate with exchanges and other payment gateways, crypto token payments may take-off leading to the desired broad-based retail adoption of...

Atari Partners with Unikrn to Increase Game Token Functionality

June 12, 2020 by Osato Avan-Nomayo at Altcoins

Gaming and interactive entertainment giant Atari has secured a partnership with blockchain esports firm Unikrn. The deal is geared towards enabling Atari token holders to shop, game, and bet with the firm’s native cryptocurrency. Tokenizing Atari’s Video Game Ecosystem According to a press release published on Thursday (June 11, 2020),...

Kardiachain Sets Sight on the $2 Billion Vietnamese Esports Market

May 21, 2020 by Dalmas Ngetich at Altcoins

KardiaChain on May 21, 2020, announced its plans of expanding into the lucrative, multi-billion dollar Vietnamese eSports market. Consequently, they have launched the KardiaChain eSports Incentive Platform which is a prediction game for Garena’s Arena of Valor (Liên Quân) tournament on the Vietnamese mobile phone MOBA game. Garena is the largest game...

Axie Infinity Community Alpha Seeks user Feedback and Introduces new Gameplay Features

December 20, 2019 by Edoardo Vecchio at Altcoins

Axie Infinity, a decentralized game based on the Ethereum blockchain, just launched an early Unity-based version of its game available only for those who own at least three Axies. This move highlights how the team behind Axie Infinity is looking to gain feedback from its users before launching into the...

AMD Joins Blockchain Game Alliance, Inks Partnerships with ULTRA and Robot Cache

December 16, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Blockchain, News

U.S.-based computer processor manufacturing firm AMD has joined the Blockchain Game Alliance (BGA) to foster blockchain-based PC gaming. Additionally, the computer hardware giant has inked partnerships with Robot Cache and ULTRA to develop distributed ledger technology-powered (DLT) gaming platforms, reports Guru3D, December 16, 2019. AMD Makes Entry Into the Blockchain...

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Ubisoft and Sorare to Foster Fantasy Football Blockchain Gaming

October 11, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Blockchain

In an official press release issued on October 10, 2019, distributed ledger technology (DLT) firm Sorare stated that it was selected into the Ubisoft Entrepreneur Lab’s program to help it expand the market footprint of its critically acclaimed blockchain-based football game. Official Football Blockchain Cards Are Here In a bid...

Dapp.com Q3 2019 Market Report EOS TRON Ethereum Whiteboard metrics winners and losers

Shape of dApps Q3 Update: Ethereum, EOS, and TRON

October 8, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Blockchain

Dapp.com has released its quarterly insight report, focusing on users, transaction volume, dApp diversity, and other important metrics. The update reveals that Ethereum has been growing steadily, EOS has the best user retention numbers, and TRON has the least diverse dApp ecosystem, October 8, 2019. Trends in the Market dApps...

UTRUST Adds DASH Cryptocurrency Support for Online Gaming Platform, Whow Games

September 30, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins

In a bid to bring digital currency payments to the mainstream, UTRUST, a fintech startup, has integrated support for DASH cryptocurrency to provide safe and secure payment options to the nine million registered users of web gaming platform Whow Games. The startup announced the development through a Medium post, on...

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Gods Unchained Blockchain Game Hires Gaming Veteran, Chris Clay

August 9, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Tech

Gods Unchained, a distributed ledger technology (DLT) based card game has added eSports veteran Chris Clay to its team. Clay previously functioned as the lead designer for Hasbro's Wizards of the Coast game: “Magic The Gathering Arena” (MTG), according to a press release on August 8, 2019. Gods Unchained Aiming...

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PUBG and Referum Join Forces to Reward Battle Royale Gamers with Cryptos

July 26, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins

Refereum, a distributed ledger technology (DLT) powered reward and marketing firm that rewards game players for performing various activities including watching game streams and sharing content, has partnered with PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS (PUGB) to make it possible for the latter’s gamers to earn $RFR tokens when they complete in-game tasks, according...

Overstock’s tZERO Tokenizes First Hollywood Movie

July 10, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins

tZERO, a majority-owned subsidiary of Overstock.com aimed at using distributed ledger technology (DLT) to strengthen the capital markets, has joined forces with the producers of the upcoming Atari movie. The two will tokenize the first major theatrical motion picture, according to a press release on July 9, 2019. Atari Movie...

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Crypto Gaming Is Still Waiting for its Fortnite Moment

July 1, 2019 by Liam J Kelly at Blockchain, Gaming

The crypto and gaming meme has been a potent one for enthusiasts of both realms. Adding digital scarcity through an amalgam of in-game tokens and blockchain technology appears ripe for online games. This thesis already holds true for the viral collectible sensation CryptoKitties, which at its peak sold a furry...

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Dai Stablecoin Now an In-Game Currency for Axie Infinity

June 12, 2019 by Eddie Mitchell at Altcoins

Maker, the firm behind the Dai stablecoin, has partnered with the crypto-collectible online battle game, Axie Infinity. The move brings Dai to a vastly expanding videogame in which players “breed, raise, battle, and collect” digital pets called "Axies." This according to an official blog post from Maker, June 10, 2019....

Golem Extends Use Case to Gaming Platforms

June 1, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Altcoins

The Golem Network (GNT) has tied up with video game platform Hoard to integrate blockchain technology and allow developers who require large amounts of computing power to seamlessly do so through Golem's services. Bringing Gaming to the Blockchain Blockchain games have been taken to new heights with the rise of...

CryptoKitties Founders Launch Blockhchain-based Game Cheeze Wizards

May 20, 2019 by Mohammad Musharraf at Altcoins, Blockchain, Ethereum, News

Dapper Labs, the company behind the famous blockchain game CryptoKitties, has announced the launch of its new blockchain game Cheeze Wizards on May 17, 2019. It’s a battle royale where players can summon Wizards to fight in a duel for the “Big Cheeze.” Where Ether Meets Magic and Cheese Currently...

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