GameFi


Finance

Avalanche-Based Blockbuster Game Shrapnel Completes $7M Token Sale

Games studio Neon has raised $17.5 million so far to bring Shrapnel to Avalanche.

An image from game studio Neon’s Shrapnel. (Neon)

Finance

Wax Studio’s Blockchain Brawlers Game Earns $357M in First Week

The company claims its new P2E game is more secure than Axie Infinity.

UFC fighters during a 2018 match in Rio de Janeiro.

Finance

Community Gaming Raises $16M in SoftBank-Led Round to Expand Crypto Esports

The competitive gaming platform is expanding into Latin America and Southeast Asia.

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Markets

Metaverse Majors Struggle as User Base Falls Short of Market Expectations

Decentraland, Axie Infinity and The Sandbox have larger valuations and fewer active users than non-blockchain games.

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Finance

Money Continues to Pour Into GameFi, but Will Developers Follow?

One of the hottest sectors for investors is seeing mixed reactions from top talent.

GameFi investors are still chasing the next Axie. (Jakub Sisulak/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Taiwan GameFi Company Gets a Boost in Its Quest to Develop a More Entertaining Game; Altcoins Stand Out

Red Door Digital will use the $5 million seed round from several high-profile venture firms to create games that are technologically superior but also entertaining; bitcoin also rose solidly.

View of the Taipei Skyline with Taipei 101 at night

Finance

Taiwan's Red Door Digital Raises $5M to Build AAA-Games for Web 3

Red Door Digital's leadership team includes executives from EA Games, Ubisoft, and Tencent.

taipei landscape

Finance

Hex Trust Raises $88M for Crypto Custody Focused on the Gaming Sector

The funding round was co-led by Animoca Brands and Liberty City Ventures.

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Opinion

GameFi Is a New Game for Southeast Asia Players

Economic conditions and widespread digital adoption have created a foundation for the region to become the global capital of the play-to-earn model.

Manila, Philippines. (Alexes Gerard/Unsplash)

Opinion

GameFi’s Promise and Reality Are Still Worlds Apart

In creating closed, interoperable environments, are developers forgetting to ensure that players are having fun?

GameFi skeptics say that these games are not fun. (Jens Schlueter/Getty Images)

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