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FTX, Lightspeed, Solana Ventures to Invest $100M in Web 3 Gaming

FTX, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Solana Ventures are investing $100 million in Web 3 gaming development. The funding will go towards gaming studios and technology integrating the Solana blockchain into video games on desktop and mobile platforms. The Hash" group discusses the implications for the initiative, one of the largest capital investments ever in the growing Web 3 gaming space.

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Ethereum Alternatives and Gaming Tokens Outperform BTC and ETH

Bitcoin and ether were little changed over the past 24 hours. Yet, digital currencies associated with Solana and Polkadot, both alternatives to the Ethereum blockchain, were outperforming along with gaming tokens like Axie Infinity’s AXS. "The Hash" team discusses the rise of altcoins and wider crypto markets outlook.

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Ethereum Alternatives and Gaming Tokens Outperform BTC and ETH

Solana’s SOL hit an all-time high of $246 on Wednesday and the token is up 5% in the last 24 hours. Polkadot (DOT) is up 7%.

The chart shows Ethereum alternatives such as Polkadot's DOT and Solana's SOL are outperforming bitcoin and ether. (TradingView)

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Ether to Extend Outperformance Versus Bitcoin Following Recent Breakout, FSInsight Says

Solana may see some consolidation in the near term following recent gains.

Bulls fighting. (Bykofoto/Shutterstock)

Markets

Loopring Surges 40%, Solana Replaces Cardano as 5th-Largest Coin as Ethereum Fees Spike

The average transaction fee on Ethereum has risen a staggering 2,300% since late June.

Ethereum's mean transaction fees in U.S. dollars. (Glassnode)

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ETH and SOL Hit All-Time Highs, CBA to Offer Crypto Services

Ethereum and Solana hit all-time highs. Australia’s CBA to offer crypto services. Hong Kong fintech week underway. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Deadmau5, Gregory Siff Merge Digital and Physical Art With Solana NFT Drop

The duo is tapping metaverse studio Looks Rare to turn real-life art into NFTs.

Deadmau5, aka Joel Thomas Zimmerman, poses for a photo at an event on Oct. 30, 2021 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Jason Koerner/Getty Images)

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FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried on $420M Raise, LedgerX Acquisition

Bahamas-based crypto exchange FTX has finalized acquiring regulated futures exchange LedgerX. This follows last week’s meme-friendly raise of over $420 million from 69 investors and a Solana-based NFT marketplace launch earlier this month. FTX founder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried shares insights into the crypto empire’s latest developments, discussing what lies ahead.

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Finance

Solana-Based Yield Aggregator Tulip Raises $5M

The DeFi app formerly known as SolFarm has over $800 million in TVL.

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Finance

Solana-Based Perpetual Swaps DEX Drift Protocol Raises $3.8M

Multicoin Capital led the decentralized exchange’s funding round with Jump and Alameda also participating.

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