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Cardano Partners With Chainlink for DeFi Smart Contracts Development

During a period of major corporate and institutional interest in the crypto industry, nearly 5,000 new tokens have emerged in the last 12 months, averaging over 10 new coins per day, new data shows. Cryptocurrency Boom of 2021 As can be observed on CoinMarketCap’s homepage, the number of existing cryptocurrencies has recently surpassed 12,000. This is well over the approximately 7,100 coins recorded by the site in September of last year, meaning that at least 4,900 new digital assets have been created in the last 12 months alone. This represents

ChannelFireball to host 3-day Magic: The Gathering event in Las Vegas

In-person Magic: The Gathering is returning to Las Vegas just in time for Innistrad: Crimson Vow in November when ChannelFireball hosts a $50,000 event. Scheduled for Nov. 19 to 21, the event will feature two $25,000 main events in both Crimson Vow Sealed and Modern. Each event will be packaged with a slew of side activities from Drafts, Commander pods, and vendors. The weekend held at the Las Vegas Convention Center will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test within 48 hours of the event. Masks are required.

Stratis Joins ‘APPG Blockchain’ to Help Guide UK Blockchain Policy

[PRESS RELEASE – London, United Kingdom, 20th September 2021] Stratis has joined the UK’s All Party Parliamentary Group on Blockchain (APPG Blockchain) to contribute its knowledge and experience of deploying blockchain for innovative use-cases. APPG Blockchain includes organisations like Capita, the IOTA Foundation, SAP and the British Standards Institute (BSI) who collaborate with an array of experts in public evidence-forums to provide tangible recommendations to policy-makers working on the UK’s approach to blockchain. As one of the UK’s most prominanent blockchain projects the Stratis team will contribute its knowledge and

MixMarvel Integrates Polygon to Improve Gaming Experience

Polygon, an Ethereum scaling platform, recently MixMarvel, a blockchain game publishing platform and content community, has completed its integration with Polygon to enhance its immersive gaming experiences and provide play-to-earn opportunities. The two companies are also co-developing the most robust content platform in the NFT space. MixMarvel will use Polygon to distribute its blockchain games, including its latest project, LeCube. Polygon will also help to create a decentralized platform for developers that optimizes resource allocation, which, in turn, will help incubate the creation of new NFT content. The integration will

Former Halo Composer Ordered to Pay Bungie Nearly $100,000

Top GamesMarty O'Donnell was fired from Bungie in 2014. / Photo courtesy of BungieComposer Marty O'Donnell, best known for crafting the scores for both Halo and Destiny, has been found in contempt of court for continuing to use Destiny assets after leaving the company. His uploading of Destiny song clips violated the terms of a previous lawsuit, per Eurogamer.O'Donnell and Bungie parted ways in 2014, when he said he was fired "without cause." At the time, Activision served as publisher for Destiny, and it decided to use its own music

Maneater Co-Developer Shipright Studios Cuts Ties with Tripwire Interactive Due to Anti-Choice Sentiment

Top GamesShipwright Studios, co-developer of the shark-simulation game "Maneater," has cut all ties with Tripwire Interactive over anti-choice remarks. / Shipwright StudiosShipwright Studios, co-developer of the shark simulation game "Maneater," has cut all ties with Tripwire Interactive over anti-choice remarks made by the latter's president.The decision was made after John Gibson, president of Tripwire, published a tweet on his official Twitter profile applauding the United States Supreme Court for its silence and subsequent allowance of the controversial and allegedly inaccurately named anti-abortion bill in Texas. The bill—now law—has banned the

Rockstar’s parent company hits GTA modders with lawsuit

Rockstar’s parent company, Take-Two Interactive Software, has filed a formal complaint against reverse-engineering modders who Take-Two claims infringed on its game’s copyright. In the complaint, Take-Two interactive takes aim at several of the developers of two projects called “re3” and “reVC,” which stand for reverse-engineered GTA 3 and reverse-engineered GTA: Vice City, respectively. The suit takes aim at five individuals who Take-Two claims have developed derivative software code that allowed players to get their hands on the two games on any platform, even those the company hasn’t published the game

India-based Stalwart Esports becomes first organization to completely shift to cryptocurrency

Indian esports organization Stalwart Esports has completely shifted from cash to cryptocurrency in their balance sheet, it announced in a press release today. Stalwart said that this has made it the first esports organization to officially adopt cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. All salary payments to employees and players will also be made in cryptocurrency, Zeyan Shafiq, the founder of Stalwart confirmed to Dot Esports. This move comes at a time when the Indian government is reportedly considering a ban on cryptocurrency. Despite this, Shafiq expressed confidence in the org’s decision

Red Dead Online Double RDO$ on Crimes, Select Discounts: Aug. 31

Top GamesRockstar Games announced the select bonuses and discounts in Red Dead Online (RDO) for the week of Aug. 31 / Rockstar GamesRockstar Games announced the select bonuses and discounts in Red Dead Online (RDO) for the week of Aug. 31Players are rapidly closing in on the final week of the paid Quick Draw Club No. 2 pass—leaving only seven days to work their way through all 25 Ranks and unlock The Rowberrow Outfit. After this, all bonuses will be reset, and all RDO fans will have the opportunity to

Yieldly DeFi System to Partner With Esports Organizations

Yieldly, a decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem built on the Algorand blockchain, today announced partnerships with esports organizations BOOM esports and Fact Revolution. They will see the release of bespoke esports NFTs that users can win via staking. The partnerships will enable BOOM and Fact Revolution fans to gain entry to Yieldly’s staking products and no loss lottery and earn customized NFT-based rewards for participation. This will allow Yieldly to introduce millions in the global esports gaming community to the benefits of DeFi on Algorand, including lucrative yield-generation opportunities, faster trades