DappRadar, perhaps the most respected and cited blockchain analytics platform around, just published its April 2023 industry report. It indicates that the sharp rise in popularity of Artificial Intelligence (AI) based decentralized applications (DApps) is massive. The report indicates that AI DApps are rapidly gaining traction and could soon rival...
Web3 ecosystem is ever-changing, with new sectors popping up and competing against existing leaders. To date, gaming and decentralized finance (DeFi) have been the perennial darlings of the decentralized web. A new contender has entered the arena: AI-powered decentralized applications (DApps). These are DApps that have AI built into them...
I’ll never forget walking into a tiny indie art collective in Yogyakarta a few years ago. There are so many talented artists there. Last year they had a hard time just keeping the doors open, dependent on pitiful tourist-season sales and sporadic grants. Their stories, filled with passion and frustration,...
Square Enix has onboarded its onchain game, Symbiogenesis, which is deployed on Sony’s Soneium blockchain. This is a big step towards raising interoperability and engagement for players to an entirely new level. With Soneium, we’re building the infrastructure that will allow gaming experiences to become interoperable, onchain, and meaningful. This...
Is this Square Enix betting the house, or just moving the plants around? Their move of Symbiogenesis to Sony's Soneium blockchain raises eyebrows, especially given the game's lukewarm reception. Let’s face it, a couple hundred NFT collectors is a bit of a whew, blockbuster. This begs the question: is this...
History indicates that Square Enix, a name long associated with gaming innovation, is serious about their Web3 intentions. Their narrative-led blockchain game, Symbiogenesis, is currently working with Sony’s Soneium blockchain to bring an exciting cross-game campaign. This announcement further proves that leading publishers are starting to embrace blockchain gaming. It...
NFTCulture, known for its action and insights into all things decentralized, is taking a huge step into the Trading Card Game (TCG) world. To start this amazing journey, they’re releasing Cardcore.xyz. It’s an exciting move that showcases a further investment in the innovation behind blockchain-based TCGs and their promise to...
Let’s face it, the first wave of enthusiasm for Web3 was pretty cringeworthy. Recall all those folks who were desperately trying to shoehorn blockchain into every single business model. Here’s what’s exciting — a quiet revolution, if you like — is taking place. And it's not happening in Silicon Valley...
Perhaps the biggest factor in Web3’s future engagement will rest on the triumph of emergent NFT-native games. Platforms such as Cardcore.xyz are now starting to take the charge on this front, integrating and connecting digital collectibles alongside highly competitive gameplay. This industry-first approach completely changes how users interact with Web3...
Look, I get it. You're probably tired of hearing about NFTs. As pixelated punks and bored apes dance in your head, perhaps accompanied by the faint whiff of rug pulls, do not dismiss NFT Trading Card Games (TCGs) at your peril. They aren’t a fad. More than anything else, they...
