7 stories by Hannah Gannage-Stewart
Golden State Warriors Co-Owner Launches NFT-Based DFS Site
Zappos founder and Golden State Warriors co-owner Nick Swinmun has developed a fantasy sports platform that uses non-fungible tokens (NFT) as currency. The Play Hellebore NFT mint is expected to launch on Thursday, September. 8. Play Hellebore requires players to purchase a...
Gaming Industry Avoids Worst Of Crypto Crash
The crypto crash continues to get worse. Bitcoin (BTC) has plummeted since mid-April from a value of around $40,000 to just $20,856.35 at its highest point yesterday. However, the effects of that plunge on the gaming industry hasn't had a big impact...
Cryptocurrency Market Plunge Means Uncertainly for Casinos, Sportsbooks
It's been a history-making few weeks for cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin continues to tumble to new lows, leading to a market meltdown of smaller cryptocurrencies. The down market has led consumers and analysts to question the future of all new currencies. That's particularly true...
Lucky Crypto Launches First Metaverse NFT Slot Machine
Cyprus-based DeFi gaming platform "Lucky Crypto" has launched the industry’s first metaverse-based non-fungible token (NFT) slot machine. That's as part of the release of two Lucky Degens NFT collections. For the uninitiated, a metaverse is a virtual-reality space in which users can...
Cryptocurrency Sponsors Score Big at Super Bowl LVI
This month’s Super Bowl was a watershed moment in mainstream crypto adoption. The event, dubbed the "Crypto Bowl" by some marketers, was sponsored by numerous major brands in crypto, including Coinbase, Crypto.com, FTX, as well as crossover financial trading brands like eToro....
Lucky Block Launches First Cryptocurrency Lottery, Token Hits Centralized Exchanges
Cryptocurrency is taking a further step into gaming with a new cryptocurrency-based lottery. Blockchain-powered lottery platform Lucky Block has added its native crypto LBlock to centralized crypto exchange (CEX) LBank ahead of the lottery’s March 21 launch. Lucky Block has already gained...
Metaverse Casino Rakes In $7.5M In Three Months
Virtual world Decentraland, a browser-based metaverse, has seen its metaverse casino ICE Poker report revenue of $7.5 million in the last three months. Decentraland launched in February 2020 and is run by its users via the nonprofit Decentraland Foundation. In September 2021,...
