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The International Cricket Council will leverage NEAR's Blockchain Operating System to power a Web3 fan engagement app during 2023 Cricket World Cup in India. The International Cricket Council has partnered with NEAR Foundation to build a blockchain -powered, Web3 fan engagement app for the 2023 Cricket World Cup in India, which promises to reach hundreds of millions of fans over the next six weeks. Cointelegraph spoke exclusively to ICC head of digital Chris Donovan and NEAR CEO Finn Bradshaw, who unpacked details of the Web3 mobile app that is aimed at driving fan engagement before, during and after matches at the global showpiece in India. Related: From cricket to crypto: AB de Villiers ventures into Web3 The ICC’s first foray into the world of Web3 was the creation of an NFT platform called FanCraze in 2022 that gave fans the ability to own highlights of historic moments from various ICC tournaments. Donovan said that it laid the foundation for future Web3 exploits: “We loved ...

Blockchain projects should learn from Google and Facebook by monetizing their users without directly asking for their money. Pay-to-use blockchains are done. Not for us, of course — the nerdy crypto crowd. We’re perfectly happy to open wallets, engrave seed phrases on steel cards we bury in the ground, find exchanges we haven’t been blocked from yet, wrap some assets to leverage yield, and become OpSec professionals while we pray to the blockchain gods that the North Koreans aren’t online right now. We’re fine with this. Years of experience have dulled the pain. But the mass adoption we all hoped for? It relies on the 99% of people who have zero appetite for such trauma. Related: An ETF will bring a revolution for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies If permissionless blockchains are to become the backbone of our online experiences, three major changes need to happen: They need to become free. They need to become frictionless. They need to become familiar. “Free” means free for the us...

Horizen, a platform focusing on scalability and interoperability, has partnered with Tatum to ease dapp development on EON. Horizen joins hands with Tatum Horizen’s partnership with Tatum, a platform that simplifies blockchain development, enhances EON by simplifying application development. The deal focuses on JavaScript capabilities, RPC nodes, and blockchain data retrieval via API, making it easier for developers to integrate blockchain features into their applications using Tatum’s tools. The partners hip aims to simplify the development of blockchain technology by reducing technical complexities. Tatum’s expertise in streamlining blockchain operations can benefit the EON chain. Tatum provides developers with various features, including the option to activate its JavaScript SDK. This tool streamlines app development by offering user-friendly tools and frameworks for incorporating blockchain functionality.  You might also like: Horizen par...

Asia has massive potential to become the driving force of the worldwide adoption of web3 games and blockchain in years to come. Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Asia has been a prominent player in the gaming industry for some time, generating a significant amount of the world’s gaming revenue. One study uncovered that Asia is home to approximately 55 percent of the world’s blockchain gamers, and these users generate roughly 52 percent of worldwide annual revenue in the GameFi sector. After games like Axile Infinity became popular in Southeast Asia and STEPN found dedicated users in Japan, many people in Asia experienced blockchain games. Asia’s gaming market is promising, and it continues to grow. Due to its dominance in the gaming sector, many are predicting Asia to become a blockchain hub. You might also like: Non-genuine players disrupt stabilit...

The deal includes an investment of $3.5 million, a Sony executive moving to Startale Labs and collaboration on new Web3 tools for mass adoption. Sony continues to make its mark in the emerging technologies space with its recent announcement of a new investment in building a global infrastructure to support Web3.  On June 28, Sony Network Communications — a subsidiary of Sony — and Japanese Web3 infrastructure tech company Startale Labs revealed a new business collaboration and a $3.5 million investment to build a foundation for the widespread adoption of Web3. The partnership will push Startale’s development of Web3 services and products, including its mission to create all-in-one solutions for Web3 development, in addition to a focus on bridging real-world assets with the Web3 ecosystem. Sota Watanabe, the CEO of Startale Labs, told Cointelegraph that partnering with Sony allows a new Web3 startup like itself to “learn and leverage” many things. Commenting on their all-in-one sol...

Shedding light on how game theory influences Web3 social media platforms and the future of the space. The dynamic convergence of game theory and social media is a rapidly growing space in the cryptocurrency world. Ivars Indriks, the founder and CEO of HundrX, a pioneering Web3 layer for Twitter, offers valuable insights into the gaming industry’s evolution over the past seven years and presents a compelling case for how insights from this space can be applied effectively in the social media industry. Indriks, with his solid grounding in game theory and extensive experience in mobile gaming, holds an intriguing vision for the future of social networks. His enthusiasm for emerging trends, such as the rise of AI, digital twins and Web3 technology, is evident as he examines the challenges and opportunities inherent in these developments. Q: First things first — what is game theory, and what are its most important aspects, in your opinion? Sure, let’s imagine we’re playing a game of...