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Welcome to the 19th edition of Sfermionâs Collider where we highlight the latest & greatest news in the world of web3 and gaming!
Weekly, we aim to drop a curated list of the most exciting stories & updates that we believe are enabling the emergence of the metaverse.
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Web3 Updates
Arbitrum | Token Airdrop : The Arbitrum Foundation said on Thursday that ARB, Arbritrumâs new token, will be airdropped to community members on Thursday, March 23. ARB will mark Arbitrumâs official transition into a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), meaning ARB holders will be able to vote on key decisions governing Arbitrum One and Arbitrum Nova
Polygon & Salesforce | Partnership : Salesforce will help their clients onboard to Polygon with its management platform to help its clients create token-based loyalty programs. Read more from Salesforce here.
FTX | $1bn Celebrity Lawsuit : A new lawsuit this week accused several influencers of promoting FTX and then scrubbing their channels of clips endorsing the collapsed exchange. The lawsuit is seeking class-action status and includes both U.S. and non-U.S.-based plaintiffs.
Binance | Diversifying Binance Recovery Fund
Meta | Disabling Instagram NFT Features : See tweet from Meta Lead here.
Meta | Layoffs & Delisting Job Openings : Meta to layoff 10,000 more employees and remove 5,000 job postings.
Nissan | 4 Filed Web3 Trademarks : The filings signal plans for virtual clothes and cars, stores for virtual goods + NFTs, NFT marketplaces + trading + minting, and metaverse advertising services.
Aeropostale | Metaverse Plans : Apparel retailer AĂ©ropostale is readying the first two phases of what will be an expansive, four-part metaverse activation in partnership with Web3 development platform MetaversePlus. AeroPax, a collection of 30,000 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) will launch on March 23, offering perks like promotions and limited-edition apparel while doubling as digital passes to forthcoming metaverse realm AeroWorld - which is phase 2 focused on virtual and real-world experiences.
Unstoppable Domains & Polygon | .Polygon Domains
NounsDAO | Feature-Length NFT Movie
Magic Eden | Hinting at BTC Ordinal Support : Magic Eden could be entering the Ordinals minting space soon đ
FormFunction | NFT Marketplace Shutting Down : Formfunction launched in February 2022 and announced its $4.7 million seed funding round the following month. The round was led by Variant Fund with backers like OpenSea Ventures, Solana Ventures, and others. The SOL marketplace is shutting down amidst growth in competition, market downturn of NFTs, and for other reasons not disclosed currently.
Reservoir & Blur | API Integration : Blur listings are now live on Reservoir!
Uniswap | V3Â Live on BNB Chain
Gaming Updates
Nexon | MapleStory Coming to Web3 : Maple Story is coming to Web3 per their website teaser here. Read this thread here as it covers things quite well!
Square Enix | Symbiogenesis : Square Enix releases more info about the game here.
GREE | Web3 Games Planned : Coming off a recent partnership with AVAX, see what gaming giant GREE has planned for web3 gaming.
Raid: Shadow Legends | Animation Series : Another strong transmedia example in the works. Expect to see more and more gaming x film/media crossover.
Mystic Moose (đ°) | 3D Models for NFTs : Game studio Mystic Moose, creator of Planet Mojo and Mojo Melee, is enabling people to convert their non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to real-time 3D models. Mojo Melee will be the first Web3 game to use actual 3D models and animations as digital collectibles, allowing users to fully express their unique style.
Mighty Bear Games (đ°) | Beta Access : Check out the recent Dev Diary update for details on the March playtest, new incoming features, and more!
Limit Break (đ°) acquires mint platform FreeNFT
Fumb Games | Bitcoin Mining Simulator Game hits 1M Players
Pixel Vault releases whitepaper for upcoming PVP game Battle Plan
Epic Games is adding 20 NFT games to its online marketplace
Fortnite | Expanding Creative with Unreal Engine Editor
Second Live | The OG Metaverse is Coming to Mobile
Midnight Society | DEADROP Snapshot 5 Schedule
Research & Interesting Reads
Maverick Crypto | Our Questions About Web2.5 Gaming
Polygon | Web3 Games Guide Blueprint
Blockworks | What is Decentralized Identity
CoinDesk | The Future of StepN
Konvoy | Mobile Monetization Challenges
Axios | Epic Games Store & Blockchain Gaming Success
Naavik | Epic 2022 Year in Review
Naavik | Could Gift Cards be a Gold Mine for Games?
Blackpool | What ERC-4337 Means for Web3 Gaming
Kevuru Games | Unity vs Unreal : Pros & Cons
NFT Drops & Updates
BAYC | Summoning is Live : Eligible Sewer Pass holders can now head here to burn their pass and summon a Power Source. Ineligible sewer passes will be held by the Yuga team to give away in future games.
Doodles | âNo Longer an NFT Projectâ : Tension is rising in the Doodles community as holders have increased frustration with recent communication and execution.
RTFKT | CloneX Merch Shipping : RTFKT team will begin shipping their large merch drop completed in late 2022. In addition, forging for the AF1 shoes will go live in April.
Animoca | NFT Licenses : Animoca Brands introduces a set of 3 NFT licenses that require the payment of creator royalties as a condition for receiving licenses to that NFTs art and utility. These NFT licenses are accessible to all under a creative commons license.
Shrapnel | Free Mint : The Shrapnel team is gearing up for their free mint on Polygon with Magic Eden. Follow along on twitter for more info!
DeGods | Ordinals Collection : The DeGods team is launching 535 Ordinals for 0.44 BTC, the first being Frankâs OG PFP.
Storyverse | Free MAYC Character Pass
Sesame Street | VeVe Digital Collectibles Drop
Notable Raises
Stripe | $6.5b raise : Payments processor firm Stripe said it signed agreements to raise more than $6.5b at a valuation of $50b, which is about 47% lower than its 2021 valuation of $95b. The company stated that it doesn't need the capital to run its business, and instead will use the proceeds to provide employee liquidity for equity awards.
Defiance Capital | $100m Liquid Token Fund : Arthur Cheongâs DeFiance Capital completed the first close of a $100m liquid token fund. The fund has raised âeight figuresâ and began investing this month. "A good mix of investors" backed the vehicle, including crypto funds of funds, family offices and some of DeFiance's existing investors.
BitValue Capital | $100m Growth Fund : Toronto, Canada-based investment firm, launched a $100m Web3 venture capital fund. The fund focuses on Web 3-powered social networks, gaming studios, Metaverse, GameFi, NFTs, SocialFi, DAO and DeFi.
Tilia | $22m raise : Digital economy and metaverse payments firm Tilia has raised $22m to power payments for digital economies in games and, perhaps one day, the metaverse. The funding comes from Seoul, South Korea-based fintech leader Dunamu, which is joining existing investor J.P. Morgan Payments.
DressX | $15m raise : Fashion tech firm DressX raised a $15m Series A led by Berlin-based crypto venture capital firm Greenfield. While much of its digital fashion items are off-chain, the firm has begun to delve into web3 through the establishment of its own NFT marketplace and through partnering with the exchange Crypto.com.
Wildxyz | $7m raise : Wildxyz recently announced its $7m seed round led by Matrix Partners with participation from serious founder/execs from LinkedIn, Google, Twitch, 76ers, and more. Wild combines an Artist-in-Residency program with a hyper-curated marketplace, serving as a first-of-its-kind launch pad for artists at the nexus of digital art and web3.
Jungle | $6m raise : Jungle, web3 gaming studio building a mobile extraction shooter, raises a $6m seed round led by Bitkraft and Framework.
MetaLink | $6m raise : Metalink announces a previously undisclosed $6m seed round with funding from an impressive list of venture capital funds and Web3 personalities. The NFT portfolio management and social platform has launched its mobile application, creating what it says is a token-gated space where NFT collectors can interact with one another, aggregate announcements and track their portfolio performance.
OpenChat | $5.5m raise : OpenChat, an on-chain messaging app, raised more than $5.5m in a community-driven crowdfunding sale. The on-chain messaging platform based on the Internet Computer blockchain, will soon transfer control of the messaging app to a decentralized, token-based governance system via the Service Nervous System (SNS).
GigaStar | $4.8m raise : GigaStar raises a $4.8m funding round led by DV Group, to build their platform focused on fan engagement, fan funding, and royalties using blockchain technologies.
Soul Wallet | $3m raise : Soul Wallet has just raised a $3m in a seed funding round to offer an online, self-custodial Ethereum wallet built on top of ERC-4337.
Entre | $1.6m raise : Entre, a professional networking platform providing a community-focused superior alternative to existing professional networking apps, announces the closing of its $1.6m seed funding round led by Octane Fund.
Daniel Allen | $1m raise : Daniel Allen raises a $1m seed round led by Coop Records and Palm Tree Crew Crypto to make a bet on himself and his music IP.
Nuqtah | Unknown raise : Nuqtah, Saudi Arabiaâs first NFT marketplace platform, announced today that it has raised a seed round of funding led by Animoca Brands with participation from Polygon and regional investors. The new funding will be used to scale up Nuqtahâs business over the next 12 months.
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SVB-related / Fed Tweets
JUST IN: The Federal Reserve has announced it will launch the service FedNow in July, which will allow banks to instantly transfer payments across the financial system, per Reuters.
At my direction, @SecYellen and my National Economic Council Director worked with banking regulators to address problems at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.
Iâm pleased they reached a solution that protects workers, small businesses, taxpayers, and our financial system.
Iâm pleased they reached a solution that protects workers, small businesses, taxpayers, and our financial system.
Breaking News: Federal officials closed a second bank and said it would bail out all depositors in the wake of Silicon Valley Bankâs collapse. nyti.ms/3JcMWD3
Dear God. Barney Frank openly admits that Signature was arbitrarily shuttered despite no insolvency because regulators wanted to kill off the last major pro-crypto bank. Colossal scandal
cnbc.com/2023/03/13/sigâŠ
cnbc.com/2023/03/13/sigâŠ
Well, there you have itâŠ
âAny buyer of Signature must agree to give up all the crypto business at the bankâ
âAny buyer of Signature must agree to give up all the crypto business at the bankâ
reuters.com
Exclusive: U.S. regulator taps Piper Sandler in new bid to sell Silicon Valley Bank -sources
Regulators at the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) have tapped investment bank Piper Sandler Companies to relaunch the auction of failed lender Silicon Valley Bank, people familiar with the...
JUST IN: 
US Congressman says "Biden administration is weaponizing market chaos to kill #crypto."
US Congressman says "Biden administration is weaponizing market chaos to kill #crypto."
I will take that bet.
You buy 1 BTC.
I will send $1M USD.
This is ~40:1 odds as 1 BTC is worth ~$26k.
The term is 90 days.
All we need is a mutually agreed custodian who will still be there to settle this in the event of digital dollar devaluation.
If someone knows how to do thisâŠ
You buy 1 BTC.
I will send $1M USD.
This is ~40:1 odds as 1 BTC is worth ~$26k.
The term is 90 days.
All we need is a mutually agreed custodian who will still be there to settle this in the event of digital dollar devaluation.
If someone knows how to do thisâŠ
I'll bet anyone $1 million dollars that the US does not enter hyperinflation
I'm thrilled to have been appointed to the CFTC's Technical Advisory Board. I'll do everything I can to move the space forward, inform regulators about the latest developments in crypto, and bring the benefits of blockchains to our financial system.
cftc.gov/PressRoom/PresâŠ
cftc.gov/PressRoom/PresâŠ
AI Updates Tweets
Announcing GPT-4, a large multimodal model, with our best-ever results on capabilities and alignment: openai.com/product/gpt-4
Google AI Announcement:
- PaLM API & MakerSuite
- AI in Gmail, Google Docs & workspace
- Generative AI support in Vertex AI
- Generative AI App Builder
- Partnerships, programs, and resources for each segment of the ecosystem
- PaLM API & MakerSuite
- AI in Gmail, Google Docs & workspace
- Generative AI support in Vertex AI
- Generative AI App Builder
- Partnerships, programs, and resources for each segment of the ecosystem
Well this is something else.GPT-4 passes basically every exam. And doesn't just pass...
The Bar Exam: 90%
LSAT: 88%
GRE Quantitative: 80%, Verbal: 99%
Every AP, the SAT...
GPT-4 launched just 12 hours ago and people are already doing mind-blowing things with it.
Check out these examples in this thread:
Check out these examples in this thread:
BREAKING: Microsoft is releasing Copilot for Microsoft 365:- Word
- Powerpoint
- Excel
- Teams
Here's the summary:
NFT / Gaming Tweets
What are web3 games without a web3 client 
OH BABY
OH BABY
Ok
Time to break down one of the most exciting upcoming NFTs
â WL starts Monday
â Large brand behind it
â Still flying under the radar
Let's talk about Symbiogenesis
Time to break down one of the most exciting upcoming NFTs
â WL starts Monday
â Large brand behind it
â Still flying under the radar
Let's talk about Symbiogenesis
FaZe Teeqo has called out FaZe Clan. Saying he is sick of being walked over
He states the buddies and celebrities in FaZe have more ownership than the long term content creators. "In a way FaZe is bigger than it ever was, but it's also smaller than it ever was"
He states the buddies and celebrities in FaZe have more ownership than the long term content creators. "In a way FaZe is bigger than it ever was, but it's also smaller than it ever was"
Screenshots of Roblox Frontlines went viral a few weeks ago, and it's beautiful.
Geting a UGC platform to this level of functionality and fidelity is HARD (believe me, I tried at Meta)
But just how hard is only really appreciated by seeing the steps that led to Frontlines
Geting a UGC platform to this level of functionality and fidelity is HARD (believe me, I tried at Meta)
But just how hard is only really appreciated by seeing the steps that led to Frontlines
Originally thought I overpaid the pro gamers playing my passes for 300 ETH but ended up with:
9 x Holos
101 x Reavers
31 x Celestials
74 x Knights
(and 85 companions)
= ~ 1900 ETH
Nice cook. Thanks again Yuga
9 x Holos
101 x Reavers
31 x Celestials
74 x Knights
(and 85 companions)
= ~ 1900 ETH
Nice cook. Thanks again Yuga
Web3 backed content is doing well. Youâre just sitting on Twitter trading jpegs so you think itâs going badly. Hereâs @we_are_BasedAF hitting the YouTube algo. Why? Because itâs not about web3. Itâs just web3 tech backed. They do ACTUAL content about a subject.
Hey you!
What are some of your earliest memories of playing games, and how have you seen gaming change over the years?
Let's journey back in time and explore how web3 will impact the future of gaming.
What are some of your earliest memories of playing games, and how have you seen gaming change over the years?
Let's journey back in time and explore how web3 will impact the future of gaming.
In 2022 @MightyBearGames moved into Web3. It was a harder switch than we originally anticipated. The root cause of most of our pain points came from a very simple and unexpected flaw in our systems 
1/16
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Random Tweets
Giannis Antetokounmpo with next level risk-management skills
T-Mobile is acquiring Ryan Reynold's Mint Mobile for $1.35 billion.
Here are 6 things I learned from studying his work and why I think Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) is the greatest marketer alive today:
Here are 6 things I learned from studying his work and why I think Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) is the greatest marketer alive today:
Vitalik spotted on a date.
Itâs over
Sell it all
Itâs over
Sell it all
One of the biggest âwhat ifsâ in Hollywood history.
In 1998, Marvel offered Sony a wild deal: $25m for the film rights to nearly the entire Marvel catalog (Thor, Hulk, Iron-Man, Black Panther, Spider-Man etc.)
Sony balked because it only wanted Spider-Man.
What lead to thisâŠ
In 1998, Marvel offered Sony a wild deal: $25m for the film rights to nearly the entire Marvel catalog (Thor, Hulk, Iron-Man, Black Panther, Spider-Man etc.)
Sony balked because it only wanted Spider-Man.
What lead to thisâŠ
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