# Sfermion's Collider #31

> Curated news and updates from the world of web3 and gaming.

**Published by:** [Sfermion's Collider](https://paragraph.com/@sfermions-collider/)
**Published on:** 2023-07-21
**Categories:** nft, web3, metaverse, blockchain, gamefi, cryptocurrency
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Sfermion is an investment firm focused on backing the founders building the metaverse.Hello 👋Welcome to the 31st edition of Sfermion’s 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. Feels great to be back in action everyone :) If you're looking forward to reading this edition of Sfermion’s Collider, please don't forget to subscribe below, share within your network, and follow Sfermion on Twitter to get the latest! Check out our Seam (💰) bio here :)SubscribeWeb3 UpdatesGnosis & Visa | Gnosis launches Visa card that lets you spend self-custody crypto in Europe, soon US and Hong Kong Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Wants Bitcoin Backed U.S. Dollars and Tax Breaks for Investors Gensler | Gensler wants fresh $109 million to help SEC rein in 'Wild West' of crypto : Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler asked senators for additional funding for enforcement and technology at the markets regulator, in part for its enforcement activity in crypto markets. Microsoft & Meta | Forging Long-term AI Partnership Chainlink | Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol Mainnet Launch : CCIP enters Mainnet Early Access phase on the Avalanche, Ethereum, Optimism, and Polygon blockchains. Polygon | Polygon 2.0 Tokenomics Released Starknet | Appchain Framework Announcement : Ethereum Layer 2 Starknet introduced “appchains,” a framework facilitating the creation of multiple application-specific blockchains within its ecosystem. OpenSea | Introducing Deals Solana | Introducing Solang : Solana announces Solang, a compiler enabling developers to write smart contracts on Solana in Solidity, the primary programming language of Ethereum. Tezos | Introduces EtherLink : Etherlink allows developers, projects, and users to experience the power of a fully decentralized, EVM-compatible L2 solution on Tezos. Designed to empower developers and businesses, it opens up a world of secure and scalable applications. Christie’s & Gucci | Gen Art Collaboration : Christie’s and Gucci are teaming on a collaborative auction dubbed “Future Frequencies: Explorations in Generative Art and Fashion.” The auction will be open for bidding from July 18 until July 25 and offer 21 NFTs from leading talents in the digital art space Thirdweb | Acquiring Paper : Web3 Infra provider Thirdweb has acquired Paper, an industry-leading web3 wallet & checkout solution. MetaMundo (💰) | Launches Avatar One - Next Gen Avatar Platform Soho (💰) | Android App Launch Paragraph (💰) | Wallet-based Newsletter Delivery Lens Protocol | Introducing Lens V2 Mantle Network | Mainnet Launch Push Protocol | Push Protocol announces web3 Twitter Spaces competitor ‘Push Spaces‘Gaming UpdatesGoogle | Changes Play Store Policy and Allows NFTs in Apps and Games Neopets | Cancels NFT Game After Raising Money From Polygon, Avalanche Sony & Microsoft | Both Parties sign deal to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation Microsoft | Extends Activision Blizzard merger deadline by 3 months Kahoot | Kahoot gets acquired in a $1.7B deal led by Goldman Sachs, Lego and more Roblox | Introduces Developer Subscriptions and Real-World Goods Purchasing Roblox | Open Beta Launch on Meta Quest VR Headsets Crunchyroll | One Punch Man game for PC and mobile Ubisoft | Becomes Cronos Blockchain Validator Might Action Heroes (💰) | Open Beta Launch Saga | Draws 224 projects to its Web3 scaling platform in less than a year GameOn & PFL | GameOn Partners With Professional Fighters League (PFL) to Launch Next-Gen Fantasy Games Data.ai | Mobile gaming market in H1 2023 showed a further decline in revenueResearch & Interesting ReadsDrake Star | Global Gaming Report Q2 2023 Bitkraft | The State of Web3 Game Developer Tooling a16z | The NeverEnding Game: How AI Will Create a New Category of Games Konvoy | LatAm Gaming Market Naavik | What Big Publishers Think of Blockchain Gaming Nansen | Arbitrum and Optimism Updates: L2s in Action Molecule | IPTs: A gain of function for IP-NFTs Fuel Labs | Account Abstraction for Everyone Else BlockPI | How to Empower Infrastructure to Service a Billion-Strong User Base with Account Abstraction Deconstructor of Fun | Lessons Learned From My Startup Journey Everyrealm | Gaming a Shared Universal LanguageNFT Drops & UpdatesLouis Vuitton & Pharrell | Phygital LV Bag Drop Patrick Mahomes | Unveils Museum of Mahomes OpenSea & Skyborne Legacy | Genesis Free Mint PROOF | Announces Grails IV DEAFBEEF & Bright Moments | Collab Drop in August TeaserNotable RaisesSiemens Invests €1bn in Erlangen Industrial Metaverse Hub Polychain Capital | $200m raise CoinFund | $152m raise Karat Financials | $70m raise Futureverse | $54m raise Cosmic Wire | $30m raise Embrace | $20m raise SKYPLAY | $10m raise GGWP | $10m raise Scalo | $3.5m raise Eyeball Games | $1.5m raiseMo & Andrew's CuratedMacro Tweets Watcher.Guru @WatcherGuru JUST IN: JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, BNY Mellon & other major banks to use Federal Reserve's 'FedNow' instant payment system. 7,213 10:02 AM • Jul 20, 2023 Blockworks @Blockworks_ BREAKING: House Republicans introduce crypto market structure law — the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act blockworks.co House Republicans’ long-awaited crypto market structure bill is here The bill focuses in part on the regulatory roles of the CFTC and the SEC in the crypto market, as well as classifications for digital assets. 177 4:43 PM • Jul 20, 2023 unusual_whales @unusual_whales BREAKING: Senators Kristen Gillibrand and Josh Hawley have officially introduced the bipartisan Ban Stock Trading for Government Officials Act. The bill bans stock trading, stock ownership, and blind trusts. 12.9K 6:49 PM • Jul 20, 2023 Web3 Tweets Polygon (Labs) @0xPolygonLabs A FUTURE BY AND FOR THE COMMUNITY With the final proposal live and the road to Polygon 2.0 laid out, we want to share a commemorative open edition NFT to mark this monumental moment Mint your NFT with @Suku_world on Twitter. STEPS ↓ 4,024 2:00 PM • Jul 19, 2023 Mark Cuban @mcuban Just saying NFTs are still fun to collect ! Lazy.com/mcuban 1,680 2:15 PM • Jul 21, 2023 Edgy - The DeFi Edge 🗡️ @thedefiedge Go inside the of a VC. I interviewed Ken Deeter, a general partner at Electric Capital. We covered: • How VCs think about bet sizing • Getting hired as a researcher • Electric's investment thesis • "Taking Profits" as a VC • Book recs Here are 12 alpha-packed insights: 615 7:03 AM • Jun 26, 2023 StoryCo @StorycoHQ 1/ We're thrilled to announce the launch of two exciting initiatives here at StoryCo: "Co-Create" and "Profit Points." We will also be rewarding 50% of the profit of THE DISCO BALL IP to our community of creators and fans 31 2:23 PM • Jul 20, 2023 NFT Tweets doodles @doodles Introducing our first flagship retail & entertainment experience - Doodles x CAMP, launching this summer! Through this partnership, we will grow the Doodles ecosystem by creating a real life emotional connection with thousands of new people, spanning generations. Here's how: 1,808 9:35 AM • May 31, 2023 Yuga Labs @yugalabs Japan. Korea. Singapore. Hong Kong. This summer, Yuga Labs is going global. See below for our upcoming speaking and community events tour. First stop, Tokyo! Tickets for the Tokyo meetup available on Tokenproof: tokenproof.xyz/events/yugacom…. 763 8:15 PM • Jul 20, 2023 beeple @beeple hahahhahaha wow, did not expect that question. 4,340 3:55 PM • Jul 18, 2023 fetty @0xfetty The Simpsons are about to dunk on NFTs so hard I see Doodles, BAYC, and CryptoPunks in the promotion Is all publicity good publicity? 861 9:46 AM • Jul 20, 2023 Nick Emmons @nick_emmons The world of NFT financialization is growing. With NFTs expanding beyond just collectibles, pioneers are using DeFi mechanics to inject liquidity into these assets, creating novel financial markets. Let's explore the current state of NFT financialization 139 11:36 AM • Jul 10, 2023 Zapper ⚡️ @zapper_fi Blockies Opepens Every address on Zapper now generates a unique Opepen instead of the traditional blockie 523 8:56 PM • Jul 19, 2023 Bright Moments @brtmoments City #9: Paris, France. 364 2:19 AM • Jul 17, 2023 Pudgy Penguins @pudgypenguins Introducing @PudgySwap, a simple solution for OTC trading. OTC trades drive the collectors’ market and with PudgySwap, we are proud to offer our community a seamless way to find their Forever Pudgy. 620 4:16 PM • Jul 16, 2023 Gaming Tweets BlockGames @GetBlockGames Revolutionizing player growth. Join the blockgames.com network. premint.xyz/blockgames 24.4K 11:00 AM • Jul 20, 2023 Sorare @Sorare In one of our biggest Product Roadmaps yet, we're looking towards the Sorare: Football 2023-24 season to bring you more passion, ownership, and connection. New Gameplay modes New Card Bonus Club Facilities 3D Cards and more! Get ready 561 6:06 AM • Jul 20, 2023 Mighty Action Heroes 💪 @PlayMightyHero AND AWAY WE GO!! Open Beta is here. Live permanently, anyone can play. See you on the battlefield. mightyactionheroes.com 247 7:02 PM • Jul 13, 2023 Brycent 🚀 @brycent_ When people say gamers won't jump through hoops to be onboarded to web3... 140 2:12 PM • Jul 19, 2023 AI Tweets The Simulation @fablesimulation Announcing our paper on Generative TV & Showrunner Agents! Create episodes of TV shows with a prompt - SHOW-1 will write, animate, direct, voice, edit for you. We used South Park FOR RESEARCH ONLY - we won't be releasing ability to make your own South Park episodes -not our IP! 9,815 12:19 PM • Jul 18, 2023 Alex Valaitis @alex_valaitis BREAKING: Zuck just announced that Meta will be open sourcing Llama 2 with Microsoft. This is a massive announcement for a few reasons... 1) This could kill a number of the open source LLM startups. Mosaic, Red Pajama, etc. are in major trouble. The $1.2 billion @MosaicML… 3,637 12:01 PM • Jul 18, 2023 Suumit Shah @suumitshah We had to layoff 90% of our support team because of this AI chatbot. Tough? Yes. Necessary? Absolutely. The results? Time to first response went from 1m 44s to INSTANT! Resolution time went from 2h 13m to 3m 12s Customer support costs reduced by ~85% Here's how's we did it 3,009 12:45 PM • Jul 10, 2023 Random Tweets Elon Musk @elonmusk Doges ftw 729.2K 10:45 AM • Jul 19, 2023 Watcher.Guru @WatcherGuru JUST IN: Powerball ticket sold in California wins $1.08 billion jackpot. The winner will receive $516 million after taxes. 7,536 11:44 PM • Jul 19, 2023 💰 = Sfermion Portfolio Company Curated by @mopat1214 + @AndrewSteinwold If you enjoyed reading this edition of Sfermion’s Collider, please subscribe below, share within your network, and follow Sfermion on Twitter to get the latest! 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