It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, No, it’s Galaxy Heroes. A superhero-based gaming and Non-Fungible Token (NFT) protocol built on Binance Smart Chain (BSC), has debut their Galaxy Heroes Coin‘s NFT marketplace where it opens up access for everyone who wants to mint and sell their NFTs. Brian Sumner, Founder and CEO of Galaxy Heroes, said: “Over 100 Heroes from the collection were listed within a few days of the Marketplace’s launching, ranging between 1–100 BNB. Just days after the NFT marketplace launched, the second GHC collection of villains was released, selling out the 2500 mint collection in ..read more

“We’ll be working to figure out what crypto can do for Twitter, as well as what Twitter can do for crypto,” said team lead Tess Rinearson. Social media giant Twitter is expanding further into the crypto space by setting up a team to look into decentralized applications, cryptocurrencies and blockchain. According to a Wednesday tweet, Interchain Foundation council member Tess Rinearson will be leading a team at the social media company aimed at cryptocurrencies, blockchain and decentralized technology. Rinearson said her team would be working with Twitter’s Bluesky project on a dece ..read more

  Macau recorded gross gaming revenue of MOP$5.88 billion (US$733 million) in September, up 32.4% compared with August but still significantly impacted by recent COVID-19 outbreaks in Macau and mainland China. According to information published by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, the September GGR figure was 165.9% higher than in September 2020 although it was also the second lowest monthly figure of the year so far and barely half of 2021’s high of MOP$10.45 billion (US$1.30 billion) recorded in May. September’s GGR could have been higher but for eight new ..read more

New research by analytics platform DappRadar has revealed the extent to which decentralized finance (DeFi) and nonfungible token (NFT) markets have grown this year. In its Thursday “Value Flow Report,” DappRadar reported that recent trends have seen sizable growth in NFTs and blockchain gaming but that DeFi is also still generating substantial value.“Although the value flows to some extent from DeFi to NFTs, it appears that both categories are generating value independently.” DappRadar currently reports a total value locked of $114.8 billion, which is an increase of 936% since the same ..read more

CryptoPunks, digital collectibles created by Larva Labs, have a high ‘whale’ concentration share, with 10 wallets owing 1,410 digital assets, but the collection’s robust market capitalization of USD 3.1bn makes it less prone to manipulation, according to a report released by data aggregator and analysis firm DappRadar. As part of its research into non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and cryptocurrency whales, a term used to describe individuals or entities that hold significant amounts of crypto or crypto assets, DappRadar is employing a method based on on-chain indicators for the ..read more

Crypto businesses are seeking access to the US Federal Reserve’s (FED) payments systems that legacy finance institutions use to move money around swiftly. However, in a bid to protect their privileged position in the US financial system, banks are protesting against providing crypto companies with such access. Some of the major crypto firms that aim to gain a foothold in these payment systems include digital asset-focused bank Avanti Bank and crypto exchange Kraken, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. The companies say that gaining direct access to the syste ..read more

The World Series of Poker has announced a new vaccination policy for this year’s series under which all players and any other attendees will be required to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 before entry. The policy, in place for the duration of this years’ series at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino from 30 September through 23 November, will require participants to show proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 upon first registration to be eligible to participate in any WSOP events. The rule will also apply to all media, spectators and vendors and includes ..read more

Online gaming review site Time2play has launched a new streaming platform and extended an invitation to casino streamers looking for an alternative to the streaming platform Twitch. Earlier this month, Twitch announced a ban on users from sharing links and referral codes to casino sites offering slots, roulette or dice games, which came into force on 17 August. The KaFe Rocks Group-owned Time2play has offered streamers the chance to use its new platform instead. Its live streaming will run alongside its existing content, which offers reviews of online casinos and sportsbooks. As we ..read more

The Singaporean edition of international luxury fashion magazine Vogue is bringing non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to high-end fashion, featuring a QR code in its September issue that enables access to two digital covers created by fashion designers, which are available as NFTs. The first NFT cover that is featured in Vogue Singapore’s September edition, which arrived on newsstands on August 25, is ‘The RenaiXance Rising’ by digital fashion house The Fabricant in partnership with Singaporean artist Shavonne Wong. “This programmable NFT changes in posture and lighting according to the li ..read more

The Japan-based chat app operator Line will offer customers handouts of its cryptoasset as a bonus when they make fiat payments using its e-pay platform. The new promotional drive comes six months after a Line and Yahoo Japan merger under the Z Holdings umbrella. The Z Holdings merger, first mooted in late 2019, saw the Line founder Naver, a South Korean internet giant, and SoftBank, the Yahoo Japan majority owner, join forces to create a new East Asian internet, fintech and crypto powerhouse. The new firm has already announced plans to ..read more