Vancouver’s LayerZero Labs announced today that it raised USD $135 million in a round co-led by Sequoia Capital, FTX Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz and with participation from Coinbase Ventures, PayPal Ventures, Tiger Global, Uniswap Labs, and more. This funding round values LayerZero Labs at $1 billion and will accelerate the development of cross-chain decentralized applications […]
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BBTV Enlists ConsenSys to Co-Develop Web3 NFT Solutions for Creators
BBTV has entered into a partnership with ConsenSys, a leading Ethereum software company, to support BBTV’s development of Web3 NFT solutions for content creators. As the Vancouver-born company enters its next phase of growth it is uniquely positioned to drive the Web3 creator economy by connecting creators, fans and collectors. “As home to almost 5,000 […]
The Power of Web3: Evolving Relationships between Brands, Artists, and Consumers
How innovations in NFTs, Web3, and the metaverse are creating a new balance Conversations around NFTs and Web3 have swept the imaginations of many – from tech innovators to everyday users. Right now, we are seeing companies, creators, and consumers all beginning to explore this emerging industry in real-time. I believe in the idea of […]
Vancouver’s New-guard Tech Leaders Launch Frontier Collective
Vancouver’s new-guard tech leaders have come together to launch the Frontier Collective. The Frontier Collective is the first organization to formally represent and advance the interests of the region’s fastest-growing industries, including Web3, the metaverse, VR/AR, AI, climate tech, and creative industries such as eSports, NFTs, VFX, and animation. Did you know the Vancouver area […]
Take Control of Your Crypto: Bitcoin Well CEO Shares Safety Tips
As cryptocurrency continues to gain acceptance in Canada, there has been an influx of consumers looking for ways to participate in this white-hot market. As such, Canadians are being advised to spend wisely and safely as Canadians lost nearly $11 million through digital currency scams alone, second only to wire transfer fraud, in the first […]
Daz 3D’s Non-Fungible People NFT Collection Celebrates Uniqueness & Inclusivity
Last month Daz 3D, a leader in 3D humanoid and avatar tech, sold out its first NFT collection, Non-Fungible People (NFP). The groundbreaking collection features 8,888 unique female and non-binary profile picture (PFP) avatars, artistically rendered in a hyper-real style. Each avatar in the collection was created algorithmically from a pool of over 30,000 different characteristics, […]
Why Web3 Is Here To Stay
Historically, networking technology like…the internet has followed the classic bell curve of adoption. The innovators, the early adopters, the majority and then everyone else. This next-generation, popularly known as Web3, is not any different. Or is it? What is Web3 Web3 is not just about technology, it’s about ownership, a concept of ownership that is […]
Good Gamer to Develop and Launch Play-to-Earn NFT Game Franchise, Chosen Ones
Vancouver’s Good Gamer Entertainment announced today that they have signed an agreement with Fork Gaming that will see them develop and launch the play-to-earn (p2E) non-fungible token (NFT) game franchise, Chosen Ones. Good Gamer is developing studio-quality play-to-earn NFT games, and will be the first publicly-traded Canadian company to incorporate blockchain into multiplayer games. Under […]
The Future of NFTs, What’s In Store For 2022
Unless you were completely unplugged for all of 2021, you probably noticed crypto and NFTs, in particular, had quite the year. The largest NFT Marketplace, OpenSea, saw over $10 billion traded in 2021 alone. But in case you were hanging out all year in a cabin on Savary Island, let’s review what happened and where […]
Alpha Metaverse Technologies To Acquire Shape Immersive
Two weeks ago publicly traded Alpha Esports Technologies (CSE: ALPA) changed their name to Alpha Metaverse Technologies. This week they signed a letter of intent to acquire Shape Immersive Entertainment for almost 15 million shares plus $1 million in cash. Originally founded in 2018 by Alex Chuang and Dan Burgar, Shape builds immersive experiences for Metaverse […]