THE SANDBOX ANNOUNCED APRIL FEST WITH 1 MILLION SAND PRIZE FUND
The price of 1 $SAND has been hovering around $0,5 lately. Total $500000, $620000 at the time of writing. In March, sandbox allocated the same amount (https://t.me/CryptoGamingPool_News/4137).
Duration:
From April 4 to May 2, 2023.
The Sandbox provides a unique opportunity for players to earn cryptocurrency by participating in the creation of game content. Players can create and sell their own game objects and scenarios for a profit in the form of $SAND tokens.
TOP 3 ROUNDS IN WEB3 PER WEEK
1️⃣ Ledger hardware wallet creators raised $109M in Series C extended round. 10T Fund, True Global Ventures, VaynerFund and others participated. Group (DCG), Felix Capital, and others. Total $2021 million at a $380 billion valuation.
Ledger has been developing cold crypto wallets since 2014 and has become one of the market leaders in its industry.
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2️⃣ Particle Network raised $7 million in the seed round. ABCDE was in the lead, Animoca Brands, HashKey Capital, LongHash and others took part. The startup intends to expand beyond the US to the European and Asian markets.
Particle Network is a versatile tool for developing Web3 applications. You can authenticate in the application through a smartphone, social. network or crypto wallet.
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3️⃣ Creation of Pet3rpan, Hydra Ventures raised $10 million with the participation of ConsenSys, 1kx, Collab+Currency, Seed Club Ventures.
Hydra Ventures is a DAO that specializes in investing in other DAOs focused on supporting and developing Web3.
OPENSEA STRIKES BACK
Today, OS announced a new NFT marketplace - OpenSea PRO (in fact, this is a redesign of the previously purchased and upgraded Gem v2 aggregator)
Teaser: https://youtu.be/OxpHFqWkInI
Announcement: https://opensea.io/blog/articles/opensea-pro
Mint free genesis NFT from OS: https://opensea.io/collection/gemesis/drop
WHAT DOES IT GIVE AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
1. On a normal OS, a commission of 2.5% will return. He is now for these there ... Mass-markets.
2. OS returned to the market of professional NFT traders, which it lost after the advent of aggregators.
3. New types of monetization will be tested on PRO, but the commission there will be 0% like that of competitors.
4. All mainstream things will be added to a regular OS: creating collections in a couple of clicks, paying with a card, etc. optional, but not certain.
Now we have two OpenSea for two different audiences.
KEY PRO FEATURES
Roughly speaking, in principle there is nothing new that competitors do not have. Everything that was on all new decent sites like Blur, but with deeper liquidity, gas consumption optimization, with design and combined powers and algorithms with Gem v2, about which there were a lot of laudatory reviews on tests in crypto twitter.
Well, it is expected that it will be faster. (Again, from the words of the inflows who participated in the tests).
1. Live date. They promise updates in seconds. Given that the data is processed cross-market from 170 marketplaces.
2. Sweep, watchlist, batches, flexible advanced NFT search are available. New filters for traits, offers and listings.
3. Improved portfolio management.
4. Instant deals + optimization of gas consumption.
5. Advanced Premium Account: Exclusive features and enhanced user experience for maxi traders.
6. Rewarded Affiliate Program: Encouraging the promotion of NFT and attracting new users to the platform to develop the ecosystem.
AI ARENA ANNOUNCED $100000 TREASURE CUP TOURNAMENT
The tournament will last for a month. Players from the TreasureDAO and AI Arena communities will be able to take part. More than 100 participants will be divided into teams, after which both individual and team awards will be played. Rewards include NFT AI Arena, $NRN and $MAGIC tokens, and an airdrop.
AI Arena is an online platform where players can fight each other in a wide variety of games using AI. The platform has already hosted tournaments for Dota 2, Starcraft 2 and other games.
CHINESE GAMING GIANT GIANT NETWORK LAUNCHES ZTIMES GAMING WEB3 STUDIO
Against the backdrop of relaxations for the crypt in Hong Kong, Chinese gaming companies also began to move towards web3.
So Giant Network is on the move, which was known as one of the first major companies to release an MMORPG in China. Now they are valued at about $20 billion.
Another interesting fact is that they invested in Okcoin in 2017.
Now they are aiming to be one of the first to start making mass Web3 MMORPGs in the Asian market, and then in the global market.
Games from ZTimes Gaming will combine elements of MMOs, NFTs and social networks, which the company believes will make their games truly unique and interesting.
MONEY, TOKENS AND GAMES
This is exactly the title that was compiled for an analytical review of one of the largest banks in the world - Citi.
TOP 3 PLAYTESTS IN APRIL 2023
Playtests are a great opportunity to learn the mechanics of the game and adjust your strategy before the start. And sometimes participation is even rewarded.
We have selected especially for you the most interesting playtests in April.
1️⃣ BIG TIME start today April 7th.
What do they give?
“Prestigious title” Evermore Elite in Discord. In fact, this is just a role in the DS for privileged citizens.
To participate, you must pass the first test on the academy website, which consists of several questions about various aspects of the game. Participants have only one attempt to reach the maximum score and receive an invitation to the second test, which will be even more difficult.
2️⃣ EMBER SWORD. 18 and 19 April.
What do they give?
You can win merch for reviews.
Oh, and this is our favorite .... THE PROJECT APPEARED ON OUR RADARS MORE THAN FOUR YEARS AGO AND HAS ACHIEVE .... WHAT REACHED THE PLAYTEST! Bravo! The project is “promising”… Perhaps even too much, since they have been doing it for so long 😂, but it’s very interesting what they will come up with. Against the backdrop of Cryptokitties, they looked good, but the clock is ticking, by the time of release there will be many competitors.
Ember Sword announced the dates of the playtest on April 18 and 19, everyone will be able to immerse themselves in the game world and here ATTENTION! For a full 30 minutes! Yes, participants are limited to half an hour of gameplay. You will be able to evaluate several initial quests. FCFS login. You do not need to purchase tokens or NFTs to participate - you just need to register an account on the Ember Sword website.
3️⃣ ECHOES OF EMPIRE start April 19th.
What do they give?
Only access. Received resources will be reset before the start of the beta.
Echoes of Empire is a space strategy MMO. Recently improved gameplay and UI/UX. Access is open to NFT Celestial Claim owners.
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1.Papa Johns launches An NFT collection on OneRare, a metaverse where you can go to virtual restaurants and exchange NFTs for real food.
2.Japan approved A whitepaper prepared by the new premier's team to grow the industry with Web3.
3.Dappradar added new experimental NFT auto-detection feature and scam warning.
4.Planet mojo Launched open beta version of Mojo Melee. A game with play to earn mechanics and a unique ecosystem.
5.Fableborn announced the second phase of the closed playtest, which starts on April 13 and will last until April 16, 2023.
6.After two years of development by Nakamoto Games formally introduced NAKA 2.0, a major update to its play to earn gaming platform.
7.In April Ev.io launch the first tournament of the new format together with Fractal. This will give players the opportunity to earn Proof of Play collectibles.
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