Key Differences Between Centralized and Decentralized Exchanges
We will examine the two types of exchanges in the Web3 world; centralized and decentralized exchanges.
Crypto Winter Isn’t Chilling VCs From Investing in Web3, Says PitchBook Analyst
Crypto winter hasn’t hit all corners of the industry the same way. According to a senior analyst at data and research firm PitchBook, venture capital investors are still betting on Web3.
Mainstream Adoption of Web3 Is Inevitable, Says US Trademark Attorney
This year saw an influx of trademark applications filed by various companies looking to get in on the Web3 action. By November, a total number of 4999 US trademark applications had been filed for cryptocurrencies and digital related goods/services — this according to USPTO licensed trademark attorney, Mike Kondoudis.
Futureverse Announces Merger of Eight WEB3 Companies With United Goal of Creating an Open Metaverse Ecosystem
Futureverse announces today a merger rolling up eight metaverse companies into one collaborative ecosystem with the united goal of improving the Web3 and "Open Metaverse" experience.
Alibaba Cloud Eyes Web3 Potential, Participation on Singapore Government Cloud
Alibaba Cloud is looking to ride the growth of Web3 by offering the platforms and tools it thinks developers will need to bring their applications more quickly to market. The Chinese cloud vendor also is hoping to be part of Singapore's roadmap to move its government services to a commercial cloud environment, which currently encompasses Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.
Crypto Superapp Developer Utorg Seals $5 Million
Tallinn-headquartered Utorg has raised $5 million in seed funds to grow headcount and IP for its fiat currency-to-crypto "super app", ahead of the official launch in the next couple of weeks.
Starbucks Launches Beta of the Web3 Loyalty Program
On December 8, the highly anticipated Odyssey program, which combines customer loyalty rewards with NFT collecting and other gamified elements, launched to a small group of waitlist members including customers and employees in the US.
‘Big Time’ and Other Web3 Games Take Home the Gold at the Inaugural GAM3 Awards
The Web3 gaming awards event, <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/inaugural-gam3-awards-to-honor-the-best-web3-games-of-2022"></a>the GAM3 Awards, hosted by Polkastarter Gaming, has announced 16 winners at a live event on December 15.
Web3 Infrastructure Firm Blocknative Raises $15M for Ethereum Block Building Market
Blocknative, a Web3 infrastructure company, has raised $15.0 million in a Series A-1 round.
a16z Leads $100 Million Raise for Web3 Privacy Firm Aztec Network
The privacy-focused web3 firm Aztec Network raised $100 million in Series B funding led by the web3 investment firm a16z.
