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Crowdfunding has been a popular option for game developers looking to launch projects — but as the market gets saturated, tokenization is becoming a compelling alternative. Tokenization platform Brickken is holding a competition for indie developers — allowing them to raise capital, attract a new audience of engaged player s and accelerate their projects. For years, crowdfunding has been the go-to for game builders looking to make a splash and secure investment for their big idea, and it continues to enjoy significant demand within the game industry. Statistics from Kickstarter reveal that gaming is still the most popular category for crowdfunding campaigns. A total of 80,163 projects have launched after securing $2.27 billion in investment. But gaining traction and achieving milestones has gotten more complicated as the market reaches saturation — with even the most promising titles struggling to stand head and shoulders above the competition. This is where tokenization comes into p...

Circle, the company behind the second-largest stablecoin USDC, has announced the beta testing of a new service enabling developers to integrate web3 wallets into their applications. USDC stablecoin issuer, Circle, has initiated a wallet-as-a-service program targeted at developers. The innovative service provides a platform for developers to integrate web3 wallets seamlessly into their applications, boasting a user-friendly design. The wallets have interoperability with any blockchain, thus broadening users’ accessibility to a spectrum of web3 digital assets like non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and cryptocurrencies. We quietly released the first major milestone of @circle Web3 Services into production beta this week. Circle Programmable Wallets is our new Wallet-as-a-Service developer platform. https://t.co/YmnAc2dsU7 — Jeremy Allaire (@jerallaire) July 6, 2023 “Developers on the more technical side can start exploring the platform and start integrating apps immediate...

THORChain has once again halted its network, taking action as a precautionary measure while verifying reports on a potential network vulnerability. Cross-chain liquidity protocol THORChain has paused its network due to new claims of a potential network vulnerability. THORChain took to Twitter on March 28 to announce that it has halted all trading amid reports on a potential vulnerability with a THORChain dependency that may affect the network. The decision was taken as a precautionary measure while the reports are verified, THORChain said. The announcement came shortly after social media reports indicated that THORChain’s liquidity platform Nine Realms and the dedicated security team THORSec received “credible reports ” of a potential vulnerability affecting THORChain. The THORChain network has report edly been subsequently halted globally. **THORChain Globally Halted**@ninerealms_cap and THORSec have received credible reports of a potential vulnerability affecting @THORChain. Out ...