Web3

Technology giants such as Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung may have competition in the mobile phone market soon. A leading blockchain company announced a new mobile phone coming in 2023. What Happened: Solana Labs, the company behind Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), announced a crypto mobile phone in...

Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) co-creator Jackson Palmer has taken yet another swipe at venture capitalists — in particular, Marc Andreessen, the co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), for his comments about the advantages of Web 3. What Happened: Palmer...

AutoHedge, the newest tool offered by Autonomy Network, serves as a decentralized application designed for liquidity providers to optimize their gains, hedging against volatility. What Happened: On June 15, Autonomy Network introduced AutoHedge, a Web3 product that works to produce delta-...

Kurt Nielsen, CEO and co-founder of blockchain company Partisia, recently spoke with Benzinga at the Crypto Valley event in Zug, Switzerland, which took place on June 2 and June 3. Here's what he had to say: The following text was edited for clarity and concision. Hi Kurt, nice to meet you....

Diana Biggs is chief strategy officer at Valour Inc. (OTC: DEFTF), a technology company bridging the gap between traditional capital markets and digital assets. She recently spoke with Benzinga at Crypto Valley, a Zug, Switzerland-based event that took place on June 2 and June 3. Here's what...

Payments giant Mastercard Inc (NYSE: MA) is opening up its payments network to NFTs and Web3. What Happened: In an announcement on Thursday, the company said it was working with a number of NFT marketplaces and web3 infrastructure providers to make the process of buying NFTs easier and safer....

Weather forecaster and media company AccuWeather announced a new API that will help bring its data to the blockchain. What Happened: AccuWeather collaborated with API3 to launch AccuWeather API. The collaboration will see AccuWeather’s weather forecasts and warnings offered directly on-chain...

Summer seems to have truly arrived in the northeastern U.S., but the atmosphere in crypto and NFT spaces is feeling unseasonably chilly. In times like this, some engrossing content is a welcome distraction.  On Saturday, a first-time event will celebrate one of the richest magical worlds to...

Former music download platform Napster is the latest to throw its hat in the web3 and non-fungible token ring. Napster and LimeWire are two brands from the early 2000s that helped pioneer song downloads for free that are being revived into companies helping artists monetize themselves. What...

Stock and crypto trading platform Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) said Tuesday it will venture into the world of Web3 with new wallet features and a launch of non-fungible token trading. What Happened: Robinhood announced the introduction of non-custodial, web3 wallets. The new wallets...

Influencer, entrepreneur, speaker, and prominent NFT advocate, Gary “Vee” Vaynerchuk, is making good on his promises to holders of his VeeFriends NFTs with VeeCon 2022 — a conference “around Web3 and Culture” that kicks off next week in Minneapolis. VeeCon offers a...

Interview with two of the co-founders of Top 10 NFT Marketplace especially for artists, SuperRare It’s been an interesting time for NFTs in the arts and collectibles space.  On May 3, Wall Street Journal tech journalist Christopher Mims published an article provocatively titled “...

American retail giant Walmart Inc.'s (NYSE: WMT) Indian e-commerce arm Flipkart has launched an in-house innovation unit called 'Flipkart Labs' to explore ways to expand into the Metaverse and Web3.  What Happened: The company said its innovation lab would enable Flipkart to test...

Detroit-based Benzinga, a media and data provider bridging the gap between retail and institutional investors, sent its team to Miami, Florida, April 6-9, for Bitcoin 2022. During that time, the company checked out digital assets innovation and spoke with founders, investors and...

A non-fungible token basketball game announced a funding round Tuesday led by several well known investors and several NBA teams.  What Happened: Swoops announced a funding round of $3.5 million. The funding round was led by Courtside Ventures and Alpaca VC. Other investors include Gary...