Having launched in February 2020, Decentraland represents the very first generation of metaverse projects, the real pioneers of this concept. Has its mission evolved since then? The core values remain the same — in the sense that it is a social experiment. But also, in the last year, we’ve observed clearly that there was a boom in entertainment on the platform. Maybe that wasn’t exactly planned this way. The original thought was more associated with…

Born out of a Discord community of gamers, Powder was launched in April 2020. Back then, there was hardly any talk about blockchain, NFTs, and DAOs in games. …

It was November 2019. We were at a crossroads: with just 6 months of runway left, we wanted to pivot to gaming but didn’t know which solution would bring the most value. Then, Discord saved us. We asked a community of gamers what would make their life easier — and…

Let’s start with an introduction. You have such a rich media background, I’d love to learn about how you did before and how it lead to your current project, Wormhole. I’m Phil Ranta. I’m the CEO of Wormhole Labs. We are a technology company that builds user-generated metaverses, so…

The topic we want to explore in this article is the future of gaming. More specifically — the transition from web2 to web3 gaming, and the eventual merging of the two. Two weeks ago, we spent two amazing days at the Non Fungible Conference, which inspired us to write about…

How did it all start for you, with Star Atlas? I first met Michael Wagner, the CEO of and co-founder of Star Atlas in 2017 / 18. He was the first person I’ve met that had his hands, mind, and heart on the blockchain and crypto. He was extremely passionate about that space, so we got to talking. …

Last December, Powder teamed up with web3 studios and gaming creators to produce the first blockchain game clip NFT collection on Solana — Powder Heroes. It sold out in 41 sec. Here’s the guidebook on how we did it. Powder’s core business has not traditionally been linked to NFTs. For…

Powder Creator Program is a unique program designed to unlock new revenue streams for gaming content creators and favor the discovery of new games! As part of the program, we match creators with gaming studios in order to co-produce streams. …

How did it all start with Ready Player Me? I grew up in a small city in Estonia, and RuneScape was my favourite game. I played it a lot — which was my first intro to the metaverse or virtual worlds. It led me to explore more things in gaming and experiment with 3D printing and scanning. When…