Korea-based gaming developer and publisher Krafton announced its new collaboration with blockchain platform in a concerted effort to develop Play-to-Earn blockchain and NFT games. Krafton is the name behind popular game titles such as PUBG: Battlegrounds, Thunder Tier One, Elyon, and many more. According to the announcement on March 23, Krafton and Solana Labs signed [...]

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The Japanese messaging application, LINE Corporation announced on Twitter the launch of a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace by April 13, 2022. The software giant has decided to dedicate a venture to developing and expanding the global NFT ecosystem, called LINE NEXT. #LINENEXT is launching a series of global #NFT partnerships, teaming with leading gaming, entertainment, art and service companies. The partnerships will develop NFTs based on famous IP and artists on #LINE NEXT's #globalNFT platform #DOSI. Learn more:https://t.co/l0k5UmUyVo pic.twitter.com/kAN2E8Yw4b — LINE Global (@LINE_Global) March 16, 2022 Multiple Partnerships to Create NFT Earlier this month, LINE NEXT announced the formation of 26 partnerships with a range of leading companies on their official website. The partnership involves SoftBank, NAVER, LINE Taiwan Ltd., NAVER Z, Crypto.com, CJ ENM, YG PLUS, Hashed, SHINSEGAE, AI Network, J&John, Mythical Games, WOW POINT, LINE Games, and many more.  The CEO of LINE NEXT, Youngsu Ko stated that the combination of LINE’s infrastructure and blockchain will create a quality NFT ecosystem.  “These partnerships are the start of many more to come in accelerating the global NFT ecosystem.” Objective and Strategy of LINE NEXT The many partnerships of LINE NEXT aim to create NFTs on the basis of popular content, iconic work of renowned artists, entertainment, webtoons, art, gaming, etc. LINE NEXT aims to expand the NFT ecosystem and establish the NFT value chain, globally. The corporation enables users to purchase and sell NFTs with family payment modes.  Alongside minting NFT collectibles, LINE NEXT plans to build marketplaces and support trading through their upcoming global NFT platform, DOSI. The NFT platform aims to support companies and creators alike in creating marketplaces, communities, and ecosystems to purchase and trade NFTs. 

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Krafton, developer of the popular videogame PUBG, said it had signed a deal with Solana Labs to jointly develop blockchain and NFT-based games and services. The developer said it intended to leverage its game building capabilities in the web3 space. The move marks growing the growing popularity of blockchain and play-to-earn (P2E) games, which has

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About the Metaverse For the last year, the metaverse has become a flashpoint of blockchain hype, culminating in Facebook renaming itself Meta, with the support from Cryptovoxels, one of the well-known projects in the Metaverse track.

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The metaverse, a concept referring to a shared, immersive virtual environment, has become one of the hottest business trends: tech giants including Facebook, Google and Microsoft have all jumped on

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South Korean subsidiaries of Naver and Kakao are reported to have submitted proposals to run the 10-month blockchain pilot program, which will aim to test the feasibility of a central bank digital currency in a simulation. South Korea’s central bank has received bids from Kakao’s blockchain subsidiary Ground X and the Naver-affiliated Line Plus. Bank of Korea […]

Affiliates of South Korean web giants Naver and Kakao are among the many high contenders to work on the nation’s first central financial institution digital currency (CBDC) pilots. On Monday, the Bank of Korea (BoK) announced the preliminary bid outcomes for taking part digital received pilots, native information company Yonhap reported. Kakao’s blockchain subsidiary Ground X, […]

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Arowana Hub, a crypto auxiliary company, has been formally launched on Wednesday by the South Korean tech giant, Hancom. Intending to start an exchange at a future date, the software giant seeks to enter the blockchain and crypto business. Hancom MDS software development arm’s former chief Jeon Dong-wook will spearhead the venture. Dong-wook is currently …