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“Bryan Pellegrino, CEO of LayerZero, expresses optimism about the future of blockchain technology, with LayerZero’s usage surging dramatically. Despite facing a shifting industry landscape and technological limitations, he anticipates further opportunities and innovations, including expansion into the Asia-Pacific region.”

Web3 gaming studio Mythical Games recently raised $37 million in the first part of their Series C extension round, reaching a $1.25 billion valuation. The firm plans to optimize its business model, enhance infrastructure, and launch new games in 2023.

This article examines the hype surrounding AI and cryptocurrency, comparing their meteoric rise and the potential for unrealistic expectations. It emphasizes focusing on long-term benefits and striking a balance between radical innovation and practicality to build a solid foundation for future technologies.

Mnemonic, an AI-fueled NFT data and analytics provider, raised $6 million in a seed extension round led by Salesforce Ventures. The funds will be used to improve analytics, expand market reach, and develop its partner ecosystem. Salesforce plans to integrate Mnemonic’s technology into its Web3-related CRM products, enhancing data-driven decision-making for customers.

Marc Andreessen advocates for competition and open-source AI accessibility, while emphasizing collaboration between governments and the private sector to address AI’s potential risks. Balancing rapid development with judicious use and regulation is critical for AI’s future advancements.

Optimism’s Bedrock upgrade aims to improve Ethereum’s usability by reducing gas fees by 40% and deposit-confirmation times by 90%. This significant step towards a “Superchain” could revolutionize the blockchain landscape, providing a more secure and efficient platform for transactions, while facing intense competition from other layer 2 solutions like Arbitrum and ZK Rollups.

Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency backed by OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman, is powered by iris biometric features to ensure unique individuals via its “World ID” digital identity. Addressing privacy concerns, it aims to provide a secure, decentralized ID option in the AI-centric world, potentially redefining the global economy.

Azra Games adopts a unique approach to NFTs in Web3 games by prioritizing gameplay over cryptographic aspects. The company aims for Web3 elements to reveal themselves after players become hooked, enhancing user experience. This strategy, focusing on gameplay, entertainment, and fun, might pave the way for a more sustainable Web3 gaming industry.

Azra Games is integrating Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) into gaming, aiming to create synergy between gaming experiences and digital assets. This allows for ownership, trading, and monetization of in-game assets, but also raises concerns about overly commercializing the gaming experience.

The Ethereum blockchain will undergo the Bedrock hard fork on June 6 as Optimism, a layer 2 scaling solution, introduces a major upgrade for improved modularity, simplicity, and Ethereum equivalence. This is expected to increase performance and functionality, while fueling positive market sentiment for Optimism’s Layer 2 network.

Sam Altman’s Worldcoin, an ambitious crypto project aiming for financial inclusion and universal basic income implementation, is near securing $100 million in investments. However, concerns regarding data privacy and ethical implications of collecting biometric information raise questions on striking a balance between goals and potential risks.

Worldcoin, the crypto project led by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, aims to raise $100 million in a new financing round, attracting investors with its vision of a universal digital currency distributed fairly using biometric iris scans. Despite controversy and concerns, Worldcoin continues gaining momentum in the crypto community.

OpenAI’s Sam Altman is eyeing the crypto industry with Worldcoin, a globally-disruptive cryptocurrency using iris-scanning technology for secure identification. Amidst regulatory action and concerns surrounding user privacy, Worldcoin aims to reimagine transactions and identity verification while building trust in its security measures.

ZkLink, a blockchain infrastructure layer streamlining asset trading across networks, raises $10 million in strategic funding with backing from Coinbase Ventures. As zkLink prepares for Q3 mainnet launch, it plans to employ zero-knowledge rollups to create efficient, trustless trading experiences, aiming to connect layer 1 blockchains and layer 2 protocols.