Here are the top web3 stories from this week.
Products
Big Game Dev Makes Web3 Moves
🚀 Leading video game dev Ubisoft, makers of the popular Assassin’s Creed franchise, announced their second blockchain game. Fidelity is following other mutual fund leaders with an application for a Bitcoin spot ETF. Seed Club announces its 6th accelerator cohort, with a focus on consumer web3.
Capital Raised
Light Funding this Holiday Week
💰 Bitcoin Depot goes public with $100MM+ market cap for Bitcoin ATM. Analytics platform CryptoQuant added $6.5MM. Pixion Studios got $5.5MM for web3 gaming.
Legal
Nothing Much on the Legal Front
⚖️ Encryption AI token project rug pulls $2MM from early backers.
Content
Catch the Ethereum Founder on this Podcast
🎙️ Vitalik Buterin, the founder of Ethereum, join the Aarthi and Sriram podcast. They cover the founding of Ethereum, its progress to date, and the future of this leading Cryptocurrency.
Diversity in Tech
Stories of Diverse Founders, VCs, and Builders
💪🏽 Black women led Public Ventures raises $100MM for life science and climate tech. BlackChain held their first NFT Fashion Show in South Florida.
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