That also explains why Axie, a metaverse "play-to-earn," animated-pet-training video game inspired by Pokemon but fueled by cryptocurrency rewards, has surged in popularity over the past year in the South American country.

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After seven years of funding their Gemini cryptocurrency empire out of pocket, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss are in the process of signing the last documents on their first round of capital, a $400 million investment that values the New York parent company, Gemini Space Station, LLC, at $7.1 billion.

NBA team Dallas Mavericks , owned by billionaire and crypto enthusiast Mark Cuban, has begun issuing players profile pictures as non-fungible tokens (NFTs), . A total of 20,000 NFTs are minted per basketball game, and fans are given it as a reward for attending the game in person.

Growing up, I loved a collectible card game that was popular with my friends called . No, not Magic: The Gathering - the world famous card game, which has produced over 20 billion cards in the last decade. Instead, I played the knock-off made by the owners of Dungeons & Dragons.

Michael Burry, the hedge fund manager portrayed by Christian Bale in The Big Short, has made a fortune on GameStop's stock after holding it for years. Instead of shorting a stock this time, he played the long game and managed to make an incredible amount of money.

A few weeks back, a relatively unknown Smash Bros. player named Bocchi took the world by surprise when she managed to beat pro player Ally at AON #27, a local Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament held in New York.