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30 May 2025 | Weekly news roundup

Blockchain Gaming World
Blockchain Gaming World
Episode • May 31 • 35m

Jon Jordan and BlockchainGamer.biz editor Jenny Jordan talk through the week's news including:

  • [0:30] OpenSea's OS2 is now live for everyone with its new Voyages XP system.
  • [1:08] This is part of the future SEA token launch, which will also include historical trading activity.
  • [4:47] OpenSea now supports token swaps and NFT trading across 19 blockchains.
  • [8:25] The SEA token will be a big event; "The event" according to OpenSea.
  • [11:40] Oncade has raised $4 million from a16z CSX for its stablecoin webstore platform.
  • [13:26] We're also seeing stablecoins becoming a key part of the tradfi payment and banking system.
  • [17:28] YGG launched LOL Land as part of its new push into "casual degen" gaming.
  • [17:55] Does "casual degen" make sense? Jon is not so sure.
  • [19:45] LOL Land has a free channel and an expensive premium channel. Not much crossover.
  • [24:43] Disney+ subscribers can now access Dapper Labs' Disney Pinnacle NFT collectibles.
  • [27:44] Interestingly, you can trade these NFTs but only during special weekend events.
  • [28:55] It's another example how, without much fanfare, crypto is leaking into mainstream products.
  • [30:05] Nexon's Henesys blockchain for MapleStory N is peaking at over 50,000 DAUWs.
  • [30:51] It's also banned 6,000 accounts for botting etc.
  • [31:18] The marketplace has 600,000 active wallets, 6 million item sales and $5 million trading volume.
  • [34:14] Someone has already made $40,000 in profit from NFT trading.

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