The future of Web3 gaming

Good morning 💫

This week, we hosted an event on the future of Web3 gaming. Next week, we have our weekly study group on multi-sig wallets. We’ve also rounded up the best news in Web3 for you.

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What’s happening in Odyssey

Last week, we hosted:

• How to break into Web3 gaming. Recording here.

• Weekly study group on the lessons learned from the past 3 months in Crypto.

Next week, we’re hosting:

• Weekly study group - Thursday, 8 AM PT. We’re talking about multi-sig wallets. Register here.

You will find all future Odyssey events here 💫 . Also, check out our free learning guides.

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What’s happening in web3

Solana launched a physical store in NYC.

Solana Spaces @solanaspaces

Solana Spaces NYC is now open: solanaspaces.com We’re the world’s first retail & educational space dedicated to Web3. Brought to you in collaboration with @SolanaFndn, and partners @phantom, @Stepnofficial, @orca_so, @MagicEden, @metaplex, @DegenApeAcademy and more.

Think the NFT market is dead? Someone just bought a CryptoPunk for $3.31M.

Nick Tomaino @NTmoney

Recently bought Cryptopunk #4156 for $3.31M Here’s why:

The Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act has been introduced to the U.S Senate. The goal is cut taxes on payments under $50.

Senator Pat Toomey @SenToomey

While #crypto has the potential to become part of our everyday lives, the current tax code stands in the way. @SenatorSinema and I are teaming up to make it easier to use digital currencies as a common method of payment by exempting from taxes small personal transactions.

Aptos, a new L1 by former Meta employees, has raised $150 million in funding.

Aptos @AptosLabs

1/ Today, we announced our $150M Series A funding round. This is a testament to our team's technical expertise, the strength & activity of our ecosystem and the vision & ethos we all share.

medium.comEntering The Next Phase of The Aptos Journey With Added Funding and New PartnersBy Mo Shaikh and Avery Ching

Mirror launched subscriptions — you can now receive email updates when your favourite writers publish on Mirror.

Mirror @viamirror

1/ Introducing web3 subscriptions

dev.mirror.xyzIntroducing Web3 SubscriptionsToday, Mirror is excited to announce the launch of web3 subscriptions. This new feature allows readers to subscribe to any Mirror publication with their wallets and receive email notifications when new content is posted. For creators, web3 subscriptions open the door to building a wallet-based commu…

Ethereum developers announced a date for the merge of Goerlie testnet. This is the last test before the merge goes through.

bankless.eth @BanklessHQ

BREAKING: Ethereum developers announce merge date for Goerli testnet: Aug 6th-12th This is the LAST STEP before The Merge Bullish🚀

Polygon announced another partnership with Mercedez-Benz for a data sharing platform.

Ryan Wyatt @Fwiz

We're excited to announce our partnership with @MercedesBenz! "The initiative further showcases the widespread adoption of the Polygon network by top brands. Polygon continues to showcase its potential as one of the top blockchain platforms enterprises can rely on. "

Unstoppable domains raised a $65 million round and became a unicorn.

unstoppable.nft @unstoppableweb

1/ BIG NEWS 🦄🦄🦄 We’re excited to share that we’ve raised $65 million - at a $1 billion valuation - in a Series A led by @PanteraCapital! 🚀 This is a huge milestone for NFT domains and further validation for user-owned digital identity. 🧵👇or blog: unstoppabledomains.com/blog/ud-raises…

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