Issue #8: Manchester United, Web3 gaming, VICE Asia and Smartlink
Stay up to date with the latest news, updates and activities within the Tezos ecosystem and community.
Welcome to 2022’s second edition of TZ APAC’s Fresh Out The Oven. This month, an earth-shaking partnership with the world’s most popular football club comes alongside the debut of an NFT launchpad reserved only for the most exclusive art. Get ready as we take you through another month of Tezos highlights.
Tezos cements its eminence in the future of sports with Manchester United
From McLaren Racing to the New York Mets, the number of sports partnerships within the Tezos ecosystem is steadily growing. Now, in entering the realm of the Beautiful Game, one of the world’s most popular football club Manchester United has appointed Tezos as its official blockchain and training kit partner. The landmark, multi-year sponsorship deal will enable the famed English football club to utilize blockchain and Web3 tools in transforming the engagement experience for its diverse global community of fans and partners.
American sports streaming service FloSports makes Tezos its official sponsor, bringing NFTs closer to sports fans of all types
The month also saw another deal struck with leading American sports streaming service FloSports, making Tezos the official Title Sponsor for FloSports’ popular owned-and-operated grappling event series, Tezos Who’s Number One (WNO), and other high-profile motorsports racing series. FloSports subscribers can also expect new NFT fan experiences, including tokens based on live events and individual athletes.
DOGAMí‘s dream Petaverse is now on the Tezos blockchain
The Petaverse — a virtual reality where users can hang out, explore, and earn tokens with their virtual pet companions — is now one step closer to becoming reality for all pet lovers, NFT enthusiasts and gamers out there.
This month, DOGAMí officially began the minting of its NFTs, which will see over 300 breeds of dogs each with their own traits and characteristics introduced to the Petaverse. The NFTs come in four rarity tiers: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Diamond, and are set to alter the play-to-earn experience for Tezos blockchain users.
/RESPAWN: What does the future of gaming and sports look like in a Web3 world? Industry authorities reflect
Earlier this month, the Tezos ecosystem presented an open-access, one-day virtual speaker series featuring some of the most prominent figures in the gaming industry, from leading brands and developers to entrepreneurs and gamers, to explore the future of gaming and sports on Web3. /RESPAWN live-casted seven sessions that reflected upon the rapidly evolving gaming and sports landscape in a Web3 world, with a look at what the future may hold.
TZ APAC’s David Tng helps VICE Asia readers understand the world of NFTs
As Asia’s NFT economy continues to gather pace, TZ APAC’s Head of Growth David Tng recently sat down with VICE Asia for a 101-style crash course on the nature of NFTs and what they could mean for the region and its artists.
Where are we at in the evolution of the Tezos blockchain?
TezTalks Radio: Episode #31 — Getting technical with Marigold
The TezTalks team sat down with Gabriel Alfour, CEO and Lead Engineer of Marigold, a core dev team building upgrades and Layer 2 solutions for the Tezos Blockchain, to discuss the future of Tezos and how he sees the chain evolving.
TZ APAC and INSTINC ushers in the Lunar New Year with TrIGgER
INSTINC, a Singaporean artist-run institution founded by local contemporary artist Yeo Shih-Yun, partnered with TZ APAC to present an NFT exhibition featuring the works of 14 established artists across Asia. Inspired by the Year of the Tiger, the themed works were exhibited in a metaverse gallery, a testament to INSTINC and TZ APAC’s confidence in the future of NFT art in the continent.
Smartlink is bringing the rarest NFTs to the first ever Tezos-based NFT launchpad
Smartlink announced this month the impending debut of the first NFT launchpad on the Tezos blockchain. Home to some of the rarest NFTs on the internet, the Smartlink NFT launchpad aims to highlight the appeal of curated and exclusive NFT launches, and will connect artists, gaming studios, and projects to a community and essential tools.
The platform will also offer a slew of exciting features like auctions and blind minting, while artists and sellers will be fully empowered to choose between blind and open auctions when listing NFTs.
Fintech leader Baanx launches digital asset app Cryptolife on Tezos
This month saw the launch of Cryptolife, a digital asset management app built to integrate with the Tezos blockchain. New and existing Tezos token holders will now be able to save, transfer, manage their digital assets and access new services from their mobile phones, leveraging Baanx’s revolutionary fintech infrastructure.