Blockchain gaming community raises $1.4M to help typhoon victims
Gamers united to help with the relief and rebuilding efforts for victims of typhoon Rai, also known as typhoon Odette, in the Philippines. The Philippines, a country that’s already been struggling to get back on its feet because of COVID-19, has been hit by a catastrophic super typhoon. Back on Dec. 16, 2021, the typhoon hit landfall and went on a rampage for four days, leaving 334 cities and municipalities in a state of calamity. As of Jan. 1, more than 4 million individuals were either displaced or injured, with 407 dead and 88 still missing, according to the Philippines’ National....
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The relief fund has been used to purchase essential goods like medicines, power generators, and canned food for affected communities in the Philippines. Yield Guild Games (YGG) has raised $1.45 million to support people affected by December 16's Typhoon Odette in the Philippines, with nearly $1 million already dispersed to people in need.The funding was used to purchase essential goods like medicines, power generators, and canned food, which were turned over to the Philippine Army and Navy and non-profits to distribute among affected communities. There is still about $458,000 worth of....
A California-based bitcoin startup has been accepting donations for relief for the typhoon-stricken Philippines. Its efforts appear to be working quite well to raise awareness for the problems the storm has created in the south-east Asian nation. "The Philippines bitcoin donation campaign that we're running got some great coverage from CNN Money which helped kickstart things," says Avish Bhama, CEO of Vaurum, which owns the bitcoin exchange Bitme that is running the donation campaign. "We're raising bitcoins and are donating 100% of the wallet to the Philippines Red Cross. We raised about....
Griffin Gaming Partners, a venture capital firm specializing in gaming-related investments, has revealed the launch of its second gaming-related fund. The fund, which was reportedly oversubscribed, managed to raise $750 million to support gaming initiatives, including Web3-based and blockchain endeavors. Griffin Gaming Partners has now amassed more than $1 billion AUM.
Griffin Gaming Partners Raises Sizable Gaming-Related Fund
Griffin Gaming Partners has announced the launch of its second gaming-related fund, which will focus on investing in seed and growth rounds of companies....
As blockchain gaming and metaverse continue to gain huge acceptance from the global community, Meta Legends is the latest blockchain project to take a deep dive into the blockchain gaming space as the project looks to revolutionize the gaming industry with its unique industry-grade technology. Before blockchain came into the global gaming scene, games have […]
Yield Guild Games is a big name in the blockchain gaming and gaming guild industry vertical. Its subDAO Yield Guild Games Southeast Asia (YGG SEA) has secured $15 million in funding through two private rounds. It is another example of how strong the momentum of play-to-earn gaming is in that part of the world. The […]