Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has started a crypto lobbying ‘blitz’ in Washington to leverage his $7.6 billion Web3 investment fund - donating almost $2.2 million to finance crypto-advocating lawmakers.

Gucci has appointed Robert Triefus as the new CEO of its ‘Vault,’ the label’s creative arm which essentially serves as the portal to its ‘Metaverse Ventures’ ambition.

This week at Blockster, we’re turning the spotlight to a true Crypto King, Haydn Snape, who we had the pleasure to connect with during NYC NFT.

Nilos today announced a successful $5.2 million financing round to offer a first of its kind platform that unifies crypto and fiat treasuries for businesses.

In defying the laws of a crypto slump, TCG Crypto made two quick-fire investments within the blockchain entertainment world in the past few days.

The creators behind the framework for Solana launch Backpack, a first-of-its-kind wallet that brings crypto application experiences to pro and mainstream users.

Hang, a new B2B startup in the fledgling space backed by investors including Allbirds, Warby Parker, and Kevin Durant, is looking to help some of the world’s largest brands replace their existing membership and loyalty programs with NFT technology.

10KTF, an elaborate and story-driven NFT project just closed out its latest drop – the 10KTF Combat Crate collection raking in over 1.3M $APE (~ $10M USD) over a two-day sale

Moonbirds, the profile picture project launched by PROOF Collective, the incredibly successful private discord for NFT traders and artists, led the charge.

Yuga is the startup behind Bored Ape Yacht Club, the ultimate blue-chip NFT collection. It disclosed that the startup was about to launch a metaverse gaming ecosystem called MetaRPG.

Doodles announces $54 million funding round which increases the project’s valuation to $704 million. Capital will expand its efforts within NFT music & gaming.

This decentralized financial system aims to create a new kind of transaction that is safer, more private, transparent, and less reliant on laws.

Zebec is spearheading the evolution of how money is moved on the blockchain, creating the model for the future of on-chain payments.

Web3 Platform, Reveel Raises $1.3M Co-Led By Binance Labs

An NFT created to mitigate climate change is called the Ecosapien, a first of its kind carbon-backed NFT allowing owners to receive carbon credits.