Top news of the week: 26.05.2022.
Investments
Metaverse app BUD raises another $37M, plans to launch NFTs
BUD, a nascent app taking a shot at creating a metaverse for Gen Z to play and interact with each other, has raised another round of funding in three months. The Singapore-based startup ...
Sony to ramp up PS5 production and broaden games portfolio
Sony Group Corp said it plans to ramp up production of its PlayStation 5 console as supply chain snarls ease and signalled a radical broadening of its games portfolio including more titles ...
Lightspeed’s web3 guru on consumer crypto startups and the metaverse (with Mercedes Bent) Chain Reaction
Show Chain Reaction, Ep Lightspeed’s web3 guru on consumer crypto startups and the metaverse (with Mercedes Bent) - May 19, 2022
Lightspeed’s Mercedes Bent on why the metaverse isn’t overhyped
Bent, a consumer-focused investor, explained why backing early-stage crypto companies can often involve a "leap of faith"
Former Binance executives launch $100M crypto fund
A group of former executives from Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges globally, has created a $100 million venture fund, the team told TechCrunch on Thursday. Old Fashion ...
Why the company behind Pokémon Go is getting crypto-curious
A hint where Niantic might try to take crypto-based gaming
This week in TechCrunch podcasts: Chain Reaction, Found, Equity and The TechCrunch Live Podcast
TechCrunch is more than just a site with words. We’re also building a growing stable of podcasts focused on the most critical topics relating to the startup and venture capital worlds. To ...