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Illuvium

Yo fam, Illuvium's about to drop the mic with its Beta 4 testing, kicking off with an exclusive invite-only phase on April 30, 2024. They're rolling out the red carpet for less than 10K of their most hyped players to dive deep into the game's universe on Testnet. Think testing cool features, trading, and exploring with the squad, all while snagging some sweet Airdrop points as a thank you.

Wanna be one of the chosen few? Hit up their pre-reg on April 15 to secure your spot. After the private party ends on May 28, it's an all-access pass with the Open Beta Testnet, welcoming everyone through Epic Games. This is your shot to make some noise, test the limits, and rack up Airdrop points before the big public launch.

Illuvium's throwing $ILV around like confetti, setting aside 10% of the Play-2-Airdrop pool for these Beta testers. Post-launch, they're keeping the party going with updates and new features, fueled by a massive $12 million Series A. Built on Ethereum and powered by Immutable X, Illuvium's games are all about that interconnected blockchain gaming life. Play more, earn more, and get ready to share in the bounty. Let's game on and make it rain $ILV!

Tokenized travel insurance

Sleap.io is teaming up with Avata to drop the world’s first ever tokenized travel insurance, and it's a game-changer for how we think about keeping our trips safe. They're using blockchain to add a new level of flex, security, and customization to travel and insurance.

Imagine booking your next vacay or business trip and each booking isn’t just a booking—it’s a unique NFT that you can trade or transfer. That’s Sleap.io’s vibe. They're making travel plans as easy to swap as trading cards, using crypto wallets like Metamask and Coinbase Wallet.

Now, throw in tokenized travel insurance. Instead of being stuck with traditional, rigid insurance policies, you get an Insurance NFT. It’s decentralized, which means you’ve got unparalleled control over your travel safety net, thanks to the blockchain magic of the Camino Network, crafted just for travel peeps.

This whole idea sparked at the Travel Unchained conference in Mallorca, and it’s been full steam ahead with Sleap.io and Avata since. Michael Ros from Sleap.io is all about pushing boundaries with blockchain to reinvent travel insurance. And Avata’s Sun Feng Wu is hyped to bring more trust and flexibility into the mix, making travel insurance smarter with blockchain tech.

This collab is not just about making waves in travel insurance; it’s about showing off how blockchain can totally flip the script on traditional industries.

GTA of Web3

Wilder World just hit the Epic Games Store, wishlisting now, and it's all about being the Web3 version of GTA – crazy, right? Created by Unreal Engine pros, this game throws you into Wiami, a city where the old-school wisdom crashes into future tech vibes. Players get to throw down against this control-freak FORUM, fighting for freedom and making their own rules.

So here's the scoop: Wilder World is all about roaming free in crazy-realistic spots, thanks to blockchain and AI magic. It's making the metaverse more inclusive, letting anyone, anywhere jump in, explore, and shape the virtual economy.

And get this, Wiami's just the beginning. With a closed-alpha that dropped in December 2023 and a full release coming in 2024, it's expanding what MMOs can be, turning everything from your avatar to your loot into tradable, valuable NFTs.

Joining forces with Epic Games, which is HUGE by the way, means Wilder World is serious about quality and broadening its reach. Plus, with backing from Nvidia’s GeForce Now and SuperVerse, it's bridging old and new gaming worlds, scaling up without making your wallet cry. Frank Wilder, the brain behind it all, is stoked to bring this next-level gaming metaverse to life.

Netflix

Netflix is gearing up to drop ‘NFT:WTF?’—a doc that's gonna flip the script on how we see NFTs, mixing art, culture, and some serious web3 vibes. This isn’t just another Netflix binge; it’s a deep dive into the NFT universe with stars like Damien Hirst, Beeple, and Snoop Dogg leading the charge. Imagine Hirst’s wild NFT project, ‘The Currency’, that pushes you to choose between keeping digital art or swapping it for the real deal—yeah, it’s that intense.