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Forkast Migrates To Arbitrum To Power Real-Time Web3 Prediction Markets

W3 Gamer | November 12, 2025 - Forkast has migrated to Arbitrum, Ethereum’s leading layer-2 network, in a move designed to power real-time prediction markets across gaming, streaming, and live events. The integration gives Forkast access to Arbitrum’s fast block speeds, reportedly as low as 250 milliseconds, and its $20 billion DeFi liquidity network.

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Forkast Migrates To Arbitrum To Power Real-Time Web3 Prediction Markets

W3 Gamer | November 12, 2025 - Forkast has migrated to Arbitrum, Ethereum’s leading layer-2 network, in a move designed to power real-time prediction markets across gaming, streaming, and live events. The integration gives Forkast access to Arbitrum’s fast block speeds, reportedly as low as 250 milliseconds, and its $20 billion DeFi liquidity network.
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Coverd Launches App That Turns Everyday Spending Into Real Rewards

Yahoo! Finance | September 30, 2025 - Coverd, a new fintech startup reimagining personal finance for the next generation, today announced the official launch of its mobile app — now available for download on the App Store and Google Play.
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Podcast: Next-Level AI & Web3 Game Development | Dan Peng & Rick Johanson, Arbitrum Gaming Ventures

The Index Podcast | August 20, 2025 - What happens when you combine addictive gameplay with blockchain technology? According to Rick Johanson and Dan Peng, Founding Partners at Arbitrum Gaming Ventures, the answer isn't simply "add a token and hope for the best." Their refreshing approach prioritizes the core gameplay experience first, with blockchain features thoughtfully layered in only when they truly enhance the player experience.
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Podcast: Arbitrum Gaming Ventures Meets Wildcard: Dan Peng and Blake Waddington on Scaling Web3 Gaming, Blockchain Infrastructure, and Community-Led Esports

The Web3 Gamer Podcast | October 12, 2025 - As one of the builders behind Arbitrum Gaming Ventures (AGV), Dan is helping lead a $200M initiative dedicated to accelerating gaming and entertainment adoption on the Arbitrum platform. With a background spanning strategy consulting at BCG, co-founding roles in protocols like Vela, and nearly a decade in tech and SaaS, Dan brings sharp insight into how capital, infrastructure, and ecosystem design can unlock breakthrough Web3 games.
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'The Lost Glitches' Secures over $1.000.000 Dual Backing from German Ministry And Arbitrum Gaming Ventures

Worth Playing | July 28, 2025 - In a unique alignment between public-sector backing and an innovative gaming and entertainment venture initiative, Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, and Arbitrum Gaming Ventures (AGV), a 200 million $ARB initiative to accelerate gaming and entertainment on Arbitrum, have both extended their support – totaling $1.049.575 – to The Lost Glitches, a competitive, narrative-rich trading card game currently making a big splash among fans of the TCG genre.
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Arbitrum Gaming Ventures hires Michael Chang as investment GM

Games Beat | October 1, 2025 - Arbitrum Gaming Ventures (AGV), a new strategic venture initiative created by parent Arbitrum, has hired Michael Chang as its first general manager. Chang’s venture capital and gaming experience will help shape AGV’s investment activities across games, technology, and finance sectors.
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Why Arbitrum Gaming Ventures is betting on Web3 game discovery firm Hyve

Games Beat | October 8, 2025 - Arbitrum Gaming Ventures invested $10 million in a group of Web3 gaming companies a couple of months ago that included Hyve. And I asked the parties involved what the interest was about: they said it was game discovery.
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Arbitrum Gaming Ventures: Interview With Founder Partners Rick Johanson And Dan Peng About Advancing Gaming Growth

Pulse 2.0 | July 30, 2025 - Pulse 2.0 interviewed Arbitrum Gaming Ventures Partners and Vice Presidents Rick Johanson and Dan Peng to gain a deeper understanding of the AGV initiative.
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Laying the Groundwork for Web3 Gaming

With support for C++ and a flexible dev stack, Arbitrum is becoming a serious contender in blockchain gaming. Offchain Labs CEO Steven Goldfeder explains why big studios should take note.
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Why Ethereum Layer-2 Arbitrum Is Built to Power AAA Games: Offchain Labs CEO

Decrypt | July 8, 2025 - The flexibility of Arbitrum’s tech stack should make the layer-2 network a go-to for game developers, Offchain Labs CEO Steven Goldfeder said.
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Wildcard Might Be The First Crypto Game Actually Worth Your Time

TheGamer | May 15, 2025 - After spending some time with Wildcard and its studio’s co-founder, Katy Drake Bettner, at LVL UP Expo last month, I’m starting to think we might finally have our first great game made even better by crypto.
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Arbitrum Gaming Ventures Announces $10M Investment to Power Web3 Gaming

The Defiant | May 08, 2025 - Arbitrum Gaming Ventures, a 200 million ARB initiative (around $65 million), revealed on Thursday, May 8 its first wave of investments and grants aimed at supercharging gaming on the Arbitrum network.
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Arbitrum Commits $10 Million to Blockchain Gaming Projects

NFT Plazas | May 13, 2025 - Arbitrum has announced a $10 million investment into blockchain gaming through its newly formalised venture initiative, Arbitrum Gaming Ventures.
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