Back in 2022, legislators in Olympia passed a bill creating a working group with a sole purpose to evaluate blockchain technology’s potential in Washington state. The legislation mandated a first… Read More
RISC Zero announced Wednesday it raised $40 million to boost adoption of its flagship product that helps developers build applications with zero-knowledge proofs, a complex blockchain-based protocol that proves something… Read More
A lot of Web3 video games have built their systems around the sale and trade of NFTs. Castaways, on the other hand, simply gives them away, and it’s rapidly grown… Read More
After 11 days playing trivia challenges and mini-games, entering a contest to win coffee for life, pledging to spread holiday cheer, taking a virtual tour of a Costa Rican coffee… Read More
The swift collapse of the giant digital-asset exchange FTX earlier this month sent a contagion through the crypto industry. It not only caused substantial financial distress to companies and individuals exposed to FTX, but cast… Read More
Microsoft and Facebook’s parent company, Meta, have their own visions for a virtual world called the metaverse — but an alternate, open-source vision from Seattle science-fiction author Neal Stephenson is… Read More
Bloccelerate, a Seattle-area venture capital firm that backs startups building blockchain-related technologies, is raising another fund. A new SEC filing reveals that the firm raised $20 million of a larger… Read More
From movie recommendations to chatbots, artificial intelligence-powered applications are deeply ingrained in the modern web experience. But building those same features for a so-called Web3 business — such as adding… Read More
Imagine you’re playing Shrapnel, a first-person shooter due in late 2024 from Seattle game studio Neon. You’ve carefully plucked from your armory the right gear to carry into battle: A… Read More
ZenLedger, a Seattle-based startup that aims to simplify taxation, accounting and audits for cryptocurrency, raised $15 million. ZenLedger provides a dashboard that collects and analyzes users’ transaction information across blockchain… Read More
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation to establish a working group to evaluate blockchain technology in the state. The group will recommend policies to “make Washington a favorable place to… Read More
Good Luck Games, the Olympia, Wash.-based studio behind the digital card game Storybook Brawl, has been acquired by the Chicago company West Shire Games, Inc., which also owns the crypto… Read More
Ed Fries is having a big week. His games-focused venture fund 1Up Ventures put money into two separate new gaming studios that debuted on Wednesday: Seattle’s Lost Lake Games and… Read More
In certain circles of the internet, or in the hyped iteration known as Web3, having an authentic CryptoPunks NFT avatar as your Twitter profile picture is considered by some to… Read More
The puck has dropped and the first season of Seattle Kraken hockey is in full swing. Now the team is going to drop some NFTs to further engage with fans… Read More
Art lovers curious about what to make of the craze around NFTs and the rush to collect such digital assets will have a physical museum to visit in Seattle to… Read More
Atul Ajoy founded his own startup as a teenager. So it only makes sense that he would be running his own venture capital firm at age 20. His new firm,… Read More
Techstars, a global network that supports entrepreneurs, is launching a new accelerator program out of Seattle. The Filecoin Techstars Accelerator is partnering with Protocol Labs to “build the next generation… Read More
Funko is taking the popularity of its pop-culture collectibles into the future and embracing the hysteria around NFTs. The Everett, Wash.-based maker of toys and figurines announced Thursday that it… Read More
NFTs go viral: Digital collectibles, also known as non-fungible tokens (NFTs), are suddenly the talk of the tech world. They’ve been around for a few years, but gained steam in… Read More
Bloccelerate VC just raised $12 million for its first fund that will back startups selling blockchain technology to enterprise customers. The 3-year-old Seattle-based firm plans to invest in 10-to-15 early-stage… Read More
Transparent Systems announced its launch Wednesday following months of quiet fundraising and product development since the spinning out of Vulcan in 2018. The heavily-funded Seattle startup is finally ready to… Read More
A new business accelerator focusing on blockchain startups has kicked off in Seattle with support from the Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) and the Canadian government, signaling that interest isn’t… Read More
Washington state could become a pioneer in regulating artificial intelligence if lawmakers and Microsoft get their way. A series of bills introduced this legislative session seek to blaze a trail… Read More
Microsoft’s sweeping pledge to remove more planet-warming carbon from the atmosphere than it emits has the tech world buzzing about “carbon removal.” A Seattle startup just raised cash to take… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Mmmmm, blockchain. IBM hosted a dinner this week at CES with celebrity chef Aaron Sanchez, who put together a fantastic three-course meal featuring scallop aguachile, swiss chard-wrapped… Read More
What were the top tech stories of the past decade? I’ve been discussing this topic with others recently on LinkedIn, and as I was editing GeekWire contributing writer Christopher Budd’s… Read More
— Government, higher education, and workforce management are just a few places where artificial intelligence is popping up. In hopes of educating everyone about AI, the Tech Alliance is holding… Read More
— Geeks (and some non-geeks as well) seem to have a never-ending fascination with space. That love of the great beyond has led to an interest by entrepreneurs looking to… Read More
— The newest consumer electronic devices feature the latest technologies, but unfortunately the same can’t always be said about the tech emergency services use on a daily basis. The Tech… Read More