The last year was massive for both Delphi Research and the broader Web 3 industry. Although we only felt the […]...

Intro 2023 has been a somewhat slow year for blockchain gaming. Although there are many reasons to remain optimistic for […]...

Green Shoots — The State of NFT Markets Last year, we opined that NFTs were in the trough of disillusionment. […]...

Blockchain is inherently a financial innovation, originally designed to facilitate the self-custody of funds and trustless transfer or value. What isn’t widely discussed is how, in our pursuit of prog...

Introduction It’s tough to be a brand today. In today’s hyper-connected, digital-first world, brands face a plethora of challenges as […]...

Foreword The number of well-funded blockchain games that are opening their doors to the public with playable builds is swelling. […]...

Introduction Exactly one year ago, we wrote about how credit markets for NFTs were developing and why they would be […]...

This report serves as a partial update of a previous report written by Ceteris, ‘Came for the Tech, Stayed for […]...

In our “Reflecting on EthCC” report, we mentioned how most of the crypto discourse has been about the infra layer as opposed to the application layer. Friend.tech, a new social app launched on Coinbas...

Mobile is the dominant global gaming platform. The proliferation of fast wireless internet and comparatively low hardware costs are all key factors that are driving widespread adoption. It has been re...

Is the NFT market gasping its last breath? A quick glance at the plummeting prices of the so-called "blue-chip" NFTs might lead you to believe so. Indeed, since the start of the year, the market has o...

At some point, Yuga Labs understood that it could not perpetually release additional NFTs or minor perks in order to maintain user engagement and the FOMO-driven high valuations. Thus, the company adj...

Imagine the first artist who smeared pigment on a cave wall. They didn't have a paintbrush or palette, but they had a medium of expression, and with it, they told stories that have lasted millennia....

Despite the total number of deals in June falling by 47% compared to May, the total funding raised remained relatively stable ($89.4M vs. $85.8M). That said, Mythical Games’ $37M Series C1 round of fu...

If you believe blockchain’s role in gaming is to evolve beyond an incremental value add, then a natural path of progression for many projects will be towards an end-state that is fully on-chain. This...

Welcome to our monthly coverage of NFTs and the metaverse. This month: Blend captures 93% of the NFT borrow volume market share, facilitating over $650M in volume. Nike Virtual Studios collaborates wi...

Over the past eight months, OpenSea, the once-dominant leader in the NFT marketplace realm, has found itself in a challenging situation. This predicament unfolded when Blur - an NFT marketplace and ag...

Welcome to another edition of Delphi’s monthly Gaming Roundup! As always, we have curated the latest and greatest data and news from the past month to keep you updated with everything that’s going on...

As mobile gaming grew its share of the global games industry, representing roughly half of total revenue, the free-to-play (F2P) business was booming. Following a model of onboarding first and monetiz...

Reddit - the "front page of the internet" - has been revolutionizing the way people interact and share ideas since its inception in 2005. Renowned for its diverse communities, ranging from light-heart...