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Mummy.io and Polygon Studios partner to scale their metaverse

Immerse Mummy.io, a play-and-earn-MMORPG games platform has announced a partnership to Polygon Studios in order to expand its metaverse to allow its community more opportunities. The partnership will allow Mummy to create new NFT collections, in-game utility integrations, and enhance the player experience for the P&E game. Polygon Studios is an ecosystem which hosts many…

Immerse Mummy.io, a play-and-earn-MMORPG games platform has announced a partnership to Polygon Studios in order to expand its metaverse to allow its community more opportunities.

The partnership will allow Mummy to create new NFT collections, in-game utility integrations, and enhance the player experience for the P&E game. Polygon Studios is an ecosystem which hosts many Web3 companies, including lending dApps and decentralized exchanges. It also houses sports betting, play to earn games, NFTs, DAOs, and other Web3 companies.

Over the past 7 months, Polygon has grown tremendously seeing over 19,000 dApps joining the platform.

First Airdrop of Stelae NFTs

Mummy.io announced the partnership and also launched its first airdrop of Stelae FTs. This is the first artifact of Series of 3 with a Demo Chapter 1 : Battle of Ankhahur the Fallen during summer 2022.

The airdrop provides special utilities and features for gamers and NFT collectors.

Mummy.io stated that the airdropped NFTs would be minted using Polygon. This will allow Mummy.io to benefit from low gas prices, high speeds and reduced latency. Mummy.io also wants to leverage the flexibility, sovereignty and scalability Polygon, while simultaneously ensuring interoperability and security.

The MMORPG games

MMORPG a game genre that is more complicated than other video games. Mummy’s team has made clear its concerns and highlighted the difficulties it faces in developing its games. The developers claim that MMORPG needs specialized software and the secure integration of blockchain technology.

The team hopes to overcome these challenges by onboarding Polygon, as well as boost their go-to market strategy and game development process.

Mummy hopes to reach 3D gamers all over the world and raise AAA gaming standards.

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Report: Trump administration wants USAID to adopt blockchain technology

USAID will change its name to the US Agency for International Humanitarian Assistance (IHA) By using blockchain technology, it will “radically increase security, transparency, and traceability” The revamp comes after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cut USAID numbers from 10,000 to just under 300 in early February The Trump administration reportedly wants its…

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USAID will change its name to the US Agency for International Humanitarian Assistance (IHA)
By using blockchain technology, it will “radically increase security, transparency, and traceability”
The revamp comes after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cut USAID numbers from 10,000 to just under 300 in early February

The Trump administration reportedly wants its United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to “leverage blockchain technology” as it works on renaming the organization.

According to a report from WIRED, a government memo has been circulating among State Department officials detailing plans for USAID. In the 13-page document – first reported on by Politico – it states that as part of the revamp, USAID will change its name to US Agency for International Humanitarian Assistance (IHA).

The memo also suggests “leveraging blockchain technology” which will “radically increase security, transparency, and traceability.”

It adds: “This approach would encourage innovation and efficiency among implementing partners and allow for more flexible and responsive programming focused on tangible impact rather than simply completing activities and inputs.”

USAID staffers on leave

Since US President Donald Trump re-entered the White House, significant changes have been made to organizations in the US. One of which is USAID.

In early February, USAID staff were put on administrative leave “with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions,” according to a government notice.

Following the implementation of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), staff numbers at USAID have been cut from 10,000 to just under 300.

In a post on X in February, Musk wrote: “USAID is a criminal organization. Time for it to die.”

USAID is a criminal organization.

Time for it to die. https://t.co/sWYy6fyt1k

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 2, 2025

Blockchain in humanitarian efforts

The use of blockchain in humanitarian efforts has been used before with many seeing the potential is can bring. In 2020, UNICEF invested around 135 Ethereum – about $30,000 at the time – into eight companies from seven developing countries to assist in developing prototypes and to scale their projects.

Financial services company AID:Tech turned to the payment rails of stablecoin issuer Circle to provide fraud-resistant disaster relief delivery in USDC in 2021. By doing so, they wanted to reduce inequality and increase opportunities by bringing accountability and transparency to the distribution of federal relief.

Realizing the benefits of blockchain technology, AID:Tech was the first company to use the technology to deliver international aid in 2015.