20 February 2025 | Weekly news roundup

[1:05] Ronin-based prediction market Forkast has gone live. Jon is very excited.

[2:38] It's one of the first non-gaming apps on Ronin as the blockchain has gone permissionless.

[5:33] How the prediction market works - users buy and sell percentage bids on events.

[7:02] The CGX token has also gone live. It's used for rewards and future governance.

[8:30] This isn't gambling. It's skill-based gaming.

[10:33] You'll also need the CGX token in order to create predictions in future.

[12:00] Why predictions markets can generate useful information.

[13:56] Jon spoke to Daryl from B3 on the podcast - B3 is a gaming L3 from ex-Coinbase execs.

[14:56] The spark of inspiration for B3.

[17:14] B3 is attempting to build an ecosystem including revenue share between games.

[20:25] B3 successfully launched its token last week. Price is up 60%.

[21:20] Indian company SuperGaming has signed up to bring its web2 games to web3 using B3.