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In brief California governor Gavin Newsom has been trolling President Donald Trump in an ongoing campaign. In his latest idea to poke fun at the crypto-friendly president, Newsom said he will release his own meme coin. Democrats have criticized President Trump’s crypto ventures, particularly his meme coin, Official Trump. California governor Gavin Newsom has said…
Prediction market protocol Myriad has passed $10 million in USDC trading volume with over half a million users, as it builds on its mission to make information itself a tradable asset class.The protocol’s rapid expansion is “building the rails for prediction markets to evolve beyond a niche crypto product and become an entirely new segment…
In brief Top markets on Myriad this week focus on Dogecoin’s next move, SharpLink’s Ethereum holdings, and the U.S. Open. Predictors think SharpLink Gaming will achieve its goal of accumulating 1 million ETH by September 16. They also lean bullish on DOGE, expecting a pump to $0.30 before a dump to $0.15. Have a strong…
In brief Crypto gaming has experienced a growing trend of games and studios shutting down. Game creators are struggling to find funding to complete development, among other commonly cited issues. Once-promising blockchain games like Deadrop, Nyan Heroes, Ember Sword, and Pirate Nation top the list. While crypto gaming has long been seen as a key…
In brief Kanye West said Tuesday that his Instagram was hacked to promote a fake YZY token. The unofficial token briefly spiked to a $7 million market cap before crashing down to around $160K. Kanye’s real token has fallen 81% from its all-time high and trades around a $73 million market cap. Kanye West’s official…
In brief Aubrey Cottle, better known as Kirtaner online, is spearheading a Solana “movement coin” as a homage to Anonymous, a famous hacker group which he founded. Fees earned by the token will be used to fund Cottle’s ongoing legal battle, buy tokens for Anonymous OGs, and potentially create a scholarship fund for young hackers.…
In brief Top markets on Myriad’s prediction market include questions about Satoshi’s wealth and Kanye’s token. Predictors are not as bullish on ETH than they were last week, in line with the asset’s recent fall. But predictors are even less bullish on Bitcoin booming for Satoshi, and YZY jumping 50% by the end of the…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors mixed, ETH and SOL lead; BTC back to $113k BNB hits fresh ATH at $880 overnight before retracing Kanye tweets…
A little over a year ago, Moonbirds was a cautionary tale.The once-hyped Ethereum profile picture (PFP) project, launched in 2022 by Kevin Rose’s Proof to immense demand, had seen its reputation crater amid community backlash, ownership shakeups, and plummeting prices.Holders griped about broken promises, shifting roadmaps, and changing leadership. By mid-2023, the project’s floor price…
In brief GPT-5 is fast, accurate, and cost-effective at code generation, beating most rivals in logic and technical tasks. However, with its relatively small context window, it’s weak in creative and right-brain output. It’s still a work in progress and will likely get better as OpenAI iterates with updates. OpenAI finally dropped GPT-5 last week,…
