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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 green, SOL leads again; BTC at $112,700 Tom Lee 30x’s Moonshot bet on OCTO (WLD +75%) HYPE hits a new…
Upbit, South Korea’s largest exchange by volume, confirmed plans on Tuesday to launch its own Ethereum Layer 2 network, GIWA, as part of a broader infrastructure push, a month after trademark filings hinted at the project.Shortly before the confirmation, Dunamu CEO Oh Kyung-seok teased details of the project in a keynote speech at the Upbit…
In brief OpenSea is creating an NFT reserve, starting with a CryptoPunk on Ethereum. The firm is preparing for the final phase of pre-token rewards, starting with a prize vault filled with $1 million in ARB and OP tokens. The OpenSea Foundation is expected to announce SEA tokenomics in early October. Prominent NFT marketplace OpenSea…
Ethereum recently surged to an all-time high price just shy of $5,000, finally breaking its long-standing record from 2021. And if you’re keen on racking up as much ETH as you can while it’s hot, then here’s another method you might not have considered: playing games.Much like with Bitcoin, a number of free mobile games…
September 4, 2025 | Asset Listings We’re thrilled to announce that WMTx is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading WMTx trading is live as of September 4, 2025. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’. Make sure to deposit your tokens…
In brief There are many free-to-play games that pay players real Bitcoin rewards. You’ll typically earn amounts in satoshis, or the smallest denomination of Bitcoin (1/100,000,000 BTC). Such games are often loaded with video ads, but that’s the trade-off for earning Bitcoin. Bitcoin pushed to yet another all-time high price mark in August, maintaining recent…
In brief The ruling lets Google keep Chrome while imposing limits on exclusivity and new data-sharing obligations. Google relied on default agreements and preferential treatment that reinforced its dominance in search, the DOJ said. Analysts say the remedies are less drastic but still leave Google’s core moat intact. A U.S. federal judge declined to force…
In brief Blockchain games are coming to the XRP Ledger thanks to an expansion of B3’s gaming ecosystem. It will begin with five hyper-casual testnet games designed to be played by anyone, anywhere. Ultimately, the goal is to bring more users to the XRP Ledger and add utility to the Ripple-linked asset, XRP. Crypto gaming…
In brief Pudgy Penguins and Mythical Games collaborated to develop Pudgy Party, a new Web3 mobile game. The game falls in the party genre, offering fast-paced mini-games for players similar to Fall Guys or Stumble Guys. Pudgy Penguins CEO Luca Netz has high expectations, aiming for tens of millions of downloads. Ethereum NFT brand Pudgy…
In brief ChatGPT still leads, but Google’s Gemini and Musk’s Grok are closing fast, per Andreessen Horowitz’s Top 100 AI Apps. The AI app market is stabilizing—fewer new entrants on web, more originality on mobile. China’s AI giants and “Brink List” newcomers show the next wave of global challengers. For more than a year, OpenAI’s…
