Everything web3, crypto, defi, degen
In brief Sugar Match is a new mobile puzzle game akin to Candy Crush Saga, albeit with crypto features. The game is built around the CNDY token minted on Tezos layer-2 network, Etherlink. The mobile game is now available in Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Candy Crush Saga’s glossy, streamlined take on match-3…
Solana’s first smartphone, 2023’s Saga, was a big swing for Solana Labs—and initially a miss with consumers, at least until a massive price cut and crypto airdrop incentives drove sudden, sellout demand months after release.Now, the 2.0 model has arrived. The new Seeker serves as an attempt by Solana to deliver a more palatable crypto…
In brief Interpol’s Operation Serengeti 2.0 resulted in arrests of over 1,200 cybercriminals across 18 African countries and the U.K., with $97.4 million confiscated. Angola dismantled 25 illegal crypto mining centers run by Chinese nationals, seizing $37 million worth of equipment and power stations. Zambian authorities broke up a massive online investment fraud scheme that…
In brief An investor lost 783 Bitcoin—$91 million worth a the time—to a social engineering scam, according to on-chain sleuth ZachXBT. The threat actor allegedly used a coin-mixing service to try to cover their tracks. ZachXBT alleged that three individuals used similar tactics to steal $243 million worth of Bitcoin a year ago. A crypto…
In brief Crypto equities have largely underperformed Bitcoin and Ethereum over the past month. Top stocks like MSTR and COIN rebounded Wednesday after starting the day in the red. Recent crypto IPOs and digital asset treasuries have been red over the last week too. Shares in leading publicly traded crypto companies and digital asset treasuries…
In brief FIFA Rivals has debuted an in-game collaboration with German soccer team Borussia Dortmund. The collab includes in-game player cards, team kits, emblems, and more. The Mythos Chain-powered mobile game will implement an NFT marketplace on iOS and Android in the near future. FIFA Rivals, a mobile Web3 soccer game Mythical Games, announced Monday…
In brief Internal concepts include a swiveling screen nicknamed the “Pixar Lamp” that tracks user movement. A home display could launch in 2026, while the robot device may arrive in 2027. While rumors persist, Apple has not officially commented on developing humanoid robots. Apple is once again exploring robotics behind closed doors, as the company…
For many years, the idea that publicly traded corporations might buy Bitcoin for their reserves was considered laughable. The top cryptocurrency was considered too volatile, too fringe to be embraced by any serious business.That taboo has been well and truly broken, with a number of major institutional investors buying up Bitcoin in recent years.The floodgates…
In brief Google Play will require software wallets to obtain jurisdiction-specific licenses before distribution in regulated markets. The announcement prompted initial backlash over fears that the rules would extend to non-custodial wallets on Android devices. Google clarified that non-custodial wallets are exempt from the policy and said it will update its Help Center to reflect…
In brief Ethereum wallet provider MetaMask will team up with payments services provider Stripe, according to a since-deleted governance proposal. A number of major financial services organizations and others are working on stablecoin initiatives or weighing them. U.K. bank Standard Chartered has predicted that the stablecoin market could reach $750 million by the end of…
