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Key Notes The new blockchain addresses bot activity affecting 75% of gamers through 147 billion monthly automated requests. Verified human players receive priority blockspace and fairer matchmaking while reducing gas fees from bot-driven traffic. Worldcoin plans investment in Mythical’s Series D round to scale infrastructure reaching 1 billion verified users. World Chain, the blockchain of Worldcoin WLD $0.78 24h volatility: 11.7% Market cap: $1.77 B Vol. 24h: $172.86 M , and Mythical Games have announced a partnership to create Mythos Chain, a Layer 3 blockchain built on World Chain, which was made public on Oct. 30. The initiative aims to…
Archax, a well-known digital asset exchange regulated in the UK and EU, has partnered with tZERO Group, Inc., a blockchain-based settlement and trading firm. The partnership aims to cross-list as well as disseminate digital securities, expanding worldwide reach. As mentioned in the official press release of Archax, the strategic collaboration opens unique distribution channels to benefit investors and issuers alike. As a result, the consumers can anticipate broader global connectivity, efficiency, and liquidity in the advanced digital securities network. @ArchaxEx and @tZERO are pleased to announce a strategic partnership to cross-list #digitalsecurities and expand their global reach. https://t.co/VTFb1UMl3q pic.twitter.com/X8fDaAyE84 —…
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are continuing their multi-year downtrend, with prices and volumes plummeting after OpenSea’s first XP crate distribution. Legacy NFT collections such as Bored Ape Yacht Club and Pudgy Penguins are down more than 50% since the summer, when the market rallied following the start of OpenSea’s chest farming system. However, following the first chest distribution, OpenSea NFT volumes are now down 48% over the last week, and Blur’s are down 60%. Falling volumes are being reflected in asset prices. Bored Ape Yacht Club is down 26% over the last month to 6.55 ETH, or $24,000, its lowest price…
A plaintiff in the Argentine criminal case investigating the LIBRA scandal has requested the immediate arrest of two figures close to President Javier Milei, who were associated with the February token launch. Recent developments in the investigation also revealed that Milei significantly underestimated the number of Argentine retailers impacted by LIBRA’s price drop. Judge Weighs Arrest Request The ongoing LIBRA scandal investigation in Argentina continues to complicate the position of figures closely associated with the token launch. This week, both the congressional commission and the parallel criminal investigation into the LIBRA scandal saw new developments. Martín Romeo, a crypto expert…
After years of decline, the crypto market now witnesses a powerful comeback of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). From projects raising tens of millions of dollars in minutes to the involvement of major players like Kraken and Andre Cronje, the ICO return in 2025 is stirring both excitement and anxiety among investors. Is this the beginning of a new growth cycle or the prelude to another speculative bubble? ICO Comeback – When the Market’s Capital Hunger Meets Easing Regulations The ICO return is not an isolated phenomenon; it’s quickly shaping into a global trend. Within a few weeks, the market has…
Tether’s artificial intelligence (AI) research arm has unveiled QVAC Genesis I, the largest synthetic dataset ever created for AI training, comprising 41 billion text tokens. The dataset is designed to improve reasoning and precision in science and engineering-focused language models, with benchmarks showing strong performance across mathematics, physics, biology, and medicine, according to an emailed announcement on Friday. Alongside Genesis I, Tether unveiled QVAC Workbench, a local AI app enabling users to run, train, and interact with models directly on their own devices. The app supports leading open models, including Llama, Medgemma, Qwen, and Whisper, while keeping all data private…
Yuga Labs, the company behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), will release its long-awaited metaverse project, named Otherside, next month. The company shared the news during its ApeFest event in Las Vegas, reviving the BAYC brand beyond non-fungible tokens (NFTs). In 2022, Yuga Labs raised $450 million to build Otherside but stayed silent for over two years. The Otherside metaverse will finally be available next month, on November 12. Otherside competes with Fortnite, Roblox and Minecraft Otherside combines gaming and social interaction, but with blockchain integration. Users can play just like they do on Fortnite, Roblox, and Minecraft. They…
A new class action lawsuit filing paints Meteora founder Benjamin Chow as the mastermind behind the notorious Libra andMelania meme coins, and asserts that the notable public figures—First Lady Melania Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei—who promoted them aren’t to blame for the alleged “crimes” related to the “scam tokens.” The claims come courtesy of the latest filings in Hurlock v. Kelsier Ventures, a fraud and racketeering class action lawsuit with Meteora, Chow, and others listed as defendants. The complaint specifically focuses on the launch of five tokens, with the Milei-promoted LIBRA and Trump-linked MELANIA being the highest-profile of the…
The Bitcoin mining industry is becoming increasingly competitive, with so-called tier-2 operators closing the gap on established leaders in realized hashrate — a sign of a more level playing field following the 2024 halving. According to The Miner Mag, companies such as Cipher Mining, Bitdeer and HIVE Digital have rapidly expanded their realized hashrate after several years of infrastructure growth, narrowing the distance to top players like MARA Holdings, CleanSpark and Cango. “Their ascent highlights how the middle tier of public miners — once trailing far behind — has rapidly scaled production since the 2024 halving,” The Miner Mag wrote…
On October 24, 2025, a new step in blockchain interoperability was made by the disclosure of the BTCBwBTC Bridge, the BTCtowBTC Bridge, in a post by OxDavinci. BOB is a hybrid Layer 2 network that bases its finality on the blockchain of Bitcoin and is an EVM-compatible optimistic rollup. The design enables it to adopt the security assurances of Bitcoin and apply the developer tools to create Ethereum applications, including Solidity, Truffle, and Hardhat. The integration will make it possible to deploy DeFi, AI, and privacy-oriented applications without shifting BTC off-chain or utilizing wrapped tokens. For years, Bitcoin’s power has…