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GameStop just dropped a mixed set of numbers in its latest earnings report on Tuesday, where Q4 net sales came in at $1.104 billion, down from $1.283 billion a year earlier.Even with that drop, net income still landed at $127.9 million, just under the $131.3 million reported in the prior-year quarter. GameStop also published its full GAAP and non-GAAP results and said its Form 10-K and extra filings are available on its investor website. The rest of the quarter showed a much fatter cash pile and a crypto line that will catch attention fast. GameStop said:- “Cash, cash equivalents and…
Bitget Wallet has integrated the $XRP Ledger into its ecosystem, giving its 90 million users access to $XRP transfers, $RLUSD transactions, and cross chain swaps tied to one of crypto’s biggest non custodial wallet platforms. The move gives XRPL broader retail distribution while positioning Ripple’s dollar backed stablecoin inside a wallet built around payments, not just trading. The rollout plugs XRPL into Bitget Wallet’s wider Onchain Payments Matrix, which the company describes as infrastructure linking blockchains with bank rails, cards, and merchant payments. Bitget says users will be able to send and receive $XRP and $RLUSD on XRPL, swap XRPL…
The Ethereum Foundation staked roughly $93 million in ether ($ETH) on Thursday in several batches, bringing its total staked position to approximately $143 million and nearly completing the 70,000 $ETH staking target it announced in February, according to Arkham data. The total deposit of 45,034 $ETH was split into uniform chunks of 2,047 $ETH, each worth roughly $4.23 million, sent from the foundation’s treasury multisig to the Eth2 Beacon Chain deposit contract. At roughly $2,059 per $ETH, the $143 million total staked position works out to approximately 69,500 $ETH, nearly the full 70,000 $ETH commitment. The foundation had been building…
Circle Internet Group (CRCL) dropped 20% on March 24 after the Clarity Act’s draft language banned passive stablecoin yield, erasing an estimated $4.6 billion in market value. The sell-off hit as three forces converged on Circle simultaneously. A yield ban rattled investors, rival Tether ($USDT) announced a Big Four audit, and 16 $USDC business wallets were frozen. What the Clarity Act Actually Does The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act stalled in the Senate Banking Committee since January over one fight. Can stablecoin holders earn passive yield? On March 20, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) announced an agreement…
Alchemy Pay has added support for Reserve Protocol’s $RSR on its on-ramp, a move the company described as bringing “crypto portfolios” into a single token experience. In practical terms, the integration is meant to let users buy $RSR with local payment methods through Alchemy Pay’s ramp service, lowering the friction that usually comes with moving from traditional money into crypto. Alchemy Pay’s own infrastructure is built around on and off-ramp services and supports integration through page redirect, API, and SDK tools, while its ramp products are designed to connect users to broader fiat payment options. The announcement fits neatly with…
Blockchain security firm PeckShield has reported a suspected major service outage affecting Hyperliquid’s HyperEVM, potentially disrupting transactions and smart contract operations across the Layer 2 network. This incident, detected through automated monitoring systems, raises critical questions about infrastructure reliability in the rapidly evolving Ethereum scaling ecosystem. The suspected outage comes at a time when Layer 2 solutions are experiencing unprecedented adoption, making network stability paramount for thousands of daily users and decentralized applications. HyperEVM Outage Details and Initial Reports PeckShield’s monitoring systems first detected anomalous activity on the HyperEVM network around 14:30 UTC on March 15, 2025. The security firm…
Elon Musk halted a planned overhaul to X’s Creator Revenue Sharing program after international creators warned the changes would penalize legitimate English-language accounts. X Head of Product Nikita Bier had announced the update would take effect on Thursday, weighing impressions from a creator’s home region more heavily to discourage foreign accounts from targeting US and Japanese audiences. Why Creators Pushed Back The backlash was swift, with European, African, and small-country creators warning that English-first global content would take the biggest hit. Starting Thursday, we’ll be updating our revenue sharing incentives to better reward the content we want on X:We will…
Flexa ends a seven-year crypto payments experiment, shutting down its SPEDN app while pivoting toward scalable infrastructure for merchants and partners, signaling a shift from consumer-facing pilots to broader digital asset integration across existing payment systems. Flexa SPEDN Shutdown Crypto Payments Pivot Strategy A digital payments company marked the end of a long-running crypto pilot on social media platform X on March 31, 2026. Flexa confirmed the shutdown of its SPEDN application after seven years of operation. The post highlighted the app’s role in demonstrating real-world digital asset payments. Flexa stated: “As of today, SPEDN has officially been shut down.”…
TRM Labs, a leading blockchain intelligence company that helps financial institutions, crypto businesses, and government agencies detect and mitigate crypto-financial crime, has disclosed its landmark collaboration with Hypernative Labs, a leading real-time Web3 security and risk prevention platform that protects blockchain protocols, applications, and assets from hacks and exploits. 🤝 𝗧𝗥𝗠 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝘀 + 𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲What if risk decisions happened before a transaction executes — not after? TRM and @HypernativeLabs are enabling real-time enforcement in the transaction flow. A two-layer system combines:✅ Hypernative’s detection and enforcement… pic.twitter.com/g7pJH0dbWY — TRM Labs (@trmlabs) April 1, 2026 The hidden purpose behind this integration is to…
Arkham Intelligence published a comprehensive breakdown of the largest Ethereum ($ETH) holders in 2026, revealing that staking contracts, exchanges, and financial institutions now control most of the supply. The report draws on on-chain data from the Arkham Intel Platform and covers entities ranging from centralized exchanges to individual pre-sale investors. Staking and Exchanges Control Most $ETH The ETH2 Beacon Deposit Contract sits at the top of the list with over 82 million $ETH, valued at approximately $169 billion. That figure represents roughly 66% of the total $ETH supply, locked by validators securing the network. The Beacon contract’s 82M $ETH dominance…