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This is a segment from The Drop newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. I chatted with Spekter Games founder and CEO Taehoon Kim about crypto gaming and where things go from here. The a16z-backed studio’s flagship game is called Spekter Agency, a mobile-first roguelite battler with crypto elements playable via Telegram. But big-picture first. This slice of our chat was also edited and condensed for clarity: Taehoon Kim: Web3 gaming, you know, is not going that well at the moment. A lot of the projects overpromised and under-delivered, and they were only able to kind of attract the point farmers,…
Binance announced in its official announcement that some Cross Margin and Isolated Margin trading pairs will be removed from the platform as of 09:00 on June 18, 2025. This step was taken to increase trading efficiency in the margin market. Binance Margin To Delist Some Trading Pairs On June 18 Cross Margin pairs to be removed: MOVE/BTC ONE/BTC RUNE/FDUSD TFUEL/BTC TNSR/FDUSD USUAL/FDUSD Isolated Margin pairs to be removed: ONE/BTC TFUEL/BTC TNSR/FDUSD USUAL/FDUSD According to the statement made by Binance, immediately after the decision, users will no longer be able to transfer assets in the above-mentioned pairs to their Isolated Margin…
Zoro, an AI on-chain platform for ML (machine learning) on BNB Chain, announced a strategic partnership with NodeGo AI, a decentralized network that allows users to monetize their idle computing resources. The collaboration between the two firms aims to develop a more decentralized and stronger infrastructure for AI development (machine learning) focused on the Web3 ecosystem. Zoro has expertise in developing the ‘data layer for AI’ and creating verified, labeled, and classified datasets crucial for training AI models. It leverages zero-knowledge proofs infrastructure and blockchain technology to ensure verified AI data analysis and data privacy. On the other hand, NodeGo…
This is a segment from the Supply Shock newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. There’s no questioning that Supply Shock is deep in the nostalgia business. Sometimes, it’s meant to be deeper than that. Maybe you lived the first few years of Bitcoin, and get a kick out of revisiting the major narratives and forgotten side plots. Perhaps you missed out and are now living vicariously as an early adopter through our deep dives. Today’s throwback is more an expression of mourning than reminiscence: RIP, the age of Bitcoin idealism. On This Day Exactly 15 years ago, Andrew “teppy” Tepper…
The decentralized exchanges (DEX) are witnessing serious traction, with the total weekly trading volume rising to $113.40 billion, and the change recorded climbing up to a noticeable 12.62 percent. TOP #DECENTRALIZED EXCHANGES BY WEEKLY TRADING VOLUME #PancakeSwap #Uniswap #Raydium #Aerodrome #Curve #Maverick #LFJ #DODO #Camelot pic.twitter.com/JxDJnAIYny — PHOENIX – Crypto News & Analytics (@pnxgrp) June 18, 2025 The latest report by Phoenix Group shows that the decentralized exchanges are still taking dominance over the centralized exchanges (CEXs), and the DEX-to-CEX dominance accounts for 28.04%. PancakeSwap Dominates the Market with $65.13 Billion in Weekly Volume Topping the DEX leaderboard is PancakeSwap,…
Ether (ETH) ETH$2,613.82 traded firmly above $2,600 on Monday, up 3.71% over the last 24 hours, as global markets adopted a risk-on stance despite rising geopolitical tension in the Middle East. ETH hit an intraday high of $2,636.76 before settling around $2,614 during the early U.S. trading session.The move higher came as traditional markets showed surprising resilience in the face of conflict escalation. Per a report by CNBC, Israel’s defense minister warned on Monday that Tehran would “pay the price” after a renewed missile onslaught, marking the fourth straight day of heightened military activity. Yet global markets mostly absorbed the…
Data provided by public tracking service Shibburn has revealed that over the past day, the SHIB burn index has crashed by more than 23%, while the entire cryptocurrency market is down in the red zone. Still, there is a big silver lining in this cloud that the SHIB burn metric has entered. SHIB burns plunge, but here’s good thing According to the above-mentioned data source, the daily SHIB burn metric has plummeted by 23.40% by now. Still, a substantial amount of meme coins has been transferred out of circulation and into dead-end blockchain wallets: 13,856,089 SHIB. Three largest meme coin…
The Senate’s GENIUS Act, a key piece of U.S. stablecoin regulation, is to be voted on this week and should be passed into law in the next few months, Wall Street broker Bernstein said in a research report Monday. Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies whose value is tied to another asset, such as the U.S. dollar or gold. They play a major role in cryptocurrency markets, providing among other things a payment infrastructure, and are also used to transfer money internationally. Once the act is passed, Bernstein said it expects “stablecoins to evolve from the money rail of crypto to the money…
Cryptocurrency exchange OKX announced that it will delist some spot trading pairs of ALCX, NULS, MDT, BORA, CTXC, XNO, VENOM and RADAR tokens on June 20, 2025, in order to maintain a healthy trading environment on the platform. OKX Delisting Spot Trading Pairs of ALCX, VENOM and 6 Other Tokens OKX stated that in line with user feedback and the “Token Listing/Removal Guide,” trading pairs that do not meet performance criteria are regularly reviewed. Trading pairs to be delisted: ALCX/USDT, ALCX/USD NULS/USDT, NULS/USD MDT/USDT, MDT/USD BORA/USDT, BORA/USD CTXC/USDT, CTXC/USD XNO/USDT, XNO/USD VENOM/USDT, VENOM/USD RADAR/USDT, RADAR/USD Timing: Trading pairs will be…
Cardano-based decentralized cloud service Iagon has announced that legendary car manufacturer Ford will act as an advisor for the project that aims to tackle issues that are associated with handling documents. Large corporations of the likes of Ford produce large volumes of sensitive legal data that includes depositions, court records, and so on. However, such data tends to be scattered across different systems and teams. It is challenging to actually use that data due to inefficient management. Moreover, it tends to be vulnerable to potential security breaches. In collaboration with software company CloudCourt, Iagon is developing a proof of concept…