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A Hong Kong court successfully executed an injunction against two cryptocurrency wallets using tokenized technology. This precedent-setting move involved serving the order, which froze $2.66 million worth of tether stablecoins. Execution of Tokenized Notice Boosts Hong Kong’s Tech Appeal In what has been described as a precedent-setting move, a court injunction issued by a Hong Kong court and sent to two cryptocurrency wallets using tokenization technology was successfully executed. The order, which prohibits the sale or transfer of USDT stablecoins worth $2.66 million, was issued in early December 2024. According to a South China Morning Post (SCMP) report, the plaintiff,…

NextMate.AI, a decentralized, AI-driven prediction market platform with a strong focus on memecoin culture, has announced that it is set to join the Neo X ecosystem. NextMate.AI’s goal is to serve as a catalyst for Web3 mass adoption by making decentralized predictions more accessible and engaging. Features NextMate.AI aims to create a community-centric environment by combining predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, and gamified interactions. NextMate.AI offers a range of features, including: Personalized prediction market creation – Enabling users to design custom events based on real-world outcomes AI-powered insights – Providing data-driven forecasts and analysis to support decision-making Memecoin integration – Bringing…

Developers on the Ethereum layer-2 network Ronin are set to get an AI agent tool to enhance their games later this year. The integration with NRN Agents will kick off with a “proof-of-concept demonstration” in February before rolling out across the gaming ecosystem. This could bring “entirely new levels of immersion” to games, the creators of the AI tool say. NRN Agents, a research and development lab for AI agents, was created by ArenaX, the developers of fighting game AI Arena. As such, AI Arena will be used to show-off the potential of the NRN Agents. Ronin players will be…

Ubisoft, the massive gaming brand behind the Assassin’s Creed and Just Dance franchises, will drop a new series of avatars this week for Ethereum metaverse game The Sandbox—and this time around, they’re also based on a Web3-native game. Avatars based on Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles—an original blockchain game released by Ubisoft last fall—will be released for The Sandbox as NFTs on Ethereum scaling network Polygon. The Champions Tactics NFT avatars will be released on Wednesday, January 29, with the avatars selling for 170 SAND ($88) to people on the allowlist, or 180 SAND ($93) in the public sale for any…

Bitcoin could see a surge toward $200,000 in 2025, analysts say, as markets anticipate key U.S. inflation data and institutional capital flows drive momentum. Scheduled for release at 8:30 am ET Wednesday, the December Consumer Price Index (CPI) is expected to show a year-over-year increase of 2.9% and a monthly rise of 0.3%, according to MarketWatch data. Core CPI, which excludes food and energy, is projected to grow 0.3% month-over-month. Anticipated CPI data is critical for understanding inflation trends and how they might influence Federal Reserve monetary policy. Lower or stabilizing inflation could prompt the Fed to ease its aggressive…

The Russian State Duma is considering using the digital ruble to maintain transparency in public spending and to sidestep sanctions. Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy Artem Kiryanov highlighted the importance of these use cases for Russia’s future. Russian State Duma Acknowledges Digital Ruble Could Be Used to Avoid Sanctions The Russian State Duma, the equivalent of the U.S. Chamber of Representatives, has recently considered the uses that the digital ruble, Russia’s upcoming central bank digital currency (CBDC), will have. Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy Artem Kiryanov has considered two key…

Last night, President Trump signed the “Digital Assets” executive order (EO), and let’s just say Bitcoiners are feeling… sour. Initially, rumors swirled that this might be the long anticipated Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR) legislation. But nope — not even close. Bitcoin reserve didn’t get a single mention. Instead, the EO said: “The Working Group shall evaluate the potential creation and maintenance of a national digital asset stockpile and propose criteria for establishing such a stockpile, potentially derived from cryptocurrencies lawfully seized by the Federal Government through its law enforcement efforts.” Translation: This EO looks like a vague “let’s study shitcoins”…

This is a segment from the Empire newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. If narratives were food and AI was chicken, gaming would be the other white meat. Gunzilla Games’ crypto-infused shooter Off the Grid is then an organic free-range pig: Its early access beta has had gamers foraging for crypto and NFTs as they please since October. I’ve so far clocked about 40 hours. I wrote in my initial thoughts that the game was fun — it still is. A quick refresher: Off the Grid is a battle royale in the same vein as PUBG, Fortnite and Warzone, with…

Former Blockstream executive and BTC maxi Samson Mow has posted on social media site X that, thanks to the Japanese yen’s horrible performance, it’s ‘only a matter of time’ before Japan’s central bank (BoJ) embraces BTC. However, with bankruptcies hitting record highs, pensioners starving, and the government mismanaging funds, it’s clear Mow is either unaware or willfully ignorant of the fact that slapping a centrally regulated BTC band-aid on things is not going to help. The former Blockstream executive and now CEO of a BTC/nation-state liaison enterprise called JAN3, Samson Mow, has weighed in on what Japan needs to do…

Web3Port Labs invests $10 million in Trump’s World Liberty Financial project. Both Web3Port and WLFI aim for a long-term partnership. The Trump family’s crypto project World Liberty Financial has been making headlines for numerous times, gaining attention across the industry. Being backed by the President of the US, WLFI project combined with the TRUMP memecoin, brought a new facet to the crypto market. To celebrate Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th President of the US, WLF invested around $112.8 million in various cryptocurrencies. Ethereum, Wrapped BTC, Aave, Chainlink, Tron, and Ethena are the major cryptocurrencies in which WLFI invested. On…