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Solana cat-themed hero shooter game Nyan Heroes is shutting down, 9 Lives Interactive announced Friday, with the developer citing an inability to secure the necessary funding to finish the game.  The free-to-play hero shooter recently completed its fourth play test via the Epic Games Store, which included its largest play-to-earn airdrop of the NYAN token on Solana. A full game launch was planned for next winter. The Overwatch-style PC game launched its first pre-alpha test in March 2024 and ultimately generated more than one million players across its four play tests, with more than 250,000 players wishlisting the title across…

DAC Platform, a prominent Web3 entity to advance community engagement, has collaborated with M3 DAO, a leading platform to integrate L2 public chain, management of digital assets, and Metaverse.The partnership aims to deliver real-world Web3 use cases to empower consumers in a completely decentralized environment. The platform revealed this development on its official social media account on X. DAC Platform Collaborates with M3 DAO to Redefine Web3 Utilities and Innovation The partnership between DAC Platform and M3 DAO is set to offer synergistic capabilities to revolutionize the Web3 user experience. Specifically, this endeavor intends to delve into cutting-edge frameworks for…

DeSyn Protocol, a prominent decentralized Web3 infrastructure platform, has recently announced its latest collaboration with exSat Network, a well-known digital banking ecosystem focusing on Bitcoin ($BTC). The partnership aims to provide consumers with a wide range of cutting-edge Bitcoin-based financial strategies. The platform took to its official X account to disclose this groundbreaking development. 🚀 Partnership AnnouncementWe’re excited to announce that DeSyn is integrating with @exSatNetwork, a premier Bitcoin-centric digital banking network.🌐 Soon, DeSyn will support the exSat ecosystem, bringing a diverse range of #BTCFi strategies to more users — including basis… pic.twitter.com/Mapipk6glH — DeSyn Protocol (@DesynLab) May 15, 2025…

Ethereum price extended its increase above the $2,700 zone. ETH is now correcting gains and might revisit the $2,575 support zone. Ethereum started a fresh increase and cleared the $2,700 resistance. The price is trading above $2,620 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break above a connecting bearish trend line with resistance at $2,450 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could find bids near $2,575 and start a fresh increase in the near term. Ethereum Price Restarts Rally Ethereum price remained supported and started a fresh increase above $2,550, beating Bitcoin.…

This is a segment from the Lightspeed newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. XP, a ticketing resale exchange built with Solana rails, has raised $6.2 million in a seed round led by Blockchange, the platform tells Lightspeed exclusively. L1D and Reflexive also participated in the round. XP uses Solana rails for discounted ticket sales, but hints at grander ambitions surrounding fan experience down the road. XP is one of a number of upstart ticketing exchanges seeking to disrupt the popular but widely-disliked incumbents such as TicketMaster and SeatGeek. These ticketing titans caught the ire of the Biden administration, which just…

While Bitcoin hovers around $95,400, several gaming and social tokens like BitBoard (BB) and Clash of Lilliput (COL) are leading the pack with notable 24-hour increases. BitBoard has surged 104% in the last 24 hours, trading at $0.006162 from a low of $0.002903. BB has shown a price pump of 760% over the past week and 4,200% growth in the last 30 days. See below. Source: CoinGecko BitBoard describes itself as “a space for stars and fans that offers an online fandom service.” However, despite the price action, there haven’t been any notable announcements or developments from the project that…

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has issued new guidance permitting national banks and federal savings associations to engage in cryptocurrency-related activities without prior regulatory approval. Aligned with recent actions by the Federal Reserve, this policy change paves the way for national banks to provide crypto custody, facilitate trades at the direction of customers, and outsource digital asset services, all while adhering to established third-party risk management guidelines. OCC clears path for banks to enter crypto with key letters The OCC supported the policy shift with two vital letters – Interpretive Letter 1183, dated March 7, and…

Lyft has partnered with Bee Maps, a decentralized mapping platform built on Hivemapper infrastructure, to support its internal mapping efforts, the company has confirmed to Decrypt. The rideshare firm began working with Bee Maps in 2024 and is using the platform’s street-level mapping data to help improve routing and navigation as it expands its autonomous vehicle strategy. Bee Maps publicly announced the relationship in a blog post on Wednesday, describing Lyft as a customer of its crypto-incentivized mapping network. The consumer-facing mapping product is built on top of Hivemapper, a decentralized, crypto-incentivized map-building network that runs on Solana. The platform…

Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency by market capitalization, approached the $105,000 level earlier this Sunday, reaching an intraday high of $104,958 on the Bitstamp exchange. There have now been a total of 12 days where the price of the leading cryptocurrency has closed above the highly important $100,000 mark. It’s very quiet Despite the fact that Bitcoin is just inches away from reclaiming the $100,000 level, retail investors seemingly remain on the sidelines for now. “Funding rates are also low relative to prior price peaks. When they come, they are going to come very heavily,” he said. Fundstrat’s Tom Lee has…

XSY.fi, a decentralized finance (DeFi) capital management platform, has launched the beta version of its digital synthetic dollar Unity (UTY) on Avalanche (AVAX), as per the reports shared with Finbold on Thursday, May 15. The launch highlights the ever-growing institutional interest in DeFi solutions and comes just as XSY is closing a $5 million pre-series A funding round led by Protagonist and Borderless Capital and backed by investors including Paper Ventures, Chainview Capital, Blizzard the Avalanche Fund, and Sonic Boom Ventures. What is XSY’s Unity? A next-gen synthetic dollar, Unity is designed to promote liquidity and capital efficiency in blockchain…