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While crypto gaming has long been seen as a key use for blockchain, letting gamers really own and freely trade their unique items and perhaps profit from a game’s success, developers are struggling to sustain their games and digital economies. Some games, like Gunzilla Games’ Off the Grid, have punched through to a broader audience, gaining adoption from top streamers and gamers alike—albeit ahead of full blockchain integration. But many other games and studios building with tokens are struggling to find players and maintain funding.  In 2025, a number of once-promising crypto games have already closed up shop, and the…

Bitcoin BTC$109,156.97 miner Riot Platforms (RIOT) said it sold 1.75 million shares of rival Bitfarms (BITF) for about $1.58 million as part of a continuing review of its investment in the company following an unsuccessful takeover bid that saw its stake in the company rise to almost 15%.The shares, sold on June 9 over the Nasdaq and other open markets, fetched a weighted average price of about $0.90 per share and reduced Riot’s beneficial ownership to 14.3%, the company said. The hostile takeover bid became public in May 2024, with Riot offering to buy Bitfarms for $2.30 per share, an…

Kima Network, known for revolutionizing financial interoperability, is ensuring secure and seamless payments and liquidity. Kima has recently unveiled its Next-Gen financial infrastructure through its social media X post. As per the details provided by the firm, this advanced financial infrastructure is aimed at bridging traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi) to serve its user base in terms of seamless payments and liquidity. For the said purpose, Kima is employing significant features like Universal Payment Rail (UPR), Liquidity as a Service (LaaS), and Delivery vs. Payment (DvP). Kima is redefining financial infrastructureFrom TradFi to DeFi, our tech unlocks seamless…

Almost a year and a half after bitcoin BTC$108,728.33 spot exchange-traded funds were unleashed upon the U.S. financial system, financial advisors are still trying to wrap their heads around crypto.That’s according to Gerry O’Shea, head of global market insights at crypto asset manager Hashdex. “The overwhelming majority of financial advisors in particular are not recommending an allocation to bitcoin or crypto to their clients at this point,” O’Shea told CoinDesk in an interview. “Of course, there are some out there that have been very proactively thinking about this space and getting their clients exposure to it, but that’s really a…

Stablecoin protocol USDT0 is giving tokenized gold a crypto native spin, aiming to make the world’s oldest stores of value compatible with decentralized finance (DeFi) applications. The platform is introducing the XAUT0 token, which builds on Tether Gold (XAUT) but integrates an omnichain architecture to expand its utility for trading and as collateral on lending protocols. The token uses LayerZero’s Omnichain Fungible Token (OFT) standard to move seamlessly across blockchains without relying on bridges or wrappers. Tether’s XAUT corresponds to one troy ounce of gold stored in a Swiss vault, linked to a specific bar meeting London Bullion Market Association…

After a sharp rebound from early June lows, the Ethereum price today is holding firm near $2,795, pushing into a significant resistance band between $2,800 and $2,835. This comes after ETH registered a clean breakout from consolidation on the 4-hour chart, supported by expanding Bollinger Bands and sustained volume. The price now sits just beneath the 0.5 Fibonacci retracement level from the 2024–2025 drop, setting the stage for a potential continuation move. What’s Happening With Ethereum’s Price? ETHUSD price dynamics (Source: TradingView) On the weekly chart, ETH is retesting the 0.5 Fib level at $2,845 after a multi-week recovery from…

Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. Bitcoin is trading below $110,000, changing hands at $109.7K, as Asia continues its trading week. The move challenges a prevailing market narrative of summer stagnation, coming on the heels of a note from QCP Capital that emphasized suppressed volatility and a lack of immediate catalysts. A recent Telegram note from QCP pointed to one-year lows in…

EMURGO, one of the founding entities behind the Cardano (ADA) blockchain, has reacted to lingering concerns from the community about Genesis ADA. In a post on X, the entity clarified issues regarding its influence on governance votes in the ecosystem. EMURGO and governance concerns For context, EMURGO is one of Cardano’s founding entities and received Genesis ADA when Cardano launched in 2017. These Genesis ADA coins represented significant voting power, especially in the Delegated Representatives (DRep) model, where a token holder delegates their vote to a representative. This development has sparked controversy in the Cardano community as many claim EMURGO…

The House Agriculture Committee sent a major bipartisan message with a 47-6 advancement of the U.S. crypto market structure bill on Tuesday, marking the first of several expected developments in the advancement of digital assets legislation expected this week. A second congressional panel, the House Financial Services Committee, was also hashing out some of the final details on Tuesday on the bill to set up digital assets market oversight, and at the same time, the Senate’s legislation to regulate stablecoin issuers was rolling toward a final vote. This year’s effort to finally set the U.S. stage for crypto trading, known…

Dæmons, a rising GameFi project combining on-chain gameplay with tokenized economies, has recently announced a significant collaboration with Orochi Network, a popular platform for verifiable and advanced data infrastructure. The collaboration underscores the mutual commitment of both the entities to advancing GameFi infrastructure with the provision of verifiable and secure data infrastructure to serve blockchain applications. The platform disclosed this landmark development on its official social media account on X. We’re thrilled to announce Orochi Network as an Official Launch Partner! 🥂@OrochiNetwork positions as the first Verifiable Data Infrastructure, emphasizing the use of ZKPs for secure and verifiable data processing.…