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Racer 1' Reveals iOS and Android Launch Date

MixMob, a Solana-based gaming universe being built around "remix culture," announced that its debut game MixMob: Racer 1 will launch on the iOS App Store and Android Play Store on May 14 following a previous web-based debut. The card-based strategic racing game challenges players to compete for crypto rewards in a dystopian world, where they must resist a malevolent AI that has destroyed human culture. MixMob has described the game as “Mario Kart meets Hearthstone,” with a mix of racing strategy and card selection in the moment-to-moment action. The free-to-play game utilizes MixMob's MXM token on Solana, letting holders participate…

GameFiMay 9

Bitcoin Price Suffers a Sudden Decline, Legendary Analyst il Capo Speaks on the Latest Situation

Il Capo of Crypto, one of the most well-known analysts in the cryptocurrency world, made a statement after the recent sudden decline in Bitcoin and the general cryptocurrency market. While the Bitcoin price was above $66,000 until a few hours ago, it made a sudden decline and is trading at $64,600 at the time of writing this article, with a decrease of approximately 3% in the last 24 hours. In his statement this morning, il Capo said that the bear trend seen in the last decline was expected to continue. In his previous statement following the decline, the analyst claimed…

BitcoinMay 9

Shibarium Major Metric Keeps Moving in Deep Decline

Data shared by the shibariumscan.org explorer shows that more than a week already, one of the key Shibarium metrics have been showing a low performance. As if to accompany this news, the Shiba Inu burn rate has also been down for several consecutive days. Daily transfer count remains low The aforementioned data source shows that over the past eight days, the daily transaction count made on the Shibarium blockchain has been moving sideways within more-or-less similar range below the 100,000 level. On March 24th, Sunday, this metric showed a 729% surging, jumping from 8,060 to the 66,880 level. This is…

AltcoinsMay 9

Avalanche Game ‘Shrapnel’ Now Lets Players Buy SHRAP With Credit/Debit Cards

Shrapnel, the anticipated first-person extraction shooter built around Avalanche blockchain assets, has launched a feature that enables players to purchase its SHRAP token using a credit or debit card, removing a potential barrier for mainstream gamers who haven’t previously handled cryptocurrency. Until now, players looking to buy the SHRAP token—which is used for purchasing in-game equipable cosmetics and future user-generated content trading—had to acquire it through an exchange, and thus already had to be familiar with transacting with cryptocurrency. This integration with crypto payments firm Halliday’s onramp enables direct in-game purchases of SHRAP via payments providers like MoonPay or Stripe.…

GameFiMay 8

Analysts Identify Key Scenario For Bitcoin Hitting $100,000

Prior to the Bitcoin Halving event, BTC’s price saw considerable instability, but it has since rebounded, reaching the $66,000 level, triggering bullish predictions from top crypto analysts regarding the coin’s future path. Captain Faibik, a crytocurrency analyst and trader, has emerged with an intriguing prediction, underscoring a narrative that could potentially propel the price of Bitcoin to the coveted $100,000 mark in the upcoming months. Bitcoin Poised For A Notable Rally To $100,000 According to Captain Faibik, Bitcoin has managed to hold the $60,000 support level in the wake of bullish investors in the market. As a result, the largest…

BitcoinMay 8

CryptoPunks, BAYC lead NFT daily sales, put Ethereum on top

CryptoPunks topped the daily sales chart with US$1.7 million, up from US$130,640 from the day prior. Ethereum-based CryptoPunks was one of two non-fungible token (NFT) collections with more than US$1 million in sales on Tuesday, from just 14 transactions, according to CryptoSlam data. CryptoPunks’ all-time sales volume rose to US$2.82 billion, third in the all-time NFT sales. The second-highest performer of the day was another Ethereum collection, Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), which recorded US$1.05 million in sales. BAYC previous day’s US$350,481, with unique buyers growing to 17 and sellers to 27, culminating in 19 total transactions. BAYC’s all-time sales…

NFTMay 8

Floki Announces Valhalla Mobile App Release and Record Token Burn

Floki announced the upcoming release of the Valhalla mobile app and a significant token burn. Floki plans to release a mobile app for its flagship metaverse game Valhalla later this year for iOS and Android users. This move aims to expand Valhalla’s reach to billions of new users around the world, in line with Floki’s goal of becoming the most recognized and used cryptocurrency in the world. Already existing on the opBNB testnet, Valhalla has gained immense popularity, becoming the world’s most popular cryptocurrency in the metaverse on CoinMarketCap. The game is scheduled to release on the mainnet later this…

AltcoinsMay 8

Ethereum Game ‘Fantasy Top‘ Now One of Crypto's Most Profitable Apps

Fantasy Top, a fantasy football-esque Ethereum NFT game that turns Crypto Twitter influencers into trading cards, has seen a surge in attention since launching just one week ago on layer-2 network Blast. In fact, it’s making so much money in fees and revenue that it’s now included in the same conversations that surround many leading blockchain networks. Over the last week, Fantasy Top has been the fifth most profitable crypto protocol, according to on-chain data tracked by DefiLlama, with $9.31 million worth of ETH. It earned by selling NFT card packs and taking a cut of trades via its secondary…

GameFiMay 8

Grayscale’s planned GBTC sibling is a page from BlackRock’s playbook

Grayscale Investments is taking a page from the playbook of its biggest bitcoin ETF competitor with its “Mini,” cheaper version of GBTC. While this strategy may not work as well as BlackRock’s past comparable actions in other ETF segments, the new Grayscale fund could gain assets quickly, industry watchers said. Grayscale’s status in the bitcoin ETF category is a bit nuanced. The crypto asset manager won a court case against the Securities and Exchange Commission last year that helped lead to the regulator’s approval of such funds. On top of that, the company’s Bitcoin Trust ETF (GBTC) has the most…

BitcoinMay 8

Lyra Finance Now Lets Liquid Restaking Token Holders Earn Extra Yields From Automated Trade Strategies

Lyra’s new offering allows liquid restaking token holders to automate and package any yield-bearing strategy into an ERC-20 token, which can be used elsewhere. Initially, users will be allowed to tokenize basis trade, followed by a covered call strategy later. Decentralized options platform Lyra Finance now allows holders of liquid restaking tokens (LRT) to generate an additional yield. The platform will let holders of LTR earn extra income using automated versions of popular strategies like basis trade and covered calls. The so-called tokenized derivatives yield product has been launched in partnership with liquid restaking protocols Swell NEtwork and Ether.Fi. It…

DeFiMay 8