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MadWorld, a post-apocalyptic shooter game for iOS and Android, opened up registration for its early access playtest on Thursday, giving players an opportunity to test out its NFT-based territory control elements. And the studio behind the title, Carbonated, also shared that it has raised $13 million in fresh funding from prominent backers. Carbonated Inc, founded in 2015 by video game industry veterans from firms like PlayStation and Electronic Arts, revealed exclusively to Decrypt’s GG that it has raised a $13 million Series A round led by Com2uS, the South Korean gaming giant behind the XPLA blockchain network that MadWorld uses…

Story Protocol, a blockchain-based IP-tracking platform, has partnered with the AI startup Ritual to let builders create AI models and track their outputs on-chain. Story Protocol raised more than $54 million last year from the likes of Andreessen Horowitz and Paris Hilton’s 11:11 media, and it is currently still in beta testing on Etheruem. The first initiative under the new partnership involves MyShell, a generative platform for building AI apps and chatbots. Creators using MyShell will be able to host their models on Ritual and register them as IP Assets on Story Protocol, ensuring control over usage, attribution, and revenue…

In today’s pre-market trading session, both BlackRock’s IBIT and Grayscale’s GBTC, two prominent Spot Bitcoin ETFs, saw a remarkable surge. This uptick follows a strong influx of funds on Tuesday. Notably, their main competitors, such as VanEck’s HODL and Valkyrie’s BRRR, also experienced significant gains. BlackRock’s IBIT Rallies In Pre-market Session According to data from Yahoo Finance, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) saw a 9% increase, reaching $38.50 during the pre-market trading on Wednesday, March The ETF closed at $35.32 on Tuesday, marking a 8.62% decline. This recent rebound is largely attributed to the record high inflows of over $700…

Ether.fi, the innovative non-custodial liquidity staking protocol, has recently announced an ambitious product roadmap that spans the next 12 to 24 months, signaling a significant expansion of its offerings. Currently known for its Stake product, ether.fi is set to diversify its portfolio with the introduction of two new products: Liquid and Cash. These additions are poised to redefine the DeFi landscape and bridge the gap between decentralized finance and real-world financial activities, offering users unprecedented flexibility and control over their digital assets. Expanding DeFi horizons with liquid The first of these pioneering products, Liquid, is scheduled for release on March…

Shiba Inu’s dominance on the crypto market has been thrust into the spotlight as the self-styled Shytoshi Kusama, lead figure behind the Shiba Inu token, took to social media to declare SHIB’s unprecedented trading volume triumph over industry heavyweights XRP and Solana. According to CoinMarketCap data, Shiba Inu surged ahead with a staggering $13.5 billion trading volume in the last 24 hours. This figure significantly eclipsed the combined trading volumes of XRP, BNB and Solana, which totaled approximately $12 billion during the same period. TODAY #SHIB has more volume today than Bnb, Solana, and XRP COMBINED… by over a BILLION…

The European Parliament on Tuesday voted to approve a new set of sanctions rules to harmonize enforcement across its 27 member states. EU sanctions law applies to crypto service providers and can involve freezing assets, including crypto. The European Parliament on Tuesday approved a new batch of rules to crack down on sanctions violations, including through crypto. Parliamentarians representing the 27 member states of the European Union cast 543 votes in favor of the new rules, with 45 voting against and 27 abstentions. The new rules were prompted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and rising concerns that EU financial sanctions…

EigenLayer, an Ethereum restaking project, has released a roadmap for its mainnet launch. Eigen Labs emphasized a launch strategy focused on security and performance in a recent blog post, adopting a phased approach over the coming weeks. The project, which attracted a $100 million investment from venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, saw its assets exceed $10 billion earlier this month. EigenLayer enables the re-staking of ether stakes and the securing of third-party protocols with these funds. EigenLayer Mainnet: The Journey Begins! https://t.co/4kk0E01vsRWe’re excited to announce a multi-phased approach to a secure & successful EigenLayer & @eigen_da mainnet launch! — EigenLayer…

Bitcoin’s new all-time high of $69,200 on Tuesday March 5th quickly turned into a selloff, with the Bitcoin price quickly falling almost $10,000 to reach $59.700 USD to one coin. Bitcoin’s price in USD However, news just in from Bitcoin Archive on X (@BTC_Archive), says that the crypto is back above $66,000 and now has a $1.3 trillion market cap. At the time of this article going to press, that price had rallied further to $67,178.50 in USD. 8.5 billion in inflows That’s not all from Bitcoin Archive, who also posted recently on X that Bitcoin ETFs have now had…

MakerDAO, creator of the DAI stablecoin, has a good problem: Demand for its product is high. SparkLend, a borrowing and lending platform organized as a sub-DAO within Maker, has issued so much DAI in recent weeks that it needs authorization to lend more. In a governance vote approved Thursday at 12:00 pm ET, Maker voted unanimously to double the D3M maximum debt ceiling to 2.5 billion DAI. “D3M” stands for Decentralized Debt Markets Module, a mechanism designed to optimize the DAI liquidity across different DeFi platforms. The module automatically adjusts the DAI borrowing rates on external platforms (like Aave) to…

An unknown whale has transferred a large amount of Shiba Inu (SHIB) as the cryptocurrency continues its remarkable surge. Shiba Inu has become one of the best-performing cryptocurrencies in recent times with a 52% increase in 24 hours and a more eye-catching 289% gain in the past seven days. Amid the price increase, the number of whale transactions has increased significantly. In the latest of such transactions, on-chain data reveals one entity recently moved 1.25 trillion SHIB valued at over $41 million. The large transfer was made from the crypto trading firm Cumberland to the popular trading platform Robinhood. 🚨…