MoonPay acquired Solana-native crypto payment processor Helio for $175M. The Jupiter team rolled out a new onboarding method allowing the gifting of SOL to friends with a few button clicks. Over 8M HYPE was staked in the first day following the ANIME announcement that some tokens would go to HYPE stakers. Chainalysis acquired Fraud Detection firm Alterya for $150M to help its efforts in stopping scammers. Layer Zero went live on Soneium, Sony’s new EVM L2. Tether is moving to El Salvador after acquiring a Digital Asset Service Provider license in the Bitcoin-friendly country. Donald Trump is expected to issue several Crypto-focused executive orders on his first day according to the Washington Post, including a repeal of a crypto accounting policy (SAB 121) and de-banking of Crypto companies. Donald Trump’s inauguration will feature a “Crypto Ball” to honor him as the “first Crypto President,” with tickets available for $5,000/person. A US Court demanded the SEC explain itself for denying Coinbase’s requests related to crypto regulations. MicroStrategy bought another $243M worth of Bitcoin at a $95,972 average this past week. A BlackRock report said that crypto has “outpaced growth for mobile phones and the internet” in its race to 300M users….
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Catch up on this week’s biggest crypto and NFT gaming news and find some weekend reads in our latest roundup….
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A “Chappelle’s Show” GIF posted by Keith Gill—aka Roaring Kitty—sent a gaming stock surging Thursday. And it’s not GameStop….
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Haliey Welch, the Hawk Tuah girl, is finally speaking up—and she’s working with the law firm suing her meme coin business partners….
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Meme stock influencer Keith Gill (aka Roaring Kitty) posted for the first time in three months, sending GameStop’s price surging….
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“I got a bunch of yahoos saying I called the top on crypto by recommending it,” Cramer said Tuesday during a segment of Mad Money….
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The founder’s comments are part of a wider debate regarding meme coin creators boosting low-cap altcoins with extreme and risky stunts….
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Eight founding members of the strategic media alliance signed a memorandum of understanding to elevate Web3 narratives in APAC….
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Metaplanet is touting enhanced shareholder value through “disciplined Bitcoin accumulation” following its inclusion in the CoinShares Index….
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With the right free-to-play games, you can still get countless hours of fun out of your Nintendo Switch. These are some of the best….
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