Auteur/autrice : Alberto
tl;dr Rayonism☀️, hacking the Merge together This week, protolambda and others released plans for Rayonism, an ambitious month-long hack to create Merge devnets based on current specs with a stretch goal of adding sharding to these devnets along with L2 rollup integrations. The primary motivation is to unite development around a unified Merge spec to onboard all client teams firmly into the Merge design and process so that an informed decision on the Merge roadmap can be agreed upon in the coming months. That, and have a little bit of fun 🙂 In addition to Rayonism, Merge specs and design…
What games are free this week on the Epic Games Store? As the Epic Games Store enters its seventh year in 2025, it continues to provide a favorable revenue model where developers earn a larger portion of the proceeds from their games. In addition to hosting exclusive titles, the storefront maintains its tradition of offering a growing list of free games each week. Last year’s selection on the Epic Games Store featured a diverse array of games, including major AAA titles, unique indie games, and item packs for several free-to-play games. Highlights included Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, A Plague…
Eric Tung, a corporate lawyer with a track record of representing crypto firms, is poised to join one of the most influential federal courts in the United States.On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump sent Tung’s nomination to the Senate to be a US Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, which covers Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, California Alaska and Hawaii. Tung, a partner at the law firm Jones Day since 2019, has had clients that include digital currency companies.Court records show that Tung represented the advocacy group Blockchain Association while at Jones Day in a case filed by six…
The global non-fungible token market, including blue-chip collections, has seen a resurgence in recent days, as many non-fungible tokens move beyond the initial hype of digital art to find more practical applications. Pudgy Penguins and CryptoPunks NFT collections are a testament to the recent market awakening, with their trading sales volume surging by +60% in the past seven days. Blue-chip NFTs Spring Back To Life Data compiled by cryptoslam.io, a renowned crypto market data aggregator and a non-fungible token explorer, shows that the non-fungible token market has seen a major comeback in the past several days. In the past seven…
Russia’s largest lender, the state-run Sberbank, revealed Thursday that it plans to launch custody services for Russian crypto holdings, according to Reuters. With this step, Sberbank aims to claim a pivotal position in the country’s shifting digital asset space. Sberbank Responds to Foreign Custody ‘Risk’ in Russia According to a Reuters report, the announcement follows […]
Tokenization of stocks and bonds presents a multi-trillion-dollar opportunity that could reshape crypto markets over the coming decade, Bitwise’s Matt Hougan says. Summary Tokenization is advancing fast, with Robinhood, Kraken, and Coinbase launching platforms and institutions backing blockchain networks. The market size is huge — tokenizing stocks and bonds could unlock a $257T opportunity. Crypto impact is near, with 1–5% of assets possibly going on-chain in the next few years. Investment options include layer 1 tokens (ETH, SOL, LINK) and stocks like Coinbase or Robinhood. Tokenization is heating up, and Bitwise’s chief investment officer Matt Hougan says it might start…
A major update, new enemies and new weapons are a source of joy, but a fatal bug quickly spoils the fun. Helldivers 2 once again goes on a new content offensive: With a powerful combo of balance updates, new enemy types and a bulging warbond, the Galactic War ignites into a new stage. But there’s not just cause for celebration: a bug can spell disaster for any match – and by bug in this case, we don’t mean the alien bugs! What is this bug? The One True Flag of all things, the flag of Super Earth, is the cause of the…
From assuming oversight for complex workflows, such as procurement or recruitment, to carrying out proactive cybersecurity checks or automating support, enterprises are abuzz at the potential use cases for agentic AI. According to one Capgemini survey, 50% of business executives are set to invest in and implement AI agents in their organizations in 2025, up from just 10% currently. Gartner has also forecast that 33% of enterprise software applications will incorporate agentic AI by 2028. For context, in 2024 that proportion was less than 1%. “It’s creating such a buzz – software enthusiasts seeing the possibilities unlocked by LLMs, venture…
Bitcoin has evolved from an experimental reserve asset to a strategic corporate holding, with significant valuation disparities emerging based on management strategy and market perception, according to a Nansen report. Corporate Bitcoin Premiums Expose Valuation Divide: Nansen Research Study Shows Five major firms—Strategy (formerly Microstrategy), MARA (formerly Marathon Digital), Twenty One Capital, Riot Platforms, and […]
Investment company Canary Capital filed an S-1 application for a staked INJ (INJ) exchange-traded fund (ETF) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday.INJ is the governance, staking and utility token for the Injective Protocol, a layer-1 blockchain network focused on decentralized finance (DeFi) operations.One of the main objectives of the fund is to accrue staking rewards through providing validation services using an “approved staking platform,” the filing reads.SEC application for Canary’s Staked Injective Protocol ETF. Source: NasdaqCanary Capital formed a Delaware Trust for its staked Injective ETF in June, tipping plans for the altcoin investment vehicle.…