Final Fantasy publisher Square Enix first announced its upcoming blockchain gaming project, Symbiogenesis, in November 2022. The company has made various moves in the crypto space, but this will be its first proper game in the Ethereum ecosystem. Here’s everything you need to know about Symbiogenesis ahead of its launch. What is Symbiogenesis? Billed as a “digital collectible art project,”…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has delayed a decision on the Grayscale Ethereum futures exchange-traded fund (ETF). Grayscale Investments filed to the Wall Street regulator back in September. The fund would allow investors to buy shares that bet on the future price of Ethereum (ETH), the second-biggest digital asset by market cap. But the SEC said today that it…
A new report from blockchain security platform Immunefi suggests that nearly half of all crypto lost from Web3 exploits is due to Web2 security issues such as leaked private keys. The report, released on November 15, looked back at the history of crypto exploits in 2022, categorizing them into different types of vulnerabilities. It concluded that a full 46.48% of…
If there was any doubt that the new capabilities and features that OpenAI unveiled at its first last week were compelling, the suspension of new ChatGPT Plus subscriptions should put them to rest. “The surge in usage post devday has exceeded our capacity and we want to make sure everyone has a great experience,” said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on…
An artificial intelligence (AI) model developed in China is making waves on a number of fronts, including its open-source nature and for its ability to handle up to 200,000 tokens of context—vastly exceeding other popular models like Anthropic’s Claude (100,000 tokens) or OpenAI’s GPT-4 Turbo (128,000 tokens). Dubbed the Yi series, Beijing Lingyi Wanwu Information Technology Company created this progressive…
Bitcoin and select altcoins are showing strength, a possible sign that the bull trend has resumed. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/price-analysis-11-15-btc-eth-bnb-xrp-sol-ada-doge-matic-link-ton
Decrypt sat down with The Sandbox co-founder Sebastien Borget at Web Summit to talk about AI, the open metaverse and the creative challenges of interoperability. Source: https://decrypt.co/videos/interviews/HlARjhG1/the-sandbox-co-founder-sebastien-borget-were-already-integrating-ai
Animoca Brands and nWay’s Wreck League might be the NFT fighting game you’ve been waiting for—as long as you don’t get “rekt” by Ethereum transaction fees. Decrypt’s GG playtested the NFT game version of Wreck League, which is currently available in early access. Wreck League is already off to a solid start for a pre-release game, offering a simple yet…
Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has announced that his charitable foundation will use meme token Shiba Inu’s network for fundraising. In a Wednesday announcement, the world-champion-turned-politician said that the Manny Pacquiao Foundation would implement Shiba Inu’s Layer 2 blockchain Shibarium into the foundation’s operations. The Manny Pacquiao Foundation is a non-profit run by the former fighter. Shibarium is a layer-2…
Onyx by J.P. Morgan and Apollo Global unveiled a proof-of-concept with Avalanche under the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Project Guardian. The companies said in a press release it could transform asset and wealth management. The proof-of-concept illustrates the potential of blockchain, smart contracts, and tokenization to streamline portfolio management, particularly for alternative assets that have been challenging to trade and…
