“Can it run Doom?” It’s a question that has delighted the online masses for years as techie folks attempt to play the influential 1993 demon shooter on all sorts of different devices and platforms. The latest? It’s Dogecoin. Yes, Dogecoin runs Doom. A pseudonymous Dogecoin ecosystem contributor called Pimax, also known as “Mini Doge,” has added a playable copy of…
A huge shift is coming for Magic Eden, the prominent cross-chain NFT marketplace. On Monday, the startup announced that it will open-source its minting and trading protocols in collaboration with a new Non-Fungible DAO—which itself is planning to launch a crypto token called “NFT” to reward NFT traders. On Tuesday, Magic Eden revealed more of how it plans to amplify…
Social gaming platform Gamee’s token suffered an exploit late Monday evening, with the alleged perpetrator taking 600 million GMEE tokens that were subsequently liquidated for Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies, the token’s reps shared. The GMEE token’s contracts—not user wallets or accounts—were exploited but have since been “secured,” according to the team, which stated that a compromised deployer address is no…
Bitcoin (BTC) and the wider crypto market are down bad this week. But some of the biggest losers near the top of the market were once recently stars of the show, including Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), and Avalanche (AVAX). In recent weeks, all three of those top 20 cryptocurrencies were making big gains as they attracted institutional investor interest. Now,…
Mobile game developer iCandy Interactive announced Tuesday it has partnered with blockchain gaming company Animoca Brands to launch a new game called Snaky Cat on Base, the layer-2 Ethereum scaling network built by U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase. Inspired by classic Snake games, Snaky Cat is a multiplayer game where players control snake-like cats that grow longer by eating food drops.…
Game studio Endless Clouds is working with Immutable to launch two of its upcoming games, Treeverse and Capsule Heroes, on Immutable’s anticipated zkEVM blockchain, the firms announced Tuesday. The two titles will offer alpha and beta early access launches and will support the Immutable Passport, Immutable’s single sign-on crypto wallet. Immutable zkEVM is an upcoming Ethereum scaling network based on…
Just in case anyone forgot, former President Donald Trump reiterated that CBDCs (central bank digital currencies) pose a “dangerous threat to freedom,” during a campaign event in New Hampshire. During the speech, he pledged never to allow their creation in the United States if elected. Trump’s remarks echo a growing chorus of concern among some political figures—including his former competitor…
A first look at “Sigma Lumina,” a sculpture by artist and musician Agoria in collaboration with Johan Lescure. It features in “Le Code d’Orsay,” the first NFT exhibition at the Musée d’Orsay. Source: https://decrypt.co/videos/live-events/PK7ynKMB/preview-of-agorias-le-code-dorsay
There’s a new entrant in the already very crowded field of Ethereum layer-2 solutions—and this one wants to be the chain that rules them all. Polymer today announced it has completed a $23 million Series A with investments from top-tier VCs in the crypto space, including Coinbase, Placeholder, and Digital Currency Group. The company plans to use the cash to…
Next month, for the first time in its history, the storied Musée d’Orsay in Paris will showcase original artworks featuring blockchain technology. Come February, however, the museum—a majestic 19th century railway station on the Seine’s Left Bank, lined with the masterworks of Monet, Manet, and van Gogh—will feature nary a stray CryptoPunk nor animated penguin. In fact, its new blockchain-backed…
