An AI specter is haunting Las Vegas this week. At the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), artificial intelligence was the main attraction. However, a display featuring the iconic Nintendo character Mario—brought to life by digital avatar developer Proto—left attendees guessing whether the gaming giant had anything to do with the odd, AI-powered incarnation. First reported by IGN, the apparition of…
Recent research from blockchain gaming group Game7 reported that nearly 50 crypto games stopped development in 2023. But new data collected by Big Blockchain Games List creator Jon Jordan, who also writes for BlockchainGamer.biz, suggests that the number of crypto games that have been shuttered or halted is actually much, much higher. In fact, it’s well over triple Game7’s initial…
In the immediate aftermath of this week’s historic approval and listing of 10 spot Bitcoin ETFs, excitement has spread to the Ethereum community that a spot ETH ETF could now be imminent. But for those concerned about too much celebration in one week, worry not: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler is always there to rain on the…
Cats and crypto? It’s been a winning combination in the past, and the developers of Nyan Heroes hope it’ll hit again with an NFT-powered online game—and they’ll be in view of a potentially sizable market thanks to a listing on the Epic Games Store. The Nyan Heroes team announced Thursday that the upcoming PC battle royale shooter will be released…
Bitcoin buzz cooled on Friday, one day after the first spot Bitcoin ETFs began trading in the United States, as crypto traders appeared to sell the news—sending the price of the leading cryptocurrency tumbling after days of recent gains. Late Friday morning, Bitcoin plunged about 6% to hit a low of $43,413 per data from CoinGecko, though it is ticking…
Genesis Global Trading, a subsidiary of the influential cryptocurrency conglomerate Digital Currency Group (DCG), has reached a settlement with the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) that includes forfeiting its BitLicense, ceasing operations, and paying an $8 million fine, according to a report in Fortune. The New York regulator said its probe into the company unearthed significant shortcomings in…
In the day and change since the historic debut of 10 spot Bitcoin ETFs on Wall Street, one clear crypto winner has emerged: Ethereum. Though BTC has seen many ups and downs since Bitcoin ETFs were approved Wednesday, the coin’s rival, ETH, appears to have reaped most of the benefits of the event, rocketing steadily upwards. ETH hit $2,698 on…
European asset manager CoinShares exercised its option to acquire Valkyrie Funds, the portion of the Nashville-based Valkyrie Investments that yesterday launched a spot Bitcoin ETF. CoinShares announced it had acquired the option to buy the U.S. ETF business in November, noting that the deal would include the company’s Bitcoin ETF: the Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund, which trades on Nasdaq under the…
In the dynamic landscape of cryptocurrency, the completion of Ethereum’s transition to Ethereum 2.0, known as “The Merge,” on September 15, 2022, stands as a pivotal moment in blockchain history. This update represents more than a technological advancement — it is the dawn of a new era for Ethereum. Hi, I’m Zifa. In this article, I’ll guide you through The…
In the dynamic landscape of cryptocurrency, the completion of Ethereum’s transition to Ethereum 2.0, known as “The Merge,” on September 15, 2022, stands as a pivotal moment in blockchain history. This update represents more than a technological advancement — it is the dawn of a new era for Ethereum. Hi, I’m Zifa. In this article, I’ll guide you through The…
