A tweet on Tuesday by crypto influencer @kekalf sent a shockwave through the cryptocurrency and NFT market. It had an unintended consequence. It set off a tsunami of very serious volatility. The tweet’s immediate and wide-ranging impact underscores the unique and powerful role social media influencers play in the evolving...
The Atari 2600, a console that came of age in 1977, recently defeated today’s AI overlord, ChatGPT, in a game of chess. This win is a testament to the incredible potential of gaming technology, even in its most rudimentary form. The Atari 2600, the cultural touchstone of early ‘80s –...
Floki, the cryptocurrency known for its meme origins and expanding utility, is set to launch a five-week global marketing campaign for its play-to-earn NFT Metaverse game, Valhalla. Starting June 16, 2025, the campaign aims to increase visibility and adoption of Valhalla, which features a Chinese version with unique content. This...
Ledger has partnered with Magic Eden to bring powerful NFT tools and features to its platform. This partnership gives Ledger the opportunity to grow and thrive across all networks including Solana, Ethereum, and Bitcoin Ordinals. The end result is that users unlock an all-in-one platform for complete control over their...
And just recently, a CryptoPunk NFT—in this case the #9723 NFT—was sold for an astonishing 128.15 ETH. This enormous cost has ensured its place as the most popular NFT ever sold. The complete sale went down around 13 hours ago. It’s the equivalent of about IDR 6.4 billion, calculated using...
Pendle Finance has quickly become one of the largest contenders in this space of yield-bearing stablecoins. As illustrated by the chart above, it now represents a hefty 30% of the entire supply. Home to multiple blockchains, as of this writing on DefiLlama, the platform’s Total Value Locked (TVL) is over...
Resolv has recently released its own cryptocurrency token. Second, it fuels an alternative DeFi protocol with an on-chain asset recovery system and the USR stablecoin. This year, Ivan Kozlov, Tim Shekikhachev, and Fedor Chmilevfa connected to create Resolv. Their aim is to encourage further innovation in the relatively new stablecoin...
Pudgy Penguins, a prominent NFT project, is strategically expanding its brand presence through various initiatives, including a recent partnership with NASCAR. This partnership, revealed on June 11, demonstrates Pudgy Penguins’ dedication to expanding its presence outside of the digital asset space. That’s a big contrast to the company’s successes over...
Solsniper, an NFT marketplace on the Solana blockchain, will be closing its doors after 3.5 years of business. The platform, best known for their analysis and data-driven NFT trading tools, will officially shut down on June 13, 2025. The closure is likely to result in a short-term decline in NFT...
