The creation of Donkey Kong Bananza started with destruction. “What we were really going for was this gameplay experience that comes from destruction,” Bananza director Kazuya Takahashi says in an interview with The Verge. From that simple premise, Bananza‘s creators have built an entire game about breaking stuff. Bananza is the second major Switch 2 … Read more
Soundwave is Lego’s first transforming Decepticon set. | Image: Lego Following buildable versions of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, Lego’s latest collaboration with Hasbro is also its first Decepticon. The 1,505-piece Soundwave, which is three pieces smaller than Lego’s 1,508-piece Optimus Prime, stands just shy of 13 inches tall and is Lego’s first Transformers set to … Read more
On a balmy night in October 2019, the defector rode his bike home. He’d just finished a long shift helping waiters serve yogurt-smothered kabobs at a restaurant in Yalova, a seaside town an hour from Istanbul, Turkey. By this time of night, many of the shops had closed. Most of Yalova was home watching TV; … Read more
Cardano Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that develops and supports the Cardano network, said it spent $22.1 million on its three core areas last year, a 15% increase from 2023. The money was allocated to adoption, operational resilience and education, according to the report, which is available to view on-chain via the Cardano Foundation’s Reeve tool. … Read more
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Malta’s MFSA only “partially met expectations” in the MiCA authorization process for a specific CASP, according to the EU securities regulator.
Sequans Communications (SQNS), a leading cellular semiconductor maker, has announced its acquisition of 370 bitcoin BTC as part of a newly launched bitcoin treasury strategy. The purchase was funded by proceeds from its recent equity and convertible debenture offering that closed on July 7. “We are excited to begin executing our strategic plan to accumulate … Read more
The Venn Network team suspects the attack was linked to the North Korean Lazarus Group, citing its complexity and widespread deployment.
Polkadot’s DOT (DOT) surged as much as 5% in the last 24-hours, climbing from $3.52 to $3.70 as bulls dominated the session, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. The model showed that a key breakout occurred at 19:00 on July 9, with DOT spiking to $3.63 on heavy volume of 4.21 million. The rally … Read more
Cryptocurrency miner BIT Mining (BTCM) is shifting its focus to Solana with plans to raise up to $300 million to acquire SOL tokens. BIT Mining said it wants to “capture emerging opportunities across the broader blockchain” industry and attract investors seeking exposure to Solana in an announcement on Thursday. The company’s New York Stock Exchange-listed … Read more
President Donald Trump appointed Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy to lead NASA.
With new birthday app Candl, Cameo is exploring a new, albeit dull, avenue for growth.
Linda Yaccarino is stepping down as X’s CEO – and leaving the platform once known as Twitter in a worse place than when she started. A day after X users circulated viral screenshots of the company’s Grok chatbot denigrating Jews and declaring itself “MechaHitler,” Yaccarino thanked Elon Musk for “entrusting me with the responsibility of … Read more
In Donald Trump’s second term, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has escalated its enforcement operations in extremely public ways, conducting surprise raids, arresting lawmakers, and launching a new Florida detention center with an alt-right media blitz. But ICE is growing in less obvious ways, too. Since January, it has expanded the shadowy network of charter … Read more
Here at The Verge, we love physical media, and we know many of you do as well. That’s why it’s our duty to share the news that many great 4K Blu-ray and standard Blu-ray movies, TV shows, and box sets are on sale for Prime Day. Amazon is currently offering a ton of great Blu-ray … Read more
After releasing two new foldables, Samsung is aiming to release a trifold device this year.
Coinbase has partnered with Copper to offer off-exchange settlement via ClearLoop, aiming to meet growing institutional demand for secure crypto trading.
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By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Everyone’s buzzing about bitcoin (BTC) finally catching a bid, setting record prices on several exchanges and igniting bullish excitement. But don’t let the spotlight on BTC cast AI coins into the shadow. Major tokens supposedly associated with artificial intelligence, such as TAO, ICP, RENDER and FET, … Read more
The collab with Telegram’s TON blockchain appears to show that celebrity-led NFTs, at least on apps like it, aren’t entirely dead.
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the financial watchdog for the 27-country trading block, has carried out a peer review of Malta’s application of the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regime, with specific attention to the island’s fast-tracked authorization of a certain unnamed crypto firm. ESMA’s Peer Review Committee (PRC) focuses on the authorization … Read more
Corporate adoption of bitcoin (BTC) accelerated dramatically in Q2, with public companies purchasing 159,107 BTC and bringing their collective holdings to 847,000 BTC valued at $91 billion, according to Bitwise. This represents a 23% increase in holdings quarter over quarter and covers 4% of bitcoin’s total capped supply of 21 million BTC. The average bitcoin … Read more
The Chinese parent company of Alipay is set to incorporate the stablecoin into its blockchain platform, as per unconfirmed reports.
Bitunix exchange is pleased to announce a new partnership with CoinTracking, one of the most trusted tools for crypto tax reporting and portfolio tracking. This integration is now live, allowing Bitunix users to easily sync their trading data and manage their entire crypto portfolio with greater accuracy and convenience. CoinTracking is used by over 1.9 … Read more