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MapleStory N is the first crypto entry in the long-running RPG franchise, and the Avalanche game’s token and NFTs are seeing huge interest.

Eric Schmidt argues AI’s broad capabilities—not just chat functions—make it more revolutionary than most realize.

This week’s top Myriad Markets include predictions on Strategy’s next Bitcoin buy, the chaotic NBA playoffs, and Nintendo Switch 2 pricing.

The agency’s affirmation comes after an internal memo signaled a shift in its stance against crypto mixers.

The value of Avenir’s IBIT holdings have grown 30% after it recently bought 3.4 million more shares of the spot Bitcoin ETF.

Just days after DeGods founder Frank said he was departing as CEO, his Solana wallet was compromised and 16 NFTs were sold off.

A new draft of the GENIUS Act is being touted by Democrats as containing major concessions. The bill may receive a new floor vote in the coming days.

The firm controls over 8,400 Bitcoin kiosks in North America.

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“Ongoing global economic uncertainty and persistently high interest rates in the U.S. may act as headwinds” for crypto, an analyst told Decrypt.

An AMLBot report claims that Tether’s multi-signature set up for freezing funds creates a “critical window” for illicit actors to exploit.

Visual effects firms need to use AI tools “thoughtfully,” argued Industrial Light & Magic boss Rob Bredow.

“If Powell signals no urgency to ease policy … markets could still turn defensive,” an analyst told Decrypt.

The attackers sent a ransom note demanding $20 million in Bitcoin, threatening to publish stolen customer data if Coinbase didn’t pay.

Balkan criminal networks are routing tens of millions of euros via crypto wallets, GI-TOC researchers told Decrypt.

Telegram banned thousands of accounts linked to the black market, formerly Huione Guarantee—but spin-offs are already filling the void.

CoreWeave’s Q1 revenue surged fivefold to $981M, but widening losses and $23B in projected spending raise concerns over profitability.

MoonPay has tapped Mastercard to launch global stablecoin card services, expanding the card giant’s crypto push amid competition with Visa.

If signed by the Governor, Nebraska’s bill would take effect this October, regulating crypto miners using over 1 MW of electricity.

The Ethereum Foundation has launched a three-phase initiative to strengthen network security and support broader onchain adoption.

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is inserting off-topic “white genocide” claims into user queries, sparking backlash among users.

The Rideshare firm began sourcing map data from a Hivemapper-powered platform last year, Decrypt has learned.

Asprey Studio’s 11 sterling silver sculptures based on Albrecht Dürer’s 1514 print will be paired with Bitcoin Ordinals inscriptions.

Shares of stock brokerage and crypto trading platform eToro closed 29% higher on Wednesday following its Nasdaq debut, settling around $67.

Top-ranking House Democrats are requesting U.S. Treasury suspicious activity reports related to the Trump family’s crypto endeavors.

The Bitcoin pioneer and Blockstream boss thinks BTC is undervalued.

Stablecoin giant Tether’s new QVAC AI platform takes aim at Big Tech and lets agents run independently, transacting in Bitcoin and USDT.

The investment firm attributed the surge partly to rising interest in layer-2 networks.

Coinbase and a marketing firm have agreed to pay $2,250,000 to settle a class action lawsuit related to a Dogecoin sweepstakes from 2021.

Summer Mersinger’s move to the Blockchain Association comes as the CFTC looks poised to become the industry’s chief regulator.