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Community Gaming is bringing its new prediction market platform Forkast to Ronin, the network behind Pixels and Axie Infinity.

“Currently you arrive in the Web3 city and its logos and lights are everywhere, but little else,” co-founder Jonathan Knegtel told Decrypt.

Surging user numbers, sports sponsorships and the platform’s December reserve report have underpinned gains for its native token.

Catch up on this week’s biggest crypto and NFT gaming news and find some weekend reads in our latest roundup.

Bo Hines, a former House candidate in 2022 and 2024, will work alongside David Sacks to promote crypto in Donald Trump’s administration.

The $249 Jetson Orin Nano Super packs nearly twice the AI processing power into a palm-sized device, making it more accessible for hobbyists.

California men Gabriel Hay and Gavin Mayo were charged by the Department of Justice over a series of alleged NFT investment scams.

Bitcoin has plunged 12% in the last five days since setting a new high, while Dogecoin and XRP have fallen hard after recent milestones.

Multiple U.S. states are reviewing Bitcoin reserve bills, while crypto advocates are pushing for similar proposals in other states.

Anthropic’s Best-of-N jailbreak technique proves how introducing random characters in a prompt is often enough to successfully bypass AI restrictions.

Stablecoin issuer Tether has committed $775 million to rising streaming video platform Rumble, which has adopted a Bitcoin reserve strategy.

Haliey Welch, the Hawk Tuah girl, is finally speaking up—and she’s working with the law firm suing her meme coin business partners.

Instagram chief Adam Mosseri showed off new AI features that’ll let users edit videos by simply using text to change video imagery.

The suspect in the murder of UnitedHealth Group CEO Brian Thompson, Luigi Mangione, is sharing a facility with fellow high-profile inmates.

Spun off from the classic Ragnarok Online experience, crypto game Ragnarok: Landverse will land alongside Pixels and Axie Infinity on Ronin.

Metaplanet, a Japanese investment firm, has issued more debt to buy Bitcoin despite apparent pushback from shareholders this week.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP are down bad, but Dogecoin is the biggest loser by far in the top 10 coins with a 19% daily dump.

Altcoins have felt the sting, too. Ethereum was down 16% over a 24-hour period at one point, with XRP plunging 18% and Dogecoin 26%.

“Investors are likely to start taking profits due to the uncertainty caused by the Fed’s policy,” an analyst predicted.

“This is a game-changer for me,” said Tagoa’i. “By taking part of my NIL earnings in Bitcoin, I’m setting myself up for long-term financial growth.”

A court motion argues that “there is no deliberate action Mr. Storm could have taken here” with Tornado Cash.

Coinbase still has lower volume, “but because they charge higher fees, that’s where they have higher transaction revenue,” an analyst said.

Bavaria’s data regulator has directed Worldcoin to establish a GDPR-compliant data deletion protocol by January’s end.

Following multiple review extensions since June, the regulator has approved the first dual Bitcoin-Ethereum ETFs.

The FAA has issued restrictions over 20 New Jersey cities following more than 5,000 drone reports since November.

Dogecoin fell as trading volume surged following Fed Chair Powell’s remark on Wednesday that inflation projections had “fallen apart.”

The world’s largest asset manager BlackRock released a video promoting Bitcoin. But hodlers aren’t happy about a disclaimer that questions the cryptocurrency’s fixed supply.

Though Wright was held in contempt of court for filing yet another lawsuit, a High Court judge has let him off with a warning.

The extended partnership ensures Crypto.com will maintain a significant presence at major Formula 1 events for the next five years.

ARK Invest sold millions of dollars worth of Coinbase stock after the crypto markets took a dive Wednesday.