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Iconic mobile game Flappy Bird has returned as a Telegram crypto game. Here’s how to boost your points ahead of the expected airdrop.

“We recently launched cbBTC on Base, but our users love Solana, and so do we,” said Hassan Ahmed, Coinbase’s country director for Singapore.

William Koo Ichioka was ordered to pay $31 million in restitution to defrauded victims of his scheme, and a further $5 million civil penalty.

“Bitcoin’s previous bull markets peaked between October and March, and we’re expecting a major breakout in Q4 2024,” said one analyst.

BlackRock had been seeking approval for such a listing on the Nasdaq since March of this year following approval of multiple Bitcoin ETFs.

With much of the rate cut-related euphoria and speculation now in the rearview, crypto prices may take a pause, some analysts have forecast.

Speaking to donors at a fundraiser in New York on Sunday, Harris outlined her economic agenda, including vaguely stoking growth in crypto.

Another Telegram airdrop, another batch of upset players: Why some Hamster Kombat players aren’t thrilled with the HMSTR drop.

With a lower price tag than the Saga and upgraded hardware, the Seeker smartphone aims to push Solana’s mobile ambitions to new heights.

Catch up on this week’s biggest crypto gaming news, including updates on Hamster Kombat, Dookey Dash: Unclogged, Project Tau Ceti, and more.

As UFO sightings rise, SETI is using AI to scan the heavens for “engineered phenomena” and alien signals.

Trump embraced the crypto degen ethos headfirst in multiple live appearances, while Iggy Azalea’s twerking plans were apparently thwarted.

Experts testified that AI is advancing so quickly that it could be self-teaching and matching human intelligence within three years.

It was an incredibly busy week in crypto, and Bitcoin and other major coins are on the rise after the Fed cut. How long will it last?

Ethereum’s next major update Pectra will make substantial changes to gas fees, validator staking, and more. Here’s what to expect.

Classic mobile game Flappy Bird has returned as a crypto-fueled Telegram game amid a tap-to-earn boom—but it’s been a controversial launch.

Donald Trump is the so-called crypto candidate, but VanEck analysts have made a case for a Kamala Harris win being a bigger boost for Bitcoin.

The familiar Hamster Kombat experience is gone in the last days before the airdrop. Here’s what you can do in the meantime.

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Hackers hijacked the Indian Supreme Court’s YouTube channel Friday to broadcast ads shilling XRP, the seventh-largest cryptocurrency.

The law firm targeting OpenSea has brought a series of cases against crypto companies, such as FTX and Binance.

Analysis suggests that the coins didn’t belong to Satoshi himself, but someone has been holding onto this Bitcoin since the early days.

Michael Saylor’s firm now holds nearly $16 billion in Bitcoin with this purchase, which came just days after the last one.

Meanwhile, the Firedancer validator client has now moved to Solana testnet.

The company behind TerraUSD and Luna could shell out up to $442 million to investors.

Big Tech is betting on AI to lock in their user base. And mobile phones are just the start.

Swipe-to-earn Telegram game, Catizen, has announced its airdrop pass program as a way to keep players interested for years to come.

“Crypto is trading at month’s highs, and the market is set for a stronger rally,” one analyst noted.

TV icon David Letterman reportedly cracked jokes during the jury selection process for a crypto fraud trial—but didn’t make the cut.

Dookey Dash: Unclogged is the new free-to-play version of last year’s NFT-gated game, with a $1 million competition for top players.