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The latest Telegram game to rack up millions of players has you tapping on Elon Musk, and it might earn you some crypto in the process.

The new puzzle mini game in Hamster Kombat introduces keys to the Telegram-based hit. Here’s how to play, and what we know so far.

Leading Democrats rumored to be in the running to take over the Democratic ticket represent a wide range of positions when it comes to crypto.

An investor in Solana meme coin Gigachad decided to get the contract address tattooed, but quickly realized he made a mistake.

It’s been a decade, but it won’t be much longer still as billions of dollars’ worth of Bitcoin is now on its way to Mt. Gox creditors.

Things have slowed down in July. The protocol appears to have attracted only $65.1 million worth of deposits, this month according to Flipside data.

Crypto markets are up, and U.S. politics can take much of the credit.

The flawed security update took down networks around the world, including banks. But not Bitcoin.

BTC ETF Inflows: +$85m. SOL leads majors ahead of ETH ETF. Rumours Trump may want BTC in strategic reserve. Trump BTC round-table tickets going for $845k. Polymarket hits volume record of $20m. ETH ETFs will get steady capital: Binance CEO. Winklevii donate $1m to try and unseat Warren. Tornado sees $1.9bn volume resurgence. New overlay … Read more

Cboe has listed five spot Ethereum ETFs to start trading next Tuesday, July 23, including those from Franklin Templeton and Fidelity.

The leading cryptocurrency’s price swelled ahead of a high-profile week, with former president Donald Trump set to tout Bitcoin in Nashville.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump used to slam Bitcoin as “a scam.” Now, hoping for a second shot as America’s leader, he’s all for crypto.

An exploit that took place on the Ethereum layer-2 scaling network Scroll saw millions drained from Rho Markets.

Vague SEC notices appear to have propped up XRP investors’ hopes of a settlement with Ripple, but no such meeting took place this week.

Why is Trump making an enemy out of El Salvador’s president, who is beloved by Bitcoin fans and Republicans alike?

Galaxy Digital is acquiring nearly $1 billion in staked ETH ahead of the expected launch of spot Ethereum ETFs in the U.S.

Ryan Selkis has resigned his role as Messari CEO following backlash to controversial tweets, many in support of Donald Trump.

Polkadot’s coming upgrades will radically lower barriers to development, while retaining many of the blockchain’s distinctive features.

WazirX lost funds exceeding $230 million in yesterday’s attack, which Elliptic has said is linked to North Korea-based hackers.

“This slowdown in momentum could be influenced by the stock market, which suffered more significant losses over the week,” according to an analyst.

A photo with Trump will cost attendees $60,000. But couples get a discount—they can secure a photo with the former president for $100,000.

South korea’s Virtual Asset User Protection Act aims to target unfair trading practices following incidents of bygone years.

The crypto contribution to Republican challenger John Deaton follows a $2 million donation to Donald Trump from the pair.

Researchers in China and the U.K. show off two approaches for flexible batteries that can provide power even when stretched.

Designed for privacy and uncensored results, the decentralized AI platform can provide—and cite—current information.

Both Robinhood’s CEO and top crypto exec hinted at a more expansive blockchain-backed future for the company this week.

Some 60% of bettors on predictions market Polymarket now think that VP Kamala Harris will become the Democratic presidential candidate.

PixelTap players will be able to claim an NFT, with some getting PIXFI tokens—plus a Pixelverse layer-2 network is coming to TON.

It’s been over a month since meme influencer Keith Gill posted on Reddit. GameStop fans are still hungry for a historic short squeeze.

A core developer of TON, Telegram’s network of choice, says the app’s red-hot, crypto-backed mini apps are about to get a lot more intricate.