Decrypt

Roman Yampolskiy and Lex Fridman discuss how this world could be a simulation—and how an artificial superintelligence could help us jailbreak the system.

July is a month full of major crypto gaming token unlocks. Over $148 million worth will be released for projects like Xai, Pixels, and Parallel.

The crypto exchange says it won’t wait the 60 days it is allowed before passing BTC on to Mt. Gox’s creditors.

VanEck, Grayscale, 21Shares and Franklin Templeton updated their proposals with the SEC on Monday.

The veteran musician said AI models “don’t have hands,” asserting that manual jobs are less threatened.

Look out, Snoop Dogg and The Smurfs: Violent anime and manga smash “Attack on Titan” is joining The Sandbox’s online playground.

The Republicans aim to end the U.S. government’s “crypto crackdown,” oppose CBDCs, and protect Bitcoin mining rights, per a draft platform.

Derulo says he’s trying to bring liquidity into crypto with his new token, and that critics are “just hating.”

An indigenous blockchain would reduce dependence on outside technology in building Nigeria’s digital economy.

“We definitely don’t need this much ETH staked,” prominent Ethereum researcher Evan Van Ness told Decrypt.

Stability AI released a more permissive license for Stable Diffusion 3 amid recent controversy, but does it go far enough?

Crypto funds raked in $441 million last week, suggesting that institutions bought the dip as Bitcoin’s price plunged.

Bybit is the latest exchange to offer HMSTR pre-market trading as Telegram-based game Hamster Kombat attracts the masses.

President Biden sent a letter to congressional Democrats insisting he’s in for the long haul, but prediction market odds only dipped slightly.

The German government just ramped up its Bitcoin liquidation efforts, moving over $900 million to crypto exchanges and market makers Monday.

Bitcoin has retaken $57,000 despite significant selling pressure caused by BTC movements from the Mt. Gox estate and the German government.

Increasing your balance in PixelTap isn’t always easy, but there are some strategies you can use to maximize your coin count.

The German government moved 250 BTC each to the two crypto exchanges, with a further 500 BTC sent to an unidentified address.

Publicly traded Metaplanet Inc. has bought an additional 42 Bitcoin, valued at $2.4 million, as Japan’s economy faces significant headwinds.

Bitcoin dropped by 6% to $54,600 during weekend trading, despite recovering some of the losses incurred at the end of last week.

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

Polymarket gamblers, BODEN hodlers, and KAMA maxis are betting untold millions on whether the president will drop out of the 2024 election.

After using 64 databases to support Farmville, Pirate Nation maker Proof of Play’s CEO expects similar scaling approaches with blockchains.

Tap-to-earn games on messaging app Telegram are capturing the attention of the masses. Here’s how players are earning towards token airdrops.

SingularityNET CEO Ben Goertzel discusses how artificial intelligence can help humans advance faster than ever before.

Bitcoin and Ethereum withered as Mt. Gox dominated the narrative, as political meme coins remain volatile.

Where’s Roaring Kitty? GameStop (GME) just finished another week down as meme stock momentum continues to fade.

Crypto bettors on the popular prediction market Polymarket again favor incumbent Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination. For now.

Pavel Durov, Telegram’s founder and CEO, also said that viral game Hamster Kombat has reached 239 million users ahead of its token launch.

After acquiring the IP from Yuga Labs, Faraway is bringing HV-MTL and Legends of the Mara into other games—starting with this one.