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Crypto continued on the path of broad gains this week, creating a giddily optimistic online atmosphere.

The Pudgy Penguins NFT empire is expanding and will open the gates for its metaverse experience Pudgy World sometime in 2024.

Bitcoin continued to rally this week. And major altcoins—especially meme coins—blew up in value as a result.

Jito just dropped bags of tokens to Solana users, and Starknet, Portal, and Jupiter airdrops are on the horizon. Here’s what you need to know.

Analytics firm Graphika says the amount of non-consensual intimate imagery online has grown 2,408% since January.

Solana’s resurgence isn’t slowing, with SOL and Solana-based tokens still rising and NFT sales volume ruling the wider market.

The film and TV script summary platform says it can save time and effort with minimal AI hallucinations.

AI won’t make you a millionaire, says Brad Lightcap, Sam Altman’s right hand man, calling the tech more of a “sidekick.”

World’s richest man and alleged crypto fan Elon Musk took a swing at the classic Bitcoin “not your keys” mantra—and whiffed.

El Salvador has announced a new “freedom visa” for rich people who want to live in the Central American nation.

Got an Amazon Prime membership? You’ll be able to grab in-game items for NFT actioner Champions Ascension on PC for weeks to come.

Starknet, an Ethereum scaling network, is readying 1.8 billion STRK tokens between the airdrop and rebates, plus incentives for DeFi users.

Dogecoin is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency based on a popular Internet meme. The token started off as a joke, but it’s become a serious proposition.

Ethereum NFT-based digital identity and loyalty platform Mocaverse will connect metaverse game worlds, apps, and other Web3 projects.

The fund manager is one of the biggest contenders in the spot Bitcoin ETF race.

A freshly launched token called “CZ” is already trading on Ethereum DeFi exchange Uniswap—and up 18,000%.

Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao will reportedly plead guilty today amid a settlement with the U.S. DOJ. BNB quickly tumbled on the news.

CZ is out, but Binance survives as part of a DOJ settlement.

A Binance settlement bullish for Bitcoin? The market seems to think so.

The current Fortnite OG season will end in early December, and Epic Games is teasing massive new developments for the free-to-play shooter.

Powell accused the SEC of extortion after the regulator leveled new charges at the crypto exchange, including commingling customer funds.

With 90% of OpenAI staff threatening to follow ousted CEO Sam Altman to Microsoft, investors are reportedly exploring legal options.

Evinova aims to use AI to design studies, automate cost calculations, and determine feasibility for drug testing.

Ads are reportedly being placed next to antisemitic posts on Twitter, and some of the biggest entertainment and tech firms—like Ubisoft—want out.

Granted, BONK promptly fell 29% after hitting that peak, but the Solana meme coin has still doubled in price over the past week.

As the Altman and OpenAI drama unfolds, Worldcoin remains quiet.

Upstart crypto exchange Backpack also airdropped the Solana-based PYTH token to tens of thousands of new users as a reward.

As calls to slow development of artificial intelligence to ensure safety grow louder, Meta is broadening its efforts.

The United States regulator has filed fresh charges against Kraken, just nine months after settling previous charges.

Another crypto business has bit the dust. Bittrex Global is winding down operations following the closure of its U.S. exchange in March.