Author: James Wilson

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Shrapnel Raises $19.5M to Fuel Global Launch

August 14, 2025 4 mins read

Neon Machine, the Seattle-based studio behind the award-winning FPS Shrapnel, today announced it has secured a $19.5 million investment in two funding rounds. The most recent round was led by Gala Games, with participation from existing investors Griffin Gaming Partners and Polychain Capital. The investment will fuel game development and support Shrapnel’s upcoming global launch and launch in China – closed access coming later in 2025, followed by open access

HackQuest and 0G Partner to Launch 0G Learning Track, Empowering Developers to Build the Future of Decentralized AI

August 8, 2025 3 mins read

HackQuest, a leading Web3 developer education and hackathon platform, is partnering with 0G (Zero Gravity)—the first decentralized AI L1 chain that orchestrates hardware resources such as storage and compute, and software assets like data and models to handle AI workloads at scale—to launch the 0G Learning Track. This collaboration aims to equip developers with the knowledge, tools, and practical experience to build in a network purpose-built for the AI × Web3 era.

Roman Storm was found guilty of operating Tornado Cash as an unlicensed money transmitting business

August 7, 2025 2 mins read

Roman Storm of Tornado Cash, a popular privacy mixer in crypto, has been found guilty of planning to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business that helped move over $1 billion in illegal transactions. The Southern District of New York shared the verdict after a four-week trial led by US District Judge Katherine Polk Failla. Even with this conviction, Storm avoided more serious charges for money laundering and sanctions violations because

BNB integration announced for Q4 2025 in Apirone’s cryptogateway

August 5, 2025 2 mins read

Cryptocurrency payment processor Apirone has announced plans to add support for Binance Coin (BNB) in the fourth quarter of 2025. The integration is aimed at broadening the range of digital assets available to users and aligns with continued demand for diversified cryptocurrency transaction options. BNB, a widely used digital asset, will join the list of supported cryptocurrencies on the platform. Customer Feedback Drives BNB Integration at Apirone Apirone’s development roadmap is informed

Bybit Introduces Global Credit Incentive for TradFi Platform Adoption

August 3, 2025 2 mins read

Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is launching a global campaign to accelerate adoption of its newly enhanced Bybit TradFi* platform. Previously known as Gold & FX, the revamped service enables users to trade traditional financial instruments such as gold, forex, stock CFDs, commodities, and indices — all seamlessly integrated within the Bybit app and MT5 platform. Since its soft launch, Bybit TradFi has seen exceptional early engagement. To

Bitcoin hits new all-time high above $122K

July 14, 2025 1 min read

Bitcoin recently hit a new high of $122,500 on Monday morning, after rising past $119,000 and $120,000 on Sunday night. Currently, Bitcoin is priced at about $122,235. This shows a 30% rise since the start of the year and is more than twice its value from last year. Bitcoin’s price has risen sharply this week, thanks to several factors, including positive trends on the blockchain, increased interest from major investors,

LILPEPE Enters Fifth Presale Phase Following Rapid Sell-Out of Stage Four

July 9, 2025 4 mins read

Little Pepe (LILPEPE) has just closed the curtain on its fourth presale stage, well ahead of schedule, and investors are taking notice. The project is now entering stage five, priced at $0.0014 a 40% increase from its initial price. Little Pepe (LILPEPE) is set to list at $0.003, and current buyers are already positioned for a 114% return, more than doubling their entry. Over $4,475,000 has been raised, and 3.7 billion tokens sold in

OpenAI publicly rejects Robinhood’s claim

July 4, 2025 1 min read

OpenAI has publicly disagreed with Robinhood’s claim that it provides access to its equity via blockchain tokens, calling the product unauthorized and misleading. This disagreement shows the conflict between the technology and finance industries. OpenAI has clearly said that the “OpenAI tokens” offered by Robinhood in the European Union do not mean you own any part of the company. They highlighted on social media that these tokens are not connected

Everstake Brings Ethereum Experts Together to Explore Post-Pectra and Institutional Adoption

June 30, 2025 3 mins read

Everstake, a leading global non-custodial staking provider serving institutional and retail clients, hosted a special AMA session with Jason Chaskin, Ecosystem Intelligence Lead at the Ethereum Foundation, and Eric Siu, former contributor to ecosystem and special projects at both the Ethereum Foundation and Etherealize, to discuss post-Pectra world and explore whether the protocol is ready to support enterprise-grade participation at scale. The part of the discussion was focused on the evolving role of institutional staking

Texas has establishes a Bitcoin reserve as part of its financial strategy

June 23, 2025 1 min read

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed Senate Bill 21 (SB 21). The state can build a Bitcoin reserve as part of its money plan. Texas is now the third state in the U.S. to see Bitcoin as a strategic asset, after New Hampshire and Arizona. Senate Bill 21, called “The Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act,” was written by Senator Charles Schwertner. The law lets the state comptroller set up a

SEC Chair Paul Atkins openly supports DeFi

June 12, 2025 1 min read

Paul Atkins is the Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). He drew attention at a recent roundtable. He supports decentralized finance (DeFi). He believes it aligns with American values of economic freedom and innovation. He criticized the current restrictions. They prevent blockchain technology from growing. He said that legal threats and unclear rules have scared American users and companies away from past laws. Atkins highlighted a big policy

Bitget Lists Pocket Network (POKT) in the Innovation, Public Chain and Web3 Zone

June 3, 2025 3 mins read

Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has announced the listing of Pocket Network (POKT) in its Innovation, Public Chain and Web3 Zone. Trading for the POKT/USDT pair commenced on 30 May 2025, 15:00 (UTC), with deposits open and withdrawals available starting 31 May 2025, 15:00 (UTC). Pocket Network is a decentralized blockchain API built for Web3 apps, relaying data to and from any blockchain through a network of