5+ mon, 3+ week ago (78+ words) Decrypt's Ryan S. Gladwin went to Token2049 in Dubai to ask the Crypto world to choose either "this" or "that" for some of the industries most popular coins, tokens and assets This OR That: Crypto Edition Decrypt's Ryan S. Gladwin went to Token2049 in Dubai to ask the Crypto world to choose either "this" or "that" for some of the industries most popular coins, tokens and assets Candid chats and deep dives with the biggest names in crypto....

3+ week, 1+ day ago (407+ words) 'Final Fantasy' Maker Square Enix Confirms Layoffs as AI Takes Over Game Development Square Enix, the gaming giant behind the Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest franchises, confirmed layoffs on Thursday across its United States and European divisions'the same day the company said it's ramping up generative AI use to streamline game development. "We are reorganizing our operations in North America and Europe to strengthen our development structure and to drive a globally integrated marketing strategy," a spokesperson told IGN. "This was an extremely difficult decision, made following careful consideration and analysis by our leadership, in order to best position the group's long-term growth." In a presentation shared Thursday, the game publisher said that it was shifting more development back to Japan, where Square Enix was founded. The company has been gradually trimming down following a period of global expansion, and…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago (157+ words) $BTC, MARKETS, NEWS + MORE - FOMO HOUR EP369 FOMO HOUR brings you the biggest daily news, updates and events from inside and outside of the crypto and macro spheres! Join hosts Farokh, Mando and Tyler as they cover some of the biggest topics at present with some of the biggest names in the ecosystem. Streaming live 5 days per week, Monday to Friday 10:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST on YouTube and X. JOIN YEET = https://yeet.com/register?aff=fomohour PLAYLIST = https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGSgoImPFTiVpkHhLXF78cE_Z3uG7VNGL PODCAST = https://x.com/i/spaces/1kvKpydgqMQGE Links: https://linktr.ee/fomohour https://twitter.com/fomohour https://www.rug.fm/ https://x.com/rugradio Hosts: https://twitter.com/farokh https://twitter.com/rektmando https://twitter.com/tyler_did_it Myriad: https://myriad.markets https://x.com/MyriadMarkets #bitcoin #crypto #podcast $BTC, MARKETS, NEWS + MORE Candid chats and deep dives with the biggest names in crypto....

11+ mon, 3+ week ago (324+ words) 'Eve Frontier' Studio Offering Early Access to Ethereum Survival Game CCP Games has unveiled Founder Access packs, a set of early access perks that will allow users an opportunity to play and participate in the development of its upcoming space survival game, Eve Frontier. The packs, available in three separate tiers ranging from $30 to $90, are currently on sale. On December 10, purchasers of the Founders Access benefits will be able to join an "always-on server" in Closed Alpha and begin leaving an imprint on the outer space game's malleable world. All Founders Access levels will also include benefits like unique skins, a "Founder" role on the Discord server, monthly developer streams, and post-launch premium subscription play time in Eve Frontier. The game will eventually be free-to-play when opened broadly to the public. " EVE Frontier (@EVE_Frontier) December 5, 2024 "Our long-term vision is to create…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago (565+ words) Getting Started With MYRIAD Now available in open beta, MYRIAD is the evolution of Decrypt and Rug Radio's interconnected media ecosystem, integrating on-chain prediction markets into news stories and creator content. Here's how it works, and how to get started. MYRIAD is a new platform that integrates prediction markets alongside written and video content from Decrypt and Rug Radio'enabling new forms of reader engagement, opening up new business models for publishers and content creators, and ultimately aiming to rebuild user trust in media. Finding your way around MYRIAD Once you've registered for MYRIAD, head to myriad.markets to view the main hub for MYRIAD activities. Along the top of the page you'll see several options: MYRIAD's on-chain prediction markets are the heart of the platform, enabling users to back their calls on real-world events with Points. Those events can include…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago (375+ words) Decrypt University to Relaunch Community With "Dynamic Utilities" by Galaxis Decrypt"s educational platform Decrypt University is set to relaunch in the new year, with a major upgrade integrating on-chain certification from Web3 SocialFi platform Galaxis. The cutting-edge system will "redefine user engagement" and bring "innovative dynamic utilities, transparency and trust" to Decrypt University"s digital learning community, Galaxis said in a statement. " " " " "! " Decrypt (@decryptmedia) December 5, 2024 "We started with education," said Decrypt co-founder and CPO Ilan Hazan, adding that, "we always wanted for people to actually use the technology and not just learn about it." To date, Decrypt University users have minted over 250,000 certificates, he said, explaining that the experience of doing so "gets you to another level of understanding" of the Web3 ecosystem in a way that passively reading about it doesn"t....

6+ mon, 4+ week ago (298+ words) The first Web3 edition of the long-running MapleStory role-playing game franchise is set to launch on Avalanche on May 15. - Nexon-backed Nexpace announced that MapleStory N, a blockchain-powered version of the popular role-playing game franchise, will launch on May 15. - The new game allows players to own and trade in-game assets on a blockchain, following playtesting with over 31.5 million on-chain transactions. - MapleStory N represents the first game in an expanded MapleStory Universe ecosystem, building on the original franchise's 22-year history. Nexpace, a blockchain company backed by South Korean gaming giant Nexon, announced Thursday that its Web3 expansion of the popular MapleStory franchise will launch on May 15. The new game, MapleStory N, will blend the franchise's traditional 2D side-scrolling gameplay with crypto assets on the Avalanche blockchain, allowing players to own and trade in-game assets on-chain. The studio has launched its own dedicated Avalanche L1 chain called…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago (656+ words) Social news platform Digg is returning thanks to Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian, with plans for crypto wallets and AI agents ahead. The upcoming revival of tech entrepreneur and investor Kevin Rose's social news site Digg has a crypto connection, as the social news platform is using embedded wallet platform Privy as an account authenticator for its revamped launch. Privy is currently utilized in other popular Web3 applications like NFT marketplace OpenSea and token launchpad Pump.fun, allowing users to create a crypto wallet with just an email. That abstracts away technical complexities like seed phrases that have been barriers to adoption. "Privy gives us all the modern and legacy authentication systems we'd like to support. Embedded wallets are a future-proof feature we'd like to have there from day one," said Rose in a post on Circle, a community feedback platform…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago (74+ words) Now launched in public beta, Decrypt and Rug Radio present MYRIAD, the evolution of their interconnected media ecosystem with on-chain prediction markets. Visit myriad.markets to get started! MYRIAD Public Beta Now Live Now launched in public beta, Decrypt and Rug Radio present MYRIAD, the evolution of their interconnected media ecosystem with on-chain prediction markets. Visit myriad.markets to get started! Our crystal clear how-to guides and tech 101 videos....

11+ mon, 3+ day ago (1551+ words) The Year in Crypto: Gary Gone Wild Dec 27, 2024Dec 27, 2024 As the Securities and Exchange Commission's five voting members sat before lawmakers on Capitol Hill in September, House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry (R-NC) pressed the agency's head about a supposed lack of regulatory clarity regarding crypto. "The laws are clear, and it's written by the Supreme Court," SEC Chair Gary Gensler began to say before McHenry cut him off'turning to Gensler's Republican-appointed colleague, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, to ask about the agency's stance on crypto regulation again. "We've taken a legally imprecise view to mask the lack of regulatory clarity," Peirce responded, with Gensler just a few feet away. "It's always helpful to have Congress weigh in, but there certainly are some guidelines we could provide in this area that we have chosen not to." The exchange lasted minutes, but…...