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“We are open 24/7/365, but good luck getting an employee to pick up.”

The mini app combines vibe-coding with a hypercasual game feed and is coming to the new Coinbase Wallet

Story Foundation President suggests the “dead internet” theory may become reality

GUN tokens can be bridged from Avalanche to Solana as part of the team’s multichain strategy

With $30 million in funding and EverQuest’s creator at the helm, it’s possible, but not guaranteed

Pinata CEO Kyle Tut reveals why data verification is only going to become more necessary

BlueYard’s head of crypto research developed FreePay to make fee-free, tap-to-pay crypto payments a reality

Kathleen Osgood joins Moku to bring third-party brands to the studio’s AI game Grand Arena

The wallet doesn’t have enough memory for more apps and features but should still function, the company says

JavaScript fueled a toxic ad model for the internet, says Brendan Eich, but crypto and privacy tech could help us escape it

Waka Flocka Flame-linked BaseDrop is raising some eyebrows

Moca brings digital identities onchain as a privacy-forward alternative to existing single sign-on tools

StarFun founder says VC intros shouldn’t be needed to start a crypto business — and is looking for $2.5 million in funding

Cybersecurity experts explain how the attack could have been prevented

The soccer club is using the XRP-compatible Root blockchain and is expected to release a mobile racing game, too

Where do crypto mobile games go from here?

The Base ‘L3’ sees desktop builds as a lucrative market

AI app and agent devs can train and run their own custom models using cloud compute

Attorneys weigh in on the issue in light of a changing US regulatory environment

The Amex offers up to 4% bitcoin back, but the deal is a bit ironic considering crypto’s goals

The crypto-optional shooter is expected to release on Steam in a few weeks

OS1 is set to disappear next week, and some traders aren’t happy

Could the mobile-first platform give Courtyard a run for its money?

Machine learning model updates have helped address the problem, according to Coinbase’s VP of product