The battle for gaming data is on.

Opinion by: T-RO, co-founder of GamerBoom Forget the old pitch about “interactive media.” Every dungeon crawl, clutch revive and deck shuffle is time-stamped, geo-located and tied to an explicit objective. No other medium produces such clean, high-frequency reads on risk tolerance, resilience or cooperation. Feed these sequences into reinforcement learners, resulting in the real-world effect….

Coinbase, BiT Global End Legal Fight Over WBTC Delisting

BiT Global has ended its dispute over the delisting of BiT Global’s wrapped bitcoin (wBTC) token on Coinbase. According to a joint court filing, BiT Global has agreed to dismiss its lawsuit against the crypto exchange with prejudice, meaning the case cannot be brought again in the future. The filing notes that both companies will…

DeFi, not MiCA II at Forefront

European lawmakers have yet to define “decentralization,” even as regulators begin preparing for decentralized finance (DeFi) to become a key focus of crypto policy in 2026. The world’s first comprehensive regulatory framework for the crypto industry, the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), went into effect on Dec. 30, 2024. Among its aims are to boost…

Michael Saylor Signals New Bitcoin Buy as Strategy Launches $1B Stock Offering

Strategy co-founder and executive chairman Michael Saylor posted a chart of the company’s Bitcoin holdings on June 8, signaling a possible upcoming acquisition. On June 8, Saylor posted “Send more Orange” on X. Saylor’s cryptic posts are often followed by announcements of new Bitcoin (BTC) purchases. If Strategy follows up the post with another BTC…

Bitcoin Family Splits Seed Phrase Across Four Continents After Crypto Attacks

Didi Taihuttu, patriarch of the so-called “Bitcoin Family,” has overhauled his digital asset security setup following a wave of violent attacks targeting crypto holders.  The family, known for going all-in on Bitcoin in 2017, now hides portions of their private keys across four continents. In a CNBC interview, Taihuttu said he now uses a hybrid…

Wintermute’s new code flags wallet-draining contracts

Ethereum users will be warned of a new attack capable of draining their wallets, as crypto market maker Wintermute says it has created code that injects a warning into verified malicious contracts. Wintermute’s code, dubbed “CrimeEnjoyor,” prints a warning within malicious Ethereum contracts that are “designed to auto-sweep funds” from wallets with leaked private keys,…

Dubai Real Estate Hits $18.2B in Sales Amid Tokenization Push

Dubai’s real estate market surged in May, posting record sales volumes and transaction values that signal growing investor confidence and potential readiness for property tokenization. According to data shared in a press release with Cointelegraph by real estate platform Property Finder, Dubai’s real estate sector reached a total sales value of 66.8 billion dirhams (about…

Bitcoin market of 2025 driven by stablecoin regulation: Finance Redefined

Despite a week of price consolidation for Bitcoin (BTC), emerging digital asset legislation may provide the next significant catalyst for the world’s first cryptocurrency. Upcoming stablecoin rules, such as the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, may lay the foundation for a Bitcoin cycle top of over $150,000, according to Alice…

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says ‘no need to go public’

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says the stablecoin issuer has no intention of going public, just days after rival Circle made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). “No need to go public,” Ardoino said on June 7, just two days after Circle, which is behind the stablecoin USDC (USDC), entered the public market…

Saylor’s Strategy Upsized Stock Offering to $1B for Bitcoin Purchases

Strategy, the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder, plans to raise nearly $1 billion through a stock offering to fund additional Bitcoin purchases. The company, led by executive chairman Michael Saylor, plans to issue 11,764,700 shares of 10.00% Series A Perpetual Stride Preferred Stock at a public offering price of $85 per share. Strategy estimates raising…