Octo Gaming adds Starknet’s Layer 2 technology to make its social gaming platform even better. This partnership will significantly reduce transaction speeds and processing times. In doing so, it will make for smooth on-boarding of mobile games into the Web3 ecosystem. An exciting new game joining Octo Gaming’s platform is...
BOB has achieved one of its most important milestones! It is now the first blockchain to implement Zero-Knowledge (ZK) proofs as fraud proofs inside a hybrid rollup architecture. This gamechanging combo combines the efficiency and scalability of ZK rollups with the low cost and simplicity of optimistic rollups. Together, these...
From Shibarium the walletless Layer-2 blockchain of WeWake, which is building a self-sovereign digital ID enabling new social networks and communities. This new idea has the potential to disrupt the growing meme chain race. At the same time, Shiba Inu is developing its own Layer-3 solution to supercharge its existing...
BlockNews — one of the world’s leading blockchain media platforms, brought their wildly popular “Hodler’s Lounge” party. This dynamic and successful convening happened on July 20, 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The event, held at the Star Sky Lounge 69, a prominent high-altitude venue, brought together nearly 200 representatives from...
PENGU, a relative newcomer in the growing meme coin market, has flown through the roof. It has currently flown up over 440% in a week! The new cryptocurrency, which began trading at well below a penny, ultimately spiked to as high as $0.0068 before experiencing a significant price correction. This...
To improve transaction throughput on their BNB Chain, Binance is building zkBNB, a layer-2 scaling solution based on zero-knowledge proofs. Overall, the addition of zkBNB is intended to significantly scale the network’s throughput, eventually reaching up to 10,000 TPS. This enhancement aims to deliver more rapid, efficient transaction processing for...
As a result, Cardano (ADA) has staged a massive rally, propelling its market cap past $21 billion. A combination of greater development activity, changes in the ecosystem, and bullish sentiment in the larger crypto market has ADA’s price sky rocketing. Since its June low, ADA has surged over 58%, including...
BTC’s market dominance has dropped below 60% as a new wave of altcoin performance accelerates. This change comes in the wake of a vastly successful $4 million presale for Bitcoin Hyper that points to the growing interest in alternative cryptocurrencies. Ethereum is at the head of the altcoin rally and...
As Bitcoin surpasses previous all-time highs and altcoin momentum builds, investors are strategically positioning themselves for potential gains in the cryptocurrency market. News.Az picks five altcoins that could experience down-the-road returns of 10x — or more — before the end of Q4 2025. These altcoins represent all sorts of functionalities,...
Strategy’s strategic accumulation of Bitcoin has boosted it to become the largest holder of Bitcoin of any S&P 500 company. They own a shit-ton of Bitcoin and $MSTR stock keeps climbing up and to the right. This powerful combination has created a tsunami of institutional cryptocurrency adoption. Recent developments around...
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Murakami's Flowers Bloom on Base: Art & Web3 Collide!
Takashi Murakami, the world-famous Japanese artist whose colorful and playful works transcended to global culture, is taking a step into Web3. Having just released his most recent NFT drop on the Base blockchain, this decision truly represents a big step of harmonizing traditional medium with the cyber-space. It unlocks an...
Murakami on Base: Is This the NFT Catalyst We've Been Waiting For?
Takashi Murakami. Base. NFTs. Three words I never imagined I’d put together with such… eagerness? Let’s not kid ourselves, the NFT world has been a bit of a digital wasteland as of late. Remember the hype? The Bored Apes? The promises of a decentralized future? It all seems like a...
Murakami's NFTs: 5 Reasons Why Art World Elites Are Terrified
Let's be blunt: the champagne socialists in the art world are freaking out right now. Takashi Murakami, the creative genius responsible for bringing you those famous smiling flowers on Louis Vuitton bags, has thrown a new digital curve ball to the fashion industry. His “108 Flowers Revised” NFT Collection has...
Takashi Murakami Blooms on Base with "108 Flowers Revised" NFT Collection
Takashi Murakami, the Japanese contemporary art phenomenon, is bringing his “108 Flowers Revised” NFT collection to life. Like Base itself, it’ll be released on the Base blockchain. This move is a huge step in bridging the old art establishment with the innovative technology that Web3 offers. The July 31 launch...
Octo Gaming's Starknet Bet: Pragmatic Progress or Just Another Crypto Hype?
On-device AI Octo Gaming recently announced their partnership with Starknet to bring Layer 2 scalability to their mobile gaming platform. This exciting new initiative makes us all answer this key question head-on. On the surface, it sounds promising: faster gameplay, smoother transactions, and the allure of tokenized rewards for their...
Bro Jump's Starknet Leap: Is This the Future of Mobile Gaming?
Forget Candy Crush. Forget Flappy Bird. We're talking Bro Jump. Yes, Bro Jump. And yes, it's somehow connected to Starknet. If that one line announcement doesn’t get you excited, then clearly you need to update your sweet Farmville. But for the rest of us, the question is: could this bizarre...
Octo Gaming & Starknet: Bro Jump into the Future of Web3 Games!
With the help of new creative partnerships and cutting-edge technology, the mobile gaming landscape is about to be transformed. Octo Gaming's collaboration with Starknet and the launch of 'Bro Jump' exemplifies this shift, promising a scalable, secure, and community-driven Web3 experience. This article takes a look at how Starknet’s rollup...
Oh Whale's NFTs: Saving Oceans or Just Another Hype Train?
Okay, let's talk about whales. Majestic creatures, right? Gentle giants of the deep. Now, let's talk about NFTs. Digital… assets? Okay, okay, digital pictures of cartoon whales. Oh Whale, to be exact. They’re unstoppable, cleaning up our seven seas, one pixelated cetacean at a time. But is this effort really...