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Imagine earning cryptocurrency just by tapping your screen! In 2024, tap-to-earn games like Notcoin and Hamster Kombat have made this a reality for millions. We’ll take you through the mechanics, reward systems, and community impacts of these top games, showing why they’ve become such a hit. What Are Tap-to-Earn Games? “Tap to earn” games are a type of mobile game where players can earn real-world rewards, often in the form of cash, gift cards, or cryptocurrency, by performing simple in-game actions. These actions typically involve repetitive tasks such as tapping the screen, watching ads, completing surveys, or participating in mini-games.…
Square Enix, the studio behind the Final Fantasy games, reported profits for the recently ended fiscal year. The developer attributes its profitability to the success of its mobile and MMO games, such as Final Fantasy 14. However, despite its profitable performance, the game developer continued making structural changes. In a report released by Square Enix, Final Fantasy 14 was highlighted as the main reason for the company’s “digital financial” positives in the completed fiscal year that ended in March 2024. The 250.1% operating profit was reported despite the studio’s recent releases not performing well. The studio did not have any…
Discover SCENE Leading Bitcoin Ordinal projects have bounced back over the past 24 hours, after the global market experienced widespread sell-offs and recession fears at the start of the week. NodeMonkes, the largest Ordinals project by market cap, has increased its floor price by 34.2% over the past 24 hours to $7,600. Meanwhile, Bitcoin Puppets, the second largest project, has climbed 38% to a floor of $5,600. Bitcoin Ordinal Inscriptions are digital assets inscribed on a satoshi, the lowest denomination of a Bitcoin (BTC). Ordinals are often looked at as NFTs for Bitcoin. The protocol originally took the industry by…
TL;DRFull Story“It’s better to be loved for who you are, than to change to match what others want.”— Chevy’s mom, after his crush laughed at his break dance performance in middle school.This is a similar story 👇Our buddy Vijay created a crypto integration (called RNDM) that’s a little too effective for its own good…It works like this:Say someone offers to sell 1 ETH at $2900, but all the buyers on an exchange are only willing to buy at $2899, RNDM comes in → makes up the $1 difference → and ekes out a small return from fees and airdrop allocations.Do…
Ethereum-based CryptoPunks reclaimed the daily non-fungible tokens (NFTs) sales chart on Tuesday with US$663,757 across 11 unique buyers engaging in transactions, according to CryptoSlam data. The collection’s average sale price stood at US$60,341, pushing its all-time sales volume to US$2.86 billion, third in the industry. The second-ranking collection for the day was NodeMonkes, which belongs to the Bitcoin blockchain, with a total daily sales volume of US$627,789. This collection saw 88 unique buyers and 97 transactions. NodeMonkes is the top Bitcoin-based collection in the all-time sales chart and 26th across all chains with US$254.7 million. It now sits less than…
BlackRock bought ETH worth $109.9 million, spurred by the latest price decline. Slight accumulation observed, especially from whales, but retail is still fearful. With the latest discounted Ethereum [ETH] prices, one would expect buyers to ape back into the market. Unless there were expectations of more sell side pressure in the coming days. ETFs have been driving up demand for ETH, hence it is essential to keep up with their activity. Recent data indicated that the bears were falling back after their aggressive assault on the market last week. Some Bitcoin [BTC] ETFs are taking advantage, such as BlackRock, who…
Grayscale has introduced two new crypto investment trusts, focusing on the Sui blockchain and the decentralized AI network Bittensor, according to an Aug. 7 statement.The Grayscale Bittensor Trust will invest in Bittensor’s native TAO token, while the Grayscale Sui Trust will focus exclusively on Sui’s SUI token.Rayhaneh Sharif-Askary, Grayscale’s Head of Product & Research, commented that the launch of the trusts will provide investors with familiar products that enable access to tokens at the cutting edge of the crypto ecosystem’s continued evolution.He added:“We are excited to add Bittensor and Sui to our product suite, and believe Bittensor is at the…
Trading volume of BTC ETFs hits $5.7 billion. BTC and ETH recovers from market downturn. Over the last 30 days, Cryptocurrency markets have experienced extreme volatility. The last two days have seen crypto markets crash and recover, with BTC hitting below $49k as altcoins also declined simultaneously. However, while the crypto markets crashed, the BTC spot ETF trading volume doubled. BTC ETF trading volume hits $5.7 billion Source: Coinglass Amidst the market crash, trading volume for Bitcoin ETFs has surged to over $5.7 billion. According to the report, the recent surge arose after 48 hours of heightened crypto market volatility.…
Sony Bank, a subsidiary of Sony Financial Holdings (NASDAQ: SONY), has launched a mobile application for customers to collect, store, and trade non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in a renewed push into Web3. Dubbed the CONNECT app, Sony Bank says the new offering is a step toward digitization as it seeks to put significant distance between itself and other service providers in Japan. The app, launched at the tail end of July, boasts a string of functionalities for users, with Sony Bank hinting at future upgrades. Users of the CONNECT app can purchase collectibles through Sony’s NFT marketplace, SNFT, and store them…
TL;DRAfter Monday’s crash, Bitcoin is up 8%, Ethereum is up 11%, and Solana is up a whopping 20% — but black swan events like this have a tendency to take weeks to recover from (not days).Full StoryIf you’ve never fallen out of a tree after your older cousin said he’d break your Nintendo 64 if you didn’t reach the top in the next 5 mins…Lettuce explain how it works: You rarely fall straight down. Typically, you bounce between the branches, making flailing grabs before you’re met with the hard, unwelcoming embrace of the ground.Same tends to go for black swan…
