🎮 Web3 Gaming and Tech

• Donald Trump Jr. denies the involvement of the Trump Organization in Donald Trump's crypto wallet and trading app in partnership with Magic Eden

  • Yesterday, World Liberty Financial sent a cease and desist letter to the $TRUMP memecoin team and ME

• Shards Protocol announced it raised $2M in a round led by Animoca, Kyber, and YGG

  • Seems like it pivoted to becoming an onchain reputation layer

• Claynosaurz sees $19M+ in financial interest through its Popkins Packs presale

• Kaito expands to Instagram and TikTok, expanding out of the CT bubble

• Spy Inc. is a new risk-to-earn game launching on Base (likely a Ponzi)

• Sleepagotchi joins the $PIXEL ecosystem

  • Users will be able to stake $PIXELS to Sleepagotchi for a yield

• S2 of Onchain Heroes is now live

• Sparkball leaves Monda and, on the same day, announces it is joining the Somnia ecosystem

  • Monad is taking its sweet time to launch, and some of the apps don’t have the time to wait anymore

• Angry Dynomites announces its migration to the Ronin Network

• Pantera Capital doubles down on its investment in Revolving Games

  • The RCADE Foundation is scheduled to have its TGE in the next few weeks

🚀 Nexus V1 Launch

Welcome to edition #81 of the Nexus Power Up Newsletter. If you’re a subscriber or holder, you can now join and win one of the 5 Nexus Passes by leaving detailed feedback on our crypto and stock trading features.

See the announcement in the Discord channel for more info.

Try the free features (game database, crypto market overview, and token and NFT charts) of the platform without having to log in 👇

You can also get access through:

• Getting a Nexus Pass NFT now for exclusive lifetime access

Don't miss out—follow our journey on Hustle's Twitter, YouTube channels, and Nexus Twitter.

📈Macro Cryptocurrency News

• JPMorgan Chase and Co. will soon allow clients to use crypto ETFs, starting with BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust, as collateral for loans, marking a significant step into the crypto industry.

• Private sector job growth slowed to 37,000 in May 2025, missing the Dow Jones forecast of 110,000, signaling a weakening labor market ahead of the BLS nonfarm payrolls data.

• Webus International filed with the SEC for a $300 million XRP-focused treasury management framework to enhance institutional blockchain infrastructure.

• Trump Media and Tech Group filed with NYSE Arca to list the Truth Social Bitcoin ETF, aiming to track Bitcoin’s price through Trump’s media platform.

• PumpFun plans to raise $1 billion through a token sale at a $4 billion valuation, stirring debate over its market impact and lack of an airdrop

• Classover, a Nasdaq-listed company, aims to raise $500 million to build a Solana (SOL) treasury, following the trend of corporate crypto adoption.

• The Ethereum Foundation restructured by forming a leaner Protocol division to focus on the chain’s next major hard fork after selling $1 billion in ETH since 2022.

• Sberbank issued structured bonds tied to Bitcoin, offering investors exposure to the cryptocurrency’s price movements as Russia embraces crypto.

• Arkham Intelligence identified a wallet holding 1.5 million $TRUMP tokens worth $4 million linked to Donald Trump, aligning with his recent crypto activities.

• The Sui community voted to recover $223 million in stolen Cetus funds, aiming to return assets to users after a May 2025 exploit.

• Telegram raised $1.7 billion through convertible bonds to fund expansion, supporting blockchain projects like TON and new AI features for its 900 million users.

🌟Token Spotlight by Hustle

• Coin of the Week: $SPX

• Market Cap: ~$1B

• What is SPX6900? SPX is the memecoin, currently heavily being pushed by Murad (his videos are incredibly cringe though).

• Delve into Hustle's market wisdom with his “Daily Watchlist” and deep-dive analysis available on the TTOO Discord server and through his “In the Game" show. 

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See you next week!