🎮 Web3 Gaming and Tech

• Orange Cap Games raised $3.5M in a seed round led by 1kx and Yuga

  • The company recently acquired the Moonbirds IP from Yuga

• The football speculation x meme coin app Football Fun is live again

  • Now available to everyone

• Yapyo is the “Loudio of Arbitrum” - powered by Kaito

• Spy Inc., the new degen game on Base, is holding its TGE this Monday

  • WL holders receive an allocation of $1200

• Ronin launches its ecosystem directory to browse through the top apps and games easily

  • A similar approach to Abstract’s Portal

• Tokyo Beast generates $1M in revenue within 48 hours of its public launch

• The wallet infrastructure provider Privy gets acquired by Stripe

• Proof of Play expands its product offering to the HyperEVM

• Youmio opens up its applications for builders

• Shopify now supports USDC payments, and partnered up with Coinbase to build the smart contract

• Twitter announced Polymarket is now their official prediction market partner

• FIFA Rivals launched yesterday, and announced partnered with Adidas to drop a series of NFTs last week

• Angelic Kingdom introduced a 500-supply collection: The Archangels

  • The NFTs will earn a share of the marketplace and merchant revenue

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📈Macro Cryptocurrency News

• The U.S. Senate passed a vote on the GENIUS stablecoin bill, advancing it toward a period of debate and a potential final vote to regulate stablecoins and their issuers.

• Google offered buyouts to select U.S.-based employees amid a wave of tech layoffs as part of cost-cutting measures and a shift toward AI-focused restructuring.

• U.S. CPI came in at 2.4% and Core CPI at 2.8% year-over-year, both slightly below estimates, sparking varied reactions on economic implications.

• President Trump announced a preliminary trade deal with China on rare earths, subject to final approval from both leaders, following intense London talks to de-escalate trade tensions.

• The SEC's request for updated filings from Solana ETF issuers hints at a potential approval within three to five weeks, with a 90% chance forecasted by Bloomberg Intelligence.

• OpenAI has reached $10 billion in annualized revenue, driven by the growth of ChatGPT and its AI offerings.

• SEC Chair is working on an innovation exemption for DeFi platforms, aiming to foster development while addressing regulatory concerns.

• South Korea has proposed a stablecoin licensing regime to regulate the issuance and operation of stablecoins within its borders.

• Amazon announced a $10.5 billion investment in Pennsylvania to expand cloud infrastructure and support AI innovation through AWS.

• Anduril raised $2.5 billion at a $30.5 billion valuation, led by Founders Fund, to advance its defense technology innovations.

• Gemini announced a confidential submission of a draft registration statement for a proposed initial public offering, marking a step toward going public.

• Deutsche Bank is exploring stablecoins and tokenized deposits, signaling a move toward integrating blockchain technology into traditional banking.

🌟Token Spotlight by Hustle

• Coin of the Week: $0X0

• Market Cap: ~$80M

• What is 0×0? 0×0.ai is a privacy-focused, decentralized exchange on Ethereum. 100% of the platform’s revenue is redistributed to 0x0 token holders in ETH.

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