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Tech

Mythical Games Taps Sam Altman’s World to Keep Players Safe From Bots

As part of the partnership, Mythical will build Mythos Chain, the first layer-3 blockchain atop World Chain, the layer-2 network built on top of Ethereum.

Worldcoin co-founders Alex Blania and Sam Altman (Marc Olivier/Worldcoin)

Finance

Gaming Studio Snail Explores Developing U.S. Dollar Stablecoin

The gaming publisher is evaluating the feasibility of a proprietary stablecoin and has hired external consultant.

Gaming on a computer (Sean Do/Unsplash)

Web3

Web3 Gaming Faces Ongoing Turmoil, Market Metrics Reveal Persistent Decline

According to DappRadar’s Q2 2025 report, blockchain gaming experienced a 17% drop in user activity and a 93% year-over-year decline in funding.

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Web3

Tencent Is Looking to Buy Nexon, the Creator of Web 3 Gaming Franchise MapleStory

The deal could help Tencent secure long-term control over popular intellectual property and expand its presence in the South Korean gaming market.

MapleStory gameplay (YoutTube)

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Finance

Sony’s Layer-2 Blockchain Soneium Unveils Gaming Incubator

The Soneium For All incubator is to accelerate consumer and gaming applications within the blockchain’s 7 million-user ecosystem.

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Web3

Peaky Blinders to Hit Web3. Anonymous Labs Will Launch Blockchain-Based Ecosystem on Blockbuster Series

A goal is to onboard traditional Peaky Blinders fans into crypto through interactive storytelling and gameplay.

Peaky Blinders poster. (Banijay Rights/Anonymous Labs)

Tech

Sam Altman's World Network and Razer Want to Defeat Gaming's Bot Problem

The teams are releasing “Razer ID verified by World ID,” which is a single sign-on mechanism that will verify real human gamers from bots.

Worldcoin co-founders Alex Blania and Sam Altman (Marc Olivier/Worldcoin)

Markets

ANALYSIS: AI Tokens Are the Real Losers of the DeepSeek Revolution

Artificial Intelligence tokens have a market cap in the billions, and pools of capital startups would be jealous of. But they got beat by a lean, efficient team.

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Tech

Arbitrum Deepens Ties with South Korea's Lotte Group

Lotte’s Caliverse, an AI-driven entertainment experience, is coming to the layer-2 network, allowing web3 users to pay for services with crypto.

The co-founders of Offchain Labs, the firm behind Arbitrum. (Offchain Labs)

Markets

Family Offices Investors Summit: The $100M Club Bets on Liquid Token, AI, and Gaming in Pivot to Alternative Investments

The Asia-Pacific region is expected to lead global growth in family office wealth, Manana Samuseva, founder of FOIS, told CoinDesk.

Manana Samuseva, founder of FOIS, (right) at the Family Funds Investor Summit at Singapore. (Manana Samuseva/FOIS)