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Pudgy Penguins will halt development of Pudgy Party and focus on Pudgy World, as another Web3 gaming project shuts down after failing to find a sustainable business model. Go to Source

Strategy acquired 1,587 Bitcoin for $100 million last week, lifting holdings to 846,842 BTC after raising $209 million through MSTR stock sales. Go to Source

Standard Chartered forecasts assets locked in decentralized finance will reach $2.7 trillion by 2030, driven by tokenization and crypto-native growth. Go to Source

Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank warns users of possible account suspensions for Polymarket-linked transactions, citing Japan’s gambling laws. Go to Source

US President Donald Trump says the US and Iran have a deal for a “toll-free opening of the Strait of Hormuz,” sending Bitcoin to a two-week high. Go to Source

New Mexico is the eighth state sued by the CFTC over prediction markets, as Gary Gensler doubted the regulators’ claim of authority over sports event contracts. Go to Source

The Aztec Connect platform was deprecated in March 2023, but the immutable smart contract still held over $2 million in crypto assets. Go to Source

Bitcoin mining difficulty has undergone its second-largest downward difficulty adjustment this year, following February’s 11% shift. Go to Source

Standard Chartered’s Geoff Kendrick tells clients “winter is over” as the analyst said crypto prices have likely seen the low for the cycle, ahead of Strategy’s Bitcoin purchase update. Go to Source

The SPHINCS- proposal aims to reduce the cost of post-quantum signature verification on Ethereum while the network works toward a longer-term solution. Go to Source