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‘Rizz-to-Earn’: Flirting With an AI Agent Could Win You a Crypto Airdrop

‘Rizz-to-Earn’: Flirting With an AI Agent Could Win You a Crypto Airdrop

In brief Ethereum game Pixels is offering token rewards for players who successfully flirt with AI-powered NPCs, with the top 500 players earning PIXEL tokens and possibly future AIV tokens. Players must purchase a key for PIXEL tokens to access the limited-time flirting challenge, which ends May 22. • This feature is part of Pixels’ […]

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Shitcoins, AI Agents and Hot Dogs: Crypto Game ‘DX Terminal’ Is a Wild Experiment

Shitcoins, AI Agents and Hot Dogs: Crypto Game ‘DX Terminal’ Is a Wild Experiment

In brief DX Terminal is a multi-agent AI simulation where traders try to build up big token balances. Minted as NFTs on the Base blockchain, agents come with their own unique personas that influence the way they trade. Humans can prompt their traders, encouraging them to perform pump-and-dump schemes to accrue more tokens. Right this

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‘MapleStory N’ Game Launches on Avalanche With Surging NXPC Token

‘MapleStory N’ Game Launches on Avalanche With Surging NXPC Token

In brief Long-running gaming franchise MapleStory has entered crypto with MapleStory N, which is now live. A pre-launch free NFT mint was the biggest ever for the Avalanche network, according to Ava Labs. The platform’s NXPC token surged in price after launch Thursday, making it one of the most valuable gaming tokens. Avalanche blockchain game

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Bitwise CIO expects surge in crypto ETP allocations by year-end, foresees 5% portfolio norm

Bitwise CIO expects surge in crypto ETP allocations by year-end, foresees 5% portfolio norm

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan said on May 14 that a “big unlock” is occurring across the financial advisory space regarding crypto investments. After attending a major advisory firm’s conference, Hougan shared his expectations that most major firms will enable crypto exchange-traded product (ETP) access by the end of 2025.  He added that interest

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This Week in Crypto Games: Square Enix and Sony, Adidas on Sui, Coinbase Sponsors ‘League’ Esports

This Week in Crypto Games: Square Enix and Sony, Adidas on Sui, Coinbase Sponsors ‘League’ Esports

The crypto gaming space is ever expanding, and with prominent games releasing, token airdrops piling up, and the constant shifting of the markets around them all, it’s a lot to take in. Luckily, we’re all over it here at Decrypt‘s GG. And if you’re looking to keep tabs on the latest happenings around crypto video

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Nintendo Denies Use of AI Imagery in ‘Mario Kart World’ on Switch 2

Nintendo Denies Use of AI Imagery in ‘Mario Kart World’ on Switch 2

In brief Nintendo denied using AI-generated imagery in its upcoming Mario Kart World game. The firm’s president spoke out about issues with AI and intellectual property to investors last year. Mario Kart World will release alongside the Nintendo Switch 2 console on June 5. Gaming giant Nintendo said Friday that AI-generated images are not present

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Square Enix Is Bringing Its NFT Game to Sony’s Ethereum Network

Square Enix Is Bringing Its NFT Game to Sony’s Ethereum Network

Gaming giant Square Enix, the firm behind Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts, announced this week that it is expanding its blockchain game Symbiogenesis to Sony’s Ethereum layer-2 network, Soneium. Symbiogenesis originally launched on Ethereum scaling network Polygon, and is currently wrapping up what’s slated to be its final season of content. But that imminent conclusion

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This Week in Crypto Games: Gala Kills ‘Walking Dead’, ‘Flappy Bird’ Flaps Away From Crypto

This Week in Crypto Games: Gala Kills ‘Walking Dead’, ‘Flappy Bird’ Flaps Away From Crypto

The crypto gaming space is ever expanding, and with prominent games releasing, token airdrops piling up, and the constant shifting of the markets around them all, it’s a lot to take in. Luckily, we’re all over it here at Decrypt‘s GG. And if you’re looking to keep tabs on the latest happenings around crypto video

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Next Telegram Gaming Boom Will Come From Reinventing Classics: ‘Notcoin’ Founders

Next Telegram Gaming Boom Will Come From Reinventing Classics: ‘Notcoin’ Founders

Telegram game Notcoin kick-started last year’s tap-to-earn revolution that amassed hundreds of millions of players on the messaging app, but enthusiasm for the model has since dwindled following underwhelming token launches tied to increasingly overcomplicated schemes. Now, a year after Notcoin’s NOT token launch sparked the frenzy, the game’s founders believe that reinventing classic video

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