Blockchain gaming franchise Illuvium revealed a collaboration this week with Casio’s G-Shock watch brand to release a collection of NFT cards. This collection will be used in the Illuvium Beyond card collection game. Illuvium Beyond is not to be confused with the other three illuvium games that launched this year. This is branded as a collectible card game with a leaderboard that tracks the points value of the top 100 players’ collection of cards, and is available to play on the Illuvium site. T ..read more

Coinbase further signaled its acceptance of meme coins on Wednesday, announcing its intentions to support trading for Gigachad (GIGA) and Turbo (TURBO) by adding the tokens to its listing roadmap.  GIGA and TURBO tokens both saw swift upward price movements, jumping 37% and 15% respectively in the hour after the announcement from the Coinbase Assets account on X (formerly known as Twitter).  Though announced together, the tokens come with distinct backstories and communities from two separate bl ..read more

Crypto users across the European Economic Area (EEA) looking to convert and spend their digital assets are in luck, with Gate Group’s Visa-backed debit card offering a “seamless” way to integrate cryptocurrency holdings with everyday transactions for most EEA users. Operating entirely in euros across the global Visa network, the Gate Group card offers more than a few benefits for crypto holders. Over 2,500 cryptocurrencies supported For starters, Gate Group has implemented a comprehensive reward ..read more

New York City mayor Eric Adams, known for his humility and low profile, delivered his latest message to his haters this week—this time on the subject of Bitcoin. “Remember when y’all laughed at me when I first got my Bitcoin?” Adams said to a room of reporters during a press conference on Tuesday. “Who’s laughing now?”  Adams then laughed heartily, before adding: “Go look at my Bitcoin now.” In early 2022, Adams took his first three paychecks as New York City mayor in Bitcoin and Ethereum—a sum ..read more

President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday via Truth Social that he has picked Paul Atkins, a former commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to lead the regulatory agency as its next Chairman. Representing a crypto-friendly successor to SEC Chair Gary Gensler, Atkins served as an SEC commissioner for six years following his appointment by President George W. Bush. He is currently the CEO of Patomak Global Partners, a financial services consultancy firm. "Paul is a p ..read more

This meme coin depicts a dog in a ski mask—and it’s jumping to new heights because U.S. Congressman Mike Collins (R-GA) acknowledged he bought as much as $30,000 of it. Collins’ purchase of Ski Mask Dog (SKI), alongside another token, was flagged Tuesday by the financial data platform Unusual Whales on X (formerly known as Twitter). The 57-year-old replied with a picture of Pepe the Frog, evoking the popular internet meme that’s also tied to a valuable meme coin. But beneath the frog’s shades an ..read more

Bitcoin made another move towards the long-awaited $100,000 milestone, popping above the $99,000 mark on Wednesday afternoon—bringing Ethereum, Dogecoin, and other top assets along for the ride. The leading cryptocurrency didn't quite hit the target, however, with Bitcoin peaking at $99,329 so far Wednesday at just before 4pm ET. That's the highest price since November 22, when BTC set its current all-time high mark of $99,645. Momentum cooled quickly, with Bitcoin dipping down to a current pric ..read more

Ethereum layer-3 gaming network Xai is set to release “Tiny Sentry Keys” to lower the barrier for entry into its Sentry Key ecosystem, promising future benefits within the gaming ecosystem for buyers. Xai's Sentry Keys are NFT-based licenses for nodes that are operated by network supporters, which can be staked to receive rewards. Already, the Xai Foundation claims, approximately $340 million worth of rewards and airdrops have been distributed through this scheme thus far—including the much-hype ..read more

Binance’s native token (BNB) jumped to record highs on Wednesday amid a broader crypto market uplift that saw a resurgence in long-time altcoins affiliated with Ethereum and Bitcoin. BNB surged 8% to a new peak above $788, beating out its previous June all-time high of $710, CoinGecko data shows. The asset is used for trading fee discounts, transaction fees on the Binance Smart Chain, staking, participation in token sales, payments, borrowing, and lending.  Meanwhile, Ethereum Classic (ETC) and ..read more

This year’s crypto market rally continues to post impressive gains following a significant surge late Wednesday evening from the world’s largest digital asset. Bitcoin breached the vaunted $100,000 at 9:45 pm ET, smashing through that level to land just above $103,000, CoinGecko data shows. Over the last 24 hours, the native token of Bitcoin layer-2 Stacks (STX) experienced the largest uplift, rising 15% to $3, while The Sandbox (SAND) came in second—up 14% to $0.87. Gunning off market fervor, t ..read more