• Aug 12, 2024

The Hottest Telegram Tap-to-Earn Games That Let You Earn Crypto

Notcoin led to this year’s biggest and buzziest gaming token launch so far, but the Telegram mini app is no one-off sensation. Hamster Kombat has already surged to greater heights in terms of pre-token players, claiming more than 300 million users already ahead of its launch on The Open Network (TON), while other games on Telegram are gaining steam with the same kind of model. Like Hamster Kombat, games like PixelTap and Yescoin are expanding upon the basic “clicker” or screen-tapping premise in...

  • Aug 12, 2024

Telegram Game ‘TapSwap’ Adds City Builder Mode Linked to TON Token Airdrop

Telegram game TapSwap racked up tens of millions of players in recent months ahead of a planned token launch and airdrop on The Open Network (TON)—and now it’s expanded beyond the original Notcoin-esque tap-to-earn premise with a new city builder mode. Launched on Monday, Tappy Town is a new game mode found within the TapSwap mini app on Telegram that lets you upgrade and enhance numerous buildings to unlock additional rewards. Tappy Town ties into existing play-to-earn elements within TapSwap,...

  • Aug 12, 2024

Telegram Game ‘TapSwap’ Adds City Builder Mode Linked to TON Token Airdrop

Telegram game TapSwap racked up tens of millions of players in recent months ahead of a planned token launch and airdrop on The Open Network (TON)—and now it’s expanded beyond the original Notcoin-esque tap-to-earn premise with a new city builder mode. Launched on Monday, Tappy Town is a new game mode found within the TapSwap mini app on Telegram that lets you upgrade and enhance numerous buildings to unlock additional rewards. Tappy Town ties into existing play-to-earn elements within TapSwap,...

  • Aug 12, 2024

All of Trump's Crypto Promises, From Boosting Bitcoin Mining to Firing Gensler

Former President Donald Trump has pitched big plans for crypto on the campaign trail, folding several promises into his reelection bid while trying to make inroads with digital asset owners. When it comes to the nascent industry, crypto isn’t listed among 20 core goals that make up the Republican Party’s official 2024 platform—and the topic didn't come up during his interview with Elon Musk on Monday. Still, in a draft document released this July, crypto was mentioned alongside artificial intell...

  • Aug 12, 2024

Bitcoin ETFs on Pace to Hold More BTC Than Even Satoshi

After months of accumulating billions of dollars’ worth of Bitcoin, the successful Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that launched this year are set to soon collectively hold more of the leading cryptocurrency than its mysterious, pseudonymous founder, Satoshi Nakamoto. A chart posted on Twitter (aka X) on Monday by Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas shows that the 10 spot Bitcoin funds now trading on American stock exchanges now hold close to a million digital coins when tallied up. While...

  • Aug 12, 2024

Bitcoin Price Jumps as $2 Billion in Mt. Gox Repayment Funds Moved

Mt. Gox's Bitcoin billions are on the move again—and the leading cryptocurrency's price is on the rise. Blockchain data tracking firm Arkham Intelligence on Tuesday flagged on-chain movements from a crypto address that had received over $2 billion in Bitcoin from the collapsed exchange. The address, Arkham said, had initiated test transactions ahead of expected repayments to affected users—and then the entire balance of over 33,000 BTC (worth $2 billion at the current price) was moved to another...

  • Aug 12, 2024

UNFK Gives Artists $10,000 for ‘Community Prank’ Mocking Gary Gensler

Meme-powered movement for change UNFK has given away $10,000 in SOL tokens to artists in its first “community unlock,” following a recent meme competition poking fun at U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler. The “community prank” competition awarded $10,000 in prizes to people for memes that “Give Gensler the Finger” with the hashtag #FireGensler. Judged by NFT collector Cozomo de’ Medici, the competition had such a large turnout that it dominated the hashtag’s search...