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According to the official blog, Animoca Brands has completed the acquisition of the digital collectibles and gaming company SOMO.SOMO owns products such as "SOMO Codex," "SOMO Duel," and its flagship game "SOMO Battleground," with an ecosystem dedicated to transforming digital collectibles into playable, livestreamable, and tradable assets across games.Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands, stated that SOMO is building a cultural operating system for collectibles, which complements the company's existing portfolio. By integrating SOMO into its ecosystem, Animoca Brands plans to leverage its global network of games, communities, and partners to drive cross-platform promotion and community growth for the SOMO brand.

According to Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas, VanEck will launch the Degen Economy ETF, focusing on areas such as digital gaming and prediction markets. This ETF is a spin-off from a previous gaming ETF, which was forced to adjust due to poor performance. Eric Balchunas noted that this represents the growing presence of the "gambling" community in the economic sphere.

Sony Group plans to issue a dollar-pegged stablecoin next year for U.S. customers to use within its digital ecosystem for purchasing content such as games and anime.This move comes after Sony's banking division, Sony Bank, applied for a national bank charter in the U.S. in October. The charter will allow its subsidiary, Connectia Trust, to engage in "certain designated activities involving cryptocurrency," including issuing a stablecoin pegged to the dollar, maintaining corresponding reserve assets, and providing custody and digital asset management services. Sony Bank has partnered with stablecoin company Bastion, which will provide the infrastructure for the Sony stablecoin. Sony Bank hopes that U.S. customers will use its stablecoin to pay for game subscriptions and other content on the PlayStation platform, reducing the fees associated with credit card payments. Previously, Sony and its partner Startale Group launched the ETH Layer2 network Soneium in January 2025. Sony Group also operates the PlayStation platform and the Crunchyroll anime streaming service.

According to the official announcement, the AI-driven social game project Kyuzo's Friends has announced that the team has completed a $11 million financing round, with investors including DeAgentAI, Stratified Capital, Chain Capital, KnightFury, X Wave, and LBank Labs. This round of financing will be used for global market expansion, upgrades to the AI creation system, and strengthening on-chain infrastructure.Kyuzo's Friends, launched by the Key Origin platform, is its first officially licensed IP project, developed based on the well-known IP "DNAxCAT (九藏喵窝)" and has already landed on the Sui and LINE platforms. The project combines AI creation with Web3 game mechanics, aiming to promote the transformation of traditional IP into the decentralized era. Key Origin is building a global Web3 licensed IP ecosystem, covering IP licensing, AI co-creation, and digital asset trading. The success of Kyuzo's Friends is expected to attract more well-known brands and creators to join.

YouTube's support page shows that starting from November 17, the platform will expand its enforcement scope regarding "online gambling" related content, including digital items with monetary value (such as game skins, props, NFTs) under its control; content related to "social casinos" will be uniformly restricted to 18+; and there will be new age restrictions on game content that features realistic characters and prominently and continuously displays torture or large-scale violence against non-combatants. Previously uploaded videos that violate these rules but were uploaded before the aforementioned date will either be removed or age-restricted, but will not count as warnings.

ChainCatcher news, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, Sharplink Gaming has added another 19,271 ETH to its strategic ETH reserves, worth $80.37 million.

ChainCatcher news, the AI-verified decentralized talent network TradeTalent has completed $8 million in funding, led by Nasdaq-listed company Allied Gaming & Entertainment and technology engineering firm Hicop Engineering Pte. Ltd. The funds will be used to enhance AI skill verification capabilities, expand the global network of enterprises and talents, and further integrate and optimize the platform's trustless infrastructure.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the AI + Web3 recruitment platform TradeTalent has announced the completion of a $8 million financing round, co-led by Nasdaq-listed company Allied Gaming & Entertainment and technology engineering firm Hicop.The funds from this round of financing will be used to accelerate the iteration of its AI skills verification technology, expand its global network of enterprises and talents, and further integrate and improve the Web3 trust infrastructure of its platform.TradeTalent is committed to building a globally trusted skills network that links Web2 and Web3. Through its self-developed AI recruitment protocol and smart contracts, it provides on-chain AI interview and skills certification services. The system can generate tamper-proof on-chain skills assessment NFTs for job seekers, aiming to address pain points in traditional recruitment processes such as false resumes, high background check costs, and privacy breaches, achieving decentralized and trustworthy verification of talent skills.One of the lead investors, Allied Gaming & Entertainment, is a global entertainment and esports company that has recently been actively laying out its Web3 strategy through investments in Bitcoin and Ethereum, particularly focusing on the tokenization of real-world assets. This investment is seen as another important step in its expansion into the Web3 infrastructure sector. The other lead investor, Hicop, is a technology company focused on energy and engineering solutions.

ChainCatcher news, according to businesswire, global experiential entertainment company Allied Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AGAE) announced that as part of its corporate financial management strategy, the company has made an initial investment in Bitcoin and Ethereum.This move marks the company's first step towards incorporating cryptocurrency into its balance sheet and lays the groundwork for AGAE's broader blockchain and RWA tokenization plans. However, the company did not disclose specific holdings.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, SharpLink Gaming received $379 million in stablecoins in the past 45 minutes, and subsequently transferred these funds to Galaxy Digital's OTC wallet, or is preparing to continue purchasing ETH through Galaxy Digital.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, SharpLink Gaming (SBET) plans to stake a portion of its $3.6 billion Ethereum treasury on the Linea network after the mainnet launch on September 10.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, gaming technology startup PlaysOut is considering a new round of equity financing, aiming to raise approximately $15 million, with a valuation expected to exceed $150 million.Insiders revealed that the company has begun discussions with potential investors, targeting investors including Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds and top global venture capital firms. It is reported that PlaysOut plans to use the funds raised to advance its commercialization process.

ChainCatcher news, according to an announcement from Alchemy Pay, the crypto payment company Alchemy Pay has announced a strategic partnership with the Hong Kong-listed company Boyaa Interactive (stock code: 0434) to support the Web3 gaming platform MTT Sports by integrating a fiat-crypto payment gateway.With Alchemy Pay's compliant payment solutions, users can seamlessly purchase the platform's token MTT using payment methods such as Visa, Mastercard, and Apple Pay, enhancing the accessibility of the Web3 gaming ecosystem.Previously, Boyaa Interactive invested 100 BTC in MTT Esports and designated it as the prize pool for poker tournaments.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Play Solana announced that the first generation handheld gaming console PSG1 will start shipping on October 6, and the device will come with a built-in Solana wallet.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the Ethereum-based gaming network Xai has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI, accusing it of trademark infringement and unfair competition.The lawsuit was filed on Thursday in the Northern District Court of California, alleging that Musk's xAI company has caused widespread market confusion, damaging the Xai brand.Ex Populus, the Delaware company behind Xai, stated that it has been using the XAI trademark in U.S. commerce since June 2023, including through its blockchain gaming ecosystem and the $XAI token."This is a typical trademark infringement case that requires court intervention to correct," according to the lawsuit documents. Ex Populus operates the Xai ecosystem, which includes a blockchain network designed specifically for video games and digital transactions, providing infrastructure that supports game logic, AI-driven decision-making, rewards, and data management across multiple applications.

According to ChainCatcher's message, on-chain analyst Yu Jin has compiled the quantity and price of ETH purchased by Bitmine and SharpLink since they started accumulating ETH. The buying costs for the two Ethereum buyers are as follows:BitMine (BMNR) started buying ETH on 7/9, and as of 8/17, they held 1,523,373 ETH, with an average cost of $3,730;SharpLink (SBET) started buying ETH on 6/13, and as of 8/17, they held 740,760 ETH, with an average cost of $3,478.

ChainCatcher news, SharpLink Gaming Co-CEO Joseph Chalom stated in an interview that the market size for asset tokenization will reach $100 trillion, with ETH powering it.Chalom mentioned that Ethereum is a neutral, always-available, and trustworthy ecosystem. The future of asset tokenization will be programmable and decentralized, thus the rapid development of the asset tokenization market will revitalize and drive the growth of Ethereum.

ChainCatcher message, Aethir announced the first optimization of the core parameter K value, significantly reducing the staking requirements for Cloud Hosts, applicable only to newly joined GPU providers, while existing node earnings remain unaffected. This move will release more GPU supply, enhance AI and gaming customer satisfaction, and drive network utilization above 95%. Aethir stated that the new mechanism will reward high-performance, high-utilization GPU nodes, achieving on-demand allocation of resources and earnings.The update will take effect automatically on August 14, requiring no user action, aimed at further consolidating its position as a global leader in decentralized GPU infrastructure.

ChainCatcher news, according to official news, SharpLink Gaming announced a targeted issuance to raise $200 million, with an issue price of $19.50 per share, led by four global institutional investors.This round of funding will be used to expand the company's Ethereum (ETH) reserves, and it is expected that after full deployment, SharpLink Gaming's Ethereum asset scale will exceed $2 billion.