⚡ INSIGHT: Pudgy Penguins' Pudgy Party racks up 500K downloads with a tournament planned for Q4, Pirate Nation is shutting down, and more.Web3 Gamer via Cointelegraph Magazine https://t.co/4d0DwCLlxX ...

This is a *GREAT* guide to playing this week's version of PoP Arcade.Blackink seems to be the character of choice for high scorers...and a 5m score is very good for placement on the boards...A single run of 5m at 100x credit multiplier ($45 cost) would put you at spot 11 on the cumulative leaderboard currently...which is worth >$100...Basically if you learn the strategy you can arbitrage credit leverage to multiply your money.~30 hours left in this week's competition. Money + Abs XP all up for grabs :)Jablk ...

Another one bites the dust. The “fully on-chain” game Pirate Nation is closing down in favor of bite-sized, arcade-style experiences. https://t.co/XxdOtI6emI ...

RT GG (@ggDecrypt)'Pirate Nation' Ethereum RPG Shutting Down as Crypto Gaming Graveyard Grows► https://t.co/EyEofmIqfa https://t.co/EyEofmIqfa ...

Market Trends & Cryptocurrency Performance - Crypto majors show mixed performance; BTC leads at $118,650 [1] - ETH ETFs see $330M in net inflows on their 1-year anniversary [1] - 84% of GPs/LPs express optimism toward crypto, with 85% planning investments this year [1] - Memecoin leaders are mostly red, led by BONK [1] - AI x Crypto market cap down 8% at $112B [2] Regulatory & Institutional Developments - Crypto Working Group to deliver report of recommendations on July 30 [1] - US Senate releases draft of crypto market structure bill, allowing up to $75M/year in ICO fundraising [1] - KeyBank becomes latest bank to offer spot crypto custody and trading [1] - Square initiates rollout of Bitcoin Lightning payments for merchants, targeting full availability by 2026 [1] - Fidelity updates its spot Bitcoin ETF filing to allow in-kind creations and redemptions [1] Corporate Treasury & Investment Activities - MARA (2nd largest BTC holder) is set to raise $850M to buy more Bitcoin [1] - Tesla's Bitcoin holdings are now valued at ~$12B [1] - MEI Pharma raised $100M to start a LTC treasury [1] - HYLQ announced an $8M private placement to raise funds to buy HYPE [1] Meme Coin & NFT Updates - PUMP token falls to $3B after Alon stream [1] - Bonk announces 1% of all BonkFun total revenue will go to buying back top memes in the Bonk eco [2] - REKT hits a new ATH at $348M, now up 64% on the week [1] - ETH NFT leaders are mostly even; Punks +2% at 488 ETH, Pudgy -2% at 16 ETH, BAYC +1% at 126 ETH [2]