Crypto Policies, AI Remain Key Topics of Focus for G20’s 2024 Agenda Under Brazil: FSB

Brazil took the reins of the G20 presidency from India in December 2023 and will continue to preside over the organisation until November this year. Crypto-related policy formulation, asset tokenisation, and responsible handling of Artificial Intelligence (AI) will continue to remain key focus points for discussions this year. The details have been disclosed by global … Read more

Overwatch 2’s PvE Hero Mode Has Been Cancelled to Focus on Live Game

Overwatch 2’s long-awaited PvE Hero mode has been scrapped. During a developer livestream detailing the roadmap for the game, executive producer Jared Neuss confirmed that the work on the PvE Hero mode — involving talent trees and long-term power progression — is no longer in their plans. Understandably, it’s disappointing for the fans since that … Read more

ATOM Surges 4% as Cosmos Abandons EVM Strategy for Interoperability Focus

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Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO Switches Studios as BioWare Shifts Focus to Dragon Age, Mass Effect

Star Wars: The Old Republic, the long-running space-set MMORPG, is changing studios. EA confirmed that it’s shifting the development and operation of the game from BioWare to a third-party studio, Broadsword Online Games. The latter is best known for its ongoing work on the classic MMOs Ultima Online and Dark Age of Camelot. Broadsword was … Read more

Institutions Focus on BTC, ETH, While Memecoin Fragmention Hits DOGE, SHIB

The crypto market is splitting in two. Institutional and retail investors are taking increasingly different paths, with institutional players anchoring themselves in bitcoin and Ethereum’s ether {{ETH}} while retail investors pour into altcoins and memecoins, according to a mid-year report from crypto trading firm Wintermute. Analyzing over-the-counter spot trading volumes, institutional trading volumes with the … Read more

Tether to Halt USDT on Omni, BCH, Kusama, EOS, Algorand as Focus Shifts to Layer 2s

Tether has announced it will wind down USDT on five lesser-used blockchains after usage on those networks wanes. Redemptions and token minting on Omni Layer, Bitcoin Cash’s Simple Ledger Protocol, Kusama, EOS, and Algorand are set to stop on Sept. 1, 2025. Remaining tokens are to be frozen on the same day, according to a … Read more

Web3 Stakeholders Share Focus Points for 2025 as 2024 Wraps-Up

With 2024 nearing its end, the year has proven transformative for the crypto industry. From Donald Trump spotlighting cryptocurrencies in the US presidential campaign to Bitcoin’s historic surge past $108,000 (roughly Rs. 92 lakh), the Web3 sector celebrated numerous milestones. Industry stakeholders—including founders, developers, and investors—now anticipate 2025 as a pivotal year, particularly regarding regulatory … Read more

Apple Appoints Indian-Origin Sabih Khan as New COO; Jeff Williams Shifts Focus to Apple Watch

Apple announced the elevation of Sabih Khan to the company’s Chief Operating Officer on Tuesday. Khan, who currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Operations, will take the new position later this month, as the existing COO, Jeff Williams, transitions from the role. It is understood that Williams will continue to work in an … Read more

iPadOS 19 Said to Get Major Overhaul With Focus On Improving Multitasking and Productivity

Apple is said to be working on a major overhaul of iPadOS, the operating system (OS) which powers the iPad. According to claims by a seasoned journalist, the Cupertino-based technology giant’s next iteration of iPadOS, iPadOS 19, could make the iPad operating system more like macOS. With several iPad models getting an upgrade to the … Read more

Polygon to Shift Focus to Stablecoins Amid Rising Institutional Interest

Polygon Labs plans to concentrate on preparing for a rising and anticipated boom in the stablecoin market. In conversation with Gadgets 360, Polygon founder Sandeep Nailwal said that the institutional interest in stablecoins has risen significantly, and industry players have started to prepare to cater to the demands around stablecoin custody and services. Polygon is … Read more