AAA game studio Ubisoft is edging closer to releasing its first blockchain-based game after releasing the first gameplay trailer for Champion Tactics Grimoria during Paris Blockchain Week. The tactical player-vs-player role-playing game’s lead developers gave Cointelegraph an exclusive playthrough at the conference. The RPG allows players to craft blockchain-based figurines with unique features and characteristics…

The Solana blockchain is currently outperforming rivals Ethereum, Avalanche and BNB Chain in terms of network activity, growth and adoption — all thanks to the memecoin frenzy that has taken crypto markets by storm. Over the past month, the Solana blockchain has seen the launch of thousands of new memecoins with billions of dollars in…

Move-to-earn lifestyle app StepN, built on the Solana blockchain, is airdropping 100 million FSL points, worth approximately $30 million, to its users. According to the April 10 announcement, the FSL points are redeemable at a 1:1 ratio for StepN’s GMT token and can also be used in upcoming StepN nonfungible token (NFT) mints alongside obtaining exclusive prizes….

Bitcoin OGs appear to be gearing up to cash in on their gains ahead of the Bitcoin halving, according to a leading indicator popular among crypto traders. An indicator called the Value Days Destroyed (VDD) Multiple recently spiked above 4.0, leading crypto commentators to speculate that the wider market could be nearing the end of the bull…

Crypto-focused venture capital (VC) firm Paradigm is leading a $225 million funding round into a new layer-1 blockchain network, which is set to compete for market share with Solana and other top networks. Monad Labs completes the funding round, which aims to build a new layer-1 smart contract network with faster speed and lower costs…

Toncoin (TON) flipped Cardano’s ADA token to become the ninth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization on April 9. Can Toncoin continue its parabolic rise? TON becomes the ninth-largest cryptocurrency Following a 13% daily price increase, TON rose to $6.65 as of 1:45 pm UTC to reach a $23 billion market capitalization, overtaking the ADA’s $22 billion market…