Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin introduced Kohaku, a privacy framework so open-source it’s practically a public service announcement. Built by developers with the Ethereum Foundation’s support, it’s here to let users protect their info like it’s the last crumpet at a tea party. 🍞
Meanwhile, BitMine’s Tom Lee is ready to throw all of his bets on the table: if Bitcoin manages to hit a new all-time high this year, he’ll officially declare that the whole four-year cycle thing is just a myth. Seriously, Tom? We’ve been hearing about the cycle for how long?
Krafton and the creators of Subnautica 2 are currently involved in a legal dispute. Krafton claims the founders left the project and quickly released it to get paid, while the founders allege they were unfairly fired to avoid a $250 million payment.
The nominations for The Game Awards 2025 are out, and the winners will be revealed on December 11th. Unfortunately for Xbox fans, no games exclusive to Xbox received nominations this year, meaning they won’t be competing for the coveted Game of the Year title.
Behold, the 3.56M ETH position of Bitmine-a gilded net, poised to catch the rebound, yet if ETH descends further, it shall bear the weight of its own ambition. A tale as old as time: the investor’s gamble, the market’s cruel jest. 🧠💸
Glassnode has chimed in with some delightful news: a staggering 41.5% of XRP’s supply-around 27 billion tokens-are in the red. It’s the lowest profitability level since November 2024 when XRP was languishing around the quaint price of $0.53. Not a pretty sight for those who bought in at much higher levels, huh? 💸
Battlestate Games has announced that Escape From Tarkov will officially launch in August 2025, with a target release date of November. After years in beta and an earlier alpha test, players were eager for the full version (1.0). Unfortunately, issues arose soon after the game became publicly available.
The Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle movie continues to be a massive success, and it doesn’t show signs of slowing down. It’s shattered box office records previously held by other anime films, even surpassing the recent live-action Superman movie in the US shortly after its release. Globally, the film has now earned over 100 billion yen, a first for any Japanese movie.
Released in early October 2025, Ghost of Yotei quickly became a commercial success, topping preorder charts on PlayStation and earning back its development costs twice over. While initial sales figures were a bit lower than those of its predecessor, Ghost of Tsushima, the game is performing well. As the developers plan to add more content, they’ve begun sharing details about the game’s creation, including a difficult choice they had to make at the beginning of the project.
Starting November 19th and continuing through December 2nd, several new games will be added to the service. Two of these games will be available to play on day one for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass members.
