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Manako Labs has launched a vision AI agent platform that converts standard enterprise cameras into real-time operational intelligence systems, powered by Bittensor’s decentralized Score Subnet 44 (SN44).

How Manako’s vision AI actually works Manako’s platform uses a no-code interface that lets users describe what they want to monitor in plain English. You type “alert me when someone enters the restricted zone” or “detect spills on the warehouse floor,” and the system generates a lightweight vision model to handle it.

The models are roughly 19MB in size, small enough to run on a standard CPU. Users can test these models with uploaded footage before connecting them to live camera feeds. Manako reportedly doesn’t access any of the video feeds itself — processing happens at the edge, on the enterprise’s own infrastructure.

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When the system detects something noteworthy, it sends Slack notifications along with timestamped video clips.

According to Manako, enterprises currently generate actionable insights from less than 2% of captured camera data.

The Bittensor connection Manako’s platform runs on Bittensor’s Score Subnet 44, a decentralized computer vision network within the broader Bittensor ecosystem. SN44 focuses specifically on computer vision scoring, where miners compete to develop and deliver the most effective models for tasks such as object detection and event recognition.

Strategic milestones In April 2026, Manako secured a strategic partnership with PwC France & Maghreb for enterprise advisory integration.

The company won the overall Start in Block 2026 award at Paris Blockchain Week, selected from a pool of over 1,000 applicants.

On June 2, 2026, Manako received a $1 million investment from TaoWeave, earmarked specifically for expansion into the North American market.

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Bittensor (TAO) price edges below $250 at press time on Thursday, marking its fourth straight day of losses. The AI token is losing retail demand as TAO futures Open Interest dips over 8% in the last 24 hours. The technical outlook for TAO highlights the 20-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) at $231 as the immediate support guarding the downside toward $200.

Retail demand wanes in TAOBittensor, one of the leading AI tokens in the crypto market, is losing its retail interest as the broader market sentiment falters. CoinGlass data show TAO futures Open Interest (OI) at $260.24 million, down over 8% in the last 24 hours, indicating a sharp decline in the notional value of active contracts. 

Strengthening risk-off sentiment, total liquidations over the same period reached $1.66 million, led by a $1.42 million worth of bullish positional wipeout. The 14% drop in volume to $624.85 million and the funding rate down to 0.0018% reaffirms reduced trading activity and willingness to buy long positions.

TAO derivatives data. Source: CoinGlassBittensor closes in the last line of defense before $200Bittensor trades below the $250 psychological support on Thursday, extending its losses below the 50-day and 200-day Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs) at roughly $251 and $265. The AI token has been in a declining trend since the upper Bollinger Band capped its recovery last week near $290.

From a technical perspective, TAO remains above the 20-period SMA, around $231, which serves as the Bollinger Band's midline. A decisive close below $231 could expose downside risk to the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement level at $196, measured over the $538 to $143 downswing, and then to the lower Bollinger Band at $181.

That said, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) is hovering near a neutral 50, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) histogram contracts in the positive territory, which implies that last week's recovery was a corrective rebound rather than a sustained trend reversal.

TAO/USDT daily price chart.On the topside, the 50% retracement level at $278 serves as crucial resistance, close to the upper Bollinger Band at $281. Beyond this, a clear breakout could open the path toward the 78.6% Fibonacci retracement level at $406.

(The technical analysis of this story was written with the help of an AI tool.)

FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Trodelvy® (sacituzumab govitecan-hziy), a first-in-class Trop-2-directed antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), for the first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC). Trodelvy is now approved in first-line mTNBC either as a single agent for patients who are not candidates for PD-(L)1 inhibitor-based therapy or in combination with Keytruda® (pembrolizumab) or Keytruda Qlex™ (pembrolizumab and berahyaluronidase alfa-mph) for patients whose tumors express PD-L1 (CPS ≥10) as determined by an FDA-authorized test.

“For people living with mTNBC, the first treatment choice can be pivotal, as many patients may not have the opportunity to receive subsequent therapies,” said Sara Tolaney, MD, MPH, Chief of the Division of Breast Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and a principal investigator of the ASCENT-03 and ASCENT-04 studies. “This approval is heartening news for patients and the clinical community, and I believe offers a practice-changing first-line treatment option for all patients across PD-L1 status.”

The FDA approval is based on highly statistically significant and clinically meaningful progression-free survival (PFS) data from the Phase 3 ASCENT-03 and ASCENT-04/KEYNOTE-D19 trials, where Trodelvy-based regimens significantly reduced the risk of disease progression or death in first-line mTNBC—by 38% as monotherapy versus chemotherapy in PD-L1 ineligible disease in ASCENT-03 and by 35% in combination with Keytruda versus Keytruda plus chemotherapy in PD-L1+ disease in ASCENT-04.

Across ASCENT-03 and ASCENT-04, Trodelvy-based regimens delivered markedly more durable responses, with median duration of response of 12.2 versus 7.2 months with chemotherapy in ASCENT-03 and 16.5 versus 9.2 months for Trodelvy plus Keytruda versus Keytruda plus chemotherapy in ASCENT-04 by blinded independent central review.

“For patients with metastatic TNBC, a new first-line treatment option offers optimism to a community with historically few choices,” said Ricki Fairley, Co-Founder and CEO of TOUCH, The Black Breast Cancer Alliance. “TNBC disproportionately affects younger women - many in the prime of their lives - and often leads to poorer outcomes. Because so many patients may never receive subsequent lines of therapy, the ability to start with a promising option like Trodelvy with or without Keytruda is critical. We have sought additional alternatives to chemotherapy-containing regimens in the first-line metastatic setting since TNBC was classified as a disease more than 20 years ago. As such, this approval represents meaningful progress for the families impacted by this disease.”

“The FDA’s approval of Trodelvy provides a new standard of care for the most aggressive form of breast cancer,” said Dietmar Berger, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer, Gilead Sciences. “For more than twenty years, patients with mTNBC have had limited choices in first-line treatment. Building on its impact in second-line mTNBC, Trodelvy now offers patients a powerful new backbone therapy option in the first-line setting.”

Based on the ASCENT-03 and ASCENT-04 positive study results, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) recommends Trodelvy with or without Keytruda as a category 1 preferred first-line treatment option for people with mTNBC across PD-L1 status in the NCCN Guidelines®i. Trodelvy also has a category 1 recommendation in second-line mTNBC and in pre-treated HR+/HER2-negative (IHC 0, IHC 1+ or IHC 2+/ISH-) metastatic breast cancer (mBC).

Healthcare professionals have well-established experience with Trodelvy, with more than 75,000 breast cancer patients treated across more than 60 countries over the past six years. It remains the only Trop-2-directed ADC to demonstrate meaningful overall survival benefits in both second-line or later metastatic TNBC and pre-treated HR+/HER2- mBC. It is also the only ADC with four positive Phase 3 trials in HER2-negative (IHC 0, IHC 1+ or IHC 2+/ISH-) mBC.

Please see below for the U.S. Indication and Important Safety Information for Trodelvy, including Boxed Warning.

KEYTRUDA® and KEYTRUDA QLEX™ are trademark(s) of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA.

About Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

TNBC is the most aggressive type of breast cancer and has historically been difficult to treat, accounting for approximately 15% of all breast cancers. TNBC disproportionally impacts younger, premenopausal, and Black and Hispanic women. TNBC cells do not have estrogen and progesterone receptors and have limited HER2 expression. Due to the nature of TNBC, treatment options are extremely limited compared with other breast cancer types. TNBC has a higher chance of recurrence and metastases than other breast cancer types. The average time to metastatic recurrence for TNBC is approximately 2.6 years compared with 5 years for other breast cancers, and the relative five-year survival rate is much lower. Among women with metastatic TNBC, the five-year survival rate is 12%, compared with 28% for those with other types of mBC.

First-line metastatic TNBC has seen limited new approvals in recent years and additional options are urgently needed. Over 50% of patients do not receive treatment beyond first-line, reinforcing the urgent need for new options to help improve patient outcomes. Breast cancers expressing PD-L1 are overall more aggressive and associated with reduced survival time.

About Trodelvy

Trodelvy (sacituzumab govitecan-hziy) is a first-in-class Trop-2-directed antibody-drug conjugate. Trop-2 is a cell surface antigen highly expressed in multiple tumor types, including in more than 90% of breast and lung cancers. Trodelvy is intentionally designed with a proprietary hydrolyzable linker attached to SN-38, a topoisomerase I inhibitor payload. This unique combination delivers potent activity to both Trop-2 expressing cells and the tumor microenvironment through a bystander effect.

Trodelvy is currently approved in more than 60 countries for second-line or later metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and in more than 50 countries for certain patients with pre-treated HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer (mBC). Global regulatory submissions for the approval of Trodelvy based on ASCENT-03 and ASCENT-04 are underway.

Trodelvy is currently being evaluated in multiple ongoing Phase 3 trials across a range of tumor types with high Trop-2 expression. These studies with Trodelvy, both in monotherapy and in combination with pembrolizumab, involve earlier lines of treatment for TNBC and HR+/HER2- breast cancer—including in curative settings—as well as in lung and gynecologic cancers, where previous proof-of-concept studies have demonstrated clinical activity.

INDICATIONS

TRODELVY® (sacituzumab govitecan-hziy) is a Trop-2–directed antibody and topoisomerase inhibitor conjugate indicated in adult patients:

Locally Advanced or Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

First Line

As a single agent for the first-line treatment of unresectable locally advanced or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC) who are not candidates for PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitor-based therapy In combination with pembrolizumab or pembrolizumab and berahyaluronidase alfa-pmph for the first-line treatment of unresectable locally advanced or mTNBC whose tumors express PD-L1 [Combined Positive Score (CPS ≥10)] as determined by an FDA-authorized test Second Line or Later

For the treatment of unresectable locally advanced or mTNBC who have received two or more prior systemic therapies, at least one of them for metastatic disease. Locally Advanced or Metastatic HR-positive, HER2-negative Breast Cancer

For the treatment of unresectable locally advanced or metastatic hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative (IHC 0, IHC 1+, or IHC 2+/ISH–) breast cancer who have received endocrine-based therapy and at least two additional systemic therapies in the metastatic setting. IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

BOXED WARNING: NEUTROPENIA AND DIARRHEA

TRODELVY can cause severe, life-threatening, or fatal neutropenia. Withhold TRODELVY for absolute neutrophil count below 1500/mm3 or neutropenic fever. Monitor blood cell counts periodically during treatment. Primary prophylaxis with G-CSF is recommended for all patients at increased risk of febrile neutropenia. Initiate anti-infective treatment in patients with febrile neutropenia without delay. TRODELVY can cause severe diarrhea. Monitor patients with diarrhea and give fluid and electrolytes as needed. At the onset of diarrhea, evaluate for infectious causes and, if negative, promptly initiate loperamide. If severe diarrhea occurs, withhold TRODELVY until resolved to ≤Grade 1 and reduce subsequent doses. CONTRAINDICATIONS

Severe hypersensitivity reaction to TRODELVY. WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS

Neutropenia: Severe, life-threatening, or fatal neutropenia can occur as early as the first cycle of treatment and may require dose modification. Neutropenia occurred in 64% of patients treated with TRODELVY. Grade 3-4 neutropenia occurred in 48% of patients. Febrile neutropenia occurred in 6%. Neutropenic colitis occurred in 1.4%. Primary prophylaxis with G-CSF is recommended starting in the first cycle of treatment in all patients at increased risk of febrile neutropenia, including older patients, patients with previous neutropenia, poor performance status, organ dysfunction, or multiple comorbidities. Monitor absolute neutrophil count (ANC) during treatment. Withhold TRODELVY for ANC below 1500/mm3 on Day 1 of any cycle or below 1000/mm3 on Day 8 of any cycle. Withhold TRODELVY for neutropenic fever. Treat neutropenia with G-CSF and administer prophylaxis in subsequent cycles as clinically indicated or indicated in Table 2 of USPI.

Diarrhea: Diarrhea occurred in 62% of all patients treated with TRODELVY. Grade 3-4 diarrhea occurred in 10% of patients. One patient had intestinal perforation following diarrhea. Diarrhea that led to dehydration and subsequent acute kidney injury occurred in 0.6% of all patients. Withhold TRODELVY for Grade 3-4 diarrhea and resume when resolved to ≤Grade 1. At onset, evaluate for infectious causes and, if negative, promptly initiate loperamide, 4 mg initially followed by 2 mg with every episode of diarrhea for a maximum of 16 mg daily. Discontinue loperamide 12 hours after diarrhea resolves. Additional supportive measures (eg, fluid and electrolyte replacement) may also be employed as clinically indicated. Patients who exhibit an excessive cholinergic response to treatment can receive appropriate premedication (eg, atropine) for subsequent treatments.

Hypersensitivity and Infusion-Related Reactions: TRODELVY can cause serious hypersensitivity reactions, including life-threatening anaphylactic reactions. Severe signs and symptoms included cardiac arrest, hypotension, wheezing, angioedema, swelling, and skin reactions. Hypersensitivity reactions occurred in 28% of patients with 13% occurring within 24 hours of dosage. Grade 3-4 hypersensitivity occurred in 1.5% of patients with 0.4% of these occurring within 24 hours of dosage. The incidence of hypersensitivity reactions leading to permanent discontinuation of TRODELVY was 0.4%. The incidence of anaphylactic reaction was <0.1%. Pre-infusion medication is recommended. Have medications and emergency equipment to treat such reactions available for immediate use. Closely monitor patients for hypersensitivity and infusion-related reactions during each infusion and for at least 30 minutes after completion of each infusion. Permanently discontinue TRODELVY for Grade 4 infusion-related reactions.

Nausea and Vomiting: TRODELVY is emetogenic and can cause severe nausea and vomiting. Nausea occurred in 63% of all patients treated with TRODELVY, and Grade 3-4 nausea occurred in 3% of these patients. Vomiting occurred in 33% of patients, and Grade 3-4 vomiting occurred in 2% of these patients. Premedicate with a two- or three-drug combination regimen (eg, dexamethasone with either a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist or an NK1 receptor antagonist, as well as other drugs as indicated) for prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. Withhold TRODELVY doses for Grade 3 nausea or Grade 3-4 vomiting and resume with additional supportive measures when resolved to ≤Grade 1. Additional antiemetics and other supportive measures may also be employed as clinically indicated. All patients should be given take-home medications with clear instructions for prevention and treatment of nausea and vomiting.

Increased Risk of Adverse Reactions in Patients With Reduced UGT1A1 Activity: Patients homozygous for the uridine diphosphate-glucuronosyl transferase 1A1 (UGT1A1)*28 allele are at increased risk for neutropenia, febrile neutropenia, and anemia and may be at increased risk for other adverse reactions with TRODELVY. The incidence of Grade 3-4 neutropenia was 57% in patients homozygous for the UGT1A1*28 allele, 48% in patients heterozygous for the UGT1A1*28 allele, and 41% in patients homozygous for the wild-type allele. The incidence of Grade 3-4 anemia was 17% in patients homozygous for the UGT1A1*28 allele, 9% in patients heterozygous for the UGT1A1*28 allele, and 8% in patients homozygous for the wild-type allele. Closely monitor patients with known reduced UGT1A1 activity for adverse reactions. Withhold or permanently discontinue TRODELVY based on clinical assessment of the onset, duration, and severity of the observed adverse reactions in patients with evidence of acute early-onset or unusually severe adverse reactions, which may indicate reduced UGT1A1 function.

Embryo-Fetal Toxicity: Based on its mechanism of action, TRODELVY can cause teratogenicity and/or embryo-fetal lethality when administered to a pregnant woman. TRODELVY contains a genotoxic component, SN-38, and targets rapidly dividing cells. Advise pregnant women and females of reproductive potential of the potential risk to a fetus. Advise females of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with TRODELVY and for 6 months after the last dose. Advise male patients with female partners of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with TRODELVY and for 3 months after the last dose.

ADVERSE REACTIONS

In the pooled safety population of TRODELVY as a single agent, the most common (≥25%) adverse reactions, including laboratory abnormalities, were decreased leukocyte count (83%), decreased neutrophil count (77%), decreased hemoglobin (71%), nausea (63%), diarrhea (62%), decreased lymphocyte count (60%), fatigue (59%), alopecia (47%), increased glucose (40%), constipation (37%), vomiting (33%), decreased albumin (32%), increased alkaline phosphatase (30%), decreased appetite (28%), abdominal pain (27%), decreased creatinine clearance (27%), decreased magnesium and potassium (26% each).

In the safety population of TRODELVY in combination with pembrolizumab, the most common (≥25%) adverse reactions, including laboratory abnormalities, were decreased neutrophil count and hemoglobin (86% each), decreased leukocyte count (84%), diarrhea (72%), nausea (68%), decreased lymphocyte count (61%), fatigue (58%), alopecia (52%), increased alkaline phosphatase and glucose (50% each), increased alanine aminotransferase (47%), constipation (41%), increased aspartate aminotransferase (40%), rash (37%), decreased potassium (35%), increased lactate dehydrogenase (34%), vomiting (29%), abdominal pain, headache, and increased eosinophils (26% each), and decreased albumin (25%).

In the ASCENT-03 study (single agent in previously untreated, unresectable locally advanced or mTNBC), the most common adverse reactions (incidence ≥25%) were nausea, diarrhea, alopecia, fatigue, constipation, and vomiting. The most frequent serious adverse reactions (SAR) (>2%) were diarrhea, febrile neutropenia, and neutropenia (3.6% each), and pneumonia (2.9%). SAR occurred in 26% of patients, and 3.6% permanently discontinued TRODELVY due to adverse reactions. Fatal adverse reactions occurred in 2.5% of patients and included sepsis (1.1%), and acute respiratory failure, neutropenic colitis, pneumonia, and septic shock (0.4% each). The most common Grade 3-4 lab abnormalities (incidence ≥25%) were decreased neutrophils and leukocytes.

In the ASCENT-04 study (in combination with pembrolizumab in previously untreated, unresectable locally advanced or mTNBC whose tumors express PD-L1), the most common adverse reactions (incidence ≥25%) were diarrhea, nausea, fatigue, alopecia, constipation, rash, vomiting, abdominal pain, and headache. The most frequent SAR (≥2%) were febrile neutropenia (7%), neutropenia (6%), diarrhea (5%), and fatigue and pneumonia (2.3% each). SAR occurred in 38% of patients, and 7% permanently discontinued TRODELVY due to adverse reactions. Fatal adverse reactions occurred in 3.2% of patients and included death (unknown cause) (0.9%) and completed suicide, neutropenic sepsis, sepsis, pneumonia, and pulmonary embolism (0.5% each). The most common Grade 3-4 lab abnormalities (incidence ≥25%) were decreased neutrophils and leukocytes.

In the ASCENT study (previously treated locally advanced or mTNBC), the most common adverse reactions (incidence ≥25%) were fatigue, diarrhea, nausea, alopecia, constipation, vomiting, abdominal pain, and decreased appetite. The most frequent SAR (>1%) were neutropenia (7%), diarrhea (4%), and pneumonia (3%). SAR occurred in 27% of patients, and 5% permanently discontinued TRODELVY due to adverse reactions. Fatal adverse reactions occurred in 1.2% of patients and included respiratory failure (0.8%) and pneumonia (0.4%). The most common Grade 3-4 lab abnormalities (incidence ≥25%) were decreased neutrophils, leukocytes, and lymphocytes.

In the TROPiCS-02 study (locally advanced or metastatic HR+/HER2– breast cancer), the most common adverse reactions (incidence ≥25%) were diarrhea, fatigue, nausea, alopecia, and constipation. The most frequent SAR (>1%) were diarrhea (5%), febrile neutropenia (4.1%), neutropenia (3%), abdominal pain (2.2%), neutropenic colitis and vomiting (1.9% each), and colitis and pneumonia (1.5% each). SAR occurred in 28% of patients, and 6% permanently discontinued TRODELVY due to adverse reactions. Fatal adverse reactions occurred in 2.2% of patients and included arrhythmia, COVID-19 pneumonia, pneumonia, nervous system disorder, pulmonary embolism, and septic shock (0.4% each). The most common Grade 3-4 lab abnormalities (incidence ≥25%) were decreased neutrophils and leukocytes.

DRUG INTERACTIONS

UGT1A1 Inhibitors: Avoid administering UGT1A1 inhibitors with TRODELVY. SN-38 is a UGT1A1 substrate. Concomitant administration of TRODELVY with inhibitors of UGT1A1 may increase the incidence of adverse reactions due to potential increase in systemic exposure to SN-38.

UGT1A1 Inducers: Avoid administering UGT1A1 inducers with TRODELVY. SN-38 is a UGT1A1 substrate. Concomitant administration of TRODELVY with inducers of UGT1A1 may reduce exposure to SN-38.

Please see full Prescribing Information, including BOXED WARNING.

About Gilead and Kite Oncology

Gilead and Kite Oncology are working to transform how cancer is treated. We are innovating with next-generation therapies, combinations and technologies to deliver improved outcomes for people with cancer. We are purposefully building our oncology portfolio and pipeline to address the greatest gaps in care. From antibody-drug conjugate technologies and small molecules to cell therapy-based approaches, we are creating new possibilities for people with cancer.

About Gilead Sciences

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that has pursued and achieved breakthroughs in medicine for more than three decades, with the goal of creating a healthier world for all people. The company is committed to advancing innovative medicines to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases, including HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19, cancer and inflammation. In 2025, Gilead announced a planned $32 billion investment to further strengthen its U.S. footprint to power the next era of discovery, job creation and public health preparedness – while continuing to invest globally to ensure patients everywhere benefit from its scientific innovation. Gilead operates in more than 35 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, Calif.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, including Gilead’s ability to initiate, progress or complete clinical trials or studies within currently anticipated timelines or at all, and the possibility of unfavorable results from ongoing and additional clinical trials or studies, including those involving sacituzumab govitecan-hziy (such as ASCENT-03 and ASCENT-04); uncertainties relating to regulatory applications and related filing and approval timelines, including potential applications for programs and/or indications currently under evaluation, and the risk that any regulatory approvals, if granted, may be subject to significant limitations on use or subject to withdrawal or other adverse actions by the applicable regulatory authority; the possibility that Gilead may make a strategic decision to discontinue development of these programs and, as a result, these programs may never be successfully commercialized for the indications currently under evaluation; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of Trodelvy for first-line mTNBC and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; and any assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. These and other risks, uncertainties and factors are described in detail in Gilead’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These risks, uncertainties and other factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those referred to in the forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. The reader is cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties and is cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to Gilead, and Gilead assumes no obligation and disclaims any intent to update any such forward-looking statements.

Trodelvy, Gilead and the Gilead logo are trademarks of Gilead Sciences, Inc., or its related companies.

U.S. Prescribing Information for Trodelvy, including BOXED WARNING, is available at www.gilead.com.

For more information about Gilead, please visit the company’s website at www.gilead.com, follow Gilead on X/Twitter (@Gilead Sciences) and LinkedIn (@Gilead-Sciences).

i Referenced with permission from the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) for Breast Cancer Version 4.2026. © National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Inc. 2026. All rights reserved. Accessed June 16, 2026. To view the most recent and complete version of the guideline, go online to NCCN.org. NCCN makes no warranties of any kind whatsoever regarding their content, use or application and disclaims any responsibility for their application or use in any way.

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Bittensor [TAO] remained under strong selling pressure. Since its rejection at $285, the altcoin has posted lower lows for seven consecutive days.

During this decline, TAO dropped to $222 and appeared close to erasing all gains made earlier this month.

Amid the sustained sell-off, the altcoin fell below both its short- and long-term moving averages, signaling persistent bearish pressure.

Source: TradingView On top of that, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) formed a bearish crossover and dropped to 44. The RSI’s move deeper into bearish territory reinforced the weakening market structure.

Are whales driving TAO lower? AMBCrypto observed that TAO’s recent weakness coincided with rising whale activity. Data from CryptoQuant’s Spot Average Order Size showed large orders entering the market over the past week.

Source: CryptoQuant The spike suggested heightened whale participation in the Spot market. However, the metric alone could not determine whether whales were buying or selling.

By contrast, Spot Taker CVD remained negative throughout the same period. That indicated sellers maintained control of market activity.

Source: CryptoQuant Taken together, the two metrics suggested active whales were primarily selling. That selling pressure appeared to be a key driver behind TAO’s continued decline.

In fact, the Spot Buy Sell Volume metric reinforced this trend. Since the 14th of June, sell volume has consistently exceeded buy volume.

As a result, the Buy Sell Delta remained negative for seven straight days, highlighting persistent Spot selling pressure.

Source: CryptoQuant Can TAO avoid another drop? Bittensor [TAO] continued to face strong downward pressure, with whale-led selling dominating market activity.

If current conditions persist, the altcoin could revisit $214. A break below that level may expose the key psychological support at $200.

Even so, losing $200 could strengthen bearish momentum and open the door to a decline toward $185.

To invalidate the bearish outlook, TAO would need to reclaim its short-term EMAs and close above $248. If buyers achieve that, the altcoin could regain strength and attempt a move toward $280, where the previous rally stalled.

Final Summary Bittensor’s recent decline coincided with rising whale selling, which helped push TAO below key moving averages. Spot market data showed sellers remained dominant, increasing the risk of another move toward $214 or $200.

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Bittensor co-founder Jacob Steeves wants the protocol he helped build to no longer need him. The man known as “Const” in crypto circles has published a roadmap to fully decentralize Bittensor within 18 months, targeting a completion date around December 2027.

The decentralization deficit Bittensor, co-founded by Steeves and Ala Shaabana, has built genuine decentralized ownership among its participants over more than five years of operation. The network currently runs 128 active subnet teams and more than 20 core validator teams.

But ownership and control are not the same thing. Bittensor’s governance structure has relied on what’s been called a “triumvirate” model, and critics have argued it concentrates too much power in too few hands. The core team’s grip on the economic incentive layer, the mechanism that determines how rewards flow through the network, has been a persistent sore point.

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That criticism reached a boiling point in April 2026 when Covenant AI, a participant in the Bittensor ecosystem, exited the network entirely. Covenant AI accused the protocol of “decentralization theatre,” alleging unilateral control by Steeves over key network decisions. TAO’s price dropped roughly 18-20% in the aftermath.

The roadmap: what Steeves is actually proposing Steeves’ plan isn’t a single flip-the-switch moment. He’s outlined a phased approach that touches several core components of how Bittensor operates.

First, the roadmap calls for raising validator competition. Second, the plan includes implementing bidirectional liquidity pools. Third, Steeves wants to introduce a conviction-based voting mechanism for Alpha token holders. This type of system weights votes based on how long a holder commits their tokens, rewarding long-term alignment over short-term speculation.

The roadmap also includes updates to the TaoFlow algorithm, which governs how incentives are distributed across the network’s subnets.

Steeves resigned as CEO of the Opentensor Foundation in February 2026, months before announcing this roadmap. The move was explicitly framed as reducing key-person dependency.

What this means for investors For TAO holders, the roadmap addresses the single biggest governance risk that has weighed on the token. The April 2026 price drop following Covenant AI’s departure demonstrated how directly governance concerns translate into market impact.

The conviction-based voting mechanism deserves particular attention from investors. If implemented correctly, it could create a structural incentive for longer-term holding, reducing sell pressure and rewarding patient capital. If implemented poorly, it could entrench existing large holders and create a new form of centralization dressed in governance clothing.

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Bittensor co-founder Jacob Steeves has acknowledged that the protocol is not yet fully decentralized, saying the network still relies on core-team control in key areas while outlining a roadmap to complete decentralization within the next 18 months. Steeves, known in the crypto community as Const, said the current structure was not a design failure but a strategic decision made during the rapid development phase of artificial intelligence.

Bittensor has become one of the most prominent crypto-AI networks, using its TAO token to reward participants that contribute useful digital commodities, including machine intelligence, compute, storage and other services across specialized subnets. The project has attracted strong investor attention because it attempts to create an open market for AI resources outside the control of large technology companies.

However, its decentralization claims have faced growing scrutiny. Critics have argued that while Bittensor has open participation and distributed token ownership, important parts of the protocol still depend on a small group of engineers and core contributors. Steeves’ roadmap appears to directly address that criticism by acknowledging that Bittensor is not yet comparable to Bitcoin in terms of decentralization.

Centralization was a strategic trade-off Steeves said Bittensor’s centralization reflects the need to move quickly in a fast-changing AI market. Unlike Bitcoin, which was designed primarily as a censorship-resistant monetary system, Bittensor is trying to build an adaptive intelligence marketplace. That has required frequent upgrades, rapid error correction and active protocol design.

The key issue is the economic incentive layer. Reports summarizing Steeves’ roadmap say Bittensor remains directionally guided by the core team, particularly around emissions, validator behavior and protocol-level incentives. That matters because Bittensor’s value proposition depends on whether the network can fairly reward useful intelligence production without excessive control from insiders or dominant validators.

The network has expanded significantly, with active subnet teams and validators competing to produce and evaluate different digital services. But decentralization is not only about the number of participants. It also depends on who controls upgrades, who determines incentives, how emissions are allocated and whether governance can function without informal founder authority.

Steeves’ admission may therefore be important for credibility. Rather than defending the protocol as already fully decentralized, he is framing decentralization as a process that must now become the project’s main priority.

Roadmap aims to reduce founder control The 18-month roadmap includes several mechanisms intended to shift Bittensor away from core-team dependence. Planned changes include stronger validator competition, new liquidity pools that could help balance market dynamics, a conviction mechanism that allows token holders to signal long-term commitment, and steps to remove value extractors from the ecosystem.

The conviction mechanism is especially important because it could give committed TAO holders more formal influence while making short-term manipulation harder. Liquidity pools and shorting mechanisms could also help create more efficient markets around subnet assets and reduce the risk that attackers manipulate network growth or emissions.

If successful, the changes would move Bittensor closer to a model where validators, subnet operators and token holders collectively govern the system. That would help answer one of the biggest questions facing crypto-AI networks: whether they can scale without becoming dependent on the same centralized decision-making they claim to replace.

The challenge is execution. Decentralizing too quickly could slow development or expose the protocol to governance attacks. Moving too slowly could strengthen criticism that Bittensor is decentralized in branding but centralized in practice.

For investors, the roadmap adds both opportunity and risk. TAO’s long-term value depends heavily on whether Bittensor can become credible infrastructure for decentralized AI. Full decentralization would strengthen that thesis, but failure to deliver could undermine one of the protocol’s core narratives.

Steeves’ message is ultimately a reset of expectations. Bittensor is not yet fully decentralized, but its founder is now putting a timeline on when it should become so. The next 18 months may determine whether Bittensor can evolve from a founder-led crypto-AI network into a genuinely decentralized intelligence market.

The cryptocurrency market trades amid increasing sell-side pressure on Tuesday, reflecting a broader deterioration in sentiment and appetite for risk assets. Artificial Intelligence (AI)-linked tokens such as Bittensor (TAO) and Near Protocol (NEAR) exhibit both fundamental and technical weaknesses, trading at $217 and $1.99, respectively.

The ongoing crypto market downturn, highlighted by Bitcoin (BTC) retesting the $62,000 support level, appears primarily driven by persistent geopolitical uncertainty. Investors remain cautious as the United States (US) and Iran issued conflicting statements regarding the peace framework reached at last weekend’s negotiations in Switzerland.

Sentiment in the wider crypto market remains in Extreme Fear territory, as evidenced by the Fear & Greed Index, which climbed only marginally to 23 on Tuesday, up from 20 the day before. This subdued sentiment indicates that appetite for risk assets is significantly low, leaving prices vulnerable to limited liquidity, low demand and lack of a follow-through tailwind.

Crypto Fear & Greed Index | Source: AlternativeBittensor remains under pressure amid lingering capital outflowsRetail participation in Bittensor continues to wane, with Futures Open Interest (OI) averaging $223 million on Tuesday, down from $239 million the previous day. While OI briefly surged to $357 million on June 15 amid heightened derivatives activity, the subsequent unwinding of long positions underscores a prevailing lack of confidence in Bittensor’s capacity to maintain upward momentum.

Bittensor Futures OI | Source: CoinGlassBittensor trades around $217, maintaining a bearish near-term tone as price holds beneath a dense cluster of Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs). The 50-day EMA at $247, the 100-day EMA at $253 and the 200-day EMA near $267 all sit overhead as dynamic resistance, reinforcing the broader downtrend marked by the descending resistance trend line projecting toward the $291 area.

Momentum appears mixed with the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) histogram contracting just above the zero line on the daily chart, hinting at fading downside pressure. On the other hand, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) around 41 on the same chart reflects subdued buying interest rather than a convincing bullish reversal.

TAO/USDT daily chartInitial resistance is aligned with the Bollinger Bands’ center line at roughly $227, with further hurdles at the 50-day EMA near $247 and the 100-day EMA at $253. A sustained break above the 200-day EMA around $265 would be needed to challenge the broader downtrend and re-expose the descending trendline region near $291. Conversely, support is anticipated at the $200 psychological level, followed by the lower Bollinger Band, currently near $181, which mark the next meaningful demand areas if bearish pressure intensifies.

Near Protocol drawdown continues amid waning retail demandCapital outflows from Near Protocol derivatives remain persistent, as reflected in the perpetual futures OI falling to $390 million on Tuesday from nearly $453 million the day before. CoinGlass data show a brief surge in OI to $558 million on June 16, followed by a decline that hints at diminishing risk appetite.

Near Protocol | Source: CoinGlassNEAR trades around $1.99, consolidating in the middle of its downward-sloping channel and facing a mildly bearish near‑term tone as it sits just under the 50‑day EMA at $2.01. The spot price remains above the 100‑day and 200‑day EMAs at $1.82 and $1.79, respectively, which suggests an underlying medium‑term base.

Nevertheless, the negative MACD histogram on the daily chart and an RSI around 45 hint that upside momentum is fading. Near Protocol is also capped below the Parabolic SAR at $2.56.

NEAR/USDT daily chartOn the topside, initial resistance is highlighted by the 50‑day EMA at $2.01. A daily close above this level would expose the upper boundary of the descending channel near $2.23, ahead of a stronger barrier at the latest Parabolic SAR reading around $2.56. Looking down, immediate demand is seen at the 100‑day EMA at $1.82, followed by the 200‑day EMA at $1.79. A decisive break below this support cluster could open the way toward the channel floor down at $1.08.

(The technical analysis of this story was written with the help of an AI tool.)

Open Interest, funding rate FAQs Higher Open Interest is associated with higher liquidity and new capital inflow to the market. This is considered the equivalent of increase in efficiency and the ongoing trend continues. When Open Interest decreases, it is considered a sign of liquidation in the market, investors are leaving and the overall demand for an asset is on a decline, fueling a bearish sentiment among investors.

Funding fees bridge the difference between spot prices and prices of futures contracts of an asset by increasing liquidation risks faced by traders. A consistently high and positive funding rate implies there is a bullish sentiment among market participants and there is an expectation of a price hike. A consistently negative funding rate for an asset implies a bearish sentiment, indicating that traders expect the cryptocurrency’s price to fall and a bearish trend reversal is likely to occur.

Kim Asendorf's PXL DEX is an onchain art collection that links NFTs and ERC-20s in a way we've never seen before.

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In recent times, there's been a wave of experiments tying NFTs and fungible ERC-20s more tightly together. Think DN-404, ERC-20z, Apptokens, etc.

But what happens when an artist dives in at this crossroads to make an entirely new kind of onchain artwork?

We got a glimpse at the possibilities here this month, as Kim Asendorf just released his latest series PXL DEX.

— FLAMINGO 🦩 (@FLAMINGODAO) January 16, 2025 Asendorf is a German visual artist who specializes in digital conceptual art. People in the NFT space are most likely to recognize his work via collections like Cargo and SABOTAGE.

His creations challenge viewers to reflect on their relationship with technology, presenting both simple and complex digital worlds for interpretation. This same spirit unsurprisingly animates PXL DEX.

Congrats to @kimasendorf on the release of PXL DEX, thrilled to see dynamic artworks onchain receiving so much positive attention and deserved acclaim.

PXL DECK 175, owned by @matto__matto

2025 looking to be a great year for art on Ethereum 🫡 pic.twitter.com/nVvlX7akBd

— Material Protocol Arts (@material_work) January 22, 2025 Yet PXL DEX stands out in Asendorf's oeuvre in the way that it combines both NFTs and ERC-20 tokens toward achieving dynamism and interactivity.

How PXL DEX worksWhen collectors minted one of the 256 PXL DEX NFTs, they simultaneously minted a corresponding number of PXL tokens (ERC-20).

By default, 50,000 PXL tokens fill the NFT, starting its pixelated animation. Collectors could mint up to 500,000 PXL tokens during the initial minting, plus they can later choose to add more.

Each PXL token represents a pixel within the NFT’s animation, with the number of PXL tokens determines the artwork's density, from faint and minimal to dense and vibrant.

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— marka (@marka_eth) January 21, 2025 Accordingly, collectors can adjust their Deck’s appearance over time by depositing or withdrawing PXL tokens, curating the animation’s complexity.

All elements of the NFTs—animations, metadata, and visuals—are notably stored directly on Ethereum, i.e. fully onchain. There's no reliance on private servers, Arweave, IPFS, etc.

As for the animations, they're rendered in real-time using custom WebGL and shader coding, and they can become so complex that they essentially become impossible to convey.

"At the blockchain level it's technically possible to add infinitely more PXL to a Deck, but eventually it will strain the ability of any computer to render the animation," as the critic and filmmaker Kevin Buist noted in his editorial Tokenizing Pixels.

Why it mattersSpeaking of Buist, he also perfect summarized why PXL DEX is artistically significant in that same editorial:

"Digital art, particularly when made from the ground up with custom code, lends itself naturally to the kind of broad conceptual questions that move past the visual content of a work and straight to the heart of what a thing is and what it does. The animations of PXL DEX are beautiful and entrancing, but this is not a screensaver. This is a series that probes the borders of what screen-based work can be, which also involves the viewer/collector in a way that pushes beyond perception into collaboration."That said, PXL DEX is onchain not just for the sake of being onchain, but specifically to use tokens to enable the very collaboration that the series artistically and foundationally springs from.

But another reason why PXL DEX is significant is because what it will inspire going forward—both in the artist and across the wider cryptoart community.

What I mean with regard to Asendorf is that he's only just beginning to dig into the possibilities here, as he's planning more PXL releases in the future.

"PXL DEX is the first artwork within the PXL ecosystem, an ongoing work series to experiment with pixels as utility tokens," he's explained.

I don't want to rank or say what project is best, but PXL DEX by @kimasendorf is a gorgeous and thoughtful piece of work. Visually stunning, exploring the medium's native capabilities and self-releasing the work. Excited about what's coming this year. pic.twitter.com/gLjIF9elh5

— rudxane (@rudxane1) January 21, 2025 This collection has already become a sensation with more than a few cryptoart and fully onchain connoisseurs, so the prospects of more and potentially larger related experiments is something collector types will want to track in the months ahead.

And then as far as the community goes, it's no stretch to assume that PXL DEX will inspire a new wave of hybrid NFT and ERC-20 projects that are explicitly artistic in nature rather than directly tied to games, PFPs, etc. So that's another thread you'll want to keep an eye on.

This new release may fly under the radar for many as niche. But for those of us who do zoom in, it reminds us that the line between creator and audience is increasingly being blurred in onchain art, and in that blurring, even more experiments and opportunities are on the way.

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Pixels and Forgotten Runiverse, a pair of crypto games on the gaming-focused Ethereum scaling network Ronin, are teaming up to bring Pixels’ PIXEL token to the Runiverse—the massively-multiplayer online role-playing game or MMORPG that just opened to the public in early access.

Forgotten Runiverse, developed by Biosonic, is based on the lore of the Ethereum NFT collection Forgotten Runes Wizard’s Cult. The game opted to move from layer-2 Arbitrum to Ronin in July 2024 and will eventually have its own native token, XP, which will act as the ecosystem token for Forgotten Runes.

Social farming game Pixels also made its own move to Ronin in late 2023, driving substantial renewed attention to the Ethereum network ahead of last year’s launch of the PIXEL token. Amid a recent push to open up Ronin to all builders, the two teams are now collaborating.

“We’ve always seen a lot of potential synergy between our teams, as we both are focused on creating interoperable, sustainable Web3 economies, and we’re constantly thinking about how we can work together to push that vision forward,” Pixels founder Luke Barwikowski told Decrypt.

“Honestly, if there’s one thing the industry needs right now, it’s more collaboration,” he added. “Ultimately, this is a win-win for all of us.”

Thanks to the collaboration, Runiverse players will be able to claim PIXEL rewards with Quanta—the in-game currency of the Forgotten Runiverse. PIXEL will also be used for purchasing mana, boosts, and exclusive items within the game. 

How the Pixels x Forgotten Runiverse collaboration will work. Image: Pixels/Forgotten Runiverse“By integrating PIXEL into the Runiverse, we’re offering players the chance to engage with a proven token economy inside a new game,” Biosonic COO Shane Bierwith told Decrypt. “This not only adds immediate utility for PIXEL, but also strengthens our own ecosystem as we prepare to launch our native token, XP.”

The teams expect that the integration will not only enhance token utility for PIXEL, but also “offer valuable data to optimize player engagement and play-to-earn strategies.” 

“Success, for us, comes down to the data,” said Barwikowski. “We’re all about using big data, AI, and predictive analytics to refine our play-to-earn models and boost reward efficiency.”

“Partnering with Forgotten Runiverse allows us to dive deep into player behavior, optimize our P2E systems, and ultimately improve retention and engagement,” he continued. “By building more insights through this partnership, we aim to develop strategies and data points that we can take to additional teams in the future.”

Bierwith too will be analyzing the data, telling Decrypt that Biosonic will measure “how effectively PIXEL drives repeat engagement, retention, and meaningful in-game spend,” including how many users swap Quanta into PIXEL and how it’s used in the game’s gacha-style rewards system called the Font of Memory.

To commemorate the collaboration, Runiverse-themed quests will launch in Pixels, plus a special Runiverse avatar will be available prior to the official launch of PIXEL in the fantasy MMORPG. That token integration is expected to take place sometime this quarter.

Barwikowski said that this integration with the Forgotten Runiverse team is “just the start.”

“The ultimate goal is to work together and bring Web3 into the mainstream,” he told Decrypt. “At Pixels, we’re committed to sharing our insights and tools to help other games scale and grow because collective progress helps us all in the long-term.”

Pixels has generated more than $20 million in revenue and boasts more than 10 million registered players, according to its team. PIXEL has already been integrated into not only the core Pixels game but also spinoff Pixel Dungeons, which launched in December.

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PIXEL Price Surges 150% as Social Volume Hits Yearly High

In brief Ethereum game Pixels is offering token rewards for players who successfully flirt with AI-powered NPCs, with the top 500 players earning PIXEL tokens and possibly future AIV tokens. Players must purchase a key for PIXEL tokens to access the limited-time flirting challenge, which ends May 22. • This feature is part of Pixels' broader strategy to enhance player engagement through AI integration. Ethereum farming game Pixels is currently offering players the opportunity to earn a token airdrop by flirting with an AI-powered non-player character (NPC)—yes, really.

Players have jokingly branded the experience as a “rizz-to-earn” mini-game, in the wake of the popular but fleeting play-to-earn and tap-to-earn game models.

Players must load up Pixels and head over to Terra Villa before entering AiVeronica’s castle to purchase a key for 100 PIXEL tokens ($5). You can also buy one from the AiVeronica site for 77 PIXEL ($4), but the supply is close to running out. Then you’ll be able to enter the room and start rizzing it up.

You’ll be welcomed by a character with its own distinct personality, interests, and story. Gamers earn points based on how well they sweet-talk the character, and players that earn more than 80 points will rank on a campaign leaderboard. 

AIVeronica is coming to @pixels_online !

Meet her as she's tapping into the exciting world of Pixels - best thing: she’s not coming alone. 💜✨

Explore the castle, where every heartbeat matters and every choice can change your fate.

In this all-new Pixels experience:

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— AiVeronica (@Aiveronica_) May 7, 2025

The top 500 players that reach a score of 80 points or higher in the shortest time will receive PIXEL rewards. These rewards will be determined by the key sales, with the top 10 players each earning 1% of the PIXEL pool, ranks 11-100 getting 0.3% each, and anyone below that 0.2% apiece. There is also the potential for a future airdrop of AiVeronica tokens, AIV, in the future.

The rizz-filled quest started last week and will run until Thursday, May 22. So, how do you become the rizz king? Turns out it’s just a vibe.

“Unfortunately, you can’t really teach rizz—you have to just feel it,” Luke Franks, a crypto gaming content creator that has a brand deal with AiVeronica, jokingly told Decrypt. “But also yes, each character has a special interest, so try and work it out quickly and talk to them about what they like. That will get you points fast.”

AiVerionica is an AI agent that learns by interacting with players in video games. Developed in partnership with the Virtuals Protocol, the agent has its own token that is currently sitting at a $4.5 million market cap, according to DEX Screener. While powered by AiVeronica, the in-game characters are technically considered her friends, not necessarily Veronica herself.

While fun and certainly funny, the rizz-to-earn quest is part of a broader exploration into how advanced AI NPCs like AiVeronica can improve gaming experiences.

“AiVeronica is part of our long-term vision to push the boundaries of storytelling and interaction in Pixels, as a way to increase community engagement,” Pixels founder Luke Barwikowski told Decrypt. “We're already exploring future AI-powered features, like an AI agent farmhand, to deepen the gameplay experience. Our goal is to make Pixels a living, evolving world, and AI plays a role in accomplishing that.”

The evolution of AI has already influenced the crypto gaming industry, with Ethereum metaverse Decentraland adding AI NPCs in 2023. Similarly, a wave of mods hit traditional gaming that same year, with a Grand Theft Auto 5 mod allowing NPCs to hurl insults at you.

And on Friday, an AI-powered Darth Vader was added to Fortnite, using the recreated likeness of the late voice actor James Earl Jones—but it wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows, as players were able to get it to swear and slur pretty easily.

Still, AI is a powerful tool to help make gaming experiences feel more alive. Barwikowski said that the flirty quest highlights the game’s goal to create “unique, memorable experiences” for players.

“We’re always looking for new ways to bring players together through meaningful in-game activities,” he said. “AIVeronica’s friends aren’t just NPCs, as they react to player choices, change the storyline, and feel like real characters. It’s a big step toward our vision of making Pixels a world where characters feel alive and player decisions have impact.”

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The crypto market is bracing for significant token unlocks in the third week of August 2025. Approximately $1 billion in new token supplies will hit the market. 

Three prominent projects, LayerZero (ZRO), KAITO (KAITO), and Soon (SOON), will release substantial token volumes, potentially driving market volatility and influencing short-term price dynamics. 

1. LayerZero (ZRO) Unlock Date: August 20 Number of Tokens to be Unlocked: 25.71 million ZRO (2.57% of Total Supply) Current Circulating Supply: 111.15 million ZRO Total Supply: 1 billion ZRO LayerZero is an interoperability protocol designed to enable seamless communication across different blockchains. It supports censorship-resistant, permissionless development with immutable smart contracts. 

On August 20, LayerZero will release 25.71 million ZRO tokens, valued at approximately $51.9 million. These tokens account for 23.14% of the current circulating supply. 

ZRO Token Unlock in August. Source: TokenomistOverall, the allocation includes 13.42 million ZRO for strategic partners, 10.63 million tokens for core contributors, and 1.67 million ZRO for tokens repurchased by the team. 

2. KAITO (KAITO) Unlock Date: August 20 Number of Tokens to be Unlocked: 23.35 million KAITO (2.3% of Total Supply) Current Circulating Supply: 241.38 million KAITO Total Supply: 1 billion KAITO Kaito is an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Web3 information platform that aggregates and analyzes cryptocurrency market data from diverse sources like social media, governance forums, news and more. The KAITO token serves as a medium of exchange, governance tool, and incentive mechanism within the platform. 

On August 20, the team will unlock 23.35 million tokens, representing 9.68% of the current circulating supply. The supply is worth approximately $24.73 million.

KAITO Token Unlock in August. Source: TokenomistThe team will split the unlocked tokens three ways. The foundation will receive 1.19 million tokens. Furthermore, the team will direct 7.16 million KAITO for ecosystem and network growth and 15 million tokens for long-term creator incentives.

3. Soon (SOON) Unlock Date: August 23 Number of Tokens to be Unlocked: 41.88 million SOON (4.32% of Total Supply) Current Circulating Supply: 235.06 million Total Supply: 969.9 million SOON is a high-performance Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) Rollup, designed to implement the Super Adoption Stack. It includes three main components: SOON Mainnet,  SOON Stack, and InterSOON.

The network will unlock 41.88 million tokens worth around $11.74 million. The unlocked supply accounts for 17.82% of the current supply in circulation. 

SOON Token Unlock in August. Source: TokenomistSOON will allocate 26.67 million tokens to SOONer, a collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) built on the Solana (SOL) blockchain. Moreover, it will keep 8.30 million tokens for an airdrop to NFT holders. 

The team has earmarked 4.17 million SOON for the ecosystem, 2.22 million tokens for community incentives, and 520,830 tokens for airdrop and liquidity.

In addition to these three, other major projects will release tokens during this period. Investors can look out for token unlocks from Avail (AVAIL), Pixels (PIXEL), Polyhedra Network (ZKJ), and IOTA (IOTA).

Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center has reached a $600,000 settlement over alleged unauthorized tracking on its public website.

Why It Matters The class action lawsuit, Warren v. Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, was filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, on March 9, 2023.

The plaintiffs allege that Pomona Valley Hospital's use of Facebook Pixel and other similar technology on its public website violates wiretapping and other statutes under the Website Usage Disclosure. A Facebook pixel is a code placed on websites to track customer actions.

Pomona Valley Hospital denies any wrongdoing. In a statement to Newsweek, the hospital said it "vehemently denies all claims asserted in the class action and that it did anything wrong by using website tracking technology."

What To Know According to the hospital’s privacy policy, non-personal information, like IP address or type of internet browser used, may be collected. The hospital said that it uses collected information primarily for internal purposes, such as providing, maintaining, evaluating, improving its services and website, fulfilling requests for information and providing customer support. Any sensitive data collected, like credit card information, is encrypted and transmitted in a secure way, according to the hospital's privacy policy. Cookies are used on the website but the hospital said it does not sell collected information to outside parties.

Pomona Valley Hospital told Newsweek that it does not believe any health or medical information was transmitted to Facebook or any other third party.

"Like other health care entities that use similar website tracking technology and settled similar class actions, PVHMC determined that it was in the best interest of the hospital and its patients to settle this matter," Pomona Valley Hospital said in a statement.

California residents who visited the hospital’s website and logged into their patient portal between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2022, may qualify for the payout.

According to Kroll Settlement Administration, the settlement fund covers attorney’s fees and expenses up to $200,000, service award to class representatives up to $3,000 and settlement administration costs, which are still to be determined. The payment to eligible members will come from the remainder of the fund.

Participating class members will receive a pro rata cash payment from the settlement fund. Members do not have to apply for the fund; they will automatically receive a check or electronic payment. The settlement administrator will use the hospital's records to identify eligible class members.

"As always, PVHMC continues to work diligently and follow best practices to protect patient data integrity and meet or exceed standards for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance," the hospital said.

What Happens Next Those who choose to opt out of the settlement must do so by December 9, 2025. Members can also file an objection to the settlement. This means the member does not like the settlement or parts of the settlement and does not think it should be approved. Objections must be filed in writing to the Settlement Administrator by December 9, 2025.

The final fairness hearing will take place on January 26, 2026.

Participating members do not have to attend the hearing to receive the funds but are welcome to speak to the court during the hearing. Payments will then be distributed after any appeals and the court grants final approval of the settlement.

Newsweek reached out to the plaintiffs' lawyers for comment.

UPDATE 10/24/2025 4:40 p.m.: This story was updated with comment from Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center.

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In the evolving landscape of blockchain technology, Solana has rapidly emerged as a platform not merely defined by its technical capabilities but by its broader implications for economic infrastructure. By enabling the class of decentralized applications, SOL is positioning itself as a high-performance blockchain and a foundational layer for the next-generation economic activity. 

Why Infrastructure That Enables Continuous Markets In an X post, crypto analyst Vibhu mentioned that Solana is no longer just a piece of financial technology, but a fully functioning economy. What exists on SOL today has gone beyond transactions and smart contracts. 

According to the expert, there are dollars and native currencies, real-world assets, metals and rare minerals, energy market, information markets, manufacturing primitives, and global trade rails all operating in real-time on-chain. SOL also has politics, governance processes, divided factions, and ongoing debates about the leading network’s future.

At this point, we are witnessing the birth of a country that lives entirely on the internet. Measured through economic output, SOL would rank around the 157th largest country in the world by GDP (Gross Domestic Product), comparable in size to nations such as Eswatini or Fiji. However, SOL is globally integrated by default, and from a forex and asset-flow perspective, it punches above its weight, integrating with the largest banks and financial institutions across the globe.

Furthermore, SOL has withstood sustained network attacks from nation-state actors, defending itself with systems engineers instead of armies. Economically, SOL is already engaged in trade with countries like Bhutan, ranked 164, the Isle of Man, ranked 154, and even Kazakhstan, which ranks 49 in global economic standings. “Solana is a digital country, and I am proud to be a citizen,” Vibhu noted.

Why Real-Time On-Chain UX Finally Works On Solana Solana continues to see key updates and integration that tend to bolster the network capabilities. Co-founder of TeamElevenX1 and Ambassador at Solflare, Kristofer_Sol, has highlighted that MagicBlock is quietly doing some of the most important work in the Solana ecosystem, pushing real-time SOL closer to true production scale. 

At the center of this shift is the deep integration of compressed accounts into the Light Protocol inside Ephemeral Rollups, reducing rent costs by up to 200 times, while still functioning like a normal account for developers. The compression demo is already live, and real applications are actively using it today. Others like Rush Trade deliver faster trades, and Pixels achieve smooth, real-time pixel updates. 

Kristofer_Sol stated that this is what a scalable on-chain user experience actually looks like. With low-cost reduction and speed improvements happening without forcing developers to rewrite everything, MagicBlock is quietly removing the friction that has held back games, social apps, and consumer products on SOL.

SOL trading at $123 on the 1D chart | Source: SOLUSDT on Tradingview.com Featured image from Freepik, chart from Tradingview.com

TL;DR: Add a second screen anywhere with the Mobile Pixels Duex Float 2 Pro 16-inch portable monitor, now $279.99 (reg. $389.99).

Working from a laptop has its limits. You start strong with one screen, but soon, tabs multiply, windows overlap, and even simple tasks start to slow down. The Mobile Pixels Duex Float 2 Pro is designed to solve all that, giving you a bright, portable second screen that goes wherever you do, whether it’s at your desk, on the couch, or on the road. It’s currently on sale for $279.99 (reg. $389.99).

Mobile Pixels Duex Float 2 Pro The Duex Float 2 Pro’s 16-inch portable monitor adds extra workspace without the additional bulk. Its vibrant IPS LCD brings a roomy 16:10 aspect ratio, crisp 2560 x 1600 resolution, and ultra-smooth 120Hz refresh rate. Expect sharp text, lively colors, and smooth scrolling — plus 100% sRGB coverage for true-to-life hues. The anti-glare finish and 350 nits of brightness keep things easy on the eyes during marathon work sessions, and integrated stereo speakers mean you don’t need extra gear for audio.

What makes this monitor stand out is its flexibility. The newly engineered kickstand supports three viewing modes: a stacked dual-screen setup above your laptop, a presentation mode that flips the screen 180 degrees for easy sharing, and a freestanding desktop mode for gaming, content creation or document viewing. A magnetic attachment system allows it to pair with nearly any laptop size, and the entire setup is designed to feel stable.

Connectivity is a breeze and travel-friendly. Two USB-C ports deliver 65W pass-through charging, so your laptop stays powered up while the monitor runs. There’s also a mini-HDMI port for extra flexibility. A single cable handles both video and power and plug-and-play support covers macOS, Windows, Linux, Nintendo Switch, and select Android devices with Samsung DeX.

This extra monitor is a smart fit for multitasking pros, students dealing with research and notes, creators managing timelines and previews — anyone who wants a more comfortable, flexible way to work without the bulk of a full desktop setup. It’s also slimmer and lighter than previous models, so that it won’t weigh you down day to day.

The Mobile Pixels Duex Float 2 Pro 16-inch portable second monitor is currently priced at $279.99 (reg. $389.99). If a second screen would make your workday smoother without tying you to one desk, this setup offers a practical upgrade.

StackSocial prices subject to change.

Key Points

Stacked is a new rewards app built by the Pixels team. Earn and track rewards across multiple games in one place!

Get AI-Powered Player Insights: Studios can use Stacked’s AI game economist to analyze cohorts, spot churn patterns, and suggest reward experiments worth running next.

How to use Stacked: it’s simple to get started for everyone!

Join Stacked Start Getting Rewards!

Welcome to Ronin, Stacked! For years, Web3 gaming rewards have faced a flurry of challenges: Bots, farmed quests, payout design challenges, impractical reward loops, and more. Pixels built Stacked to fix this.

Stacked is a new kind of rewards program. Play multiple games, complete missions, build streaks, earn rewards, and withdraw them from a single app. Behind the scenes, Stacked also provides studios with deep player insight including complex event tracking, precise targeting, reward logic, tight fraud controls, and automated payouts.

Stacked is easy for gamers to use. Download the app, play games, complete missions tailored to your playstyle, and claim your rewards. All in one place. Stacked aims to give players:

Real Games & Clear Rewards: No impossible hoops to jump through to get paid via fun games

A Unified Ecosystem: A single account to seamlessly track and claim everything across the platform

Diverse Reward Triggers: Moving beyond just raw playtime, Stacked rewards the behaviors that actually matter like in-game progression, daily consistency, content creation, team challenges, and referrals.

Strict Data Privacy: Personal data is never sold to third parties. All gameplay signals stay securely inside the Stacked system solely to improve your reward matching.

Stacked helps developers understand which behaviors to reward and why. It’s the infrastructure Pixels wishes they had from day one. Think of it like a LiveOps engine rather than a typical Web3 quest board. Once a studio integrates and begins feeding gameplay events into the app, Stacked takes the heavy lifting out of the economy by helping determine:

Who should receive a reward

What specific actions they are being rewarded for

When the reward should be triggered

What type of reward is most effective

The ultimate goal is precision: incentivizing the right behavior, for the right user, at the exact right moment. More importantly, it allows studios to measure whether those rewards actually moved the needle on core metrics like retention, revenue, or Lifetime Value (LTV). This transforms Stacked into a comprehensive system for running reward-driven LiveOps, fully equipped with granular controls for targeting, pricing, attribution, and preventing bot abuse.

Stacked features a powerful agent layer and AI game economist designed to help LiveOps teams move faster and make data-driven decisions. Instead of manually digging through raw data, developers will be able to ask the system complex economic questions, such as:

What are my most loyal users doing before Day 30?

What separates whales who retain from whales who churn?

What reward experiments should we run to improve Day 7 retention?

Based on prompts like these, the system can generate comprehensive reports, identify meaningful player cohorts, suggest LiveOps experiments, and help teams create new reward logic tied to the outcomes they actually care about. The Pixels team have already been testing it in games including Pixels, Pixel Dungeons, and Chubkins.

For Players: https://stacked.xyz

For Studios: https://stacked.xyz/business

The Pixels team will share more details as the rollout expands. For now, we’re excited to help them showcase what they’ve been building behind the scenes for the ecosystem.

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Xai (XAI), the 43rd launchpool project of Binance, is a Layer 3 Blockchain network built on Arbitrum, a Layer 2 scaling solution for the Ethereum $1,663 network. In this article, we will explore what Xai is, the native asset of the Xai network, XAI coin, how to buy XAI coin, and answer many other related questions.

Xai is designed to enable real economies and open trade in the next generation of video games. With Xai, potentially billions of traditional gamers can own and trade valuable in-game items in their favorite games without needing to use a crypto wallet. Anyone can support the Xai network by running a node, allowing them to receive network rewards and participate in governance. Xai is developed by Offchain Labs, leveraging Arbitrum technology.

Xai aims to bring hundreds of millions of traditional gamers into Blockchain-based games for the first time by abstracting wallets and offering a fast, low-friction gaming experience, while also providing the benefits of Blockchain technology including open trade, interoperability, composability, and in-game item ownership.

Previous generations of Blockchain gaming ecosystems have demonstrated that Blockchain-based games have a place within the larger gaming ecosystem. However, Blockchain games still require greater scalability. The core value of Xai lies in making it easier than ever for traditional gamers to experience the benefits of Blockchain-based games by prioritizing a delightful, low-friction user experience as the project’s most important principle.

XAI Coin ReviewThe native asset of the Xai network, which shares the same name, is XAI. The supply of XAI coin is limited to 2.5 billion units. XAI coin serves many purposes, primarily for paying transaction fees.

XAI is a currency used for all network-based transactions, such as buying and selling in-game items in games. XAI holders have a say in the development of the network by voting on important proposals and decisions. Additionally, it rewards those who contribute to the network by running network nodes with XAI coins.

How to Buy XAI Coin?XAI coin can be safely bought and sold on Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume. XAI coin was listed on Binance on January 9, 2024, and is available for trading in the pairs XAI/BTC, XAI/USDT, XAI/BNB, XAI/FDUSD, XAI/TUSD, and XAI/TRY.

To purchase XAI coin, you first need to register on the Binance exchange if you haven’t already. After completing the registration process, you need to transfer cryptocurrency or fiat currency like Turkish lira to your Binance account wallet. Once the transfer is complete, you can buy XAI coin in any of the six pairs mentioned above.

To make a purchase from the XAI/USDT trading pair on Binance, first go to the interface of this trading pair. Enter the desired amount in the specified area on the limit tab of the trading pair interface. After entering the amount, the purchase is completed with the Buy XAI order.

Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.

The crypto market prepares for an alarming bearish wave as certain altcoins stand primed to face massive token unlocks in the coming week. As per latest data from the Token Unlocks App, Aptos (APT), EigenLayer (EIGEN), Optimism (OP), Neon (NEON), Cardano (ADA), Xai (XAI), Mode (MODE), Ethena (ENA), io.net (IO), Hashflow (HFT), Moonbeam (GLMR), Euler (EUL), Iinch (1INCH), and Forta (FORT) remain poised to face increased supply ahead. This supply surge has raised alarming concerns over the future price action of the abovementioned 14 tokens.

14 Crypto Set To Witness Token Unlocks Ahead Per Token Unlocks data, APT, EIGEN, OP, NEON, ADA, XAI, MODE, ENA, IO, HFT, GLMR, EUL, 1INCH, and FORT are set to witness a massive $213 million worth of token unlocks combined. As such, traders need to be wary of investing in these coins as they risk facing downward pressure once the token unlocks occur.

1. Aptos (APT) The crypto Aptos is set to face a cliff unlock of 11.31 million APT, worth $101.22 million, on October 11, the coming week. The massive unlock is equivalent to 2.25% of the coin’s circulating supply. This looming supply surge has raised severe concerns among market participants over the future price run of the token. However, APT price today rested at $8.95, up nearly 1% over the past day. Its intraday low and high were recorded as $8.76 and $9.29, respectively.

2. EigenLayer (EIGEN) The cryptocurrency EigenLayer readies for a cliff unlock of 9.93 million EIGEN, worth $33.67 million, as of October 8. The unlock is equivalent to 5.32% of the coin’s circulating supply, posing a risk to the price. Meanwhile, EIGEN price today traded at $3.39, down 0.59% in the past 24 hours. The coin’s intraday low and high were $3.32 and $3.70, respectively.

3. Optimism (OP) Optimism prepares for an unlock of 12.47 million OP, worth $20.33 million, as of October 10. This unlock is equal to 0.99% of the coin’s circulating supply. OP price today traded at $1.62, up over 4% in the past 24 hours. The coin’s intraday low and high were recorded as $1.54 and $1.63, respectively.

4. Neon (NEON) Simultaneously, data indicated that the crypto Neon is readying for an unlock of 53.91 million NEON, worth $19.66 million, on October 7. The unlock is equivalent to a whopping 93.43% of the total circulating supply, raising alarming concerns among investors. Nevertheless, NEON price today soared nearly 10% to $0.3652. The coin’s intraday low and high were $0.3323 and $0.3647, respectively.

5. Cardano (ADA) Cardano stands primed to witness an unlock of 37.06 million ADA, worth $13.11 million, on October 7. The unlock totals 0.10% of the crypto’s circulating supply. ADA price today gained roughly 1% to reach $0.354. Its 24-hour low and high were registered as $0.3489 and $0.3556, respectively.

6. Xai (XAI) Similarly, Xai stands strong to face an unlock of 35.88 million XAI, worth $7.62 million, on October 9 next week. The unlock totals 6.20% of the token’s circulating supply. XAI price pumped remarkably, nearly 13% in the last 24 hours to $0.212. The coin’s intraday low and high were recorded as $0.187 and $0.2131, respectively.

7. Mode (MODE) MODE is primed to experience an unlock of 500 million MODE, worth $5.64 million, on October 7. This unlock weighs equal to 38.46% of the coin’s circulating supply. MODE price traded at $0.01127 today, up marginally by 0.15% in the past 24 hours. The coin’s 24-hour low and high were registered as $0.01122 and $0.0113, respectively.

8. Ethena (ENA) The crypto Ethena readies for a cliff unlock of 12.86 million tokens, worth $3.87 million, as of October 9. The unlock totals 0.47% of the coin’s circulating supply. Besides, ENA price today gained over 4% to trade at $0.3005. The coin’s intraday low and high were recorded as $0.2844 and $0.3208, respectively.

9. io.net (IO) io.net is set to face a cliff and a linear unlock of 2.11 million and 767.12K IO, respectively, on October 11. The unlock, worth $5.20 million, is equivalent to 3.2% of the coin’s circulating supply. IO price today traded at $1.81, up nearly 6% in the past 24 hours. The coin’s intraday low and high were recorded as $1.67 and $1.84, respectively.

10. Hashflow (HFT) Hashflow remains poised to experience an unlock of 13.85 million HFT, with 13.62 million coins as cliff and 221.4K coins as liner unlocks, on October 7. The unlock reflects 3.04% of the crypto’s total circulating supply. HFT price today jumped over 5% to reach $0.1485. The coin’s 24-hour low and high were $0.1402 and $0.1495, respectively.

11. Euler (EUL) Euler readies for an unlock of 41.17K EUL in cliff and 27.29K EUL in linear, worth $208.79K, as of October 11. This unlock collectively is equivalent to 0.37% of the coin’s circulating supply. EUL price traded at $3.05 today, up nearly 1% in the past 24 hours. The crypto’s intraday low and high were registered as $3 and $3.07, respectively.

12. Moonbeam (GLMR) Moonbeam is standing strong to face the unlock of 3.04 million GLMR, worth $493.53K, on October 11. The unlock is worth 0.34% of the token’s circulating supply. GLMR price today spiked over 1% to trade at $0.162. The coin’s intraday low and high were recorded as $0.1584 and $0.1641, respectively.

13. 1inch (1INCH) 1inch is similarly primed to witness an unlock of 246.43K 1INCH, worth $63.79K, on October 10. This unlock is equivalent to a marginal 0.02% of the total circulating supply. 1INCH price today pumped over 2% to reach $0.2578. The coin’s intraday low and high were recorded as $0.2499 and $0.2608, respectively.

14. Forta (FORT) Forta is bracing for a linear unlock of 2.61 million FORT and a cliff unlock of 50K coins as of October 6. This unlock weighs equal to 0.57% of the coin’s circulating supply. FORT price today is down by 0.5% and is resting at $0.1152. The coin’s intraday low and peak were $0.1151 and $0.1192, respectively.

Altogether, token unlocks pose a severe threat to prices, abiding by the law of supply and demand as supply increases. Notably, the unlocks are a phenomenon where previously locked tokens are periodically released into the market.

Several leading Orbit chains including ApeChain and Xai are expected to Fast Withdrawals in the near future.

Arbitrum Orbit users can now withdraw their assets to the Ethereum mainnet in just 15 minutes.

On Oct. 24, Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, launched Fast Withdrawals for Orbit chains, offering 15-minute withdrawal finality for users. The service is also available to rollup-as-a-service (RaaS) providers leveraging Arbitrum’s infrastructure.

The feature eliminates the seven-day waiting period typically associated with optimistic rollups, such as the Arbitrum One network and Arbitrum Orbit chains. Arbitrum Orbit is a tech stack allowing developers to launch bespoke Layer 2 or Layer 3 networks that settle transactions on Arbitrum One or Ethereum.

“This is a game-changer for how people interact with blockchains, making transactions faster and more seamless, and bringing the experience closer to what people expect from traditional financial systems,” said Steven Goldfeder, CEO and co-founder of Offchain Labs.

Arbitrum Orbit is gaining popularity as a tech stack for networks hosting gamefi applications. Four of the top 10 Ethereum scaling solutions by daily throughput leverage Arbitrum Orbit, including Xai, PlayBlock, PoP Apex, and ApeChain, according to L2beat.

Fast WithdrawalsFast Withdrawal transactions are processed by a committee of validators. Should the validators unanimously agree on the transaction’s validity, the state changes associated with the transaction are immediately confirmed.

By contrast, optimistic rollups impose a seven-day delay on withdrawals to the Ethereum mainnet, allowing validators or users to identify and challenge fraudulent transactions.

Several Orbit chains have already committed to integrating support for Fast Withdrawals in the coming months, including ApeChain, Cheese, Nova, Sanko, and Xai. Prominent RaaS providers including Alchemy, Ankr, Caldera, and Gelato have also pledged to support the feature.

Offchain Labs emphasized the benefit Fast Withdrawals can unlock for throughput-intensive dApps, including web3 games and socialfi applications.

Stylus upgradeThe launch of Fast Withdrawals comes after Offchain Labs shipped Stylus, an upgrade to Arbitrum’s core Nitro stack, on Sept. 3.

Stylus allows developers to create applications using WebAssembly-compatible languages, including Rust, C, and C++. Previously, Arbitrum chains only supported Solidity, Ethereum's native programming language.

Stylus is supported by the Arbitrum One and Arbitrum Nova Layer 2 networks, in addition to the Orbit stack.

Arbitrum One is a general-purpose Layer 2 solution, while Arbitrum Nova is optimized for applications requiring a high volume of low-cost transactions, such as gaming and social protocols. Arbitrum One is the largest Layer 2 network with a total value locked (TVL) of $13.85 billion, according to L2beat.

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Ethereum layer-3 gaming network Xai is set to release “Tiny Sentry Keys” to lower the barrier for entry into its Sentry Key ecosystem, promising future benefits within the gaming ecosystem for buyers.

Xai's Sentry Keys are NFT-based licenses for nodes that are operated by network supporters, which can be staked to receive rewards. Already, the Xai Foundation claims, approximately $340 million worth of rewards and airdrops have been distributed through this scheme thus far—including the much-hyped XAI token airdrop earlier this year.

At the time of writing, according to ArbiScan, there are currently 6,447 Sentry Key holders. with this figure expected to grow with the launch of Tiny Sentry Keys. Regular Sentry Keys sell for 1.43 ETH ($5,520), but the Tiny Keys will sell for just 0.0143 ($55), significantly lowering the barrier for players to engage with NFT nodes. 

An exact sale date will be announced on December 9. Xai representatives confirmed to Decrypt that with the reduced price of the Tiny Keys, holders will earn proportionally less rewards compared to regular Key holders. One network contributor likened the offering to the kind of battle pass seen in games like Fortnite, with unlockable rewards for players.

Introducing tiny Sentry Keys 🤏🔑

The keys that unlock an airdrop battle pass to the $XAI ecosystem.$XAI has distributed ~$340M in tokens this year.

Now, 12+ top tier projects have dedicated allocations for tiny and OG Sentry Key Holders.

With tiny Sentry Keys, we’re… pic.twitter.com/sMQN7flcUy

— XAI 🎮⛓️ (@XAI_GAMES) December 3, 2024

"Think of it as the ultimate battle pass, giving you access to rewards, airdrops, and perks across Xai's growing ecosystem," said the pseudonymous Soby, a core contributor to Xai. “We're creating a platform that’s accessible to everyone while delivering immense value to our community.”

Xai is a layer-3 blockchain built on top of the Ethereum layer-2 Arbitrum network. This means that Xai keeps Arbitrum’s key functionality, while tweaking various network elements to better cater to gaming projects. 

As such, Xai has attracted game creators to launch on its chain. Game developer Ex Populus has committed its suite of games to Xai, Crypto Unicorns migrated from Polygon to the network earlier this year, and indie gaming curator The MIX said it plans to launch over 100 games on Xai.

With the sale of Tiny Sentry Keys, holders of regular Sentry Keys will be airdropped an additional 99 keys to make it 100. The Xai Foundation confirmed that over “12 top-tier games and ecosystem projects” are working with it to provide rewards for key holders.

On top of this, it’ll be easier than ever to purchase the Keys with the addition of a credit and debit card payment ramp via Crossmint, as well as the option to pay with XAI tokens—with other major tokens to be added to this list soon.

Edited by Andrew Hayward

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Xai Foundation, a core contributor to the growing blockchain gaming network Xai, today unveiled details of their “tiny” Sentry Key sale. Tiny Sentry Keys will become available to purchase Friday, December 13th at 6pm PST at sentry.xai.games for 0.0143 ETH (roughly ~$55).

Xai’s initial Sentry Key sale in December, 2023 raised over ~$45 million in ETH (USD Value). Since then, Xai has invested heavily into expanding its gaming ecosystem and is now home to 12 games and 2000+ projects in development. Many of these games have begun to announce commitments to airdrop back to the Xai Sentry Key holder community, who have already received ~$295 million (USD value) in network rewards and airdrops this year. 

Xai Sentry Keys Updates

3 million Sentry Key airdrop to existing Sentry Key holders shortly before the sale date, increasing supply by 100x and maintaining proportional key holdings and network rewards throughout the existing community.  The price of minting new Sentry Keys reduces from 1.43 ETH to 0.0143 ETH.  Accessible Payment Options: XAI, esXAI, USDC, SOL, SUPER tokens will all be accepted as well as credit and debit card payments. “Think of it as an airdrop battle pass, giving you access to exclusive rewards, airdrops, and gaming events across Xai’s growing ecosystem,” said John Shipman, CEO of Xai Foundation. “At a price point of 0.0143 ETH, with payment flexibility and scaling rewards, we’re creating a platform that’s accessible to everyone while delivering immense value to our community. Tiny Sentry Keys are your gateway to the world’s fastest-growing blockchain gaming ecosystem.”

About Xai Games

With over a dozen high-quality games, including Riftstorm and Planet X, Xai boasts a growing gaming catalog. Xai’s blockchain network processes a high volume of transactions, surpassing other gaming networks, powered by 10 million connected wallets and 1.4 billion transactions since launching mainnet this year. 

About Xai Foundation

The primary objective of the XAI Foundation is to foster the growth of developers and games within the XAI blockchain ecosystem. This encompasses attracting third-party developers, implementing effective marketing strategies, and offering financing opportunities to web3 game developers. As the custodian of the blockchain and its associated token, the Xai Foundation plays a pivotal role in supporting the integrity of the platform.

For more information about Tiny Sentry Keys, users can visit https://xai.games

Contact CEO
John Shipman
Xai Foundation
[email protected]

[PRESS RELEASE – George Town, Cayman Islands, December 10th, 2024]

Xai Foundation, a core contributor to the growing blockchain gaming network Xai, today unveiled details of their “tiny” Sentry Key sale. Tiny Sentry Keys will become available to purchase Friday, December 13th at 6pm PST at sentry.xai.games for 0.0143 ETH (roughly ~$55).

Xai’s initial Sentry Key sale in December, 2023 raised over ~$45 million in ETH (USD Value). Since then, Xai has invested heavily into expanding its gaming ecosystem and is now home to 12 games and 2000+ projects in development. Many of these games have begun to announce commitments to airdrop back to the Xai Sentry Key holder community, who have already received ~$295 million (USD value) in network rewards and airdrops this year.

Xai Sentry Keys Updates

3 million Sentry Key airdrop to existing Sentry Key holders shortly before the sale date, increasing supply by 100x and maintaining proportional key holdings and network rewards throughout the existing community. The price of minting new Sentry Keys reduces from 1.43 ETH to 0.0143 ETH. Accessible Payment Options: XAI, esXAI, USDC, SOL, SUPER tokens will all be accepted as well as credit and debit card payments. “Think of it as an airdrop battle pass, giving you access to exclusive rewards, airdrops, and gaming events across Xai’s growing ecosystem,” said John Shipman, CEO of Xai Foundation. “At a price point of 0.0143 ETH, with payment flexibility and scaling rewards, we’re creating a platform that’s accessible to everyone while delivering immense value to our community. Tiny Sentry Keys are your gateway to the world’s fastest-growing blockchain gaming ecosystem.”

About Xai Games

With over a dozen high-quality games, including Riftstorm and Planet X, Xai boasts a growing gaming catalog. Xai’s blockchain network processes a high volume of transactions, surpassing other gaming networks, powered by 10 million connected wallets and 1.4 billion transactions since launching mainnet this year.

About Xai Foundation

The primary objective of the XAI Foundation is to foster the growth of developers and games within the XAI blockchain ecosystem. This encompasses attracting third-party developers, implementing effective marketing strategies, and offering financing opportunities to web3 game developers. As the custodian of the blockchain and its associated token, the Xai Foundation plays a pivotal role in supporting the integrity of the platform.

For more information about Tiny Sentry Keys, users can visit https://xai.games

About the author

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