Over 90 Games Submitted for YGG Play and Verse8 ‘Casual Degen’ Hackathon Track

As of early April, 30 teams have registered and submitted 90 games for the “Casual Degen” track hosted by YGG Play and Verse8 at BuidlHack 2026. The event challenges participants to use generative artificial intelligence tools to prototype crypto-native gaming titles rapidly. How to participate in YGG and Verse8’s Casual Degen hackathon: Early Submissions Built…

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Canary Capital Files PEPE ETF as Wall Street Tests Institutional Demand for Meme Coins – Finance Bitcoin News

Key Takeaways: Canary Capital filed with the SEC to launch a PEPE ETF tracking token price via direct holdings. PEPE ETF signals broader push into volatile assets as firms expand beyond bitcoin and ethereum. SEC filing warns PEPE lacks utility, raising risks of manipulation and unstable long-term valuation. Canary Capital Files PEPE ETF With Direct…

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OpenAI launches paid Safety Fellowship

The AI news out of OpenAI this week has a sharp edge: the company launched a paid Safety Fellowship offering $3,850 weekly stipends to external researchers studying what could go wrong with advanced AI — announced within hours of a New Yorker investigation reporting that OpenAI had dissolved its internal safety teams and quietly removed…

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David Woodcock Named SEC Enforcement Chief as Agency Shifts Away From Gensler-Era Crypto Crackdown – Regulation Bitcoin News

Key Takeaways: The SEC named David Woodcock as Enforcement Division director, effective May 4, 2026, succeeding acting director Sam Waldon. Woodcock led the SEC’s Fort Worth Regional Office from 2011 to 2015, overseeing 120+ lawyers, accountants, and examiners. The Atkins-led SEC is expected to shift away from the Gensler era’s crypto enforcement posture toward rules-based…

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