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US Presidential debate impacts political memecoin market

As President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump engaged in a historic televised debate, politically-themed memecoins experienced price fluctuations. The market for these tokens, now valued at $1.3 billion according to Coingecko’s PolitiFi category data , has dropped by 7.5% in the last day. Furthermore, several prominent candidate-inspired memecoins saw significant declines during the debate. On Ethereum (ETH), MAGA (TRUMP) fell 6.4% and MAGA Hat (MAGA) dropped 10.8% in an hour. Solana-based (SOL) tokens Jeo Boden (BODEN) and Doland Tremp (TREMP) decreased by 26% and 9.4% respectively, while Ethereum’s Super Trump (STRUMP) declined 1.8%. Over the last 24 hours, MAGA is 11.1% down, BODEN nearly 46%, TREMP 12.3% and STRUMP 19.4%. According to The Block , Memepad founder Max Jones suggests these tokens may serve as informal popularity indicators for candidates as the election campaign intensifies. He noted their volatility is linked to both political hype and broader market t
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US Presidential Debate: Why wasn’t crypto discussed?

The inaugural general debate for the 2024 U.S. presidential election, held Thursday in Atlanta, Georgia, did not address cryptocurrency issues, disappointing industry observers. CNN anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash moderated the 90-minute face-off between incumbent President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. While the debate covered various topics including the economy, abortion, immigration, and foreign policy, it barely touched on technology policy and completely overlooked digital assets. As pointed out in a CoinDesk report , this omission came despite crypto’s recent prominence in campaign discussions, particularly following Trump’s statements about regulation and his promise to commute Ross Ulbricht’s sentence. The Biden campaign has remained largely silent on crypto matters, though his administration recently expressed interest in collaborating with Congress on crypto legislation. Economics not a focus The debate’s economic segment was brief, with questions focus

Best Elden Ring progression route: The fastest way to become Elden Lord

Elden Ring is, in a word, big. There are over 160 bosses (way more if you add the DLC) and it’s hard to know what exactly you need to do to beat the game. So, here’s our guide to the fastest progression route in Elden Ring – the bare minimum you need to do to become Elden Lord. This won’t be as fast as an Elden Ring speedrun , which the best players in the world have down to less than an hour, but it should be enough to get you to the end of the game in just a few hours, depending on how much extra help you need to gather up as you go. A note before we start – if you limit yourself to just the bosses on this list, the game will be extremely difficult. If you find yourself struggling, take a bit of time to get some extra levels (either by fighting some extra bosses or using a rune farm), consider upgrading your Flasks, or even level up a Spirit Summon. Step 0: Planning One of the keys to speeding through the game is to use a weapon you are comfortable with. A lot of the best weapon

Philippines concerned that online casinos could be China-linked ‘Trojan horses’

Authorities in the Philippines are contemplating the future of Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) after recent raids uncovered links to criminality as well as China-related national security concerns. Experts have warned that the industry, which supplies casino betting as well as card games and other online offerings, could pose a ‘Trojan horse’ threat to the nation which needs to be addressed immediately. The online gambling service is set up in the Philippines for customers in other jurisdictions, particularly China given that its ruling Communist Party has outlawed gambling on the mainland. As reported by Nikkei , the murky setup is a tangled web as uncovered by Filipino authorities when raids in Luzon uncovered illegal employment, kidnapping, and torture linked to POGOs, as well as the involvement of foreign criminal syndicates. The finding of a Chinese army uniform sparked national security fears, leading to public controversy, but this has been secondary to the spy

First glimpse of Football Manager 2025 along with what we can expect from landmark new version

“FM25 is the starting point for the studio’s next 20 years.” So says Sports Interactive’s head honcho Miles Jacobson in a new development blog for the 2025 iteration of the most famous management sim of all time. It has been known for a couple of years that Football Manager 25 was to see a big departure from what has gone before it. While not exactly stale, the annual iterations, which from the outside could sometimes seem quite minor to all but the most avid virtual managers, have been a staple of the franchise for over a decade. Football Manager 25 is set to change a lot of that and it may well break some things along the way. But I don’t think Jacobson and SI are necessarily afraid of that. This is a project that is planned out many years in advance. The dev blog speaks as much about what fluff will be cut from the existing series as much as it does about new features. Using analytical data from those who opted in to share it the team has taken a good, hard look at Football Man

Fortnite’s Rap Boy Eminem skin disappeared and then came back, just like in Slim Shady’s new single

A recent update to Epic Games’ Fortnite removed the Eminem Rap Boy skin from the game without warning before it came back with a new Houdini emote. Chances are you have no idea what this means but Rap Boy is one of Marshall Mathers / eEnimen’s alter egos (along with Slim Shady) and when his new single, Houdini dropped ahead of the new Death of Slim Shady album and features the line, “And for my last trick, poof, just like that and I’m back bruh” With perfect timing, the skin disappeared from the game only for Epic to bring it back, complete with a new emote saying on X , “And for our next trick… The Houdini Emote features music by Eminem is in the Shop.” Whether this was all part of some elaborate cross-promotion or just the devs having a bit of fun, it could also suggest that we will get more Eminem content to line up with the new album which is slated for release at some point this summer. And for our next trick… The Houdini Emote featuring music by @eminem is in the Shop pic

I’m Gonna Destroy Them! Minecraft builder creates stunning Attack on Titan anime build and then shares how he did it

It’s not a secret we love a good Minecraft Mega Build here at Readwrite Gaming, and we know you do too. Previous looks at the likes of Kansas City or Chernobyl have highlighted just how created the Minecraft community still is, even after all these years. What we don’t always see though is the build process. We see great builds like the Kansas one and then learn they were auto-generated which takes away some of the mystery. Today’s build though is different, not that it is any less huge and impressive, but in that its builder takes us through how it was created on a video. The build is the city of Shiganshina from the hugely popular Manga Attack on Titan and it will be a place you are familiar with if you have seen any of the TV adaptations. As you can see from the image above the city is within giant walls that keep out the Titans (they eat humans so it’s best to keep them at arm’s length really) but has hundreds of small buildings inside as well as some larger areas and some i