This week in Crypto Games: Ubisoft’s new Ethereum game, Ronin, has been hacked again

The crypto and NFT The gaming space is more crowded than ever, with popular games starting to release, token airdrops piling up, and other things that seem to be happening all the time. There is a lot to enter!

fortunately, DecryptThe GG is above all. And if you need a quick way to catch up on the latest activity around crypto video games, we're happy to feature this week in Crypto Games.

Our weekend roundup features the biggest news from the past week, along with a few other news you may have missed. We'll also feature a few of our top stories of the week.

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The big news

Ubisoft game revealedAssassin's Creed and Just Dance publisher Ubisoft will take its next big step into the crypto gaming world on the Ethereum layer-2 scaling network. DecisionOn Tuesday, the company announced that it is working Captain Laserhawk: The Game.

It's unclear what form the game will take, with the announcement describing the game as a “transmedia experience” with a “community-driven project” being built on Arbitrum.

Based in the same universe as the Netflix animated series “Captain Leatherhawk: Blood Dragon Remix,” Ubisoft said the game will feature characters from other franchises. assassin's creedRayman and Beyond Good and Evil.

Ronin Attack: The bridge between Ethereum And focused on the game Ronin The sidechain was shut down early Tuesday due to the exploit, which destroyed an estimated $12 million worth of assets. Fortunately, All funds have been returned Ethical hackers.

This incident, described as the “MEV exploit,” came to light on Tuesday morning when “white hat” hackers swiped $10 million worth of Ethereum and $2 million. USDC. Co-founder of Ronin Alexander Larson He assured users that the bridge, which receives more than $850 million in assets, is safe. However, it will remain offline until the audit is complete.

The open network on Binance The native currency of the open network Toncoin (ton) is listed on a central crypto exchange. Binance. The announcement of the listing alone caused the token to increase by 8.2% per day.

Open Network is the biggest owner. Telegram mini-apps They have taken over the crypto gaming scene. Many of these are simple Tap to find games which encourages players to tap the screen to earn virtual currency that can contribute to future airdrops. It is the home of celebrities. Notcoin, Hamster Kombat, PixelTapand many others.

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AperonS It was announced that Season 3 Open Beta will begin on August 22nd.
The gods are not bound announced New limited game modes, which will make players rethink how they play the game and build their house.
Hamster Kombat Added more information. Regarding the air drop to him App.

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Here are a few of our early stories from this past week that we think are good weekend reads:

Edited by Andrew Hayward.