🚨 Craft World x Ronke: Gud Rice Collab Just Dropped 🚨 So apparently the summer snoozefest is over on Craft World. After going live on Ronin mainnet back in July, the game has been quieter than my bags after that last "bullish" Discord call. Now, they’ve rolled out their first collab event with Ronke’s NFT collection, Gud Rice. Here’s the breakdown: New Factory at Level 10: Players unlock a rice-and-sushi themed setup. Yes, fertilizer is now officially meta. Resource Grind: Collect fertilizer, rice, sushi bits → pump them into your factories → or flex by building masterpiece items. Leaderboard Rewards: The more resources you sink, the higher you climb, the bigger the loot. Rewards include: Ronke’s $RICE token (future utility in Ronke’s Rice Farmer game). Craft World’s Water Dyno NFTs. RON tokens for the true degen crossover crowd. Pay-to-Fertilize: To go hard, you’ll need to actually buy $RICE and convert it into fertilizer. (Because obviously the rice economy needed a deflationary farming mechanic.) Nice touch: 69% (yes, nice) of imported $RICE goes into the prize pool. So if you’re into yield farming but with actual rice, this one’s for you. TL;DR: Ronin’s Craft World went from idle tapper to idle farmer. Buy $RICE, grow rice, get sushi, fight for leaderboard clout. Basically Stardew Valley but with leaderboard tokenomics and slightly more risk of explaining to your friends why you just bought fertilizer on-chain. So… anyone here aping in, or are we just watching from the sidelines while people fight to become digital rice barons? 🌾🍣

Nike and StockX have officially settled their three-year legal dispute over trademark use in sneaker-related NFTs, canceling a jury trial set for October. The agreement resolves accusations that StockX’s “Vault” NFTs misused Nike’s branding and allegedly sold counterfeit sneakers. While some claims remained unresolved, the settlement shields both companies from a risky court ruling and reflects a broader trend of applying traditional IP law to NFTs. The case also highlights how brands and investors are increasingly exploring blockchain-based verification systems for supply chains. 

So Craft World (yeah, the idle tap-tap factory game that quietly slid onto Ronin at the end of July) finally decided to do something loud. Their first collab event just went live — and it’s with Ronke’s NFT collection. Here’s the TL;DR (because I know half of you only read bullet points before aping in): 🍚 New factory unlocks at level 10+. It spits out sushi-adjacent resources: rice, fertilizer, etc. 🎨 All that stuff goes into “masterpiece” items. Think leaderboard clout + shiny rewards. 💰 Rewards = Ronke’s RICE token, Craft World’s Water Dyno NFTs, and the good ol’ RON. 🧑‍🌾 To really sweat the leaderboard, you’ll need to buy RICE tokens, convert them into fertilizer, and feed your factory loop. 📈 69% (nice) of the imported RICE goes into the prize pool for leaderboard payouts. So yeah, we’re at that part of GameFi where you literally have to buy rice → turn it into fertilizer → feed your cartoon farm → hope you make it to the top for more rice. Peak degen circular economy. Not financial advice, but if you’re already farming imaginary carrots, might as well try farming imaginary sushi too. What do you all think — hidden gem collab or just another way to separate you from your RON bags? 🥢

Nike and StockX have reached a settlement, ending a three-year legal dispute over trademark use in sneaker-related NFTs. The deal cancels a jury trial scheduled for October and dismisses all claims with prejudice, shielding both companies from a potentially damaging verdict.The case, launched in 2022, centered on whether StockX’s “Vault” NFTs infringed Nike’s trademarks by linking tokens to physical sneakers. Nike accused StockX of misleading consumers and even selling counterfeit shoes, while StockX argued the NFTs were simply proof of ownership. The settlement reflects a broader legal trend of applying standard IP rules to NFTs, pushing marketplaces to tighten authentication practices and sparking new investment in blockchain-based brand protection tools. 

Here’s a Reddit-style post you could make, in the voice of a crypto trader with a slightly sarcastic edge: [News] XRPL Gamechain is here – yes, they’re really trying to make gaming on XRP a thing. So… apparently B3 (you know, the gaming blockchain that usually chills on Base) just decided to throw a curveball and partner with XRPL Commons to birth something called the XRPL Gamechain. Yep, that’s right: we’re now settling games on XRP Ledger. The same XRP Ledger that most of CT wrote off years ago as “the bank coin.” Plot twist: it’s alive, and it wants your mobile gaming attention. Key points for the degenerates in the back: B3’s Open App Layer is now plugged into XRPL’s shiny new EVM sidechain. Translation: you can still play with Solidity stuff, but it all pipes through XRP’s rails. The RLUSD stablecoin (lol, remember Ripple’s “regulated stable” experiment?) is now the preferred stablecoin across B3’s ecosystem. So yeah, if you’re farming in this world, you’re gonna be stacking RLUSD. They’re pushing this as “mobile-first” gaming – think casual games, not AAA titles. The idea is to get normies swiping on their phones while unknowingly interacting with XRPL smart contracts. And of course, there’s Xcade – their testnet app that already has five playable titles. You can grind out fake leaderboard clout now, and supposedly earn XRP-based rewards when it goes mainnet this fall. “Play to earn,” but rebranded 2025 edition. XRPL Commons is hyping this up as “the next wave of consumer crypto adoption” (lol, where have we heard that before?). Meanwhile, B3’s devs are out here promising “real utility for XRP at global scale.” So yeah, XRP army just got a gaming sidechain. Is this the start of Ripple’s redemption arc, or just another “web3 gaming” ghost town waiting to happen? Personally, I can’t wait to see normies explaining to their friends: “Yeah bro, I earned 4 RLUSD playing Candy Crush on XRP Ledger.” What a timeline. 🚀💀

Nike and StockX have officially ended their three-year legal battle over trademark use in sneaker-related NFTs. The settlement cancels the jury trial scheduled for October and dismisses all claims with prejudice. The case, which began in 2022, centered on whether StockX’s “Vault” NFTs unlawfully exploited Nike’s sneaker images and confused consumers. Nike later accused StockX of selling counterfeit shoes, while StockX argued the NFTs merely tracked ownership of physical goods. By settling, both companies avoid the risks of an unfavorable court ruling, while the decision underscores how U.S. courts are increasingly applying traditional intellectual property law to NFTs.

The NFT market has endured a turbulent week, with leading collections like BAYC, CryptoPunks, and Moonbirds seeing double-digit floor price drops. Total NFT market cap fell to $6.46B, down from $8B in mid-August, while daily sales volume reached $19.8M, according to CoinGecko. The downturn follows Ethereum’s pullback from its new all-time high of $4,957 to around $4,400. Analysts see support between $3,900 and $4,000, warning that a drop below could push ETH under $3,500. Despite the slump, smaller projects like Quills Adventure managed strong gains, while Ethereum-based NFT sales activity rose nearly 50% in the past 24 hours. 

Spanish dev Games For A Living (GFAL) just dropped Diamond Dreams Match on iOS and Android. Yes, it’s Candy Crush, but with luxury jewelry NFTs, generative AI, and optional blockchain trading. The vibe: You solve puzzles → unlock and “upgrade” digital jewelry pieces designed by Javier León (Emmy-nominated guy who worked on The Crown and big luxury brands). You can flex your drip in shared AI-generated galleries. Some in-game items can literally be forged into real jewelry with real diamonds. Because who doesn’t want to explain to customs that their necklace started as a mobile app item? Collabs with celebs incoming. (Can’t wait for Kim K to announce her on-chain bejeweled tiara, frens.) Blockchain is totally optional (translation: they know normies will rage-quit if they’re forced into web3). Marketplace rollout will be “gradual” to keep it “safe.” They’re building it on Saga chainlets (basically an appchain built on Saga, so another L1 in your portfolio of “I’ll totally research this later”). CEO Manel Sort says they spent four years figuring out how to shove AI + blockchain into a match-3 game. The result? You can now “craft unique pieces and even own a part of your journey.” So yeah — it’s Candy Crush but make it decentralized bling with exit liquidity. 💎 Question: are we early... or is this just the peak of “web2.5 but shiny”? Would you ape into this, or nah?

Pudgy Penguins, in partnership with Mythical Games, will release its mobile game Pudgy Party on August 29 and reward early players with a Soulbound Token (SBT) called “Early to the Party.” Unlike regular NFTs, this intransferable token serves as a permanent badge of early participation for users who pre-download the game and register. Inspired by Fall Guys, Pudgy Party offers multiplayer obstacle challenges for up to 20 players. The initiative highlights Pudgy Penguins’ broader Web3 strategy to expand beyond profile NFTs, blending gaming, collectibles, and blockchain rewards—even as its token PENGU recently slipped 2.53% in price. 

So Mythical Games teamed up with Pudgy Penguins’ Igloo Inc. and decided the world desperately needed another obstacle-course party game. Enter Pudgy Party, now live on iOS and Android. Yes, it’s basically Stumble Guys with penguins, emotes, and “combat-light” bumping mechanics. But don’t worry, they sprinkled in the crypto magic: NAT (non-tradable) items for the plebs. LE (limited edition, tradable) items for the diamond flippers. And of course, talismans you burn to turn your NAT into LE. Because who doesn’t love paying gas fees disguised as penguin witchcraft? 🔥🐧 The launch season is called Dopameme Rush (because nothing screams “serious IP expansion” like memecoins and TikTok brainrot). Expect skins like John Pork and Tung Tung Sahur. Peak web3 culture, ngl. CEO Luca Netz is out here saying it’s all about “connection and good vibes” (translation: pls buy more penguins). Meanwhile Mythical’s John Linden is flexing that Pudgy is one of the few web3 brands to actually escape the echo chamber. Fair. Most NFT projects are still busy rugged in Discord. Every month we’ll get a new season, premium passes, global leaderboards, and the eternal question: Do I flip my digital penguin hat, or keep it for the vibes? Honestly, Pudgy Penguins keeps doing what 99% of NFT projects couldn’t: turn their IP into something normies might actually touch without crying scam. Whether this pumps bags or just becomes another forgotten mobile game graveyard—well, let’s just say I’m not staking my talismans on it.