Alright, folks — Forward Industries, yes that old-school med device manufacturer turned “Solana treasury powerhouse,” just went full crypto degen corporate. They announced a $1 billion share repurchase program, approved November 3rd and running through 2027. So, the company that used to make gadget cases for glucose monitors is now the self-proclaimed largest Solana treasury company in the world... and they’re using traditional finance tools to flex their on-chain conviction. Love the crossover episode. They also filed a resale prospectus with the SEC — basically letting prior PIPE investors offload shares from a 2025 placement. But the real attention-grabber? That $1B buyback authorization. It’s their way of saying, “we’re so bullish on our Solana exposure, we’ll literally buy ourselves back.” Kyle Samani (yep, the Multicoin guy) said this “reflects confidence in Solana’s ecosystem.” Translation: SOL to the moon, or at least to the balance sheet. Forward’s partnered with Galaxy, Jump, and Multicoin to manage its Solana treasury — consolidating their bags like it’s 2021 again. The new program gives them flexibility to buy shares via open market, private deals, or whatever structured buyback they can dream up. So now we’ve got a once-forgotten NASDAQ microcap reinventing itself as a Solana-native treasury, slapping a $1B buyback on top. Either genius timing before the next bull run… or the most expensive “we believe in the chain” tweet ever made. TL;DR: Forward Industries: ex-medtech, now “Solana treasury” firm $1B buyback authorized (through 2027) Filed resale prospectus for PIPE investors Partners: Galaxy, Jump, Multicoin Market translation: TradFi cosplay meets crypto hopium Let’s see if this turns into a Solana ETF in disguise or just another treasury story that bought the top.

 Title: Gas Fees at 0.067 Gwei – Did Ethereum Just Forget It’s Supposed to Be Expensive? Alright, ETH traders, it finally happened — gas fees have hit 0.067 Gwei. Yes, you read that right. Swapping tokens costs roughly $0.11, selling an NFT about $0.19. The same network that used to charge the price of a small dinner for a Uniswap swap now costs less than a cup of gas station coffee. So what’s behind this miracle? The combo platter of reduced congestion, the Dencun upgrade, and Layer-2 dominance. Etherscan data shows gas dropped below 1 Gwei and stayed there since mid-October. The big boys (rollups like Arbitrum, Optimism, Base) are offloading most of the action, leaving the mainnet looking like a quiet museum. It’s great for traders — we’re swapping, testing contracts, bridging assets like it’s 2019 again. But here’s the catch: Ethereum’s base layer revenue just tanked. With 99% of potential fees going to L2s, validators aren’t exactly rolling in ETH. Binance research basically said, “Enjoy your cheap gas while it lasts — the network’s gotta eat too.” TL;DR: Gas = 0.067 Gwei (historically low) Swaps ≈ $0.11, NFT sales ≈ $0.19 Layer-2s soaking up activity → fewer mainnet fees Great for users, questionable for long-term network economics So yeah, enjoy the cheap trades and flex those on-chain moves while they last. Ethereum’s having its clearance sale moment — let’s see how long before the gas gods remember rent’s due.

Sure — here’s a Reddit-style post with that slightly sarcastic “crypto trader” tone you asked for:Title: Oxalis just rage-quit web3 with Moonfrost… but wait, there’s a Frost Arcade now?So, OG blockchain game dev Oxalis has decided that its cozy farming RPG Moonfrost will no longer be blockchain-powered. Yup — they’re going full Web2 and prepping for a premium Steam launch. No more wallets, no more tokens, just vibes and crops.But don’t worry, fellow degen farmers — the “blockchain spirit” isn’t dead, it’s just been segregated into something called Frost Arcade — a “pure web3 ecosystem” with browser games, leaderboards, co-op, PvP, and (I assume) a healthy dose of on-chain cope.Ric Moore (CEO) went on X to drop some alpha about risk-to-earn games and using stablecoins for deterministic payouts. Translation: “We’re still gambling, just with math this time.”Apparently, the devs realized something profound:“Web3 want to make money, web2 just want a good game.”So now they’re splitting the family — Moonfrost goes normie with art director Gina Nelson, while Moore heads to Frost Arcade to keep the degen dream alive.Also, Frost Arcade won’t be on Open Loot anymore, and user balances are migrating to a new chain. They haven’t said which one yet (pls not Solana again 🙏).TL;DR: Moonfrost = full Web2, launching on Steam.Frost Arcade = web3 side quest for people who still want tokens, leaderboards, and on-chain bragging rights.Lesson learned: apparently, you can’t make cozy farming profitable and fun.

Well, it finally happened. Immutable’s IMX just became the first major blockchain gaming token to be fully unlocked — every single token out in the wild. No more cliff-hangers, no more “team allocation” unlock FUD. Just pure, unfiltered, 2 billion tokens floating in the crypto ether. Backstory for the uninitiated: IMX launched back in November 2021 at $0.16 on CoinList, rocketed to over $9 within weeks (peak “everyone’s a genius” season), and has since... gracefully descended to $0.41. That’s a cool -95% from ATH, or as we like to call it: “value compression through decentralization.” To be fair, the price decline isn’t shocking — every few months, more tokens entered circulation like clockwork. Now with everything unlocked, maybe the market can finally find its real equilibrium (read: the bottom might be in... maybe). For context: APE: 91% unlocked PENGU: 90% BEAM & MANA: 88% AXS: 62% (still hodling those vesting cliff dreams) SAND: 82% (getting there slowly) So yeah, IMX is the first big gaming token to hit full maturity. Some call that “confidence in the ecosystem.” Others might call it “exit liquidity achieved.” Either way, the next few months will show if a fully unlocked token can still moon — or if we just unlocked the final chapter of tokenomics hopium. 🚀💀 What’s your move, traders? Buy the unlock or short the nostalgia?

Title: Hytopia’s new “AI-friendly” game jam: make a game, win $300, and maybe an internship So apparently Hytopia (aka “that Minecraft-meets-Roblox blockchain thing”) is hosting another game jam starting October 23rd, in partnership with Itch.io. The twist?👉 You have to build your game using the Hytopia SDK (TypeScript/JavaScript gang rise up).👉 You can use AI tools, and they actually encourage it (finally, someone said the quiet part out loud).👉 The top prize is a “hands-on internship” with the Hytopia dev team — plus a cool $300, with $200 and $100 for 2nd and 3rd. There’ll be a theme revealed at launch, and devs will have until October 27th to submit. After that, there’s a four-day peer review period, then Hytopia’s crew will pick the winners from the top 10 rated games. Founder Max Holmes said it’s a way to help the next generation of “SpyderSammys or Jandels” get noticed — which is great, but also sounds like a stealthy recruiting campaign wrapped in a community event. Still, if you’ve ever wanted to mess around with their SDK, this might be the easiest way to land on their radar. Bonus: no one’s gonna yell at you for letting ChatGPT write half your game logic. TL;DR: Hytopia Game Jam: Oct 23–27 AI tools allowed (and encouraged) Prizes: $300 / $200 / $100 + possible internship TypeScript + blockchain + vibes of early Roblox Probably the most fun way to apply for a job without sending a résumé

So Animoca Brands — yeah, the same Animoca that’s got a stake in basically every web3 project you’ve ever heard of — just said “nah” to doing a traditional IPO. Instead, they’re doing a reverse merger with some fintech outfit called Currenc Group Inc ($CURR), which means they’ll end up listed on Nasdaq without all the usual IPO circus. Currenc shareholders get 5%, Animoca holders keep 95%, and the rest of Currenc’s AI and remittance biz gets spun off. Boom. New ticker, new life. Estimated value? Around $2.4B, with Animoca ending 2024 sitting on $4.3B in assets. If all goes through, this would be the “world’s first publicly listed diversified digital assets conglomerate” — according to Yat Siu himself — giving Nasdaq investors exposure to DeFi, AI, NFTs, gaming, and DeSci under one (probably chaotic) roof. Yat even said this could “usher in a new asset class.” Bold words, but considering Animoca has 628 blockchain investments, that’s… a lot of exposure to the degenerate side of innovation. So yeah, while TradFi folks were still trying to wrap their heads around spot BTC ETFs, Animoca’s just like: “Reverse merge me onto Nasdaq, baby.” TL;DR: Animoca skipping IPO → merging with Currenc ($CURR) for a Nasdaq listing Currenc gets 5%, Animoca 95% Est. valuation ~$2.4B Animoca’s got $4.3B in assets and 628 web3 plays Yat Siu says it’s “the dawn of a new asset class” Translation: Web3’s finally going mainstream, just sideways You can read Yat Siu’s letter about the deal here. What do we think, fam? Are we witnessing the Animocaverse going corporate, or is this just the slickest way to dump some bags on Wall Street before the next bull run? 🚀

Title: Spider Tanks Is Back From the Dead — Now Rolling on Immutable 🚀🕷️ So remember Spider Tanks? Yeah, that PvP mech brawler that used to be Gala Games’ shiny web3 flex before things went... Gala-style. Well, turns out Dutch dev Gamedia just rage-quit Gala (after calling them “opportunistic, greedy, and evil” — not mincing words there 💀), got sued for it, won, and is now relaunching the game on Immutable. The reboot’s called Spider Tanks: Cores of Chaos, and it’s dropping early access on December 8th for PC, Mac (via Epic), and even mobile. Honestly? Props to Gamedia. Gala’s reputation has been circling the drain for a while, and seeing a dev actually win against them feels like spotting a unicorn in crypto land. Immutable seems like a much cleaner partner — their whole “fun-first web3” vibe might actually make this playable without needing a PhD in wallet management. “We found a partner that actually cares about fun and integrity.”– Dittmar Tukker, CEO of Gamedia, probably while deleting every Gala email thread ever. So yeah, Spider Tanks lives again — now with rewards through Immutable Play, and hopefully fewer lawsuits this time. Let’s see if web3 gamers actually come back for round two... or if this just becomes another shiny tank in the blockchain scrapyard.

So instead of going through the pain of a traditional IPO, Animoca Brands decided to pull a classic crypto move — skip the queue and merge their way onto NASDAQ. They’re teaming up with some fintech outfit called Currenc Group Inc (CURR) in what’s basically a reverse merger. Currenc shareholders get 5%, Animoca keeps 95%, and voilà — Animoca Brands becomes a $2.4B listed company. Easy mode unlocked. Currenc’s AI and digital remittance stuff? Yeah, they’re spinning that off into a different company. Clean exit. Animoca ended 2024 flexing with $4.3B in assets, so this deal gives them a shiny new public wrapper and lets U.S. investors buy into their 628 “strategic” blockchain plays — aka everything from DeFi to AI, NFTs, gaming, and even DeSci (because buzzwords = valuation). Yat Siu is, of course, calling it “the world’s first diversified digital assets conglomerate.” Translation: “We’re everything and everywhere, please buy the stock.” The exclusivity period lasts three months, and they’re aiming to seal the deal sometime in 2025 — assuming the regulators don’t get indigestion. Honestly? Wild move. Going public without the IPO circus is very on-brand for Animoca. Feels like the “we’ll do it our way” energy of Web3’s golden era. Grab your popcorn, lads — we’re about to see $APE and $SAND start appearing in retirement portfolios.

Alright lads, here’s a fun one. Remember Improbable? That London-based company that was supposed to make the metaverse actually work before everyone moved on to AI memes? Yeah, they just dropped their 2024 results — and it’s a bit of a head-scratcher. Revenue: £10 million.Cash on hand: £163 million. So, uh, they made barely enough to buy a few BAYC hoodies but are still sitting on a war chest big enough to fund a small L2. And the secret? They rebranded themselves last year as a “venture builder” — basically, they stopped trying to build the metaverse and decided to fund other people’s attempts instead. They’ve already spent £17 million across 12 startups — including MSquared (gaming infra), Jitter (multiplayer streaming), and Somnia (an EVM chain, because of course it’s an EVM chain). COO Peter Lipka came out saying they’re aiming to be “the most attractive partner for companies in the metaverse, web3, and AI sectors.” Translation: We’re not dead, we’re pivoting. Honestly, props where due — keeping £163M in this market is borderline mythical. But let’s be real: “venture builder” is just “VC, but make it vibes.” Still, if they actually use that cash to seed some legit Web3 infrastructure instead of another dozen “AI meets metaverse” PowerPoints, it might not be the worst play. TL;DR: Improbable’s 2024 revenue = £10M Cash stash = £163M New identity = Web3 venture builder Mood = Somehow both broke and rich Not investment advice, but if “pivot until profitable” were a coin, I’d be all in.

So apparently, the Pudgy Penguins empire is not just about chubby JPEGs anymore. Their parent company, Igloo, just announced a collab with DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda. Yep, the same panda that made your 2008 self believe inner peace was achievable through carbs and kung fu. This comes after a year where Pudgies have been everywhere: collabs with Roblox’s “Steal A Brainrot” (peak name, honestly), NASCAR, and even dropping a mobile game (Pudgy Party) that somehow hit 1 million downloads in under a month. Not bad for an NFT project that started as 8,888 penguins vibing on Ethereum. But here’s the kicker: while Po and the Penguins are out here trying to transcend the metaverse and make Web3 “mainstream,” the PENGU token is out here getting absolutely roundhouse-kicked by the market.Down 25% in a week, 76% below ATH, but hey — up 340% from ATL. So it’s either a comeback story or the world’s longest dead cat bounce. Gotta respect Luca Netz though — man took a meme collection and turned it into a full-blown brand with toys, games, and now a literal DreamWorks deal. Whether it’s “cross-media IP” or just “crossing fingers IP,” time will tell. Anyway, if you’re bullish on penguins doing kung fu while your bags do yoga (stretching downward), you might wanna catch the Beyond Games Transmedia Summit in London next January. Maybe they’ll teach us how to turn -76% into “brand synergy.”