Solo Leveling Levels Up: Korean Billion-Dollar Megafranchise Goes Onchain with Story

Seoul, South Korea, 1st October 2025, Chainwire

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From Near-Death Experience to AI-Fueled Hope: The Tale of Mantra (OM) and Crypto Presale Opportunities

Every cryptocurrency has a story and a curriculum packed into fluctuating values. Mantra (OM) gives us the sore reminder of what remains after the blundering. There is a poignant tale of the phrase ‘what goes up must come down.

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Ethereum Whistleblower Addresses Fraud Allegations, Reveals Next Steps

Steven Nerayoff, one of the earliest advisors for Ethereum, has reacted to a social media post accusing him of fraud and exploitation. The defamatory accusation was posted by a user who goes by the name Cryptoking on social media platform X in July as part of a story on his failed crypto project. However, Nerayoff […]

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Crypto Goes to College

As traditional financial firms expand into crypto, they will look for traditional hiring credentials, creating a sea change at universities and the crypto job market overall. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week.

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Let’s Dissect The “Follow The Money #1” Documentary, Pt. 1- Salvadoran Confusion

In “Follow The Money,” the What Bitcoin Did team goes deep. The podcast is already a part of the El Salvador story, with its host Peter McCormack being the first to interview President Bukele after the Bitcoin Law’s announcement.

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UST goes rogue, but Neutrino USD [USDN] 'depeg(s)' a different story

As Bitcoin crashed below the $32k support level, panic took hold of the market and alt coins began to violently plunge as well. This time, even the stablecoins were not spared as TerraUSD [UST] droppeThe post UST goes rogue, but Neutrino USD [USDN] 'depeg(s)' a different story appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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LUNA: Why a new ATH doesn't tell us the whole story

LUNA is enjoying quite a bit of press attention and love from bulls right now. But, does that automatically mean Terra is up in terms of adoption? As it goes, there's evidence to support both sides.

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Keep Calm and Work Hard: The Story of Binance’s CEO From A to CZ

And the number one spot of the Cointelegraph’s first-ever Top 100 list goes to… Changpeng Zhao! Was there any doubt? Check out our exclusive interview to find out what’s behind this great workaholic

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Bitcoin Can’t Racially Profile You, Unlike Your Banking Provider

It seems that not a day goes by without a news story highlighting the shortcomings of the current banking system. In a world with alternatives growing in viability daily, incidents, like the following, serve as a powerful incentive to pay attention to Bitcoin.

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With shit-all else to do, Fortnite goes on vacation

Fortnite‘s done gone and destroyed its own world, booting all of its battle royale-addicted players out of their wonderlands and into the black void of space. I guess when you’ve conquered everything, it stands to reason you’d take a little vacation — and in the meantime we’re all staring at a black hole.

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The monolith myth: Why all-in-one tech suites aren’t the solution

There’s a persistent myth in a relatively common word in tech – “suite. ” The suggestion is that it’s a group that can operate as one cohesive entity — vendors have been slinging marketing “suites” for years, decades even, and customers have assumed that the supposed one-size-fits-all content and marketing monolith can help them.

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California bans law enforcement from using facial recognition software for the next 3 years

California lawmakers today passed a bill placing a three-year state-wide moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement agencies. AB 1215, The Body Camera Accountability Act, was introduced earlier this year by assemblymember Phil Tang, a Democrat.

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Hacking victim who paid Bitcoin ransom goes on to hack the hackers

A ransomware victim that paid Bitcoin to unlock his files has enacted sweet vengeance on his attackers, by hacking them right back. As part of his retaliation, Germancement on the BleepingComputer forum yesterday morning, but urged readers to understand that he’s “not the bad guy here.

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Gartner says blockchain is sliding into ‘the trough of disillusionment’

I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news but according to Gartner‘s Hype Cycle, blockchain is “sliding into the trough of disillusionment,” meaning the technology is struggling to live up to the hype.

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An architect explains why the most important character in Control is its world

This article was originally published by Super Jump Magazine, an independent publication all about celebrating great video games and their creators through carefully-crafted, in-depth featured produced by a diverse team of games journalists, designers, and enthusiasts.

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Borderlands 3 review: Come for the guns and loot, stay for the heart and soul

Borderlands 3 is like one of the vehicles from the Mad Max universe. It’s held together by duct-tape and twine, but it spits fire, looks cool, and goes really, really fast. And I almost refused to review it once I started playing it, but we’ll get into that later.

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The SeatyGo bike saddle thwarts thieves by being super easy to take with you

Bike thieves are a brazen bunch. In NYC, cyclists who have to lock up outside have two primary approaches: get a cheap bike that you won’t cry about when it’s stolen, or lock up like a pro. But thieves are also incredibly opportunistic.

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Samsung’s Galaxy Fold goes on sale Friday, September 27 in the US

Americans can finally get their hands on Samsung’s ever elusive Galaxy Fold this week. Following its South Korean and UK launches earlier this month, the groundbreaking, fragile phone will be available to buy in the US on Friday, September 27.

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Quantum physics for regular people: Is reality even real?

Everything you assume about the universe, the laws that govern it, and how objective reality works is probably wrong. What goes up doesn’t have to come down, there’s no logical reason why we can’t travel through time, and there’s a pretty good chance that you exist as one of an infinite number of doppelgangers spread across parallel universes.

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Fitbit’s $199 Versa 2 goes on sale September 15

Fitbit‘s latest fitness tracker/smartwatch, the Versa 2, was introduced a couple of weeks ago, but the company did not provide a firm release date at the time. Now we know: the Versa 2 will be available this Sunday, September 15.

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Leak: Google’s Pixel 4 could include an astrophotography mode

Our phones get better at capturing images in low light every year, but as far as I know, no phone has been good enough to capture stars in the night sky. If a new leak is to be believed, Google might be the one to change that Spanish tech site Pro Android posted a what appears to be an upcoming marketing video for the Pixel 4.

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XKCD forum goes offline after discovery of data leak affecting 562K members

XKCD forum, the bulletin board associated with the popular webcomic XKCD, has been taken offline after personal information of more than 562,000 members was exposed online. According to security researcher Troy Hunt, the breach occurred two months ago (on July 1 2019).

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Chinese face-swapping app goes viral, invites criticism over privacy clause

Last week, a Chinese social app developer named Momo introduced a face-swapping app called Zao. The app, which lets you overlay your face in existing photos and video, shot to the top spot in the entertainment section on the App store, and posts with Zao-related hashtags gathered over 8 million views on Chinese social network Weibo.

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The rise of Pet Tech

It will come as a surprise to precisely nobody that we love our furry friends. Yet although the bond between humans and animals goes back thousands of years, the way we approach pet ownership has changed quite a lot in recent years.

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Google’s betting on SMS 2.0 to get its messaging groove back

Google’s gotten a lot of grief for its messaging strategy, and rightly so. While Facebook and Apple have seen their messaging platforms become indispensable to users and businesses alike, Google has launched a litany of apps whose pithy names (Buzz, Wave, Allo, Hangouts, and the list goes on) couldn’t save them from the dustbin of chat history.

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Android goes keto with a radical new rebrand

Android’s ditching the carbs and saying farewell to sugar. The latest update to the brand, unveiled today by Google, introduces a new logo and style language, and ditches the iconic dessert-themed OS codenames.

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23 state agencies across Texas succumb to a ‘coordinated ransomware attack’

It seems like not a day goes by without a major company being hacked or a government-run institution exposed to ransomware attacks. Now, state agencies in Texas have succumbed to a coordinated ransomware attack that has impacted at least 23 local government entities across the state.

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Apple will soon treat online web tracking the same as a security vulnerability

Apple is taking a hard stance on online privacy with a new anti-tracking policy in Safari. The iPhone maker has published a “WebKit Tracking Prevention Policy” that goes into specifics about the types of anti-tracking methods it has developed, the practices it believes are harmful to users, and the unintended consequences of those preventive countermeasures.

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Honor’s new TV runs HarmonyOS and has a pop-up camera

Just a day after announcing its new OS, Huawei has launched the first device running it through its subbrand Honor. The company launched a smart TV named Honor Vision which has a pop-up camera for some reason.

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Texas regulator goes after cryptocurrency firm promising 900% returns in 2 weeks

Regulators in Texas have filed a cease and desist order against a New York-based cryptocurrency business promising a 900-percent return on investment in just two weeks. Forex and Bitcoin Trader, which was advertising on Craiglist Dallas, reportedly deals in cryptocurrency investments, commodity-based derivatives, and foreign currency trading.

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The rundown on common game console video outputs

Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. There’s no school like the old school, and that goes for game consoles as well.

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There’s now a cryptoart lottery using Bitcoin blockchain to pick a winner — and it’s brilliant

We’ve heard about auctions using blockchain to record sales of expensive works of art. We’ve seen the abstract musings of the cryptoart world, too. But what about a cryptoart charity auction that’s using blockchain to pick the winner? Well, an initiative being run by a trio of firms including cryptocurrency swap exchange service ChangeAngel, crypto-clothing store CryptoBantam, and cryptoartist Trevor Jones, is doing just that.

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Video: F U, Instagram — here’s how to delete or deactivate your account

Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Ugh, Instagram. I remember when the social network was fun, when it was just filled with cool pictures and didn’t know anyone on there.

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India to seek EU’s approval on GDPR compliance for ‘adequacy’ status

The Economic Times reports that India is gearing up to seek ‘adequacy’ status with the European Union‘s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a set of privacy laws adopted by the region in 2016 and enforced from last year.

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Johannesburg’s power supplier gets the better of ransomware attackers

A ransomware infection at one of South Africa‘s electricity providers left some city residents of Johannesburg without any power. City Power, one of the largest power suppliers in Johannesburg, said the attack encrypted all its databases, applications and network, leading to a blackout of its IT systems.

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Amazon’s 2019 Kindle Oasis brings better lighting but little else

I’m going to keep this review short. Amazon’s new Kindle Oasis goes on sale today starting at $249, but in almost every respect, it’s identical to its 2017 predecessor. There is but one meaningful update: you can now change the screen color temperature, shifting it to warmer hues for both helping you sleep and matching ambient lighting.

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JBL’s Android TV-powered soundbar finally goes on sale at $399

At Google’s developer conference in May 2018, the company had announced an Android TV soundbar in partnership with JBL. Now, the device is finally on sale for $399. The soundbar can connect to your TV and drive your streaming needs with apps for popular services like Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime Video, and Hulu.

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Warframe wants to send a player to space (rocket not included)

Digital Extremes, creators of the runaway hit third-person shooter Warframe, revealed this weekend that it’s running a contest to send one of its devoted players to space — well, sort of. What it’s really offering is a pretty sweet payday, but it’ll be up to the winner if that money goes towards a trip to the heavens.

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Reddit’s r/technology goes dark as part of #SocialMediaStrike

If you were planning to spend the US Independence Day browsing Reddit’s r/technology, you’re out of luck. For the social news aggregation service’s popular tech subreddit has gone dark for 24 hours to voice solidarity with a social media strike.

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Cryptocurrency exchanges including Coinbase suffer downtime as Cloudflare goes dark

Major web host Cloudflare has suffered a technical mishap that sent multiple cryptocurrency services – including Coinbase – into unexpected downtime. Cryptocurrency services known to have been affected include Bitfinex, Coinbase, Coinbase Pro, CoinMarketCap, and MyEtherWallet.

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Cryptocurrency exchanges including Coinbase suffer downtime as CloudFlare goes dark

Major web host CloudFlare has suffered a technical mishap that sent multiple cryptocurrency services – including Coinbase – into unexpected downtime. Cryptocurrency services known to have been affected include Bitfinex, Coinbase, Coinbase Pro, CoinMarketCap, and MyEtherWallet.

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Mark Zuckerberg Stole Facebook, Now He’s Stealing Bitcoin

By CCN Markets: One day Bitcoin will occupy the same corner of internet nostalgia occupied by Nikola Tesla. So it goes: were it not for Thomas Edison’s superior resources, influence and propaganda, we could all be running our laptops on Mr.

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Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, the magical new AR game, launches this week

Niantic just revealed the launch date of its much-anticipated Harry Potter-branded AR follow-up toe information as the game goes live in your region soon. #WizardsUnite pic.twitter.com/ckk4s4mi8a — Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (@HPWizardsUnite) June 19, 2019 We first heard about Wizards Unite back in November 2017, and the finished product is looking pretty much… This story continues at The Next Web

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CHEAP: Pretend you live on a spaceship with this Google Smart Light Starter Kit for $35

Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! The future is pretty cool. We’ve got phones that can take incredible photos, access the entirety of human knowledge, and also be used as flashlights.

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3 years later, Visa’s blockchain-powered payment network finally goes live

Visa’s blockchain-powered B2B payments product has finally gone live after almost three years in the making. First made public in October 2016, the Visa B2B Connect network is being made available in 30 markets, with plans to expand to as many as 90 territories by the end of the year.

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Cryptocurrency exchange Blockport goes bankrupt after failed STO

An Amsterdam-based cryptocurrency exchange is facing an uncertain future. Blockport has declared bankruptcy after its security token offering (STO) failed to meet its minimum expectations last month.

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Bose’s new $399 headphones boast Siri support and adjustable noise cancellation

Bose today announced the latest edition to its premium headphone lineup. The new model is called the Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700. When it goes on sale later next month, it’ll retail for $399.

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Dell and Alienware unveil a cornucopia of updates at Computex 2019

Dell today announced a slew of refreshes for its Inspiron, XPS, and Alienware laptop lineups at Computex 2019 in Singapore. It also unveiled new gaming headsets, a delivery and installation service, and a new EyeSafe display.

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You can build your own Lightsaber and Droid at Disney’s new Star Wars attractions

Disney’s finally lifting the veil on its Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge attraction set to debut at Disneyland on May 31. And while we were all expecting a glut of rides and properly attired characters roaming about, its the souvenirs that have us most excited.

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