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NEAR Protocol has officially confirmed the integration of FIPS-204 (ML-DSA), the NIST-approved post-quantum signature standard, into the network. Account holders can rotate their keys to become quantum-safe with a single transaction, leveraging NEAR's account-based architecture rather than requiring a hard fork or coordinated mass migration. The rollout extends quantum-safe Chain Signatures to more than 35 external chains through NEAR's existing cross-chain infrastructure, positioning the network as a quantum-safe signing environment for the broader Web3 ecosystem.

Sleepagotchi has launched a new Loyalty Program at hub.sleepagotchi.com ahead of its long-awaited Token Generation Event. Users can now earn Sleep Points to become eligible for the upcoming airdrop, with the studio framing the launch as a structured countdown to TGE. The Sleep-to-Earn mobile app combines sleep tracking with idle RPG mechanics, and the new Hub gives players a centralized destination to convert engagement into airdrop allocation ahead of the $SHEEP token launch.

Parallel TCG has officially launched Season 27: End Game alongside a Pokemon card giveaway running through May 31. Players who complete valid ranked matches across the season earn entries to win one of six graded Pokemon cards from the studio's co-founder's private stash. The season features a soft ladder reset requiring 5 placement matches, the new Carmine Celeste Universal Rare card, two Battle Pass titles (The Chosen One at Level 2 and Cartel Champion at Level 50), and the May 8 release of High Rollers Part 6, which closes the Fractal showdown lore arc.

The Solana Foundation and Google Cloud have jointly launched Pay.sh, a pay-as-you-go payment gateway that lets AI agents discover, access, and pay for APIs using stablecoins on Solana. Agents tap services like Gemini, BigQuery, Vertex AI, and over 50 community API providers per request without accounts, subscriptions, or API keys. The system runs on the x402 protocol and Machine Payments Protocol (MPP), with payment itself acting as the credential. Pay.sh is live now, fully open source, and integrates with Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Openclaw, and Hermes.

LOL Land has confirmed that the casual degen board game is preparing to launch its first-ever Boss Raid mode. The new feature lets players risk their rarest NFTs for a shot at legendary rewards or play it safe from the sidelines. The countdown has officially begun, with the studio teasing the cooperative battle as something players cannot face alone. The Boss Raid joins a growing feature set on the YGG Play title that has already pulled in 631,000 monthly active users and generated more than $4 million in annualised revenue on Abstract Chain.

MegaETH has gone live with Terminal, its new points platform built around a city-style live app map. Season 1 runs from April 28 to June 23 across 8 weeks, with App Wave 2 opening on April 30 alongside the long-awaited MEGA token generation event. Players can pick up to 3 apps weekly, only those benefit from booster multipliers, and Fluffle NFT holders stack additional ecosystem-aligned multipliers. The Terminal launch is positioned as the first wave players need to clear by April 30 ahead of the TGE.

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Gala Games has confirmed that Legends and Dragons is now available on iOS and Android, framing the GalaChain title as a fast-paced RPG centered on progression, loot, and constant upgrades. The match-3 RPG, with roots in Dragon Strike and Legends Reborn, brings empire building, hero summoning, dragon strikes, alliances, and PvP arena battles to mobile. The launch follows an earlier April 14 relaunch and slots into Gala's wider mobile-first portfolio strategy.

Gala Games has launched the exclusive alpha release of Mirandus: Eternal Night, opening the gates to its persistent 3D hex-based exploration and auto-battler RPG. Players step into the Echo Realm as Echoes to test the core gameplay loop of explore, risk, gather, and return alive, with Energy and HP management as the core survival mechanics. The Store, a massive new Boss Event, and Mirandus NFT support are all coming soon, with this phase positioned as the head start to stockpile resources before everything scales.

Visa has officially added Base, Coinbase's Ethereum Layer 2, to its global stablecoin settlement pilot. The expansion brings the program to nine supported blockchains and pushes the annualized stablecoin settlement run rate to $7 billion, up 50 percent in a single quarter. Base joins Polygon, Canton, Arc, and Tempo as the five newest additions to the pilot, with the move positioned as a structural step toward making onchain payments a daily reality for billions of people.