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Faraway is winding down its Wallets Infrastructure on June 20, 2026, directing any users with funds on a Faraway Wallet to export their keys to retain full control. The move follows Faraway's pivot toward Rift, its AI-investing super-app. Faraway is the Sequoia and a16z-backed studio behind Mini Royale: Nations. Here is what wallet holders need to know.

Nakamoto Games has officially launched NAKA Merge 2048, a fresh merge-puzzle title in the NAKA ecosystem. The game offers both a Play-to-Earn mode and a Free-to-Play mode, letting players merge tiles, climb the leaderboard, and compete for rewards. The Polygon-based platform now hosts a large library of play-to-earn titles. Here is how the new game works.

The Solana idle game Sprout has launched its Pollinators event, a 7-day sprint where players plant real trees, grow their grove, and burn LEAF to feed the forest. The top 50 participants split a 400 USDC prize pool, with badges for everyone who takes part. The casual on-chain game has funded over 1,700 real trees to date. Here are the details.

The Solana GameFi platform MattleFun has opened its Mattle Tournament to everyone, requiring just three cards to submit a deck and compete for a prize pool of over 2,000 MATTLE. Players who join with a Mattle Game Pass receive a free Mattle card. A free co-branded card is also coming for Gib Meme players this week. Here is how to qualify and what MattleFun offers.

The World Series of Poker is accepting Solana payments for tournament buy-ins for the first time in its history, starting at the 2026 series in Las Vegas. Stablecoin payouts will roll out at WSOP Paradise in the Bahamas this December. The Solana Foundation has also been named Presenting Sponsor of the 2026 WSOP, powered by MoonPay with zero processing fees. Here are the details.

The trading card battler Splinterlands has launched its Summer Fun seasonal event, adding over 50 new skins, limited-time Gift Boxes, and a brand new reward item called Tokenized Energy Bombs. The update also introduces two new rulesets, Rise of the Exemplar and Power of Three, alongside a wide range of quality-of-life improvements. Here is everything in the latest patch.

The football game MFL has launched the Nations Cup 2026, called the biggest event in the platform's history. Players buy shares for 0.99 USD or 800 MFL each to back nations, vote in manager elections, and compete in the Fan Rally for a share of the 25,000 USD plus Bonus Cash prize pool. The Nations Cup Drop opens with five new pack tiers featuring U23 players from the 14 debuting nations. Here are the details.

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has submitted a proposal to Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama calling for a legal framework to allow trading of crypto exchange-traded funds and the promotion of yen-based stablecoins for settlement across Asia. The June 1 submission is the latest step in Japan's push to position itself as a leading digital finance hub. Here are the full details.

Sony's Soneium blockchain has launched Spotlight, a one-month onchain campaign powered by Galxe and supported by ZNSConnect, Blazpay, and Fractal Visions. Users complete quests across 10 ecosystem projects covering gaming, music, NFTs, AI, and creator tools to earn a share of a 10,000 USD reward pool. Eligibility requires completing all quests. Here are the participating projects and how it works.

Binance is winding down its centralized NFT service on Binance Exchange and moving NFT management to Binance Wallet. Users have from June 3 to July 3, 2026 to withdraw transferable NFTs or lose access to them. Binance is reimbursing withdrawal fees for up to 100,000 users during an early window. Here is what NFT holders need to know and what it signals for the wider market.