Blockchain
Gala Games Ushers in Blockchain Generation of Gaming with Galaverse
Gala Games, the successful blockchain gaming platform, concludes its inaugural Galaverse in Las Vegas with a global virtual conference today at 11 am PDT on the Gala Games YouTube channel for anyone who loves or wants to learn more about blockchain gaming. Galaverse, an immersive event for the community to celebrate the Gala Games metaverse, kicked off over the weekend with a two-day in-person event with more than 500 attendees from around the world. The event brought together industry legends Peter Molyneux and Will Wright with both announcing their partnerships with Gala Games. The team also announced the expansion of The Walking Dead franchise and AAA developer Certain Affinity‘s original IP Last Expedition into blockchain gaming. There were also performances by Maroon 5, Arcade Fire and Kings of Leon, and DJ sets headlined by Snoop Dogg and Steve Aoki for the global attendees.
Gala Games also announced the launch of a $100 million blockchain gaming fund in partnership with C² Ventures, a new crypto investment firm founded by Ciara Sun, the former Head of Listing and Blockchain Investments at Huobi Global. The joint fund will invest in game developers and emerging projects building with blockchain technology, including but not limited to play-to-earn, GameFi, metaverses, and other decentralized gaming solutions.
“This event for our community has ushered in the new blockchain generation of gaming,” said Eric Schiermeyer, co-founder of Zynga and now CEO of Gala Games. “We brought together the biggest names and franchises in the industry to present our vision for the future. We are focused on building gaming titles that fans will want to play if we are going to take blockchain gaming truly forward. This is just the beginning as we look to develop the Galaverse experience around the globe.”
Galaverse kicked off with two industry legends taking the stage. Peter Molyneux, creator of titles Populous, Dungeon Keeper, Black & White and Fable, announced his latest game, Legacy, that will launch as a blockchain game on the Gala Games platform in 2022. Legacy will allow players to build an empire through the power of their creativity, the superiority of their commercial prowess and the strength of their competitive nature. Players design, make, trade and compete to earn LegacyCoin, in a world where creativity is the key to success. Players can enter a wide range of special events and awards to compete with others for LegacyCoin prizes.
Meanwhile, The Sims creator Will Wright revealed his newly established creative partnership as he and his team at Gallium Studios will lend their extensive experience to assist in the development of Gala Games’ blockchain VOX metaverse and game world from the ground-up. Gala Games dropped its highly anticipated Mirandus VOX Collection last week which sold out immediately. The VOX NFTs from Gala Labs are collectibles with a real play-to-earn utility across Gala’s games: Town Star and soon Mirandus. However, there is not yet a gaming title dedicated natively to the VOX metaverse. With the help from Wright and the Gallium Studios team, they will create and build the VOXverse. Details of the new game will be shared in the coming months.
AMC – home of the global smash hit television franchise The Walking Dead – and Ember Entertainment will partner with Gala Games to launch a new cross-platform survival MMORPG, The Walking Dead: Empires. Players will be able to purchase “Dead Claims” which will give early buyers the chance to claim an ideal plot of land prior to the game’s release.
AAA developer Certain Affinity will bring their original IP Last Expedition exclusively to the Gala platform. Certain Affinity was founded by and is led by industry veteran and former Multiplayer and Online lead for Halo 2 and 3, Max Hoberman, who aims to pair the quality of a AAA FPS with the benefits of blockchain gaming.
GAMEDIA unveiled new details for Spider Tanks, which is being produced to be the world’s first true NFT esport. They debuted a brand new trailer revealing new aspects of Play-to-Earn mechanics to excite Gala Games community members.
Revolutionary art platform 888 The New World, confirmed Gala Games as the first “Guardian of the Realm” of the new 888 Inner Circle. In total, 80,000 new tokens will be put into circulation via the creation of eight distinct Realms each containing 10,000 tokens. Members of the 888 Inner Circle and their respective Guardian community will have multiple benefits from both 888 and the Guardian of their respective Realm, such as carefully curated world-class artist drops, early access to 888 and partner drops, VIP access to IRL events, parties, and festivals, and early access to premier partner merchandise and apparel drops.
Attendees enjoyed theatrical presentations to some of Gala Games’ biggest titles including Mirandus and Echoes of Empire.
Starting today, fans of Mirandus will have the option to purchase Ships and Docks to access seabound secrets within the metaverse. Both are eagerly sought after — one for expeditions, the other to provide a haven for ships to anchor when they return. You can become captain of your ship or a harbormaster of your dock or pier. And there’s nothing to prevent a forward-thinking adventurer to take on the role of both captain and harbormaster, not only for their own ships, but to provide a place for others to set anchor and come ashore. The limited various rarities will be available in the Mirandus store.
At the end of each today, attendees were treated to live performances by Maroon 5, Kings of Leon, Arcade Fire, Alice Cooper, Billy Idol, Matt Sorum, Kings of Chaos, Stone Temple Pilots, and DJ sets by Snoop Dogg, BT, Steve Aoki, 3LAU, and BassJackers.
“Galaverse completely exceeded our expectations during our inaugural event. It was critical for us to immerse our community into our world and truly engage them on the future of blockchain gaming,” said James Olden, Chief Strategy Officer for Gala Games and President of Gala Labs. “We did not want this to be your average conference or event with players joining us from around the world. And just like we are focused on making games that you want to play, we want Galaverse to be an event that you want to attend.”
Galaverse was produced in partnership with VOLO Events Agency, a leading producer and production company of live events and experiential marketing for global brands. VOLO is led by Primetime Emmy Award-winning Producer, Charles Marto, who served as Executive Producer and Producer for Galaverse. For 35 years, Marto has produced notable events, network television celebrity music specials and immersive experiences for brands.
Players can learn more about these latest projects in the coming months through the Gala Games platform at https://app.gala.games/.
Blockchain
Blocks & Headlines: Today in Blockchain – April 23, 2025 – EDPB, Binance, MicroCloud, Nile Coin, TruaBroker
Welcome to Blocks & Headlines, your daily op-ed–style briefing on the most significant developments in blockchain technology and the cryptocurrency industry. Today’s dispatch spotlights landmark privacy guidelines from the European Data Protection Board, Malaysia’s engagement with Binance’s founder to turbocharge digital finance, a groundbreaking blockchain reconstruction solution from MicroCloud Hologram, the impending launch of Nile Coin on Solana by Hyperscale Data’s subsidiary BitNile.com, and Trua’s AI-driven TruaBroker compliance platform. These stories underscore how regulation, infrastructure innovation, token launches, and compliance automation are shaping Web3’s next chapter.
1. EU’s Privacy Guardrails: EDPB Proposes Blockchain Data Access Guidelines
Source: Decrypt
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has published draft guidelines aimed at reconciling blockchain’s immutable architecture with GDPR’s privacy mandates. Key directives include avoiding on-chain storage of personal data when it conflicts with Data Protection by Design and by Default, conducting Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) for high-risk processing, and implementing organizational and technical measures to limit default data access to an “indefinite number of persons” Decrypt.
Op-Ed Insight:These guidelines mark a pivotal moment. By mandating privacy-by-design and off-chain anchoring of sensitive information, the EDPB effectively pressures projects to adopt hybrid architectures—where on-chain transparency coexists with off-chain confidentiality. While defenders of pure decentralization decry potential censorship, privacy advocates hail these guardrails as essential to prevent authoritarian misuse of immutable ledgers. Ultimately, projects that bake data protection into their smart contracts and storage layers will secure both regulatory compliance and user trust.
2. Malaysia Taps Binance’s CZ for a Blockchain Finance Overhaul
Source: Bitcoin News
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has initiated high-level discussions with Changpeng Zhao (CZ), Binance’s founder and former CEO, to position Malaysia as Southeast Asia’s preeminent hub for tokenization and digital finance. The dialogue focuses on leveraging blockchain to modernize capital markets, streamline cross-border payments, and foster regulatory sandboxes that attract global Web3 startups Beamstart.
Op-Ed Insight: Engaging CZ signals Malaysia’s ambition to leapfrog legacy financial architectures by importing Binance’s exchange expertise and compliance playbooks. Yet success hinges on crafting balanced regulations that encourage innovation without compromising investor protection. If Malaysia can marry CZ’s technical insights with proactive oversight—such as clear licensing pathways for decentralized exchanges—it could catalyze a shift in regional capital flows from traditional finance hubs like Singapore to Kuala Lumpur.
3. MicroCloud Hologram’s VSS-Powered Blockchain Reconstruction Solution
Source: PR Newswire
MicroCloud Hologram Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLO) unveiled an innovative blockchain reconstruction solution that employs Verifiable Secret Sharing (VSS) technology to split and distribute private key shares across distributed nodes. Four core components—VSS-based key sharding, redundant node storage, dynamic participant verification, and incentive-driven reward/penalty mechanisms—enable rapid, trustless restoration of blockchain data integrity following attacks or node failures PR Newswire.
Op-Ed Insight: As DeFi and on-chain finance proliferate, uninterrupted availability and data consistency have become paramount. MicroCloud’s VSS approach transforms reconstruction from a centralized recovery process into a decentralized protocol, minimizing reliance on any single custodian. This paradigm could redefine disaster-recovery benchmarks: imagine an exploited smart contract whose state is instantly rebuilt through pre-sharded secrets, preserving transactional continuity without manual key escrow.
4. BitNile.com to Launch Nile Coin on Solana Blockchain
Source: GlobeNewswire
Hyperscale Data, Inc. (NYSE American: GPUS) announced that its social gaming subsidiary BitNile.com will launch Nile Coin on Solana on May 1, 2025. Solana’s high throughput and low fees position it as an optimal platform for BitNile’s gaming ecosystems, where Nile Coin will fuel in-game economies, reward completions, and facilitate peer-to-peer transactions. Further details on tokenomics and utility are expected in the coming weeks GlobeNewswire.
Op-Ed Insight: While new token launches are ubiquitous, Nile Coin’s Solana-native design leverages one of the fastest blockchains for scalable micro-transactions—a critical requirement for social gaming. Success will depend on robust token utility, partnership integrations, and community incentives. If BitNile.com can embed Nile Coin across multiple entertainment verticals (e-sports, virtual concerts, NFTs), it could ignite a network-effect flywheel, bolstering both user engagement and on-chain liquidity.
5. TruaBroker: Automating Compliance with AI-Powered Trust Credentials
Source: PR Newswire (via Benzinga)
Trua, a leader in digital trust credentials, launched TruaBroker
, a cloud-based platform that automates compliance for broker-dealers and Registered Investment Advisors. Built on Trua’s patented Continuous Evaluation engine, TruaBroker delivers real-time monitoring of FINRA, SEC, and NFA records; identity verification; and continuous credential checks—all without IT integration. Its AI algorithms flag licensing gaps, disciplinary histories, and civil actions, enabling firms to maintain audit readiness and mitigate risk proactively Benzinga.
Op-Ed Insight: In an era when on-chain transactions intersect with regulated financial activities, seamless compliance is non-negotiable. TruaBroker’s model—issuing reusable, verifiable digital credentials anchored by blockchain—offers a blueprint for how KYC/AML processes can evolve into dynamic, trustless workflows. As DeFi platforms eye tokenized securities and on-ramps, integrating similar continuous-evaluation mechanics could become a competitive differentiator, blending self-sovereign identity with regulatory assurance.
Conclusion
Today’s headlines illustrate blockchain’s multifaceted evolution: from regulatory frameworks enforcing privacy and consumer rights, to infrastructure innovations that ensure resilience; from national strategies enlisting industry titans to drive tokenization, to platform launches forging new digital economies; and from compliance automation transforming institutional trust to AI-powered credentialing.
As the space matures, successful projects will be those that:
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Embed privacy and compliance by design—aligning with GDPR and global regulations.
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Invest in self-healing architectures—leveraging cryptographic primitives like VSS.
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Cultivate vibrant token ecosystems—anchored on high-performance chains.
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Adopt continuous, AI-driven governance—bridging the gap between Web3 innovation and traditional financial oversight.
Stay tuned to Blocks & Headlines for incisive commentary and daily updates on the blockchain stories that shape tomorrow’s decentralized future.
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