DeFiance Daily — OneFootball and Mythical Games have joined forces in a multi-year partnership to launch FIFA Rivals, a mobile game blending global football culture with blockchain-based digital ownership. The arcade-style game lets fans collect, trade, and play with items linked to real-world events, delivering an interactive experience powered by live football data.

DeFiance Daily — Ripple and Circle have partnered to bring USDC to the XRP Ledger, enhancing liquidity and unlocking new use cases across retail and institutional finance. The move strengthens XRPL’s position as a high-performance layer-1 blockchain for real-world asset tokenization and cross-border settlement.

DeFiance Daily —Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot dogs made a surprise debut on America’s Got Talent, performing a choreographed routine that wowed judges and drew a standing ovation. The performance showcased how far robotics and AI have come—and brought industrial tech into the public spotlight.

DeFiance Daily —The CLARITY Act, a bipartisan bill establishing clear rules for digital asset markets, has passed the House Agriculture Committee with strong support. Designed to protect consumers and spur blockchain innovation, the legislation marks a pivotal step toward comprehensive U.S. crypto regulation.

DeFiance Daily – In remarks delivered at the Crypto Task Force Roundtable on June 9, SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins signaled a major shift in regulatory tone, endorsing DeFi as aligned with core American values of liberty, innovation, and private property. Atkins called for formal rulemaking to protect validator activity, self-custody rights, and open-source software development, while proposing a new “innovation exemption” to accelerate compliant on-chain product launches.

Consensus has launched a suite of updates aimed at improving how users manage, explore, and interpret scientific research. New tools include a thread-wide citation panel, compact result mode, author search, and improved summaries across both free and Pro tiers.

Quantum computing company Xanadu has successfully demonstrated Gottesman-Kitaev-Preskill (GKP) qubits on an integrated photonic chip, marking a major step toward scalable, error-resistant quantum hardware. The results were published in Nature alongside a Research Briefing.

NōME has opened a $1 million pre-seed round to expand its mobile platform that unifies digital and physical art experiences on Bitcoin. Backed by Draper Associates and Boost VC, the app introduces art streaming and 1/1 NFT sales, aiming to redefine art ownership and discovery in the Web3 era.

CyberSwarm is developing a neuromorphic computing engine that mimics brain function using memristor-based artificial synapses. The technology enables real-time learning, ultra-low power AI, and parallel processing—all without internet connectivity.

Peer Robotics has launched Peer 3000, a next-generation collaborative mobile robot designed to integrate seamlessly with existing factory assets. The system enables full-scale automation of material movement without requiring modifications to pallets or trolleys, offering a scalable solution for manufacturers of all sizes.