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European consumer authorities have opened eleven coordinated actions against ten video games companies over the way they sell and price in-game virtual currencies, the European Commission <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_2018" target="_blank" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS" rel="nofollow">said</a> Wednesday. The Consumer Protection Cooperation Network, which groups national enforcement bodies and is coordinated by the Commission, named Activision Blizzard UK, Crytek, InnoGames, King.com, Mojang, Plarium Europe, PLR Worldwide Sales, Riot Games, Supercell and Ubisoft EMEA in a <a href="https://commission.europa.eu/document/75ff33d4-77a6-4f14-916a-766a8c6c281c_en" target="_blank" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS" rel="nofollow">joint statement</a>. The games are Diablo Immortal, Call of Duty Mobile, Hunt: Showdown 1896, Forge of Empires, Candy Crush Saga, Minecraft, Mech Arena, Gardenscapes, Valorant, Clash of Clans and For Honor, picked for their broad reach, availability across devices and range of age ratings. The actions follow <a href="https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/8af13e88-6540-436c-b137-9853e7fe866a_en?filename=Key+principles+on+in-game+virtual+currencies.pdf" target="_blank" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS" rel="nofollow">key principles</a> the network published in March 2025. Those say the real-world price of in-game items and currency must be shown prominently, that traders should not mix several currencies or require repeated exchanges in ways that obscure cost, and that players should not be pushed into buying more currency than an item needs. Bundles that deliberately mismatch item prices, leaving players with a stranded balance, are among the practices to avoid. Players also keep a 14-day right of withdrawal, the principles say, including for virtual currency they have bought but not spent. Contract terms granting companies the unilateral right to change the value of in-game currency, or to close accounts without the possibility of contesting it, are flagged as unfair. Children are treated as always vulnerable, and any game not aimed exclusively at adults should expect a significant share of under-18 players. It also classes high spenders as a vulnerable group, saying so-called whales "are likely to struggle with impulse control or gambling disorders" and that games built around them face a stricter fairness test. Crypto sits outside all of it. A footnote excludes <a href="/?post_type=post&p=5742" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS">><span class="sc-fe458747-4 eaOPgC">cryptocurrencies</span></a> and similar digital currencies that work as an alternative form of payment using encryption, along with virtual currencies as defined in the EU's fifth anti-money laundering directive. Currencies that can only be earned through play, and never bought, are excluded too. The regime is aimed squarely at currencies bought with real money inside closed game economies. The acti
French supercomputer maker Bull doubles production to boost Europe's AI ambitions
According to Reuters, French supercomputer manufacturer Bull has announced that it will double its production to support Europe's ambitions in the field of artificial intelligence.
NVIDIA GPU加速OpenAI GPT-6 Astra Ultrafast
CoinWorld news: NVIDIA has announced that its Blackwell GPUs are now available in the OpenAI API, supporting GPT-6 Astra Ultrafast. Through OpenAI's optimized inference, the model can achieve token generation speeds 8 times faster than Astra's standard mode and is now available to eligible ChatGPT and Codex users.
Citi is bullish on Bitcoin, targeting $113,000, while Bitwise says crypto assets are showing good profits.
Benzinga reports that Citi has recently raised its Bitcoin price target to $113,000, while Bitwise stated that crypto assets achieved "good trading results" in trading.
Federal Reserve's Logan: FOMC should raise rates by 50 basis points to address inflation
CoinWorld data: According to FirstSquawk, Federal Reserve official Logan said the FOMC should raise interest rates because the current policy stance has deviated from the target. He called for the policy rate to be raised by another 50 basis points or more to restore inflation to 2%. Logan pointed out that the current policy is not restrictive and needs to become moderately restrictive.
The Ethereum Foundation launches zkapi to enable anonymous AI API payments.
According to CoinWorld news, zkapi, jointly developed by the Ethereum Foundation and the Open Anonymous Project, is now running on the Ethereum mainnet. The project separates payment from identity through zero-knowledge proofs. Users can deposit assets such as ETH and USDC into a vault contract, and then authorize AI API usage quotas without exposing their identity. Service providers cannot learn the payer's identity, and the payment service provider cannot link consumption to the user. The solution uses technologies such as groth16, bn254, poseidon, and Merkle trees, supports users in withdrawing funds from the chain, and is suitable for AI inference, blockchain RPC, and pay-as-you-go scenarios.
Fed's Logan: Optimistic about AI boosting labor productivity.
According to CoinWorld news, Federal Reserve's Logan expressed a high degree of optimism that artificial intelligence will boost labor productivity. He noted that demand for AI buildout is pushing up inflation.
An unknown whale transferred 142 million USDC.
According to CoinWorld data: Whale Alert monitoring shows that 142,100,000 USDC (approximately $142,084,653) was transferred to an unknown whale address.
Fed's Logan: Inflation driven by energy prices is more concerning.
According to CoinWorld news, Federal Reserve's Logan stated that inflation caused by energy prices is more concerning than economic growth.
The International Monetary Fund approved a disbursement of 139 million US dollars to El Salvador.
According to Cointelegraph, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a disbursement of $139 million to El Salvador, following an exemption granted after the country breached its Bitcoin accumulation limits.