Stripe & Circle’s New L1 Chains: The Blockchain Circus Continues 🎪🚀

Stripe’s Tempo, whispered into the digital wind earlier this week, promises to be a high-performance, payments-friendly L1 blockchain that’s compatible with Ethereum-a Trojan horse of sorts, or maybe a Trojan unicorn? Partnered with Paradigm, and led (probably) by Matt Huang, Tempo aims to make cross-border payments faster, cheaper, and perhaps even more satisfying than your last relationship. And yes, it’s built on Stripe’s recent acquisitions of stablecoin startup Bridge and identity tech firm Privy-because who needs mystery when you can have infrastructure? 🎩💻

How Lost Soul Aside Could Become a PS5 Classic in 2025

The game we’ve been waiting for is about to team up with China Hero Project graduates Evotinction and F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch upon its August 29th launch. While the excitement for Lost Soul Aside was dampened by its earlier delay this year, anticipation is building once more for this game that could potentially rank as one of the top PlayStation 5 titles in 2025.

Death Stranding 2 Delivers Five Hour PS Plus Trial Next Week

Kojima Productions recently launched their latest game just a few months ago, and it’s only available on Sony’s current generation console. Given this recent release, I thought it would be appropriate to discuss it further. If you haven’t been convinced by the story-focused, exploration-centric nature of the game yet, then perhaps this five-hour demo might be worth exploring.