Lexi Tanaka

GameFi reporter and former game designer. Plays every on-chain game before reviewing it and judges crypto gaming by the same standard as AAA titles: is it actually fun? Covers tokenomics, player retention, and the studios building through the bear.

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Sep 8, 2026

Australia Just Axed 45 Crypto Licenses. Here's What That Really Means

AUSTRAC pulled 45 crypto and remittance registrations in a yearlong sweep. That's a lot of dead weight in the Australian market. But it's not the purge it looks like, and it's definitely not the end of crypto compliance down under.

Aug 27, 2026

Bitcoin's 23% Rally Just Made Mining Stocks the Market's Biggest Winners. Again.

Canaan, American Bitcoin and Cango jumped as much as 67% while AI stocks cooled off. The market just reminded everyone that miners are a Bitcoin bet first, AI hedge second.