Crypto

Flare CEO says major XRPFi expansion over next six months to attract 5 billion XRP

Flare will push a major expansion of XRPFi, its XRP-based decentralised finance ecosystem, over the next six months, aiming to make XRP usable as a DeFi asset rather than only for payments. CEO Hugo Philion said Flare will become a fully programmable layer for the XRP Ledger and roll out upgrades starting in about two weeks. FXRP issuance has exceeded 150 million, and he projected up to 5 billion XRP could flow into Flare, though analysts see security checks and stablecoin liquidity as key hurdles.

Games & Commerce

Nexon hosts university game jam to train talent for the AI era

Nexon held its 2026 university game jam, called Jaemmatnex, over three days from July 24 to 26 at its Pangyo headquarters, the company said on Sunday. The event was redesigned on the premise of using AI, including recruiting participants without role divisions and providing 400,000 won per team in AI support funds. A total of 56 students formed teams and built games around the theme of “context.”