YGG Play, the gaming division of Yield Guild Games (YGG) has announced a partnership with Proof of Play, the studio behind Pirate Nation, to expand its publishing network ahead of its Launchpad debut tomorrow, October 15th. The collaboration will bring Proof of Play Arcade, a platform hosting the updated version of Pirate Nation, into YGG Play’s publishing ecosystem. YGG Play functions as a Web3 game publishing and distribution platform, designed to help developers launch, market, and monetize blockchain games using YGG’s global player network. The platform provides go-to-market support, community engagement, and smart contract–driven revenue sharing for partner studios.



BitGo’s move creates further competition in a burgeoning European crypto market that is expected to generate $26 billion revenue this year, according to one estimate. BitGo, a digital asset infrastructure company with more than $100 billion in assets under custody, has received an extension of its license from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), enabling it to offer crypto services to European investors. The company said its local subsidiary, BitGo Europe, can now provide custody, staking, transfer, and trading services. Institutional clients will also have access to an over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk and multiple liquidity venues.The extension builds on BitGo’s previous Markets-in-Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license, also issued by BaFIN, and adds trading to the existing custody, transfer and staking services. BitGo acquired its initial MiCA license in May 2025, which allowed it to offer certain services to traditional institutions and crypto native companies in the European Union.Read more