NFT & Gaming — 💰 Loaded Lions: Mane City Season 3 started with an initial US$20,000 prize pool; Doodles launched its ecosystem token, DOOD

Loaded Lions: Mane City Season 3 started with an initial $20,000 prize pool. Doodles launched its ecosystem token, DOOD. Infinite Node Foundation acquired the CryptoPunks NFT’s IP.

Quick Take

• Loaded Lions: Mane City’s Season 3 – Road to Fractured Fate Blitz began with an initial US$20,000 prize pool.
• Doodles launched its ecosystem token, DOOD, on the Solana blockchain.
• Infinite Node Foundation acquired the intellectual property rights of the CryptoPunks NFT collection from Yuga Labs.
• Pudgy Penguins launched a new game called Pengu Clash in Telegram.

News Highlights

• Loaded Lions: Mane City’s Season 3 – Road to Fractured Fate Blitz has begun. Players can now compete to win from the starting prize pool worth US$20,000 of CRO, which grows through in-game Diamond spending.
• Doodles, an Ethereum-based NFT project, launched its ecosystem token, DOOD, on the Solana blockchain. The total supply of DOOD is 10 billion, with 30% allocated to the Doodles community, 25% to an ecosystem fund, and 17% to the team. Alongside the token launch, Doodles unveiled DreamNet, a decentralised storytelling platform powered by AI, which allows community members to create worlds and characters. 
• Infinite Node Foundation (NODE), a non-profit focused on digital art in the US, acquired the intellectual property rights of the CryptoPunks NFT collection from Yuga Labs for an undisclosed price. Launched in 2017, CryptoPunk is the world’s most valuable NFT collection as of May 2025, with a total market capitalisation of nearly $1.2 billion. 
• Pudgy Penguins launched a new game called Pengu Clash, a fast-paced multiplayer experience accessible directly through Telegram as a mini app. The game features real-time challenges in Football, Bomber, and Darts, and rewards players purely on skill, without requiring any upfront crypto knowledge.

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