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Today's 3 Reads
MegaETH Bets $30M on an AI Inference Market
According to Bankless, the team behind the Ethereum layer-2 MegaETH has emerged from months in stealth with a $30 million bet on an AI inference market. The report says the move marks a shift for the team from acting as a network steward to becoming a product builder. Co-founder Yilong Li said the bet could end up dwarfing the chain itself, according to the outlet. Source: https://www.bankless.com/read/news/megaeth-bets-30m-on-an-ai-inference-market
Nexpace to Burn 30% of NXPC Supply in MapleStory Universe Overhaul
According to BlockchainGamer.biz, Nexpace is overhauling MapleStory Universe's token economy with a series of NXPC burns aimed at long-term sustainability. The outlet reports that Nexpace plans to destroy 95.7 million NXPC tokens held in its Recycle Vault during December. That amount is equivalent to about 30% of the circulating supply, according to the report. Source: https://www.blockchaingamer.biz/news/43187/nexpace-tweaks-maplestory-universe-economy-burns-30-percent-circulating-nxpc/
Fenris Creations Cuts Jobs on EVE Frontier Team
According to BlockchainGamer.biz, Fenris Creations, the studio formerly known as CCP Games, has confirmed layoffs within its EVE Frontier team. The report says the cuts come six months after the studio regained independence from South Korean publisher Pearl Abyss. Responding to reporting by Vertical Slice, the Icelandic studio said an undisclosed number of roles were removed following a review of the blockchain game's priorities and structure, according to the outlet. Source: https://www.blockchaingamer.biz/news/43161/fenris-cuts-eve-frontier-jobs/
On-Chain Data
Ethereum chain TVL: $41.10B [Source: DefiLlama] (as of Nov 12, 2026 19:30 JST) TVL describes the value of assets deposited on a chain. It should be distinguished from game user counts or revenue.
Take
Clear overlap between web3 gaming and AI remains scarce this week. MegaETH's move into an AI inference market shows an Ethereum L2 racing to become a product builder rather than just infrastructure. Meanwhile, Nexpace's large NXPC burn and Fenris Creations' layoffs on EVE Frontier suggest the gaming side is still focused on economic sustainability and team restructuring rather than AI integration. The gap between these two tracks highlights how early the web3-gaming-meets-AI narrative still is, even as capital and attention increasingly flow toward AI-adjacent infrastructure plays like MegaETH's.
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