[3 Reads] Gigaverse’s Next Chapter / Stablecoin-Backed Cards / Work at Anthropic + take

Today's 3 Reads

Gigaverse Closes The Awakening, Prepares Gigaverse Online

Gigaverse’s roughly 60-day event, The Awakening, ended on October 9. The previous game is now offline, and its legacy contracts are being wound down. The team has identified Gigaverse Online as the next chapter. Source: https://www.blockchaingamer.biz/news/43062/gigaverse-closes-awakening-preps-gigaverse-online/

Coinbase to Provide Stablecoin Card Infrastructure for Marqeta

Coinbase will provide infrastructure for stablecoin-backed cards to business customers of card-issuing platform Marqeta, according to CoinPost. The offering covers custody, conversion, and payments. It is intended to let cardholders spend stablecoin balances at merchants worldwide. Source: https://coinpost.jp/?p=743408

Anthropic Reports Fewer Junior Technical Hires and More Meeting Time

Anthropic says the share of junior hires in technical roles fell from 27% to 9%. The company also reports that median employee time spent in meetings rose 20% from a year earlier. TechCrunch AI describes significant changes in the company’s workforce and the work it does over the past year. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/17/anthropic-says-its-workforce-has-become-less-junior-and-is-spending-more-time-in-meetings/

Today's Pick

Today’s pick is the Logitech ERGO M575SP wireless trackball. Its thumb-operated ball moves the cursor without moving the device, making it suitable for a desk with limited space.

On-Chain Data

Ethereum chain TVL: $49.73B [Source: DefiLlama] (as of Oct 18, 2026 06:30 JST) TVL describes the value of assets deposited on a chain. It should be distinguished from game user counts or revenue.

Take

My reading of today’s stories is that continuity matters as much as a new launch. Gigaverse faces the practical work of moving from an offline game to its next version. Coinbase and Marqeta are trying to make stablecoin balances usable through cards. At Anthropic, the reported shift in hiring and meeting time points to changes in how one AI company organizes work. Those figures describe Anthropic; they do not establish a pattern across the wider labor market. Each story leaves a concrete question: what will users, cardholders, or employees actually experience next?

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