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Headlines for today: • Indian Railways Embraces Tamper-Proof Signalling System • Immutable’s Gods Unchained launches on Epic Games Store • Nike's SWOOSH and Fortnite Join Forces for a Legendary Virtual Experience • The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 Receives Royal Assent

🚊 Indian Railways Embraces Tamper-Proof Signalling System: Get ready for a futuristic railway experience as the IIT Kharagpur, pioneers a blockchain-based signalling system for the Indian Railways. This cutting-edge technology, equipped with enhanced safety measures, will work alongside the trusty "Black Box" of rolling stock, the Data Logger. The brilliant minds in Electrical and Electronics Engineering are on a mission to revolutionize train operations by ensuring safety, communication, and control. With this innovative system, Station Masters, Section Controllers, and Signal Engineers will have real-time access to train movements and detailed logs. But what sets it apart from the existing Data Logger? Brace yourself for enhanced data integrity, transparency, and security. This system will enable secure data sharing, automate processes with smart contracts, and create unbreakable audit trails. Get ready to ride the blockchain train into the future of railway safety!

🚀 Immutable’s Gods Unchained launches on Epic Games Store: Hold onto your trading cards, folks, because Immutable Games' Web3 sensation, Gods Unchained, has landed on the legendary Epic Games Store! With a whopping 230 million customers, Epic Games Store is rolling out the red carpet for this collectible trading card game. Similar to Hearthstone and Magic: The Gathering Arena, Gods Unchained takes it up a notch by giving players true ownership of their cards and the ability to trade them. Each card is represented by a nonfungible token (NFT) on the Ethereum layer-2 network, Immutable X. Since its release in June 2019, Gods Unchained has amassed a massive following, boasting 80,000 weekly active players in January 2022.

🥷 Nike's .SWOOSH and Fortnite Join Forces for a Legendary Virtual Experience!: Hold onto your gaming controllers, because Nike's Web3 community platform, .SWOOSH, has joined hands with Fortnite to bring you an extraordinary virtual adventure that rewards players with digital sneakers. Prepare for greatness as over 240 million Fortnite users in the past 30 days alone dive into this exciting collaboration. Introducing "Airphoria," a remarkable collaboration between Nike, Epic Games (the masterminds behind Fortnite), and Beyond Creative (the branded game builder). This immersive experience will be available to play in Fortnite from now until June 27. Every Fortnite player who explores this unique island for at least 10 minutes will receive the exclusive Air Max 1 '86 Back Bling cosmetic as a virtual asset. But that's not all! Players who link their Epic Games and Nike accounts during the Airphoria event will unlock a special "Achievement" on SWOOSH.

👑 The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 Receives Royal Assent: Bow down to King Charles, for on June 29, he granted Royal Assent to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023, marking a monumental milestone for the U.K.'s financial services sector. Brace yourselves, as this new law brings cryptocurrency trading into the realm of regulated financial activities in the U.K. Cryptocurrency trading is now regulated, aligning with the government's vision of an open, sustainable, and tech-driven industry. This act enhances U.K.'s competitiveness as a global financial center, prioritizing consumer and business interests. It also enables the safe adoption of cryptocurrencies and supports innovation with "sandboxes" for emerging technologies like blockchain. Brace yourselves for a financial revolution in the U.K.!