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SCOR, an interactive sports ecosystem, has launched Fun.SCOR.io, a new web and mobile platform serving as a central hub for its 2 million users. The ecosystem features sports-themed mini-games, on-chain athlete character collection, tournaments, and upcoming PvP battles. A key innovation is its multichain deployment on Base (Coinbase's Ethereum L2) and Mantle from day one, ensuring low fees, fast transactions, and true wallet freedom with seamless asset portability across chains via the SCOR-ID system. The native token, SCOR, is now listed on OKX, Gate, and Bybit. This move aims to provide a scalable, user-friendly Web3 sports experience, moving beyond single-chain limitations.

Cardano's community treasury vote has ratified the "Developer Experience Initiative" proposed by Input Output (IO), securing funding for a six-month project to improve developer tooling and onboarding. The proposal passed with 67.90% approval, marking a governance win for founder Charles Hoskinson. He framed the vote as a critical response to developer complaints about fragmented tools and documentation, and a test of Cardano's post-Voltaire governance system, which he declared "real" and functional. The result coincided with Hoskinson publicly reaffirming his "100%" focus on Cardano and its privacy-focused sidechain, Midnight, following news of the closure of a separate personal healthcare venture. He emphasized the importance of ecosystem coordination among key organizations and committed to increased visibility for Cardano and Midnight at upcoming industry events. The broader funding round delivered a mixed outcome, with several other IO proposals failing to pass, indicating the community's selective support for core development work over other infrastructure and ecosystem spending requests.