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The post Reverse-takeover DATs are a grab bag of risks for investors appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. This is a segment from The Breakdown newsletter. To read more editions, subscribe  “It’s unwise to pay too much, but it’s worse to pay too little.” — John Ruskin The half-life of a market opportunity is a function of the frictions involved in exploiting it. A business opportunity like selling GPUs might last forever because GPUs and the proprietary software needed to run them are hard to make. A financial opportunity like arbitraging a stock across exchanges might last just a fraction of a second because trading on stock exchanges is easy. Digital asset treasury companies (DATs) are somewhere in between. There’s currently a mad rush of new DATs seeking to arbitrage the premium that investors are willing to pay for crypto tokens held by an exchange-listed company. But it takes months for a company to get listed on exchanges, so despite all the new entrants, the window of opportunity has not yet been closed. Everyone expects it will be soon though, so only those fastest to market are likely to profit. Getting there via an IPO is out of the question — wrangling all the lawyers and bankers, getting approved by the SEC, and marketing a deal to investors can take a year or more. A SPAC listing is faster — it might compress the listing process down to six months or so, as several DATs are currently attempting. They still might not make it in time. The premium for exchange-listed crypto (as measured by mNAV) is already shrinking — before any of the proposed SPAC deals have even been finalized.  So to get a new company listed on the stock exchange before the DAT opportunity is arbitraged away, the only option may be to acquire a company that’s already on the stock exchange. This is creating some strange exposures…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews

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Ripple (XRP) Launches New Project with Ambitious Entry into the Gaming Industry! Here Are the Details

Ripple (XRP) Launches New Project with Ambitious Entry into the Gaming Industry! Here Are the Details

The post Ripple (XRP) Launches New Project with Ambitious Entry into the Gaming Industry! Here Are the Details appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Ripple (XRP), the fourth-largest cryptocurrency in the global market, has taken an ambitious step into the gaming industry by launching its own private L3 chain on B3’s open consumer ecosystem. Along with this initiative, XRP announced its own dedicated gaming chain and platform, dubbed Xcade. XRP Launches New Gaming-Focused Chain Xcade The project’s most striking feature is its aim to build a gaming ecosystem that directly appeals to users. With this move, XRP aims to become a major player not only in financial transfers but also in blockchain-based games. B3 announced that revenue generated within the ecosystem will be used to repurchase B3 tokens. This aims to create a cyclical model that supports value growth within the token economy. Its previous collaboration with SuperGaming attracted attention. B3 successfully launched on GameChain, demonstrating its infrastructure strength and integration potential with Web2 gaming companies. This experience demonstrated B3’s ability to expand its consumer application ecosystem. B3’s current market capitalization stands at $71.4 million. XRP’s new chain move signals that gaming and blockchain integration will gain momentum in the crypto market. Experts believe that XRP, along with Xcade, will be able to attract not only crypto users but also traditional gaming communities to the ecosystem, which will contribute to the growth of both XRP and the B3 ecosystem in the long run. *This is not investment advice. Follow our Telegram and Twitter account now for exclusive news, analytics and on-chain data! Source: https://en.bitcoinsistemi.com/ripple-xrp-launches-new-project-with-ambitious-entry-into-the-gaming-industry-here-are-the-details/

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2025/09/04

GBP/USD rises to 1.3440 as strong UK data offsets US weakness

GBP/USD rises to 1.3440 as strong UK data offsets US weakness

The post GBP/USD rises to 1.3440 as strong UK data offsets US weakness appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. GBP/USD rebounds from 1.3332 lows 1.3442 as US Dollar slips after Tuesday’s sharp rally above DXY 98.50. US JOLTS report shows July job openings fell sharply, highlighting tariffs’ drag on hiring and manufacturing weakness. UK Services PMI jumps to 54.2, easing fiscal worries, while BoE officials stress inflation risks and policy caution. The GBP/USD advances during the North American session up by 0.39% following the release of economic data from the United States (US). Also, fears of the UK’s government being unable to meet its fiscal requirements eased on signs that the economy continued to fare well. The pair trades at 1.3442 after bouncing off daily lows of 1.3332. Sterling gains 0.39% after upbeat UK Services PMI tempers fiscal fears, while weak US jobs data pressures Dollar The Greenback is weakening on Wednesday following Tuesday’s rally, which sent the US Dollar higher, past the 98.50 figure during the session, according to the US Dollar Index (DXY). US data revealed that job openings in July fell to 7.181 million down from 7.437 million in June, revealed the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The data revealed that hiring increased by 41K and layoffs increased to 12K. Economists blame the ongoing slowdown in the jobs market on US President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Other data showed that Factory Orders in Jully fell -1.3% MoM better than the expected -1.4% contraction. Today’s report, coupled with Tuesday’s ISM Manufacturing PMI contracting for the sixth consecutive month, suggests that manufacturing activity continues to deteriorate. Eyes will be on the release of Nonfarm Payroll figures on Friday. Estimates suggest that the US economy created 75K jobs in August, and an uptick in Unemployment Rate. Across the pond, strong Services PMI in the UK, tempered fears of the government’s ability to show fiscal constraint ahead of the Autumn budget.…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews

2025/09/04

NASDAQ rallies on Alphabet surge, Dow Jones struggles with weak data

NASDAQ rallies on Alphabet surge, Dow Jones struggles with weak data

The post NASDAQ rallies on Alphabet surge, Dow Jones struggles with weak data appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. NASDAQ Composite rallies as Alphabet surges over 8% to new all-time high. Most Dow Jones stocks are in decline as Factory Orders fell 1.3% in July. JOLTS Job Openings for July also showed a notable downtrend. Markets look ahead with worries over Friday’s Nonfarm Payrolls for August. The NASDAQ Composite (IXIC) holds onto a 0.76% gain on Wednesday morning following Alphabet (GOOGL) winning an antitrust court case that will allow it to keep paying Apple (AAPL) for prominence on the iPhone, driving up the latter’s share price as well. Meanwhile, despite Apple’s 2.75% advance, most Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) stocks are trading starkly lower, especially following a bout of poor economic indicators. Factory Orders in July slumped -1.3%, which was slightly better than the consensus and better than June’s -4.8% reading. JOLTS Job Openings for July also underwhelmed, with 7.181 million openings, below a consensus figure of 7.4 million. The June JOLTS figure was also revised lower by 80K. This sent investors streaming into US Treasuries, which has pushed 10-Year and 30-Year yields down over 1% following Tuesday’s spike. The mid-week market is mixed as economy dims For now, the market has opted to forget about tariff uncertainty that initially sent equities lower on Tuesday. A federal appeals court called the Trump administration’s unilateral institution of import tariffs unconstitutional, arguing the mainstream perception that only the US Congress has the power to set tariffs. For now, the tariffs remain in place, but further courts will take up the case in October and later in the year, which could end up forcing the Trump administration to raise hundreds of billions of dollars to pay back previously collected tariffs to importers. This possibility could end up pushing Treasury yields much higher, coming on the back of existing large deficits. This reticence…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews

2025/09/04

Ethereum Spot ETFs Recorded Large Outflows While No Inflows! Here’s All the Data

Ethereum Spot ETFs Recorded Large Outflows While No Inflows! Here’s All the Data

The post Ethereum Spot ETFs Recorded Large Outflows While No Inflows! Here’s All the Data appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. As volatility continues in crypto markets, Ethereum spot ETFs recorded a total net outflow of $135 million on September 2. According to SoSoValue data, none of the nine Ethereum spot ETFs saw inflows, while investors largely turned to selling. Ethereum Spot ETFs Experience $135 Million Outflow The largest outflow occurred through Fidelity’s FETH ETF. The fund saw $99.23 million in outflows in just one day, yet its historical net inflow stands at $2.66 billion. This suggests continued long-term interest, but increased short-term profit-taking. Bitwise’s ETHW ETF came in second. The fund lost $24.22 million in a single day. ETHW’s cumulative net inflow to date is $411 million. In total, Ethereum spot ETFs have a net asset value of $27.98 billion, representing 5.38% of Ethereum’s total market capitalization. Furthermore, the ETFs have historically seen cumulative net inflows of $13.37 billion. Analysts attribute the recent surge to a market correction and investor aversion to risk. However, with institutional demand remaining strong, Ethereum ETFs are expected to continue to play a significant role in the market in the long term. *This is not investment advice. Follow our Telegram and Twitter account now for exclusive news, analytics and on-chain data! Source: https://en.bitcoinsistemi.com/ethereum-spot-etfs-recorded-large-outflows-while-no-inflows-heres-all-the-data/

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews

2025/09/04

2025 Adoption Index Shows Explosive Growth

2025 Adoption Index Shows Explosive Growth

The post 2025 Adoption Index Shows Explosive Growth appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. AltcoinsBitcoin Chainalysis’ latest Global Crypto Adoption Index reveals a world where digital assets are no longer confined to niche markets. From institutional giants in the U.S. to grassroots adoption across Asia and Latin America, crypto usage has expanded across nearly every income bracket, signaling a new phase of global integration. The index, which ranks 151 countries, combines data from centralized exchanges, decentralized finance (DeFi), and institutional transfers. Scores are weighted against purchasing power, population size, and transaction types, creating a picture of how everyday users, retail investors, and large-scale institutions interact with crypto. India Leads, U.S. Climbs Higher India secured the top spot for the third consecutive year, with activity spanning retail, institutional, and DeFi channels. The U.S. advanced to second place, buoyed by regulatory clarity and surging inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs, while Pakistan, Vietnam, and Brazil rounded out the top five. Asia Pacific stood out as the fastest-growing region, with transaction volumes soaring 69% year-over-year to $2.36 trillion. Latin America followed closely with 63% growth, fueled by a mix of remittance usage and institutional entry. Even Sub-Saharan Africa, where crypto often serves as a lifeline for payments, posted 52% growth. Methodology Evolves with the Market This year’s index underwent two major changes. Chainalysis dropped its retail DeFi metric, noting that activity there represents a much smaller share of total usage than previously assumed. At the same time, a new institutional activity sub-index was introduced to capture the rising role of hedge funds, custodians, and asset managers, with any transfer above $1 million falling into this category. According to Chainalysis, these adjustments better reflect the balance between grassroots adoption and top-down institutional flows, offering a more accurate snapshot of how crypto has matured. Eastern Europe Tops Population-Adjusted Rankings When measured against population, the leaderboard looks very different. Ukraine, Moldova,…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews

2025/09/04

Historic Bitcoin-S&P decoupling fuels altseason hopes – All the details!

Historic Bitcoin-S&P decoupling fuels altseason hopes – All the details!

The post Historic Bitcoin-S&P decoupling fuels altseason hopes – All the details! appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key Takeaways Bitcoin decoupled from the S&P 500 as inflows lifted BTC and altcoins. Analysts warned ETH’s edge might fade as BTC retests resistance, with Cowen projecting renewed BTC dominance by October. Bitcoin [BTC] and the S&P 500 continued to decouple as of press time. Historically, both assets tended to move in parallel, but the latest 1-day chart showed a clear divergence. Bitcoin, shown in purple, has rallied upward, while the S&P 500 trended lower. Naturally, this hinted that capital rotation into the cryptocurrency was underway. This renewed strength comes after Bitcoin’s weak performance in recent weeks. The asset had dropped from its all-time high of $124,000 to as low as $108,000 before attempting a breakout above the $110,000 resistance zone. Source: TradingView A familiar decoupling pattern This was not the first time Bitcoin and the S&P 500 decoupled. Over the years, Bitcoin often outperformed equities. According to Curvo, between 2020 and 2024, the S&P 500 outperformed Bitcoin only three times, notably during the 2022 decoupling. In that period, Bitcoin fell 62% compared to the S&P 500’s 13% decline. On top of that, liquidity favored Bitcoin more recently. The asset gained 135% in 2024, versus the S&P’s 33%. If capital inflows continued, Bitcoin could break above its current resistance. Having said that, analysts noted that altcoins may also benefit from this rotation. BTC.D drops! Who really gains from it? Altcoins appeared to be gaining from Bitcoin’s reduced dominance. According to CoinMarketCap, Bitcoin Dominance [BTC.D], which measures Bitcoin’s market share against other cryptocurrencies, dropped 3.43% in the past day. Ethereum [ETH] captured the largest share of that liquidity, rising 2.17%. Source: CoinMarketCap In case of a continued decline in BTC.D, suggest that altcoins could extend their gains in the coming sessions. However, analyst Ben Cowen offers a contrarian outlook. He believes…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews

2025/09/04

JOLTS Job Openings decline to 7.18 million in July vs. 7.4 million anticipated

JOLTS Job Openings decline to 7.18 million in July vs. 7.4 million anticipated

The post JOLTS Job Openings decline to 7.18 million in July vs. 7.4 million anticipated appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The number of job openings on the last business day of July stood at 7.18 million, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported in the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) on Wednesday. This reading followed the 7.35 million (revised from 7.43 million) openings recorded in June and came in below the market expectation of 7.4 million. “Over the month, both hires and total separations were unchanged at 5.3 million. Within separations, both quits (3.2 million) and layoffs and discharges (1.8 million) were unchanged,” the BLS noted in its press release and continued: “The number of job openings decreased in health care and social assistance (-181,000); arts, entertainment, and recreation (-62,000); and mining and logging (-13,000).” Market reaction to JOLTS Job Openings data The US Dollar (USD) came under renewed selling pressure following this report. At the time of press, the USD Index was down 0.2% on the day at 98.10. US Dollar Price Today The table below shows the percentage change of US Dollar (USD) against listed major currencies today. US Dollar was the weakest against the Australian Dollar. USD EUR GBP JPY CAD AUD NZD CHF USD -0.26% -0.34% -0.09% 0.07% -0.39% -0.17% -0.13% EUR 0.26% -0.07% 0.17% 0.33% -0.26% 0.08% 0.12% GBP 0.34% 0.07% 0.24% 0.41% -0.18% 0.16% 0.20% JPY 0.09% -0.17% -0.24% 0.16% -0.38% -0.16% -0.02% CAD -0.07% -0.33% -0.41% -0.16% -0.54% -0.25% -0.21% AUD 0.39% 0.26% 0.18% 0.38% 0.54% 0.17% 0.38% NZD 0.17% -0.08% -0.16% 0.16% 0.25% -0.17% 0.04% CHF 0.13% -0.12% -0.20% 0.02% 0.21% -0.38% -0.04% The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the US Dollar from the left column and move along…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews

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600 US Economists Make a Big Debut! “Rest Trump, Support the Fed!”

600 US Economists Make a Big Debut! “Rest Trump, Support the Fed!”

The post 600 US Economists Make a Big Debut! “Rest Trump, Support the Fed!” appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. As is known, US President Donald Trump recently announced that he dismissed FED member Lisa Cook for making false statements in mortgage agreements. Lisa Cook filed a lawsuit today challenging President Donald Trump’s decision to remove her from office. Cook argued that the White House lacked the authority to do so and insisted she wanted to keep her position. As tensions between the two continue, nearly 600 US economists signed a letter supporting Lisa Cook against Donald Trump’s impeachment attempt. According to CNBC, 600 US economists said they support Lisa Cook’s independence and the Fed’s institutional independence. “Sound economic policy requires a credible monetary policy institution, and a credible monetary policy institution requires the independence of the Fed. In this context, we support Lisa Cook and the institutional independence of the Fed. Trump’s claim is based on unproven allegations. We believe this is an attempt to undermine the Fed’s independence. Central bank independence has been a cornerstone of the U.S. economy’s vitality for decades. We stand with Lisa Cook and the institutional safeguards that have long been the foundation of American economic strength.” The letter of support for Lisa Cook included the names of scientists such as Nobel Prize winners in Economics Joseph Stiglitz, Claudia Goldin, Alvin Roth, Paul Milgrom and Paul Romer, as well as former Fed economists and former chairs of the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Christina Romer and Jared Bernstein. *This is not investment advice. Follow our Telegram and Twitter account now for exclusive news, analytics and on-chain data! Source: https://en.bitcoinsistemi.com/600-us-economists-make-a-big-debut-rest-trump-support-the-fed/

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews

2025/09/04

Optimizing the Ever-Growing Balance in an 11-Year-Old Game

Optimizing the Ever-Growing Balance in an 11-Year-Old Game

Hello! My name is Sergey Kachan, and I’m a client developer on the War Robots project. War Robots has been around for many years, and during this time the game has accumulated a huge variety of content: robots, weapons, drones, titans, pilots, and so on. And for all of this to work, we need to store a large amount of different types of information. This information is stored in “balances.” Today I’m going to talk about how balances are structured in our project, what’s happened to them over the past 11 years, and how we’ve dealt with it. Balances in the Project Like any other project, War Robots can be divided into two parts: meta and core gameplay. Meta gameplay (metagaming) is any activity that goes beyond the core game loop but still affects the gameplay. This includes purchasing and upgrading game content, participating in social or event activities. Core gameplay (core gameplay loop) is the main repeating cycle of actions that the player performs in the game to achieve their goals. In our case, it’s robot battles on specific maps. Each part of the project needs its own balance, so we also split balances into two categories — meta and core. War Robots also has so-called Skirmish modes, which require their own separate balances. A Skirmish mode is a modification of existing modes or maps with different characteristics or rules. Skirmish modes are often event-based, available to players during various holidays, mainly for fun. For example, players might be able to kill each other with a single shot or move around in zero gravity. So in total, we have 4 balances: 2 for the default mode and 2 for the Skirmish mode. \ \ Over 11 years, War Robots has accumulated a ton of awesome content: 95 robots 21 titans 175 different weapons 40 drones 16 motherships a huge number of skins, remodels, modules, pilots, turrets, ultimate versions of content, and maps And as you can imagine, to make all of this work we need to store information about behavior, stats, availability, prices, and much, much more. As a result, our balances have grown to an indecent size: | \ | Default mode | Skirmish mode | |----|----|----| | Meta balance | 9.2 MB | 9.2 MB | | Core balance | 13.1 MB | 13.1 MB | After some quick calculations, we found that a player would need to download 44.6 MB. That’s quite a lot! We really didn’t want to force players to download such large amounts of data every time a balance changed. And distributing that much data via CDN isn’t exactly cheap either. Just to remind you: War Robots has reached 300 million registered users. In 2024, our monthly active audience was 4.7 million people, and 690 thousand players logged in every day. Now imagine the amount of data. A lot, right? We thought so too. So, we decided to do everything we could to cut down the size of our balances! Hunting Down the Problem The first step was to analyze the balances and try to figure out: “What’s taking up so much space?” Manually going through everything was the last thing we wanted to do — it would’ve taken ages. So, we wrote a set of tools that collected and aggregated all the information we needed about the balances. The tool would take a balance file as input and, using reflection, iterate through all the structures, gathering data on what types of information we stored and how much space each one occupied. The results were discouraging: Meta Balance | \ | % in balance | Usage count | |----|----|----| | String | 28.478 % | 164 553 | | Int32 | 27.917 % | 161 312 | | Boolean | 6.329 % | 36 568 | | Double | 5.845 % | 33 772 | | Int64 | 4.682 % | 27 054 | | Custom structures | 26.749 % | — |
Core Balance | \ | % in balance | Usage count | |----|----|----| | String | 34.259 % | 232 229 | | Double | 23.370 % | 158 418 | | Int32 | 20.955 % | 142 050 | | Boolean | 5.306 % | 34 323 | | Custom structures | 16.11 % | — | \ After analyzing the situation, we realized that strings were taking up far too much space, and something had to be done about it. So, we built another tool. This one scanned the balance file and generated a map of all the strings along with the number of times each one was duplicated. The results weren’t encouraging either. Some strings were repeated tens of thousands of times! We had found the problem. Now the question was: how do we fix it? Optimizing the Balances For obvious reasons, we couldn’t just get rid of strings altogether. Strings are used for things like localization keys and various IDs. But what we could do was eliminate the duplication of strings. The idea was as simple as it gets: Create a list of unique strings for each balance (essentially, a dedicated storage). Send this list along with the data.
public class BalanceMessage {   public BalanceMessageData Data;   public StringStorage Storage;   public string Version; } \ StringStorage is essentially a wrapper around a list of strings. When we build the string storage, each balance structure remembers the index of the string it needs. Later, when retrieving data, we just pass the index and quickly get the value.
public class StringStorage { &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;public List<string> Values; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;public string GetValue(StringIdx id) => Values[id]; } \ Instead of passing the strings themselves inside the balance structures, we began passing the index of where the string is stored in the string storage. Before:
public class SomeBalanceMessage { &nbsp;&nbsp;public string Id; &nbsp;&nbsp;public string Name; &nbsp;&nbsp;public int Amount; } \ After:
public class SomeBalanceMessageV2 { &nbsp;&nbsp;public StringIdx Id; &nbsp;&nbsp;public StringIdx Name; &nbsp;&nbsp;public int Amount; } \ StringIdx is basically just a wrapper around an int. This way, we completely eliminated direct string transfers inside the balance structures.
public readonly struct StringIdx : IEquatable<StringIdx> { &nbsp;&nbsp;private readonly int _id; &nbsp;&nbsp;internal StringIdx(int value) {_id = value; } &nbsp;&nbsp;public static implicit operator int(StringIdx value) => value._id; &nbsp;public bool Equals(StringIdx other) => _id == other._id; } \ This approach reduced the number of strings by tens of times.
| \ | String usage count | String usage count | |----|----|----| | | Before | After | | Meta balance | 164 553 | 10 082 | | Core balance | 232 229 | 14 228 | Not bad, right? But that was just the beginning — we didn’t stop there. Reworking the Data Protocol For transmitting and processing balance structures, we had been using MessagePack. MessagePack is a binary data serialization format designed as a more compact and faster alternative to JSON. It’s meant for efficient data exchange between applications or services, allowing a significant reduction in data size — especially useful where performance and bandwidth matter. Initially, MessagePack came in a JSON-like format, where the data used string keys. That’s certainly convenient, but also quite space-consuming. So we decided to sacrifice some flexibility and switch to a binary byte array. Before:
public class SomeBalanceMessage { &nbsp;&nbsp;[Key("id")] &nbsp;&nbsp;public string Id; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;[Key("name")] &nbsp;&nbsp;public string Name; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;[Key("amount")] &nbsp;&nbsp;public int Amount; } \ After:
public class SomeBalanceMessageV2 { &nbsp;&nbsp;[Key(0)] &nbsp;&nbsp;public StringIdx Id; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;[Key(1)] &nbsp;&nbsp;public StringIdx Name; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;[Key(2)] &nbsp;&nbsp;public int Amount; } \ We also removed all empty collections — instead of sending them, we now transmit null values. This reduced both the overall data size and the time required for serialization and deserialization. Testing the Changes A golden rule of good development (and one that will save you a lot of nerves) is to always implement new features in a way that lets you quickly roll them back if something goes wrong. For that reason, we add all new features behind “toggles.” To make this work, we had to support two versions of balances at the same time: the old one and the optimized one. During development, we needed to make sure that all data was transferred correctly. Old and new balances — regardless of format or structure — had to produce the exact same values. And remember, the optimized balances had changed their structure drastically, but that wasn’t supposed to affect anything except their size. To achieve this, we wrote a large number of unit tests for each balance. At first, we compared all fields “head-on” — checking every single one explicitly. This worked, but it was time-consuming, and even the smallest change in the balances would break the tests, forcing us to rewrite them constantly. This slowed us down and was quite distracting. Eventually, we had enough of that and came up with a more convenient testing approach for comparing balances. Reflection came to the rescue again. We took two versions of the balance structures, e.g. SomeBalanceMessage and SomeBalanceMessageV2, and iterated over them — comparing field counts, names, and values. If anything didn’t match, we tracked down the problem. This solution saved us a huge amount of time later on. Optimization Results Thanks to these optimizations, we managed to reduce both the size of the files transmitted over the network and the time it takes to deserialize them on the client. We also decreased the amount of memory required on the client side after balance deserialization. File Size | \ | Old balances | Optimized balances | Profit | |----|----|----|----| | Meta balance | 9.2 MB | 1.28 MB | - 86 % | | Core balance | 13.1 MB | 2.22 MB | - 83 % | Deserialization Time | \ | Old balances | Optimized balances | Profit | |----|----|----|----| | Meta balance | 967 ms | 199 ms | - 79 % | | Core balance | 1165 ms | 265 ms | - 77 % | Data in Memory | \ | Old balances | Optimized balances | Profit | |----|----|----|----| | Meta + Core | ~ 45.3 MB | ~ 33.5 MB | - 26 % | Conclusions The results of the optimization fully satisfied us. The balance files were reduced by more than 80%. Traffic went down, and the players were happy. To sum it up: be careful with the data you transmit, and don’t send anything unnecessary. Strings are best stored in unique storages to avoid creating duplicates. And if your custom data (prices, stats, etc.) also contains a lot of repetition, try packing those into unique storages as well. This will save you many megabytes — and a lot of money on maintaining CDN servers

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2025/09/04

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