The latest Mission features Owners Club by Invincible GG, a competitive horse racing game that includes live races with real stakes, daily events, horse training, skill upgrades, and a system where progress is based on performance.

Players can also join seasonal competitions with prize pools that can reach $50,000.

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The Invincible Token ($IGGT) is used for rewards, in-game bets, and purchasing items on the marketplace. It gives players access to special tournaments, Invincible Horse upgrades and breeding, non-fungible token (NFT) bundles, and is destined to share the economy across Invincible GG’s future games.

By completing all rounds in the Mission, users can earn up to 2,500 Bits. Additionally, those who participate before August 24, 2025, will be eligible for extra rewards through the Lucky Draw.

To qualify for the Lucky Draw, users must complete all Mission rounds, download Owners Club, register an account, win a public race at Maidenvale, and connect their wallet to the Owners Club website.

Notably, users must provide the email they used to register with Owners Club in the final round of the Mission.

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BitDegree previously launched a Mission featuring the crypto exchange KCEX, where users could earn up to 1,600 Bits and additional rewards.

Bitcoin owners are becoming a significant voting group in the United States, and their influence is poised to grow ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Following their noticeable role in the 2024 presidential vote, recent polling from Cygnal shows that these crypto-aligned voters are aligning more closely with pro-Bitcoin candidates, most notably from the Republican Party.

Cygnal’s president Brent Buchanan noted that while the general electorate and the Bitcoin community still differ on several issues, the political relevance of this group is undeniable. He pointed out that President Donald Trump gained strong support from Bitcoin owners in 2024, a trend that continues to benefit Republican lawmakers today.

Considering this, the poll found that 76% of Bitcoin holders are more likely to vote for candidates supporting easier digital asset access. Meanwhile, 43% of all voters said a politician’s stance on Bitcoin could sway their decision at the ballot box.

This suggests that crypto ownership is no longer just about investment and is now a political identity.

Crypto owners distrust regulators and demand clarity

Despite their growing influence, Bitcoin owners remain skeptical of government oversight.

According to the poll, only 29% of Bitcoiners express strong trust in federal regulators to manage digital assets fairly, which is slightly more than the 12% of the general public who share that trust.\

Meanwhile, 33% of voters do not trust federal regulation of crypto, revealing a significant trust gap between policymakers and the crypto community.

The mistrust presents a significant challenge for policymakers, as most voters are either unaware of or unclear about the impact of some proposed pro-crypto legislation.

This is evident in the fact that only one-third of voters support the idea of a Bitcoin reserve despite its widespread adoption across US States and globally.

To bridge this divide, lawmakers may need to do more than simply propose policy and may need to invest in educating the electorate.

So, as the 2026 midterms approach, engaging Bitcoin voters could prove crucial for candidates hoping to ride the next wave of political momentum.

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Bottom line: The first three Stalker titles: Shadow of Chernobyl, Clear Sky, and Call of Pripyat, will receive substantial updates on May 20. The enhanced editions feature upgraded graphics and numerous quality-of-life improvements. Veteran players will receive the updated versions for free for each title they already own on Steam or GOG.

GSC Game World has shared details about the long-awaited enhanced editions. These include updated system requirements which, while significantly higher than those of the original releases, feel modest by today’s standards.

Visual enhancements include god rays, dynamic screen-space reflections, global illumination, new water shaders, improved skyboxes, upscaled textures, and higher polygon counts.

The user interface has also been refreshed, with full gamepad support and other usability improvements. While the in-game content and AI remain unchanged, GSC Game World has addressed numerous bugs – something longtime Stalker fans have come to expect.

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Since these remasters are based on games originally released in 2007, 2008, and 2010, modern mid-range and mainstream PCs should run them easily. At 1080p on low settings, even older GPUs like the Nvidia GTX 960 and AMD Radeon RX 560 can still achieve 60 fps.

For 4K gameplay, a GeForce RTX 2080 Ti or Radeon 6800 XT is recommended. Depending on VRAM requirements, GPUs like the RTX 3070, 4070, or the upcoming 5060 Ti may offer similar performance. FSR upscaling is supported, but not DLSS or XeSS. Despite the improved visuals, storage demands remain modest, with each game requiring only around 10 GB.

Unfortunately, moving to the enhanced editions means Stalker’s extensive modding community will have to start from scratch, as existing mods and save files won’t be compatible. However, the new versions include Steam Workshop support for easier mod installation and will not replace the original versions.

Owners of Shadow of Chernobyl, Clear Sky, or Call of Pripyat will see the enhanced editions appear as separate games in their Steam or GOG libraries when they go live on May 20.

For new players, the updated titles will be available individually for $20 or as a $40 bundle, both of which include the original versions.

The effort to revisit the classic Stalker games began last year, when GSC Game World released the first-ever console ports in a bundle titled Stalker: Shadows of the Zone Trilogy for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. Next week’s update brings the enhanced package to Steam, GOG, the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series consoles.

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• Google really wants more people to use Palm Timer, as evidenced by two new references to the feature this month.
• There’s a new community post that reminds Pixel owners that Palm Timer can be used on both the front and rear cameras.
• This comes shortly after Pixel Camera 9.8 rolled out with tweaked wording for the Palm Timer setting.

This month, Google has taken multiple steps to let Pixel phone owners know that the Palm Timer in the Camera app works with both the front and rear cameras. First, the company updated the Pixel Camera app with version 9.8 to include that distinction in the settings menu. Google also created a new community post this week to explain the feature and reinforce the point that it works with multiple cameras.

For those unfamiliar, Palm Timer is a Pixel-exclusive feature that can automatically start a photo timer when you show your palm to the camera. It was originally introduced with the front-facing camera and the Pixel Fold in mind, but now works with the Pixel 6 and newer, and with both cameras.

It’s easy to see that Palm Timer works with the front-facing camera, since users get visual confirmation in the viewfinder. Even though there’s no visual cue that a Palm Timer photo was taken using the rear cameras on a non-foldable, Google wants to point out that it does indeed work.

“Say goodbye to awkward selfie sticks and the stress of racing to beat the timer. With Google Pixel’s Palm timer, you can easily capture everyone in your selfies or your group from a distance,” the community post explains. “Not only does it work with the front camera, but you can also use it with the rear camera. When you’re ready, simply raise your palm to start the countdown. Easy peasy!”

Google says that to start a Palm Timer, simply hold up your hand toward the camera. A waving motion will do the trick, and when you’re ready, lower your hand to start a timer. This is a way to initiate a photo on your Pixel phone without physically pressing the shutter button, so it’s great for when your Pixel is set on a flat surface or tripod far away.

Palm Timer is enabled by default, but it can be disabled by opening the Pixel Camera app. From there, navigate to Settings > More settings > Palm timer. There, you can turn it off if you’d like.