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Crypto News Weekly? 29th October – 5th November ?? Immutable receives Wells notice from SEC. ?? US Treasury discusses crypto & Treasury markets, exploring benefits/risks of tokenizing Treasuries. ?? Roman Storm's trial postponed to April. ?? Panama foundation vs. Cayman-BVI structure guide for token launches. ?? Layoffs: Consensys 20%, Kraken 15%, and dYdX 35%. ?? Lottie player (JavaScript animation) supply chain attack injects wallet drainer, impacts projects like 1inch. ?? MrBeast's onchain activity analyzed. ?? UAE-based exchange M2 suffers $13.7M theft from hot wallets. ?? Crypto casino Metawin loses $4M in hot wallet exploit affecting Ethereum and Solana. ?? US government seeks return of $13M in political donations from former FTX executives. ?? Mt. Gox transfers 500 BTC to two unmarked wallets, according to Arkham data. ?? Shift4 enables merchants to accept crypto, converting and settling in fiat; pilot starts in Q4, rollout by 2025. ?? UBS Asset Management launches tokenized investment fund. ?? Base fault proofs go live, progressing toward stage 1 rollup with security council for upgrades. ?? Synthetix proposes acquisition of Kwenta, originally spun out in 2020. ?? Limit Break updates WETH, deployable on EVM chains with identical addresses. ?? TON Foundation launches Society DAO for decentralized governance and ecosystem growth. ?? Paxos partners with Singapore’s DBS Bank to launch new USD stablecoin. ?? Security Alliance (SEAL) releases wargames drill scenario template. ?? Vitalik Buterin explains Ethereum roadmap updates: 'Purge' (storage & complexity reduction) and 'Splurge' (EVM improvements, account abstraction, and obfuscation). ?? Ethereum researchers step down from EigenLayer advisory roles over neutrality concerns. ?? Ethereum-based solar project Glow raises $30M led by Framework Ventures and USV. ?? Ethereum scaling startup Spire Labs raises $7M in seed funding. ?? CMT Digital leads $2.5M pre-seed round for Axal, an autonomous agent network developer.

Crypto News Weekly??? 3rd September – 10th September ?? CFTC faces dissent by Commissioners Mersinger & Pham on Uniswap enforcement for not blocking leverage tokens. ?? Kalshi wins against CFTC to list prediction market for control of US congress, despite CFTC's emergency motion to stop listing. ?? Galois Capital settles with SEC for using a non-qualified custodian, amidst SEC's custodian approval issues. ?? FBI warns of North Korea targeting crypto projects via social engineering. ?? Japan’s major banks to test cross-border stablecoin transfer platform. ?? Penpie suffers $27M exploit on mainnet & Arbitrum via reentrancy. ?? L2 DAI deployer compromised, allowing attacker to deploy contracts on other L2s mimicking DAI's address on Optimism & Arbitrum. ?? Vyper compiler added to Ethereum Foundation's bounty program. ?? Arbitrum Stylus live on Arbitrum One & Nova, introduces Web Assembly VM for contracts in languages like Rust, compatible with EVM. ?? Base plans to increase gas target by 1 Mgas/s weekly towards 1 Ggas/s goal. ?? Matter Labs (ZKsync) lays off ~16% of team. ?? Unstoppable Domains expands to Ethereum Layer 2 Base. ?? Synthetix develops own blockchain on Optimism's Superchain infrastructure. ?? JOJO Exchange integrates Chainlink Data Streams on Base mainnet. ?? Skyscanner integrates with Travala for hotel bookings in over 100 cryptocurrencies. ?? Euler v2 goes live, features modular lending and using vaults as collateral across vaults. ?? Unisat-backed Fractal Bitcoin launches on mainnet, uses BTC core code for scaling. ?? Mercuryo launches Spend, a virtual Mastercard for payments with non-custodial crypto. ?? Lextek v0 goes live on Base with onchain legal forms, starting with SAFE & DEAL. ?? Snapshot v2 beta features discussions view, delegate dashboard, and improved UX for voting/proposals. ?? Atomic launches exercise challenges on Base: stake USDC, log Strava workouts & claim stake. ?? Polymarket's open interest surpasses $100M amid presidential election bets, Trump leads Harris by seven points. ?? Ethereum Foundation set to release financial report, holds roughly $650M in main wallet per Justin Drake. ?? Vitalik discusses glue & coprocessor architecture, balancing generality and efficiency between central units like EVM and precompiles.

Crypto News Weekly ?? 13th August – 20th August ?? SEC approves first leveraged long MicroStrategy ETF. ?? Illicit crypto activity on-chain down nearly 20% since January: Chainalysis. ?? Thai SEC opens digital asset regulatory sandbox for applications. ?? Alex Pertsev fundraiser launched for appeal against 5-year sentence. ?? Australia’s ASIC shuts down over 600 crypto scam websites in year-long crackdown. ?? Malaysian authorities arrest seven for power theft linked to bitcoin mining. ?? Bitwise acquires physical bitcoin ETP issuer ETC Group, expanding in Europe. ?? Tether expands USDT stablecoin to Aptos blockchain. ?? MakerDAO halts new WBTC-backed loans due to BitGo concerns. ?? 'Accept USDC' campaign encourages small retailers to accept USDC payments. ?? Optimism activates permissioned fallback until Granite upgrade fixes fault proof vulnerabilities. ?? Arbitrum DAO approves temperature check proposal on ARB staking. ?? OKX brings Solana 'Blinks' to Ethereum chains. ?? HashKey partners with Telegram game Catizen to extend GameFi reach. ?? Gift card giant Raise partners with WalletConnect on crypto payment options. ?? NEBRA’s zero-knowledge proof aggregator goes live on Ethereum mainnet. ?? Eigen Labs sent employee addresses to EigenLayer projects for token airdrops. ?? Fabric Cryptography to develop cryptography processing unit after raising $33M. ?? Orderly Network raises $5M in strategic funding. ?? Multicoin Capital leads $3.5M seed raise for Crunch Lab.

Crypto News Weekly Recap ?? 30th July – 6th August ?? Crypto investment products saw $528M in net weekly outflows amid recession fears. ?? SEC urges court to reject Coinbase’s subpoena request. ?? Jonathan Mann (Song a Day) sues SEC to clarify NFT art isn't unregistered security. ?? BitClout founder charged by SEC for fraud & unregistered securities. ?? Alleged crypto recovery scammer charged by Manhattan DA. ?? Hong Kong’s Futu launches crypto services with fiat trading pairs. ?? HashKey's OTC trading unit awarded Singapore's payment license. ?? Bybit to end services and stop offering products in France. ?? Polymarket crosses $1B in cumulative volume, driven by US political bets. ?? Genesis completes bankruptcy restructuring, begins distributing $4B in crypto and cash. ?? Morgan Stanley to allow wealth advisors to pitch bitcoin ETFs to some clients: CNBC. ?? Convergence Finance $200k exploit due to lack of input validation; code removed post-audit for gas optimization. ?? Compound agrees to staked COMP product in exchange for Humpy canceling proposal. ?? Synthetix launches USDx (collateralized stablecoin) on Arbitrum, offering 0% interest borrowing. ?? Hedge fund giant Capula reports owning $464M in spot bitcoin ETF shares. ?? Ethereum transaction count hits five-month low as Layer 2 solutions surge. ?? Ethereum celebrates ninth anniversary of mainnet launch. ?? Zircuit launches initial mainnet phase, rolls out ZRC token airdrop claims.

Crypto News Weekly Recap ?? 23rd July – 30th July ?? Spot ETH ETFs launched in the US. ?? SEC approves Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust, awaiting registration greenlight. ?? MonoSwap lost $1.3M on Blast via developer phishing. ?? Spectra exploited for $550k via arbitrary call. ?? Toyota researching ERC4337 account abstraction for mobility accounts. ?? UK FCA fined Coinbase ￡3.5M over user onboarding restrictions. ?? Jersey City's pension fund to invest in bitcoin ETFs. ?? $24M Compound Finance proposal passed despite DAO objections. ?? Aave considers fee switch and token buyback. ?? Ledger unveils new hardware wallet. ?? StarkWare integrating Cosmos’ IBC protocol into Starknet. ?? TON blockchain launches gasless transactions with new smart wallet standard. ?? Coinbase offers free USDT to USDC conversion on Base for parts of Latin America, Africa & Asia. ?? Atari X Asteroids live on Base; mint to play. ?? Trump promises to fire SEC Chair Gensler and create a strategic bitcoin reserve if elected. ?? Hong Kong lawmaker supports including bitcoin in financial reserves. ?? Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledges Bitcoin-related executive orders if elected. ?? Bitcoin scaling network Mezo raises $7.5M. ?? OpenSocial Protocol raises $6M from Framework Ventures and North Island Ventures. ?? Monad-based Kuru raises $2M in seed funding.

Crypto News Weekly Recap ?? 2nd July – 9th July ?? CoinShares reports a $441M resurgence in crypto investment inflows last week ?? German government transferred 2K BTC & Mt. Gox moved 47K BTC ?? Taiwan develops a CBDC prototype platform and schedules hearings for next year ?? South Korean government introduces real-time monitoring for crypto fraud ?? US House to vote this week on overturning President Biden's veto of SAB 121 ?? Judge dismisses SEC's claim that secondary BNB sales are securities in the case against Binance ?? Circle's USDC/EURC stablecoins comply with EU MiCA regulations, reserves held in Europe ?? Paxful co-founder faces 5 years in prison after pleading guilty in AML case ?? Samourai Wallet co-founder granted bail, will contest charges ?? Immunefi Safe Harbor: Security Alliance (SEAL) whitehat safe harbor framework implemented ?? EigenLayer competitor Symbiotic reaches $1 billion in deposits in under a month ?? Element DAO’s Hyperdrive (fixed/variable rate 6-month yields) goes live on mainnet ?? Moshicam (onchain Instagram): mint photos with custom borders on Base ?? WannaBet: peer-to-peer betting platform with onchain escrow and designated judges ?? Exodus introduces Passkeys Wallet, removing the need for seed phrases ?? Data blockchain Flare integrates with LayerZero to connect over 70 blockchains ?? Celo launches Dango Layer 2 testnet, beginning integration with Ethereum ecosystem ?? Coinbase Ventures invests in Ampleforth's flatcoin tech, SPOT launches on Base ?? Justin Sun hints at a gasless stablecoin for Tron by year-end, with Ethereum and EVM chains to follow ?? Lionel Messi's Instagram account posts a Solana memecoin promotion ?? American rapper Doja Cat’s X account hacked to promote a collapsed token

Crypto News Weekly Recap ?? 18th June – 25th June ?? The SEC has notified Consensys that it will not face charges. ?? Standard Chartered plans to launch a spot trading desk for Bitcoin and Ether, according to Bloomberg. ?? The CFTC is investigating Jump Crypto, once a major player in the sector. ?? Kraken disclosed and patched a vulnerability that could inflate balances. ?? CertiK withdrew approximately $3 million over five days before reporting, but the funds have been returned. ?? Binance has frozen $5 million in funds stolen from BtcTurk after a reported $54 million hack of the Turkish exchange. ?? CoinStats advises users to move funds from wallets created on the platform following a security breach. ?? Mt. Gox will start distributing $9 billion worth of Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash repayments from early July. ?? Hong Kong's parliament has established a subcommittee for crypto legislation. ?? A Nomura survey shows that over half of Japan’s investment managers plan to invest in crypto. ?? Tether is discontinuing support for EOS and Algorand, ending USDT minting on both blockchains. ?? ZKsync has introduced an 'elastic chain' architecture as part of its 3.0 roadmap. ?? An Arbitrum proposal suggests the DAO should activate delegate staking rewards for better governance security. ?? Blast has announced the foundation for protocol governance ahead of its airdrop. ?? The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance is conducting a survey on business usage of Ethereum. ?? Cosmos DEX Osmosis' DAO is voting on adopting a 'fee-free' Bitcoin bridge via Nomic. ?? Pantera Capital is raising funds for a second investment in the TON token. ?? Verida has raised $5 million to protect user data amid the rise in generative AI. ?? Bitcoin DeFi application Alex Lab has attributed a $4 million exploit to North Korea's Lazarus Group. ?? Decentralized AI network Allora has raised $3 million ahead of its mainnet launch. ?? Trump may be heading to Nashville to speak at Bitcoin 2024, according to Axios.

Crypto News Weekly Recap ?? 11th June – 18th June ?? SEC Chair Gensler “envisions” spot ETH ETFs S-1s to be approved over US summer but dodges question of whether ETH is a commodity. ?? Alex Pertsev attempting to be released while he appeals. ?? US SEC pushes back against Ripple's efforts to lower its fines, saying the firm 'is agreeing to nothing'. ?? Crypto exchange Gemini to pay $50M in settlement with NY attorney general's office. ?? SEC's Head of Crypto Asset and Cyber Unit departs after nearly nine years. ?? UwU (Aave v2 fork) $23M exploit via oracle manipulation. ?? Loopring smart wallet exploit via compromised 2FA service for wallets with only the Loopring guardian. ?? Tether launches token 'supported' by Swiss-stored gold as part of new line of synthetic crypto. ?? Trezor launches Safe 5 crypto hardware wallet, including a bitcoin-only version. ?? Coinbase starts offering pre-launch markets trading on its international and advanced exchanges. ?? FalconX launches support for USTB-collateralized trades as tokenized US government securities gain ground. ?? T-Mobile owner Deutsche Telekom will soon mine Bitcoin in addition to running nodes. ?? ZKsync token goes live with $925M market cap following airdrop. ?? Polygon governance advances with new 'hub' by Aragon Project. ?? OP Stack fault proofs live on OP mainnet, now a stage 1 L2 (limited training wheels). ?? Based preconfs live on devnet. ?? Zapper plans utility token for new protocol focused on on-chain data. ?? 100x (perps) live on Blast, up to 20x leverage on ETH & BTC, with Blast gold for orderbook liquidity. ?? Uniswap Labs acquired Crypto: The Game (onchain Survivor). ?? Memecoin leverage trading protocol Wasabi raises $3M led by Electric Capital. ?? TON memecoins rally despite broader crypto market stagnation.

Crypto News Weekly Recap ?? 4th June – 11th June ?? Crypto investment products saw $2B in inflows last week amid rate cut anticipation. ?? US spot bitcoin ETFs see $65M in net outflows, ending 19-day inflow streak. ?? Stand with Crypto US reached 1M members. ?? HSBC China rolls out e-CNY services for corporate clients. ?? South Korea to treat certain NFTs as regular crypto, new rulebook says. ?? Appellate court slaps down SEC regulatory overreach. ?? Evolved Apes creators charged in alleged NFT rug pull. ?? CoinGecko data breach via third-party email platform; name, email, IP & location of email opens compromised. ?? Velocore $6.8M exploit on zkSync & Linea via faulty logic. ?? Loopring suffers $5M hack after 'Guardian' two-factor authentication service is compromised. ?? Norwegian government freezes and returns $5.7M connected to Ronin hack. ?? Security Alliance (SEAL) partners with Security Research Legal Defense Fund to assist whitehats using safe harbor agreement. ?? Kraken explores pre-IPO funding round: Bloomberg. ?? EOF included in Pectra upgrade, largest upgrade ever planned (19 EIPs), likely targeting Q1 2025. ?? Fireblocks partners with Coinbase International to extend security, governance, and policy support. ?? Consensys Linea paused sequencer & censored Velocore attacker addresses. ?? OP Mainnet implements 'fault proofs' to strengthen rollup decentralization. ?? ZkSync introduces decentralized governance framework called ZK Nation; airdrop 3.6B ZK tokens next week. ?? Arbitrum DAO votes to approve $215M gaming ecosystem fund. ?? Taiko enables permissionless sequencing and proving after mainnet rollout. ?? FriendTech to move to new Friendchain blockchain in move away from Base. ?? Telegram launches digital mini-app payment system, Telegram Stars. ?? Nexus Labs closes $25M Series A round to scale verifiable computation. ?? Solana-based multisig protocol Squads raises $10M, launches retail wallet app Fuse. ?? GME, other memecoins fall with GameStop as Roaring Kitty livestream draws huge audience.

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