~22 hacks grabbed $355.91M (Tether has frozen ~2.7M that were drained from Remitano) in September 2023.
https://x.com/peckshieldalert/status/1708166544419897524
Brazil launches blockchain-based digital identity card.
Rio de Janeiro, Goiás and Paraná will be the first regions to issue documents based on a private blockchain developed by Serpro.
By 6 November, document issuance should be possible throughout Brazil.
https://www.serpro.gov.br/menu/noticias/noticias-2023/blockchain-emissao-cin
FTX Accounts Drainer is moving ETH.
https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1708027354365173859
9 Ethereum Futures ETFs could be approved on October 2.
https://x.com/jseyff/status/1707866932311957577
VARA has launched the airdrop for early adopters.
The 1% will be distributed accordingly:
Stage One: For early participants with NFT, Vara ambassadors and those who participated in events.
Stage Two: For those who have launched nodes.
Stage Three: All must pass KYC verification.
https://x.com/varanetwork/status/1707772971883069920
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The SEC also delayed spot Bitcoin ETF applications by WisdomTree and VanEck.
So all upcoming filings have been delayed until January 2024.
https://x.com/cryptonewsupd8s/status/1707770473562460551
Binance Futures has a bug when displaying the BTC/USDT futures chart.
https://x.com/cz_binance/status/1707672367709757446
IYK, a web3 startup that provides tools to brands like Adidas and Johnnie Walker to help bridge the physical and digital worlds, has raised $16.8 million in seed funding led by A16z Crypto.
Other investors in the round included 1kx, Collab Currency, Lattice Capital and gmoney.
https://www.theblock.co/post/253443/a16z-crypto-web3-startup-iyk
Valkyrie gets approval to start buying ETH Futures for its existing Bitcoin ETF.
The fund's new strategy to combine ether and bitcoin will be effective formally on Oct. 3.
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/09/28/valkyrie-gets-approval-to-start-buying-eth-futures-for-its-existing-bitcoin-etf/
Lenster, a project on Lens Protocol, has rebranded to Hey and unveiled a new website hey.xyz.
https://x.com/heydotxyz/status/1707431312385253477
VanEck prepares to launch Ethereum Futures ETF (EFUT).
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230928967258/en/VanEck-Prepares-to-Launch-Ethereum-Futures-ETF-EFUT
Sui Network has announced the launch of Play Beyond, the gateway to gaming on Sui.
https://twitter.com/SuiNetwork/status/1707098518937346303
Monad, a new EVM blockchain, has released a technical documentation that mentions the name of the token MON.
https://docs.monad.xyz/briefings/monad-for-users
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has commenced legal proceedings against an accounting firm Prager Metis that had provided services to cryptocurrency exchange FTX before its bankruptcy declaration.
The SEC alleged that accounting firm Prager Metis provided auditing services to its clients without maintaining the necessary independence as it continued to offer accounting services.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-lawsuit-prager-metis-audit-ftx
Vitalik Buterin publishes another article "Should Ethereum be okay with enshrining more things in the protocol?"
https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2023/09/30/enshrinement.html
Venture capital firm Paradigm has criticized the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for bypassing the standard rulemaking procedures in its current legal action against the cryptocurrency exchange Binance.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/paradigm-accuses-sec-of-bypassing-rules-in-binance-lawsuit
BlockFi’s creditors have approved its bankruptcy restructuring plan.
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/09/29/blockfi-says-its-taken-major-step-toward-emerging-from-bankruptcy/
THORSwap has integrated BSC.
https://twitter.com/THORSwap/status/1707844139310788824
Invesco and Galaxy filed for a spot Ether ETF.
https://twitter.com/JSeyff/status/1707776396607590458
Three Arrows Capital co-founder Su Zhu detained at Singapore airport while trying to fly out of the country.
https://x.com/theblockupdates/status/1707757752720793725
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Houston-based Mercury Fund, a venture capital firm investing in early-stage companies, closed its fifth fund worth $160 million.
https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/inno/stories/fundings/2023/09/28/mercury-fund-fifth-investment-fund.html
SEC moves to again delay spot bitcoin ETFs from BlackRock, Valkyrie and Bitwise.
https://www.theblock.co/post/253506/sec-moves-to-again-delay-decision-on-valkyrie-spot-bitcoin-etf
PayPal filed a patent for a unique "NFT purchase and transfer system".
https://luckytrader.com/news/paypal-files-patent-application-for-nft-marketplace
Ether futures ETFs could be trading as early as Tuesday.
https://x.com/ericbalchunas/status/1707394842827882826
Coinbase International Exchange has received regulatory approval from the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) to enable perpetual futures for eligible non-US retail customers.
https://www.coinbase.com/blog/coinbase-receives-regulatory-approval-to-enable-retail-perpetual-futures
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MultiversX Network is opening up the Agora governance forum, which will be followed in a few weeks by the voting portal & the first on-chain proposal for Sirius (v1.6.0).
https://multiversx.com/blog/agora-multiversx-protocol-governance-forum