💧Current state of the market in our weekly overview
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Aleo launched its checker and claim
Claim: https://claim.aleo.org/
https://x.com/AleoHQ/status/1836912003425972719
The lawsuit launched by Consensys against the Securities and Exchange Commission and SEC Chair Gary Gensler was dismissed in a Texas court on Thursday night.
The Consensys suit was originally filed in April and contained some bombshells including the allegation that the SEC had opened an investigation into Ethereum and that the regulator had issued the company behind MetaMask a Wells notice.
https://blockworks.co/news/consensys-lawsuit-against-sec-dismissed
The German Attorney General's Office Frankfurt am Main (Generalstaatsanwaltschaft) and the country’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) have shut down 47 crypto exchanges allegedly tied to criminal activities including money laundering.
Some of the exchanges include Xchange.cash, 60cek.org, Baksman.com, alongside other smaller platforms. One of the exchanges had been active since 2012 while others had launched as recently as the previous year.
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/09/19/german-government-shuts-down-47-exchanges-tied-to-illegal-activity/
ZachXBT helped with the investigation into the theft of $243 million from Genesis by three criminals.
https://x.com/zachxbt/status/1836753473343259058
Linear has introduced its roadmap
https://linear-finance.medium.com/unveiling-linear-finances-vision-for-2024-25-a-game-changing-roadmap-ba494ceefcf7
Drift is announcing a $25 million Series B funding round led by Multicoin Capital.
https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/09/19/drift-solana-multicoin-crypto-funding-series-b/
TRON Super Representatives approved a 50% fee reduction.
https://x.com/justinsuntron/status/1836708377533325406
Some Banana Gun user wallets have reportedly been compromised, with funds being drained.
The team said it is currently investigating the issue and the Telegram bot is currently offline.
https://www.theblock.co/post/317282/banana-gun-telegram-bot
BlackRock has introduced a new report that emphasises BTC's unique role as a diversifier for modern investment portfolios.
https://www.blackrock.com/us/financial-professionals/literature/whitepaper/bitcoin-a-unique-diversifier.pdf
Blockdaemon’s VP Andrew Vranjes stated that his team is working closely with spot crypto ETF issuers in Hong Kong to develop feasible staking solutions.
The staking feature could be approved this year “within certain constructs,” Vranjes said.
https://www.theblock.co/post/317255/hong-kong-may-approve-ethereum-staking-for-local-spot-etfs-this-year-says-blockdaemon-executive
Donald Trump makes his first bitcoin purchase on a burger at PubKey Bar in New York City
https://www.theblock.co/post/317197/donald-trump-makes-his-first-bitcoin-purchase-on-a-burger-at-pubkey-bar-in-new-york-city
Solana Mobile has introduced the Solana Seeker
▫️At its heart is the Seed Vault, designed for top-tier security;
▫️Seed Vault Wallet;
▫️The updated Solana Mobile dApp Store;
▫️Every Seeker comes with a soulbound Seeker Genesis Token;
▫️Seeker users can use Alethea to generate tokenized AI agents, new or familiar faces, that interact on-chain with programs and the Solana community, unlocking new ways to engage & earn.
https://x.com/solanamobile/status/1836614409613119632
Louisiana state government officially accepts Bitcoin & crypto as a valid form of payment.
https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1836529290193613228
The crypto market is growing
BTC Dominance - 56.79%
Market Cap - $2.16T
BTC - $62,096.01 (+2.56%)
ETH - $2,403.21 (+2.99%)
BNB - $559.9 (+2.28%)
SOL - $138.18 (+4.95%)
INJ - $20.39 (+5.12%)
XRP - $0.5855 (+0.75%)
TON - $5.7 (+3.52%)
SUI - $1.37 (+14.67%)
ZRO - $4.57 (+12.55%)
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Franklin Templeton plans to launch a Mutual Fund on Solana blockchain.
https://x.com/solanafloor/status/1837038360101007577
Spot ETF Flow on 19.09: BTC-ETF +$158.21M, ETH-ETF +$5.24M
https://sosovalue.com/assets/etf/us-btc-spot
BingX may be under attack or exploited
https://x.com/martypartymusic/status/1836927892187394063
Justin Sun: "The atmosphere is so intense; it's making me want to have a fight with Vitalik Buterin at Crypto Fight Week. If that really happens, how many people do you think would show up to watch?
It’s all about that chill vibe, no beef, no bruises—just straight-up community energy, what do you think?”
https://x.com/justinsuntron/status/1836816046285848955
The crypto market is growing
BTC Dominance - 56.87%
Market Cap - $2.18T
BTC - $62,942.01 (+1.55%)
ETH - $2,450.64 (+2.49%)
BNB - $561.6 (+0.78%)
SOL - $142.22 (+4.94%)
INJ - $20.37 (+1.67%)
XRP - $0.5804 (-0.68%)
TON - $5.63 (-0.34%)
SUI - $1.38 (+1.07%)
ZRO - $4.2 (-7.36%)
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Solana has presented Play Solana Gen1 - PSG1.
It is the first handheld Web3 gaming device built on Solana.
https://x.com/playsolana/status/1836739336060199340
Foresight Ventures announces multimillion-dollar investment in Aptos to accelerate ecosystem growth.
https://www.theblock.co/post/317036/foresight-ventures-announces-multimillion-dollar-investment-in-aptos-to-accelerate-ecosystem-growth
Decentraland's X has been compromised.
Do not click the link until further official announcements.
https://x.com/PeckShieldAlert/status/1836651496307659157
Blockchain infrastructure provider Blockdaemon Inc. may pursue an initial public offering in 2026, its founder Konstantin Richter said.
CEO Richter says the firm’s latest valuation is $3.3 billion.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-19/blockchain-firm-blockdaemon-weighs-2026-for-a-potential-listing
MANTRA announces the launch of the MANTRA Chain Mainnet will be coming in October 2024.
https://x.com/mantra_chain/status/1836393641863946632
Spot ETF Flow on 18.09: BTC-ETF -$52.83M, ETH-ETF -$9.74M
https://sosovalue.com/assets/etf/us-btc-spot
Microstrategy moved 4,922 BTC (~$294m) to three new addresses.
https://platform.arkhamintelligence.com/explorer/entity/microstrategy
STR is now available to claim
Claim Page: https://app.setter.co/claims
https://x.com/setter_app/status/1836436869271171478
The Ethena domain registrar account was recently compromised.
The protocol is unaffected and funds are safe.
https://x.com/ethena_labs/status/1836450334329155787