The founder and primary operator of “MyTrade,” a financial services firm known in the cryptocurrency industry as a “market maker,” pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston for his role in a wide-ranging conspiracy to manipulate cryptocurrency markets on behalf of client cryptocurrency companies.
Liu Zhou, 39, of China and Canada, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit market manipulation and wire fraud. U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley scheduled sentencing for Feb. 27, 2025.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/founder-cryptocurrency-financial-services-firm-mytrade-pleads-guilty-market-manipulation
Former FTX exec Nishad Singh avoids prison time after cooperating with authorities in crypto exchange collapse
Judge Lewis Kaplan of New York sentenced Singh to time served and three years of supervised release.
https://www.theblock.co/post/323780/former-ftx-exec-nishad-singh-avoids-prison-time-after-cooperating-with-authorities-in-crypto-exchange-collapse-reports
Kraken laid off 15% of its workforce
Kraken has gone through a round of layoffs in a bid at operational efficiency, a representative confirmed to The Block.
The move comes as serial investor and board member Arjun Sethi steps up as co-CEO.
https://www.theblock.co/post/323773/kraken-sheds-organizational-layers-as-board-member-arjun-sethi-steps-up-as-co-ceo
The crypto market is neutral
BTC Dominance - 58.28%
Market Cap - $2.46T
BTC - $72,450 (+0.3%)
ETH - $2,662.92 (+0.77%)
BNB - $593 (-1.67%)
SOL - $174.66 (-3.13%)
INJ - $19.69 (-1.99%)
TON - $4.98 (-1.46%)
TIA - $4.66(-9.33%)
SUI - $2.05 (-1.55%)
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💧Price Gainers Among Top 300 in the Last Month
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CZ will speak at Binance Blockchain Week on October 31
https://x.com/cz_binance/status/1851505365587779784
Jito (Re)staking deposits open October 30th at 15:00 UTC
Deposits will be accessible via the Jito (Re)staking frontend and that of VRT vault managers Renzo Protocol, Kyros, and Fragmetric.
https://x.com/renzoprotocol/status/1851478744810103081
Spot ETF Flow on 29.10: BTC-ETF +$870.02M, ETH-ETF +7.65M
https://sosovalue.com/assets/etf/us-btc-spot
DWF Labs: „We are aware of the recent and deeply concerning allegations involving one of our partners, who has been accused of inappropriate and unacceptable behaviour. While the matter is under investigation, DWF Labs has decided to dismiss the said partner from management and operational roles effective immediately.“
hananotsorry stated that she was threatened when she interacted with a DWF Labs partner, he put drugs in her drink.
The community believes the "partner" is Euguen Ng (also co-founder of OpenEden) as the company removed him from their team page, also Eugen Ng closed his X page after the DWF Labs post.
https://x.com/dwflabs/status/1851315269269950587
dYdX CEO decided to lay off 35% of the core team.
https://dydx.exchange/blog/letting-go
Google Cloud partners with MANTRA to drive innovation in real-world assets RWA
https://x.com/mantra_chain/status/1851268345783325105
The Aleo claim site (claim.aleo.org) is now open for all setup ceremony participants, Testnet3 provers and Testnet Beta provers.
https://x.com/AleoHQ/status/1851013363679305780
Binance Unveils 'Binance Wealth' for Elite Customers
Binance Wealth allows private client managers to easily onboard high-net-worth individuals to the exchange and offer them a wide range of digital assets.
The service is offered through the global Binance.com platform meaning there are restrictions for some jurisdictions, such as the U.S.
The initial focus will be on Asia and Latin America, Binance said.
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/10/29/binance-unveils-binance-wealth-for-elite-customers/
Ozean has partnered with Ethena
Ethena's USDe & sUSDe will be integrated into Oxygen (O2), the RWA liquidity layer on Ozean.
https://x.com/ClearpoolFin/status/1851232152354242922
💧 New Coins in Accumulation Phase Backed by Top Tier VCs
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Canary has filed for a Solana ETF
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2041869/000199937124014193/solana-s1_103024.htm
MicroStrategy is announcing a strategic goal of raising $42 billion of capital over the next 3 years, comprised of $21 billion of equity and $21 billion of fixed income securities, which it refers to as its “21/21 Plan.”
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241030040519/en/
Reddit sold the majority of its Bitcoin in Q3 2024
https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001713445/000171344524000102/rddt-20240930.htm
FDUSD expands to Solana
FDV: $2.5B
https://x.com/FDLabsHQ/status/1851584677246886112
OKX will delist VELA, KAN, WSM, BORING, CEEK, and AVIVE spot trading pairs at 8:00 - 8:30 UTC on November 7, 2024.
https://www.okx.com/help/okx-to-delist-vela-kan-wsm-boring-ceek-and-avive-spot-trading-pairs
Pump.Flow is officially launched
https://www.pumpflow.meme/
https://x.com/pumpdotflow/status/1849935395737526730
OKX Ventures, The Open Platform (TOP) and Folius Ventures announced the launch of a $10 million Telegram Growth Hub.
Designed to boost innovation in TON blockchain and expand Telegram's mini-app ecosystem, the Telegram Growth Hub will fund and support projects that enhance user engagement on TON.
https://www.okx.com/learn/okx-telegram-growth-hub
Tether minted $1 billion USDT on the Tron network
https://x.com/whale_alert/status/1851364371907174841
Elon Musk says X (Twitter) is working on video monetization for creators to rival YouTube.
https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1851380927852597628
The crypto market is growing
BTC Dominance - 58.09%
Market Cap - $2.46T
BTC - $72,162 (+1.88%)
ETH - $2,639.99 (+1.45%)
BNB - $602.95 (-0.4%)
SOL - $180.23 (-0.5%)
INJ - $20.08 (-0.58%)
TON - $5.05 (+0.4%)
SUI - $2.07 (+10.72%)
TIA - $5.15 (+1.71%)
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Justin Sun: “Big news is about to be announced on TRON!”
https://x.com/justinsuntron/status/1851276408766804284
Crypto exchange Kraken announced last week that it will build a layer-2 network atop Optimism's OP Stack blockchain framework.
The deal was reached early this year, involving a grant of 25 million OP tokens, at the time worth roughly $100 million.
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/10/29/optimism-foundation-agreed-to-give-kraken-425m-of-op-tokens-in-layer-2-deal/
Consensys will lay off 20% of its workforce, or 160 employees
https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/10/29/consensys-layoffs-ethereum-lubin/
Royal Government of Bhutan deposited 929 BTC ($66.16M) to Binance.
Royal Government of Bhutan currently holds 12,456 BTC ($886.58M).
https://x.com/lookonchain/status/1851205455579922752
Stacks: The Nakamoto Upgrade is live
https://x.com/StacksOrg/status/1851133094172012919