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Couple mistakenly sent $10.5M by Crypto.com to face October plea hearing

Thevamanogari Manivel was sentenced to 18 months of community corrections with six months of unpaid community work while her husband will face a plea trial in October.

Binance.US scores against SEC, Mt. Gox delay repayments, and other news: Hodler’s Digest, Sept. 17-23

Binance.US scores temporary win against the SEC, Mt. Gox repayments delayed to 2024, and Tether’s $1B liquidity to Tron network.

DeFi activity on the decline, but investment rolls in: Finance Redefined

The total value locked in DeFi plunged by nearly $5 billion in the past week, falling to $44 billion, according to DappRadar data.

Base surges past Solana as total value locked nears $400M

As per DeFi Llama data, Solana’s TVL has decreased by 9.64% over the past month to sit at $358.96 million, while Base’s TVL has surged to $397.32 million.

Google Cloud adds 11 blockchains to data warehouse 'BigQuery'

Google’s BigQuery added 11 new public datasets for blockchain networks, allowing users to obtain a variety of data from these networks.

Core Scientific cracks $77M Bitmain deal for 27K Bitcoin mining rigs

The deal was first finalized in August with Anchorage as another party agreeing to equity stake in the bankrupt crypto miner.

India to develop dark net monitoring tool to combat crypto fraud: Report

The tool will monitor crypto wallets and alert the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs about irregular transactions, according to a report.

‘End of an era’ — Consensys sunsets Truffle, Ganache amid shift to Metamask Snaps

“No sugar coating this, it's been a challenging few months,” said Truffle in a social media post on Sept. 22.

JPEX staff flee event as scandal hits, Mt. Gox woes, Diners Club crypto: Asia Express

JPEX staff forced to flee Token2049 after execs arrested, Mt Gox repayment delay stretches 10 years, Diners Club goes Web3 in Singapore.

Uniswap launches educational platform with DoDAO

The Uniswap University is similar to learning academies created by centralized exchanges such as Binance, Bitget, and Bybit.

Pancakeswap integrates Transak for fiat onboarding on multiple chains

Pancakeswap now allows users to purchase crypto with debit card, Google Pay, Apple Pay, and other methods through Transak.

a16z suggests Machiavelli to fix decentralized governance

In a blog post on Sept 21, a16z's Miles Jennings discusses how decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) can avoid power centralization by applying Machiavelli's principles.

Farmville co-creator-led company raises $33M to create Web3 games

Proof of Play raised $33 million to create fully on-chain games that “quickly immerse players in fun gameplay.“

Near Foundation CEO Marieke Flement resigns

The Near Foundation treasury grew to $350 million under Flament's tenure.

Hashing It Out: What happens when crypto meets fintech in Africa?

Guests on Hashing It Out episode 31 believe that traditional finance has hurt innovation in the African fintech space, and cryptocurrency can breathe some life into the space.

NFT Collector: William Mapan explains generative art using a crayon and dice

What even is generative art? William Mapan, whose 250-piece Distance collection just sold out at 2ETH each, explains using a crayon and die.

eToro secures crypto registration in Cyprus to expand in EU

According to eToro deputy CEO Hedva Ber, Europe is “hugely important” for the firm as the majority of eToro users are based in the region.

Friend.tech look-alike ‘Alpha’ emerges on Bitcoin network

A new social token network called Alpha has emerged rivaling the popular Friend.tech platform but built on top of the Bitcoin blockchain.

Tether 2023 stablecoin loans rise despite size-down announcement in 2022

Tether said the new loans were made on request of some of their long-standing partners and they plan to cut it down to zero by 2024.

Busan is developing an Ethereum-compatible mainnet to become a 'Blockchain City'

The city administration behind the project aims to make Busan a blockchain city and has launched a $75 million development plan to realize the goal.

Phishing victim sends eye-watering $4.5M in USDT to scammer

On-chain data shows the $4.5 million was first transferred from the Kraken crypto exchange, before eventually arriving at an address purportedly owned by a scammer.

Optimism to sell $160M in OP tokens to 7 purchasers via private sale

The Optimism Network has revealed that it will sell 116 million OP tokens in a series of planned sales.

UK politicians don metaverse avatars as they share Web3 roadmap

“Web3 represents a paradigm shift that reimagines the very fabric of the internet,” said British MP Natalie Elphicke.

Bitcoin pioneer Hal Finney talks zk proofs in 25-year-old unearthed footage

A recently resurfaced video shows Hal Finney discussing the possibility of zero-knowledge proofs at an annual cryptology conference in California some 25 years ago.

OnlyFans, Patreon models turn to Web3 amid payment and censorship fears

Patreon creators had difficulties getting paid in August, while OnlyFans once tried to ban porn on the platform, forcing creators to look at alternatives, including Web3.

Evmos, Swing, Tashi, Wormhole team up to solve Cosmos liquidity problems

Tashi and Swing will integrate Wormhole bridged tokens for USDC, USDT, wETH, and others, potentially making Cosmos DeFi easier to use.

Troubled crypto exchange JPEX applies for deregistration in Australia

The unlicensed exchange allegedly solicited than $128 million from users before being reprimanded by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.

‘AI has killed the industry’: EasyTranslate boss on adapting to change

If you’re not transforming your business to take advantage of AI now, you’ll be left behind, says Easy Translate boss Frederik Pedersen.

Wormhole integrates native USDC transfers for four blockchain networks

Wormhole integrated with Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol, allowing USDC to be sent between Ethereum, Avalanche, Arbitrum and Optimism.

Water & Music’s Cherie Hu says Web3 and AI will revolutionize creativity: The Agenda

Water & Music founder Cherie Hu explains how technology is evolving the music industry — but is it to the benefit of musicians?

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