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Ripple vs. SEC case: Pro XRP lawyer urges Jay Clayton, Hinman’s testimony

Deaton points out that former SEC officials Bill Hinman and Jay Clayton's testimony during the US SEC v. Ripple Labs case would have categorized XRP as a non-security early on.

Rogue Pepecoin team members blamed for $16M PEPE multsig withdrawal

In an announcement to the PEPE community, it was claimed that three former members stole funds from the project and then handed over full control to the sole remaining member.

Crypto Biz: Coinbase-Circle re-alignment, Binance fiat hurdles, and USDC at Shopify

This week's Crypto Biz explores the latest on Binance's global on-ramps and off-ramps, Coinbase-Circle re-alignment, Shopify's take on USDC and China's blockchain data exchange.

Hong Kong regulator eyes tokenization for bond market improvement: Report

The monetary authority in Hong Kong released a report on its study Project Evergreen which looked at the highs and lows of recent bond tokenization activity.

PEPE whale seizes dip opportunity, buys $529k worth of tokens

This transaction followed this same whale’s previous transactions on 5 June 2023 where he spent 280 Ethereum (worth $507,000) to acquire 500 billion PEPE.

NFT Collector: Giant Swan’s gothic VR dreamscapes… royalty nightmare on OpenSea

Melbourne NFT artist Giant Swan used to sit in his car crying because he didn’t fit in. Now he’s found his place as a gothic VR dream creator

XRP whale moves 29 million tokens to Bitstamp amid price slide

Additional information suggests the possibility that this whale might be selling its XRP assets, as it had previously moved 14 million XRP to Bitso just a few hours earlier.

FTX crypto exchange reports data breach involving claims agent Kroll

The breach has resulted in the exposure of non-sensitive customer data from specific claimants linked to the ongoing bankruptcy case.

VeChain and SingularityNET team up on AI to fight climate change

SingularityNET CEO Ben Goertzel says that AI and blockchain have the potential to solve problems that traditional mechanisms have “consistently, miserably failed.”

DEA gets duped: Agency loses $55K in address poisoning scam

The DEA, the country's lead drug enforcement agency, is yet to find those responsible for the attack but has enlisted the help of the FBI.

PEPE plunges 15% as strange token movements spark fears of rug pull

The price of Pepe has plummeted 15% after developers sent nearly 4% of the memecoin’s total supply to exchanges without warning.

Bitcoin miner gets life in prison, China offers bounties for crypto firms: Asia Express

Retail crypto trading is only days away in Hong Kong, but a mainland crackdown sees bounties offered for crypto firms and miners imprisoned.

Multichain wallet Exodus posts $12.4M revenue, $1.9M net income in Q2

In the quarter ended June 30, Exodus' revenue declined by 4% year-over-year, but its results were boosted by 6% cost reductions.

Vessel Capital secures $55M to invest in Web3 infrastructure: Report

The venture firm has introduced its crypto fund for Web3 infrastructure and applications, promising a collaborative approach with startup founders.

Known-plaintext attacks, explained

A known-plaintext attack exploits known pairs of plaintext and corresponding ciphertext to deduce encryption keys or methods.

Crypto VC inflows drop further as macro factors weigh on investments

Polychain Capital and CoinFund launch new funds, and spot Bitcoin ETFs approval rumors can’t brighten the outlook for crypto VC sector.

Balancer says $2.8M still at risk after vulnerability warning

The vulnerability was not exploited after its discovery on Aug. 22.

Is the SEC a bad cop? CoinRoutes CEO Dave Weisberger breaks down crypto regulation in the US

Weisberger believes the structure of the Securities and Exchange Commission needs to change but that politicians are reluctant to do so because of their power within the current state of affairs.

Binance's zero-fee Bitcoin update could echo March downturn

In an official statement, cryptocurrency exchange Binance unveiled its plans to implement updates to the zero-fee Bitcoin trading starting from September 7.

AI Eye: Get better results being nice to ChatGPT, AI fake child porn debate, Amazon’s AI reviews

There’s a very good reason to be nice to ChatGPT, Wired fires up fake AI child porn debate, AI job losses hope, how companies use AI today.

Shiba Inu hints at making Shibarium public soon

The Shibarium community known as Shibarmy has taken to X (formerly known as Twitter) to respond enthusiastically to the development.

Julian Assange campaign to hold metaverse political rally against extradition

Julian Assange is currently locked in a London jail fighting a four-year court battle against his extradition to the US.

Binance to halt crypto debit card in Latin America, Middle East

Binance didn’t reveal the exact reason behind the suspension but claimed it would only impact 1% of users in the affected regions.

SEC charges former corrections officer for role in bizarre crypto scam

John A. DeSalvo allegedly solicited ICO money from police and orchestrated a pump and dump on PancakeSwap shortly after.

Cypher announces recovery plan, says it will 'socialize' losses in initial stage

Cypher announced that losses from the exploit will be distributed among users in an initial stage, then compensated through protocol revenue when the platform relaunches.

Kresus launches curated marketplace for Polygon projects

The company also announced the launch of Kresus Connect, a Web3 portal for SuperApp.

Bitcoin Ordinals volume dips 98%, OpenSea to disable royalty tool, and Frend.tech hype: Nifty Newsletter

Bitcoin Ordinals NFT volume plunges 98%, and Yuga Labs is terminating its partnership with OpenSea over creator royalties.

Unstoppable Domains launches instant messaging with XMTP

Unstoppable Domains now allows owners of .crypto, .polygon and other Web3 usernames to send messages to each other through multiple messaging apps.

Shopify to accept USDC payments with Solana: Report

Solana Pay has reportedly been added to Shopify's payment solutions, giving millions of merchants access to cryptocurrencies.

China launches blockchain-powered data exchange

The platform will facilitate the buying and selling of Web3 data among enterprises; Alibaba Cloud and Huawei are among the companies to participate.

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