24th October — 31st October
▫️ The IRS is proposing that crypto service providers may need to collect data on their users, including names and Social Security numbers.
▫️ Kraken will share user data with the IRS next month following a June court order.
▫️ The UK Treasury has released final proposals for crypto asset regulation.
▫️ Taiwan officially proposes a crypto bill with the first reading passed at parliament.
▫️ In the upcoming week, Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial is likely drawing to a close.
▫️ SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce speaks out against LBRY enforcement action.
▫️ Gemini has filed a complaint against Genesis over $1.6 billion in GBTC shares.
▫️ Ryder Ripps must pay Yuga Labs nearly $1.6 million over a copyright infringement lawsuit.
▫️ The Maestro experienced a 280 ETH exploit via arbitrary call, and users have been refunded.
▫️ Aztec Connect vulnerability postmortem with a $450k bounty paid, allowing users to withdraw funds from zk.money.
▫️ UniPass account abstraction (ERC4337) module vulnerability has been disclosed.
▫️ Unibot, a Telegram-based trading tool, reported being hit by a “token approval exploit.”
▫️ Crypto exchange Bittrex’s U.S. shutdown has been approved at bankruptcy court.
▫️ The dYdX version 4 and its standalone Cosmos blockchain has rolled out its alpha mainnet phase.
▫️ Polygon’s POL token is live on the mainnet.
▫️ Gitcoin introduces direct grants, allowing award funds to be distributed to projects and individuals for deliverables.
▫️ Starknet is set to hand out 50 million STRK tokens to early ecosystem contributors.
▫️ Neo plans Ethereum compatibility via a sidechain.
▫️ BlockFi emerged from bankruptcy.
▫️ Andreessen Horowitz is planning to target $3.4 billion for its next early-stage funds.
▫️ A Call of Duty-style crypto video game called ‘Shrapnel’ has raised $20 million.
▫️ Nocturne Labs, a privacy protocol firm, has raised $6 million in funding.
▫️ Bitcoin’s page on Wikipedia has seen the highest views since June 2022 amid an ongoing rally.
