3rd October — 10th October
▫️ Coinbase has been granted a license by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
▫️ UBS is piloting a tokenized Variable Capital Company (VCC) fund as part of the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Project Guardian.
▫️ Stars Arena experienced an exploit, resulting in the loss of $2.9 million in AVAX tokens.
▫️ The HTX hacker returns funds, with Justin Sun confirming a 250 ETH ‘whitehat bonus.’
▫️ VanEck commits to donating 10% of EFUT ETF profits to the Protocol Guild.
▫️ Vitalik discusses enshrining and de-enshrining features in the protocol, including account abstraction, zk-EVMs, proposer-builder separation, private transaction pools, liquid staking, and precompiles.
▫️ Vitalik reflects on Zuzalu, a popup mini-city, in a new post.
▫️ Tokenized U.S. Treasuries have arrived on Base with Backed’s RWA token issuance.
▫️ ENS DAO is reducing its exposure to Lido to a maximum of 20%.
▫️ Friend Tech adds and removes login methods after SIM swap attacks.
▫️ The OP Stack fault-proof system is live on OP Goerli testnet, in alpha.
▫️ MoonPay introduces the ability to swap cryptocurrencies in its consumer app.
▫️ Web3 social platform Phaver raises $7 million in seed funding.
▫️ CMCC Global secures $100 million in funding to support various Hong Kong-based crypto companies.
▫️ Yield Protocol announces its shutdown.
▫️ Polygon’s co-founder, Jaynti Kanani, steps down.
▫️ The IMF presents a new crypto risk-assessment matrix in a recent paper.
▫️ A Nature paper explores the use of DAOs for scientific communities and alternative research funding.
