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South Korea focuses on OTC crypto regulations as unlawful deals reach $4B

According to the Korea Customs Service report, the value of unlawful foreign exchange transactions made using virtual currency was estimated to be worth $4 billion last year.

Web3 is about solving business problems, not token prices: Google Cloud exec

While TradFi is the main source of demand for blockchain tech, digital identity and supply chain are exciting areas too, according to Google Cloud Head of Web3 James Tromans.

Hong Kong central bank warns against crypto firms using banking terms

The HKMA said that funds placed on unlicensed “crypto banks” are not protected by the region’s deposit protection scheme.

Hong Kong central bank warns against crypto firms using banking terms

The HKMA said that funds placed on unlicensed "crypto banks" are not protected by the region's deposit protection scheme.

Base Network hits almost 2M transactions in a day, still lags Polygon, BSC

Base surpassed other layer-2 networks like Optimism and Arbitrum in terms of daily transactions but still lagged behind Polygon and BSC.

Paxos’ $500K Bitcoin fee, FTX tokens sales set to begin and other news: Hodler’s Digest, Sept. 10-16

Paxos makes a mistake, pays $500k in Bitcoin transfer; FTX receives court approval for token sales, and Gemini Earn users receive plan for fund recovery.

Insurance, agriculture, and real estate: how asset tokenization is reshaping the status quo

During a panel moderated by Cointelegraph editor-in-chief Kristina Lucrezia Cornèr at Swiss Web3 Fest, industry experts provided insights into how tokenization is enabling solutions never seen before.

What are address poisoning attacks in crypto and how to avoid them?

Address poisoning attacks involve tracking, misusing or compromising cryptocurrency addresses.

Polkadot community PolkaWorld halts operations after failed funding bid

Brushfam founder Markian Ivanichok claimed that the Polkadot ecosystem "doesn't care about users" and expressed frustration on the governance process.

DJ 3LAU causes a stir after opting out of Friend.tech over regulatory risks

3LAU noted that there risks were necessarily high, but that he has a “responsibility” to avoid any regulatory gray areas.

Mark Cuban's loses $870K in hot wallet hack

Mark Cuban confirmed that he was hacked, but doesn’t appear to know exactly how it happened as of yet.

Binance CEO responds to rumors, says US executive is 'taking a deserved break'

Despite Brian Shroder resigning as CEO of the exchange’s US wing amid SEC and CFTC lawsuits, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao claimed that the departure was normal.

Ethereum launches new testnet ‘Holešky,' allocates 1.6B ETH for devs

Holešky testnet has a 1.6-billion ETH supply at launch, making it potentially more accessible than the older Goerli network.

Japan to allow start-ups to raise funds by issuing crypto instead of stocks: Report

According to local media, Nikkei.com, this updated system is specifically applicable to a category of funds known as Investment Business Limited Partnerships (LPS).

Miner returns over $500k in BTC transaction fee overpayment to Paxos

Bitcoin explorer Mempool shared blockchain data that confirmed the funds were sent back on Sept. 15.

Germany's blockchain funding increases 3% amid market downturn: Report

Germany's blockchain sector saw a total of $355 million in venture capital funding across 34 deals, which is a 3% year-on-year increase.

XRP lawyer John Deaton joins LBRY case as amicus curiae

Deaton is known for his active engagements in legal proceedings and discussions surrounding cryptocurrency regulations and legal actions.

Binance.US not cooperating with investigation, US SEC says in filing

SEC said in a court filing that Binance.US has produced only 220 documents during the discovery process many of which were “unintelligible screenshots and documents without dates or signatures.”

Major Aussie bank takes next step to AUD stablecoin after Chainlink test transaction

One of ANZ’s banking executives, Nigel Dobson said the bank sees “real value” in tokenizing real-world assets on-chain like the Aussie dollar.

Play-to-earn games are the reason ‘real’ gamers hate crypto: Atari founder

Crypto games have garnered a bad reputation among traditional gamers, but the future of Web3 games and blockchain-based worlds is far from over, says Nolan Bushnell.

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