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SBF criminal trial moves to closing arguments

Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to all seven counts of fraud charges related to the collapse of crypto exchange FTX.

October sees a comparative lull in crypto crime with losses of $32.2M: CertiK

There is no clear downward trend in crypto crime, but a quiet month is undoubtedly more than welcome in the Web3 community.

SBF says spending FTX customers’ money was part of ‘risk management’: Report

At the time of bankruptcy, FTX faced a shortfall of $8 billion owed to its customers.

Ethereum layer 2s will continue to have diverse approaches to scaling — Vitalik Buterin

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin pens an analysis of Ethereum’s layer-2 ecosystem, highlighting diverse approaches to scaling the smart contract blockchain.

Slumdog billionaire: Incredible rags-to-riches tale of Polygon’s Sandeep Nailwal

Growing up in poverty in a Dehli ghetto, with an alcoholic father, Sandeep Nailwal went on to found the $6B Polygon crypto empire.

Sam Bankman-Fried lawyers pitch for changes to judge’s jury instruction

Bankman-Fried’s attorneys have made several requests in the past few months, ranging from early bail to vegan food and prescription drugs.

Rising M2 money supply will see crypto become ‘supermassive black hole’ — Raoul Pal

Historically, the cryptocurrency market has benefited from the rise in global money supply, as the majority of bull runs in the past coincided with the rise in fiat supply.

Blockchain in charity, explained

Blockchain-based philanthropy involves transparent, efficient and secure transactions, ensuring accountable and impactful giving.

Web3 gaming investors more ‘choosy’ in crypto winter — Animoca’s Robby Yung

Animoca Brands CEO Robby Yung says investors have been more discerning when allocating capital to Web3 gaming projects during crypto winter.

Unibot contract $560K exploit crashes token price by more than 40%

Amid ongoing investigations from Unibot and blockchain investigators, Scopescan advised users to revoke the approvals for the exploited contract and move the funds to a new wallet.

Bitcoin white paper turns 15 as Satoshi Nakamoto’s legacy lives on

“I’ve been working on a new electronic cash system that’s fully peer-to-peer, with no trusted third party,” Satoshi wrote in an Oct. 31 email in 2008.

Avalanche blockchain explorer to shut down as Etherscan fees draw controversy

Annual subscription fees for Etherscan's EaaS service has reportedly grown to $2 million per year.

ZkDay conference and Pitch competition comes to Istanbul on Nov. 13

ZkDay Istanbul is all set for Nov. 13! The event marks the continuation of the premier zero knowledge-focused community conference.

Crypto thief steals $4.4M in a day as toll rises from LastPass breach

Estimates in September revealed that at least $35 million in crypto has been stolen from victims of the LastPass breach since 2022, with the latest hack adding to the toll.

What are open-source protocols, and how do they work?

Open-source protocols have numerous advantages over proprietary protocols. They include greater transparency and accessibility.

SBF takes the stand, ‘buy Bitcoin’ searches soar and other news: Hodler’s Digest, Oct. 22-28

Sam Bankman-Fried testifies in court, searches for ‘buy Bitcoin’ surge, and Gemini sues Genesis over collateral.

Community-powered crypto trading: CryptoRobotics joins Cointelegraph Accelerator

CryptoRobotics, a one-stop-shop trading platform, offers trading bots, autostrategies and signals while fostering a community-driven mission to outperform the market.

9 protocols criticize LayerZero’s wstETH token, claiming it’s ‘proprietary’

Connext, Chainsafe, Sygma, LiFi, Socket, Hashi, Across, Celer and Router issued a joint statement criticizing the new token.

Audits and rug-pulled projects, a $650B token burn, and major DeFi protocol quits UK: Finance Redefined

Uniswap’s founder burned $650 billion of HayCoin, amounting to 99% of the token’s supply.

Blockchain congestion and transaction queues actually deter ‘nefarious actors’: Study

According to the study, a blockchain’s “fullness” is directly related to its security.

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