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Blockchain gaming sees $2.3B in investments year-to-date: Report

Data from decentralized app tracking platform DappRadar shows that $600 million in investments flowed into the blockchain gaming space in the third quarter of 2023.

Caroline Ellison: Secret recording offers trove of explosive revelations

Among many critical revelations about Alameda and FTX’s relationship, Caroline Ellison confirmed that Alameda always had access to customers’ funds at FTX.

How CBDCs and stablecoins can coexist: FIS panel discussion

Eetu Kuneinen argued against CBDCs as they are "centralized by nature," saying that certain dangers come with government control.

Stars Arena recovers 90% of exploited funds after onchain negotiations

Stars Arena negotiated with the attacker over the course of four days, eventually recovering 90% of funds in exchange for an agreement not to prosecute.

Trader swaps 131k stablecoins for $0 during USDR depeg

An attempt to withdraw USDR stablecoins amid a liquidity crunch appears to have gone horribly wrong.

Mastercard announces successful wrapped CBDC trial results

The experiment demonstrated that CBDCs could be wrapped to purchase NFTs on blockchains such as Ethereum.

Elon Musk streams, Amazon partners with Immutable, MetalCore preview: Web3 Gamer

X’s new gaming feature, exclusive Q&A with Cronos Labs’ Ella Qiang, Immutable’s cloud titan partner.

Indonesia to conduct blockchain trials for public services

Tuhu Nugraha, who works with the Indonesian government, said that the country will soon conduct trials on applying blockchain technology in public service use cases.

Eleanor Terrett on impersonators and a better crypto industry: Hall of Flame

Fox Business producer Eleanor Terrett’s following exploded after she began providing commentary on the SESC v. Ripple lawsuit.

Circle admitted by judge as amicus curiae in SEC vs Binance lawsuit: Report

The orders to pass the pending motion come just a day before the key hearing between Binance and SEC on Oct. 12.

Crypto lending invalidated by Chinese court in second landmark ruling

Plaintiff Mr. Ming will have no judicial relief to recoup his 80,000 Tether loan after its borrower defaulted.

Platypus DeFi loses $2.2M in another flash loan exploit

The attack marks the third time that Platypus was exploited in 2023, with one incident taking $8.5 million in February and another taking $157,000 back in July.

Coinbase spot trading volume falls by 52% compared to 2022: Report

Coinbase recorded around $76 billion in spot trading volume, showing a sharp decline compared to the same quarter in 2022.

First Abu Dhabi Bank completes cross-border payments testing on JPMorgan Onyx

The FAB pilot follows Bank ABC’s in Bahrain. JPMorgan also just launched its Tokenization Collateral Network on Onyx.

CoinMarketCap launches ChatGPT plugin

The plugin is free to use and features up-to-date crypto data sourced from CoinMarketCap.

Beyond crypto: Zero-knowledge proofs show potential from voting to finance

An emerging cryptographic technology may provide help with two gaping 21st-century needs: Privacy and truth.

Startup demos upcoming decentralized GPU infrastructure network to OpenAI, Uber

io.net has built a decentralized physical infrastructure network that will source GPU computing power for AI and machine learning.

iFinex proposes $150M share buyback from Bitfinex hack affected users: Report

Bitfinex hack victim from 2016 received iFinex shares as a form of compensation as the crypto exchange didn’t have enough cash at hand to make users whole.

JPMorgan debuts tokenization platform TCN with BlackRock among key clients: Report

The platform enables the conversion of traditional assets into digital assets and makes way for faster and more secure settlements on-chain.

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