Regulation
Crypto
Bitcoin fund holdings hit record high as ETF anticipation stirs optimism
Expectations for a spot Bitcoin ETF approval are high, with some suggesting that an approval could come as early as this week.
Exchanges
Bitget subsidiary BitgetX closes operations, opts out of Hong Kong crypto market
BitgetX to shut down Hong Kong operations, refrains from applying for VATP license.
DeFi
Aave unpauses V2 and V3 markets after addressing critical security bug
The protocol had paused certain operations earlier in the month due to security concerns.
Exchanges
Bithumb sets sights on 2025 South Korean IPO on KOSDAQ amid leadership overhaul
Amid executive turbulence, Bithumb forges ahead with a strategic IPO to revamp corporate image.
Layer-2
Cardano’s Hoskinson ready to support Kraken’s venture into layer-2 scaling solutions
Cardano founder offers expertise to Kraken for potential layer-2 network collaboration, highlighting security and community benefits.
ETF
Crypto asset inflows top $1B as Bitcoin ETF optimism grows
Bloomberg's Eric Balchunas said Bitcoin futures ETF BITO has emerged as a major beneficiary of the rally.
Crypto
$32M vulnerability in Perpetual Protocol uncovered by Chainlight nets $10k in white hat rewards
Crypto security researchers have criticized the bounty rewards for being too low relative to the potential losses averted.
Hacks
Poloniex hit by $100 million theft, hacker boosts Tron’s TRX
Justin Sun has urged the attacker to take a 5% bounty and return the stolen funds.
Bankruptcy
Genesis seeks court approval to slash 3AC claim from $1B to $33M
The settlement agreement will see Genesis pay $33 million to Three Arrows Capital.
Crypto
Bitcoin fees up more than 2000% since August due to renewed interest in Ordinals
Bitcoin Ordinals are seeing renewed interest thanks to their recent listing on Binance.
DeFi
Uniswap discredits $2 million exploit rumors as phishing scam
The scammers impersonated the X accounts of ZachXBT and CertiK.
Investments
MicroStrategy up $1.2B on its holdings as Bitcoin rallies
The company, known as a Bitcoin permabull, is enjoying an impressive unrealized 23% average gain across its BTC holdings.
