Adoption
Banking
Lebanese people turn to crypto, decentralization as banks close down indefinitely
Due to the economic crisis in the country, all banks in Lebanon closed indefinitely starting from Sept. 22.
Enterprise
Japan’s Nomura Holdings to launch new crypto-focused unit in Switzerland
Nomura's head of crypto Jaz Mohideen will serve as CEO of the new unit — dubbed Laser Digital.
Web3
W3E to host world’s first web3 esports tournament this November in Istanbul
W3E will welcome gamers worldwide on Nov. 17 at Istanbul Blockchain Week for the world's first Web3 e-sport tournament.
TRM Labs confirms “Tornado Cash is different” in response to OFAC sanctions – SlateCast #19
The Head of Legal of blockchain intelligence company TRM Labs talked to CryptoSlate about what TRM is doing to be the "anti-money laundering for crypto."
Exchanges
Largest Indian exchange WazirX to delist USDC spot pairs, Sept. 26
India's WazirX, following the footsteps of the exchange giant Binance, said it will de-list USDC, USDP and TUSD on Sept. 26.
Adoption
Vietnam leads global crypto adoption, U.S. comes fifth
Chainalysis's new report revealed that Vietnam, Philippines and Ukraine are the top three countries with highest adoption, while the U.S. comes fifth in line.
Can the goal of financial autonomy be achieved without decentralization? – SlateCast #18
John deVadoss, Head of Development at NEO says they're ensuring self-regulation without decentralization and aiming to become the network for a fully blockchain-compatible smart economy.
Metaverse
Web3 fashion giants come together to host Global Metaverse Fashion event
RLTY, The Fabricant and World of Women came together to host a fashion event in the Decentraland between Sept. 20 and 22.
DeFi
Multi-chain DeFi to boost user friendliness and onboard developing countries
Dan Yanev, the CPO and Co-Founder of newly re-branded rhino.fi talked to CryptoSlate about how a multi-chain DeFi protocol would look like.
Research
Research: ETH hit peak dominance against BTC going into the Merge
Ethereum dominance over Bitcoin has been increasing since July 2021, and it reached its peak as the merge closes in.
Crypto
CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: SEC’s Gensler wants CEX, DEXs to register; Bitcoin regaining dominance
US Treasury Department blacklists seven Bitcoin wallets after linking them to the Iranian cybercriminal group members, Dutch police arrests a Bitcoin thief and much more in this edition of CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily.
Crypto
CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: Bitcoin sinks 5% after CPI numbers; ETH PoW fork is expected Sept. 15
Canada's PM criticizes newly appointed pro-crypto conservative party leader for being irresponsible; Russia PM says the country must adjust to crypto by Dec. 19 and much more in this edition of CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily.