- The U.S. Federal Appeals Court has requested the SEC to review Grayscale’s application to convert GBTC into an ETF.
- Allseated, a virtual event planning platform, has completed a $20 million equity financing round and plans to spin off its metaverse division as a separate entity.
- The Ethereum Foundation has introduced the Ethereum Execution Layer Specification (EELS).
- OpenSea has introduced a redeemable NFT standard and plans to offer on-chain redemption support to all creators.
- The Starknet community has launched “Starknet Quantum Leap” NFTs, available for 24-hour limited minting.
- HashKey Exchange has witnessed a surge in registered users and has promptly allocated more resources to support account verification.
- Authorities in Shanxi province, China have dismantled a money laundering criminal group involved in a case with a transaction volume of up to 135 million yuan. The group used gold and virtual currency for money laundering.