- South Korea is set to ban virtual asset deposit and management services.
- Animoca Brands’ NFT series Mocaverse has secured a commitment of $20 million in funding, with CMCC Global leading the investment.
- Mastercard plans to support central banks worldwide through its CBDC program (Central Bank Digital Currency).
- FTX has filed a lawsuit against LayerZero Labs, seeking the recovery of $86 million that was transferred on the eve of bankruptcy.
- dYdX has released its semi-annual ecosystem report, revealing that the total trading volume for dYdX v3 has reached approximately $240.5 billion since 2023.
- Tao Capital Group has launched the first real estate fund tokenized through a security token offering (STO) in Hong Kong, with a target of raising approximately HKD 100 million.
- Coinbase has announced that it will cease providing services to Indian customers who violate the exchange’s standards, rather than discontinuing services for all Indian customers.
- A CertiK security report indicates that nearly $1 billion has been stolen in 2023 through scams, vulnerabilities, and hacker attacks.