- Circle announces that USDC is now live on the Polkadot mainnet.
- a16z crypto opens applications for its Crypto Startup School in spring 2024, offering a $500,000 investment and 7% equity to each participating company.
- CoinEx states that losses from the recent hack amount to $70 million and pledges full compensation to affected users.
- Blockchain infrastructure platform Fuze completes a $14 million seed funding round, led by Further Ventures.
- Blockchain technology company Jiritsu raises $10.2 million in funding, with gumi Cryptos Capital as the lead investor.
- Optimism opens the third round of its retroactive public goods funding application, distributing 30 million OP tokens.
- Bankrupt cryptocurrency custodian company Prime Trust may lay off 62 employees within two months.
- Hong Kong police reveal JPEX’s operational model and promotional tactics, listing five suspected fraudulent elements.
- The U.S. Department of Justice requests an extra day for the trial of the SBF case, scheduled for October 6th.
- Base releases Pessimism, an open-source monitoring system that enhances security for OP Stack and EVM-compatible chains.
- The South Korean National Tax Service announces that cryptocurrency accounts for over 70% of reported overseas assets in South Korea.