The Weekly News Roundup, ending 8 October 2022

Lots of Celsius news, Wall Street moves, mining news, and shitheads push us closer to hot war. Keep stacking sats.


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Adoption
Visa, FTX team up to offer debit cards in 40 countries


CBDC (are just Surveillance Tokens)


COMPANIES AND PROTOCOLS
Custodian Anchorage Adds to Asia Push With Batch of Institutional Crypto Partners
Hedge Fund Two Sigma to Provide Data to Blockchain Information Network Chainlink
Grayscale’s New Venture Aims to Capture Bear Market Opportunities in Bitcoin Mining


CRIMES AND SCAMS
-Over $4B laundered through DEXs, coin swaps and cross-chain bridges, Elliptic reports


DAO


DeFi and Lending
This Week In DeFi – October 7
Sushi Community Votes in ‘Head Chef’ to Oversee Decentralized Crypto Exchange
Crypto Lender Celsius Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer Leon Resigns: Report
Celsius’ Crypto Customers Face Big Obstacle in Trying to Claw Back Their Deposits
Celsius’ Top Execs Cashed Out $17M in Crypto Before Bankruptcy
Crypto Lending Firm Ledn to Acquire Canadian Fund Manager Arxnovum
Independent Examiner Ordered to Produce Interim Report About Crypto Lender Celsius
-DeFiYield REKT list reveals 18% decrease in lost DeFi funds during September totaling $170M
Celsius Network Sets Auction Date, Sale Hearing For Crypto Assets


Exchanges
Crypto Exchange Huobi Global to be Acquired by About Capital
Coinbase Says Funds Are Safe After 6-hour Bank Outage
Mt. Gox Creditors Have Until January 2023 to Select a Repayment Method


Fundraising and Sponsorships
NYDIG Raises $720M for Institutional Bitcoin Fund


GOSSIP
Even ‘Safe’ Stablecoins Might Pose Financial Stability Risk, New York Fed Says
UK Investment Giant Abrdn Joins Hedera Governing Council to Advance Tokenization Goals
Coinbase documentary “COIN” to debut Oct. 7


Implementation and Infrastructure
BNB Chain Halts After ‘Potential Exploit’ Drained Estimated $100M in Crypto
MasterCard Is Tracking Where, and How, Cardholders Buy Crypto


Metaverse / Web3


Mining
Bitcoin Miner Merkle Increases Hashrate by 900% in 8 Months
Argentina’s State-Owned Energy Company Moves Into Crypto Mining
Bitcoin Miner Marathon Invested $31.3M in Bankrupt Data Center Compute North
Bitcoin Miner Argo Blockchain Raises $27M to Ease Liquidity Pressures, Shares Plunge 15%


Nation States (and other political jurisdictions)
Calls mount for Louisiana state to buy Bitcoin following BlackRock divestment


NFTs
Over 300 3AC-linked NFTs moved to new wallet address


Regulation, Legislation & Legal Matters
US Risk Watchdog Asks Congress to Name Crypto Spot Market Regulator
EU Seals Text of Landmark Crypto Law MiCA, Fund Transfer Rules


STABLECOINS
Stablecoin Issuer MakerDAO to Invest $500M in US Treasurys, Corporate Bonds [???]


Taxation


The Wall Street
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Shares in Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust Trade at 36% Discount to Fund’s NAV
Valkyrie Funds to Offer Crypto SMAs, Challenging Ark and Franklin Templeton
Asset Management Giant Fidelity Adds to Crypto Offerings With Ethereum Index Fund
Crypto Derivatives Exchange PowerTrade Launches ‘RFQs’ for Institutional Options Trading


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