Techub News report, the decentralized lending protocol Venus Protocol has announced that it has received funding from the Arbitrum Foundation. The grant will be used for the deployment of new markets, the introduction of Venus Prime on Arbitrum One, and to drive the growth of TVL.
Techub News: UBS (Union Bank of Switzerland) announced the launch of its first tokenized fund uMINT on Ethereum. Last October, UBS initiated a pilot for tokenized money market funds through its internal tokenization service called UBS Tokenize.
Techub News reports that Coinbase's Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal tweeted that after Coinbase submitted two Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), "it found that the FDIC told more than 20 banks to 'pause' or 'not provide' or 'not continue' providing cryptocurrency banking services."
A look at the U.S. Treasury Department’s crypto asset and Treasury bond market report
Compiled by: Pzai, Foresight News
Crypto asset growth and usage trends
Crypto assets have experienced rapid growth, albeit from a small base. Growth has come both from native cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, and from stablecoins.
Cryptocurrency market capitalization chart
Cryptocurrency adoption by households and industries has so far been limited to holding crypto assets for investment purposes, crypto asset market capitalization remains low relative to other financial and physical assets, and growth to date does not appear to have cannibalized demand for Treasury securities. Crypto asset use cases are evolving, but interest is primarily along two tracks: Bitcoin’s primary use appears to be as a store of value in the DeFi world, aka “digital gold.” Speculative interest appears to have played a prominent role in crypto’s growth so far. Crypto asset markets are working to leverage blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) to develop new applications and improve traditional financial market clearing and settlement infrastructure.
Techub News reports that according to user Ai Yi's monitoring, an address starting with 0x682 deposited 15,000 Ethereum into Kranken half an hour ago, worth approximately 36.7 million dollars.
Techub News reports that according to Coinglass data, in the past 24 hours, the total liquidation across the network was $220 million, with long positions liquidated at $201 million and short positions liquidated at $18.217 million. Among them, Bitcoin liquidated $46.46 million and Ethereum liquidated $24.21 million.
Airdrops are all here, save this guide to the 76 most complete airdrops in the fourth quarter of 2024
Compiled by: TechFlow
As the crypto market gradually recovers, although the opportunities for free money and airdrops are getting more and more competitive, there are still projects worth participating in.
TechFlow has compiled 76 potential airdrop projects, divided them into two categories according to the participation threshold: free participation and paid participation, and subdivided them according to project type (test network, protocol usage, tasks, etc.) under each category to help everyone better plan their airdrop strategies.
Techub News reports that the cryptocurrency trading platform M2 has issued a statement regarding a security incident, stating that on October 31 at 15:16, M2 experienced a cybersecurity incident involving 13.7 million USD, and responded swiftly. Currently, customer funds have been restored, M2 will take full responsibility for any potential losses, all services are now fully operational, and additional control measures have been implemented.
Techub News previously reported that, according to monitoring by ZachXBT, M2 was recently hacked, resulting in a loss of approximately 13 million USD from a multi-chain hot wallet.
A Comprehensive Guide: How to Establish a Cryptocurrency Fund in Hong Kong?
Written by: Bai Zhen, Mankun Law Firm
As an international financial center, Hong Kong has a mature asset management system, which has been extended to the virtual asset sector. Starting in 2024, various crypto-friendly policies are attracting Web3 entrepreneurs to try to settle in Hong Kong. Bai Zhen, head of Mankun Law Firm's Hong Kong office, has found in past consultations that many Web3 entrepreneurs often have some confusion when choosing to establish a crypto fund in Hong Kong, such as distinguishing between various fund concepts, concerns about a complex regulatory environment, and cumbersome procedures.
If you have similar confusion, don't worry, Mankun Lawyers will provide answers for you.
Techub News reports that the digital payment platform Flexa has announced an expansion of its partnership with the American convenience store chain Sheetz, allowing consumers to use various cryptocurrencies for payments at all 750+ Sheetz locations in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, and Maryland, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, LTC, and stablecoins like USDT.
Techub News reports that the multi-chain lending protocol Radiant Capital tweeted that after successfully restoring the lending market on the Ethereum mainnet this week, the Base lending market has also been restored and is fully operational. The delay was due to the need for additional transactions after activating the time lock, which involved transferring the emergency administrator role to a new multi-signature. This multi-signature is now in operation and is only used for emergencies, with permissions limited to pausing and restoring the market when necessary.
Techub News previously reported that Radiant Capital suspended its lending market after losing over 50 million dollars due to a cybersecurity vulnerability on the BNB Chain and Arbitrum.
Ethereum researchers Justin Drake and Dankrad Feist resign from advisory position at EigenLayer
Techub News reports that Ethereum researchers Justin Drake and Dankrad Feist have announced their resignation from the advisory position at EigenLayer. Drake noted that he resigned from this position in September and apologized to the Ethereum community and colleagues at the Ethereum Foundation. Drake stated that he will refuse all advisory, angel investment, and security committee positions in the future. Feist remarked, "Eigenlayer is a great project, and I hope it continues to complement Ethereum in many ways. However, there is still much important work to be done for Ethereum, and I will focus all my energy on completing that work."
According to Techub News, according to monitoring by X user Yujin, the address starting with 0xE82, which is marked as the Cosmos developer Interchain Foundation, deposited 3,500 Ethereum into Coinbase 8 hours ago through an intermediate address starting with 0x5b5, worth about 8.72 million US dollars.
Techub News: Cryptocurrency custody institution BitGo has hired former Silvergate Bank president Ben Reynolds as Managing Director and Head of USD Standards. Ben will be responsible for overseeing the development of BitGo's USD standard stablecoin USDS, which is set to launch next year. Ben has over 25 years of experience in fintech, software, banking, and asset management, and previously served as president of Silvergate Bank, overseeing revenue growth across the entire company.
Techub News: On-chain game developer Delabs Games has completed a new round of strategic financing, with investors including TON Ventures. The amount of financing has not been disclosed, and this round of financing will be used for the growth of Delabs Games and to deploy game projects on TON.
Techub News: The cryptocurrency wallet SafePal has launched a Telegram cryptocurrency wallet, the Telegram Mini Wallet App, which supports Visa cards. SafePal announced that the new cryptocurrency wallet on Telegram will go live in November, allowing users to create 'fully compliant bank accounts' regulated by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA).
Techub News: Decentralized fan engagement platform AmplifyWorld completes $1.2 million financing, with investment from Chapel Ventures. The financing deal was conducted through a Simple Agreement for Future Tokens (SAFT). AmplifyWorld plans to launch the AMPS token later this year.