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October 06, 2023

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⛓ SCROLLERS!!! Here’s a late Friday edition to recap the week. We know we have been gone for a bit, but trust us - there is more coming! Between The Crypto Scroll and The Drop, we have some very exciting plans in the works. Our goal with this has not changed: provide the brightest minds interested in crypto, web3, blockchain & DeFi the most important headlines in the news in one quick & easy scroll. That will not change. So thank you for sticking with us as your trusted source for headlines. Enjoy the weekend and the recap below 🖤 Tag us on Twitter @thecryptoscroll and @thedropnft if you are still #buidl-ing with us!

  • SBF’s defense team’s opening argument as FTX trial begins (AX)

  • JPMorgan Chase is ‘disappointed’ by the Ethereum Shanghai upgrade at the 1-year mark (FTN)

  • Interest in crypto has sustained the bear market (B)

  • Ledger cuts 12% of staff (BLOCK)

  • Ledger partners with Sotheby for exclusives (D)

  • Dogecoin dog statue to go up in Japan (CD)

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  • Hong Kong crypto VC pours $100M into blockchain fund (M)

  • Sui Foundation announces Ecosystem Fund worth $50M (M)

  • Proof of Play raises $33M from A16Zcrypto and GreenOaks (@ProofOfPlay)

  • IYK raises massive $16.8M Seed round led by A16Zcrypto for tangible digital experiences (@IYK_app)

  • TON raises 8 figure sum from MEXC to make Telegram web3 app (M)

  • Crypto friendly congressmen McHenry temporarily takes over US House (CD)

  • Judge rejects SEC motion to appeal Ripple ruling (TB)

  • Binance is hit with a class action lawsuit for trying to monopolize the crypto market (BW)

  • Dutch crypto company secures win against $2.3M supervision bill (CD)

  • Taiwan announces new crypto law to come in November (CT)

  • North Korea’s infamous hacking Lazarous Group has racked up $900M in stolen crypto assets YoY July ‘22 to July ‘23

  • Binance finds $277M scam in Thailand (CBRF)

  • Mixin Network halts operations following massive $200M hack (BC)

  • FTX-linked hacks cause THORSwap to pause platform operations (CD)

  • FTX hacker continues transactions with the 75.6k stolen ETH (CBASC)

  • Hacker steals 23 ETH from Friend.Tech in less than 24 hours (CPOT)

  • 2023 has seen 153% YoY increase in crypto hackings (CT)

  • Vitalik drops huge post on the future for Ethereum - even for the non-technical individuals (@BanklessHQ)

  • OpenSea launches Open Sea Studion for launching and managing NFTs (X)

  • Valkyrie’s Ethereum Futures ETF is approved and now trading (REUT)

  • JPMorgan’s disappointment in Ethereum Shanghai upgrade (BLOCK)

  • What happened during ETHs big plunge (GNW)

  • Manifold launches $50M MEV LST (M)

  • Starknet delays first token unlock til April 2024 (TB)

  • Crypto Firms are suspending service in the UK (CD)

  • The ‘@Satoshi’ Twitter account returns after 5 years offline (CTIM)

  • Star Atlas is releasing developer tools for Polygon blockchain (D)

  • Hibiki Run partners with Sound Desert for web3 music (GNW)

  • Inside SBF family bubble (NY)

  • How to become a web3 game developer (C)

  • Scenius Capital GP drops 5 biggest takeaways on crypto fund investing (@bennypjacobs)

  • The Bitcoin Halving roadmap (@cryptorphic1)

  • A16ZCrypto drops the ‘Nakamoto Challenge‘ (@a16zcrypto)

  • List of all logged crypto scams and blockchain exploits in 2023 (CCN)

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