A featured crypto industry brief, with a focus on DeFi and MEV.
NFT, Bitcoin, coinbase, Web3, Ethereum
Crypto Crime Hit All-Time High of $20.6B in 2022: Chainalysis from CoinDesk
Binance Moved $1.8B in Stablecoin Collateral to Hedge Funds Last Year: Forbes from CoinDesk
Crypto Conglomerate Digital Currency Group Reports Loss of $1.1B in ‘Challenging’ 2022 from CoinDesk
DCG losses top $1B on the back of 3AC collapse in 2022 from Cointelegraph
$1B Voyager-Binance Deal Benefits Halved if Alameda Loan Claim Succeeds: Texas Regulators from CoinDesk
BIT Token Surges to Weekly High Following $200M BitDAO Ecosystem Fund Proposal from CoinDesk
TrueUSD Becomes 5th-Largest Stablecoin as Binance Mints $130M TUSD in a Week from CoinDesk
DeFi Giant MakerDAO Rejects $100M Loan to Cogent Bank from CoinDesk
STX Perpetual Futures Open Interest Doubles to $80M as Traders Take Shorts from CoinDesk
Blockchain Founders Fund raises $75M to encourage Web3 mass adoption from Cointelegraph
Ukraine netted $70M in crypto donations since start of Russia conflict from Cointelegraph
Short-Bitcoin Funds Record $10M in Weekly Inflows: CoinShares from CoinDesk
Lendhub protocol exploiters spotted shifting $3.85M into Tornado Cash from Cointelegraph
Winning Dookey Dash Key Sold for $1.6M from CoinDesk
Bitcoin price eyes $24K retest as US dollar dives into monthly close from Cointelegraph
BTC whale population shrinks to early 2020 levels — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week from Cointelegraph
$700,000 drained from BNB Chain-based DeFi protocol LaunchZone from Cointelegraph
Anti-CBDC bill in the US, no algo stablecoins for Canada: Law Decoded, Feb. 20–27 from Cointelegraph
7 modern technology examples that don’t need electricity from Cointelegraph
UK banking regulator to propose crypto issuing, holding rules after Basel 3 finalized from Cointelegraph
Allure of Bitcoin Ordinals, DeFi Drives Crypto Funds to Bitcoin Layer 2-Token Stacks from CoinDesk
Start of the End? Testnet Goerli Ether Spikes to $1.60 as Traders Jump on Opportunity Meant for Developers from CoinDesk
Matt Cutler (Blocknative) on block building and the economics of MEV (EP.401) from On The Brink with Castle Island
📌**MEV** Outlook 2023: Walking Through the Dark Forest from EigenPhi
Bitcoin looks for direction as more upbeat econ data add to higher-for-longer rates risk from seekingalpha
The Secret Behind ‘Set It and Forget It’ Crypto Investing Hacks from Blockworks
French Police Arrest Duo Involved in Platypus Crypto Exploit from CoinDesk
Lendhub protocol exploiters spotted shifting $3.85M into Tornado Cash from Cointelegraph
Bored Ape-Parent Yuga Labs' Next NFTs Will Live on Bitcoin Blockchain from CoinDesk
74% of survey participants say they buy NFTs for status from Cointelegraph
Bitcoin bulls remain in charge even in the face of increasing regulatory FUD from Cointelegraph
First Mover Americas: Betting Against Bitcoin Was Popular Move Last Week from CoinDesk
Optimism DEX Velodrome Generates Record Weekly Fees Following Coinbase Announcement from CoinDesk
Coinbase Suspends Binance Stablecoin, Bowing to SEC from Blockworks
Coinbase Trade Volume Surpasses Uniswap’s, Countering Expectations for a DEX Surge from CoinDesk
Coinbase announces suspension of BUSD trading beginning March 13 from Cointelegraph
Coinbase to Suspend Binance USD Stablecoin, Saying It Doesn’t Meet Listing Standards from CoinDesk
Coinbase hit with proposed trademark lawsuit over Nano derivative products from Cointelegraph
In Creating Better Web3 Experiences, Developers Must Anticipate Regulatory Scrutiny from CoinDesk
Cointelegraph partners with Phaver mobile Web3 social app from Cointelegraph
Lido Finance activates staking rate limit after more than 150,000 ETH staked from Cointelegraph
📌MEV Outlook 2023: Walking Through the Dark Forest from EigenPhi
AI Round-Up: February 2023 from Kerman Kohli
Matt Cutler (Blocknative) on block building and the economics of MEV (EP.401) from On The Brink with Castle Island
160 - Is the CIA Spying on Crypto? with Annie Jacobsen from Bankless
Lido Activates Staking Rate Limit After 150K ETH Daily Inflows from Unchained Podcast
Voyager Sold $100M in Assets Through Coinbase: Report from Unchained Podcast
Goerli Testnet ETH Is Now Being Monetized from Unchained Podcast
Solana Attempts Two Chain Restarts After Near 20-Hour Outage from Unchained Podcast
Revolut: “Grateful for the excellent cooperation with 1inch” from 1inch
CEO Perspective | Ten Years and Counting from Circle Blog
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Tracking a Novel Scheme to Launder Tether on Tron Blockchain from Blockworks
Liquid Staking Replaces DeFi Lending as Second-Largest Crypto Sector from CoinDesk
Robinhood subpoenaed by SEC over crypto listings and custody from Cointelegraph
Robinhood Received Crypto-Related Subpoena Request From SEC: 10K from CoinDesk
Is the SEC’s action against BUSD more about Binance than stablecoins? from Cointelegraph
Blur runs after OpenSea market share, but its success depends on upcoming governance proposals from Cointelegraph
Shiba Inu Investor Transfers Tokens to Exchanges, Possibly Foreshadowing Price Drop from CoinDesk