1. Huobi Global's major shareholder completes share sale;
2. EU’s Russian crypto ban confirmed as bloc tightens sanctions;
3. Musk allegedly proposed to Twitter to move forward with a deal at $54.20 per share.
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#POLICY
1. Japanese Prime Minister says it will vigorously promote the use of Web3 services such as the Metaverse and NFT;
2. US Senator introduces "No Digital Dollar Act" to prohibit Treasury and the Fed from interfering with Americans using paper currency;
3. CFTC Chairman: Working together with the SEC to regulate the crypto market;
4. The Ministry of Finance of Russia stands for strict regulation of in-game currencies;
5. Russian Ministry of Finance gives green light for international settlements with crypto for all sectors;
6. Russian Central Bank requires Bitcoin and crypto to be recorded as assets by banks in their accounts;
7. EU policymakers vote to modernize tax with blockchain technology;
8. EU puts crypto at top of list for IMF meetings, EU Commissioner for financial services says;
9. EU seals text of landmark crypto law MiCA, fund transfer rules;
10. South Korea court rules there’s no interest limit on crypto loans;
11. EU’s Russian crypto ban confirmed as bloc tightens sanctions;
12. Chairman of the Russian Parliament's Committee on Financial Market calls for a ban on Cryptocurrency Settlement in Russia;
13. ECB Minutes: Most members lean towards raising key ECB rate by 75bps;
14. Malaysia to establish national public blockchain;
15. FSB to propose crypto market regulation plan next week.
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#CRYPTOCURRENCY
1. India freezes the crypto currencies WRX and USDT equivalent to Rs 47.64 lakhs;
2. Tether increases US Treasury portfolio, cuts commerical paper holdings to below $50M;
3. Supply of Ethereum after the Merge has increased by more than 10,000 ETH;
4. Vitalik Buterin: Centralization risk of block builders can be dealt with through partial block auctions;
5. DOJ objects to Celsius plans to reopen withdrawals and sell stablecoins;
6. Celsius asset auction date has been determined, bidding deadline is October 17;
7. Mastercard pushes deeper into crypto with new tool for combating fraud;
8. Matrixport signs $50M insurance policy with Lloyd’s syndicate;
9. McDonald’s starts to accept Bitcoin and Tether in Swiss town;
10. Number of Bitcoin holders has been steadily rising amid bear market;
11. Musk allegedly proposed to Twitter to move forward with a deal at $54.20 per share;
12. Valkyrie Funds will offer crypto separately managed account;
13. South Korean prosecutors have frozen Do Kwon’s $67 million in BTC and other virtual assets;
14. Elon Musk: Buying Twitter is an accelerant to creating X;
15. Asset management giant Fidelity adds to crypto offerings with Ethereum Index Fund;
16. Santiment: Bitcoin whales are showing signs of sustained accumulation;
17. SWIFT presents framework for global CBDC system, claiming to have solved interoperability between different networks;
18. Do Kwon reiterates no funds have been frozen;
19. Musk seeks up to 30% discount on Twitter acquisition;
20. Twitter could go public in 2026 after being taken private by Musk;
21. Grayscale unveils bitcoin mining-centered investment entity;
22. Morgan Stanley: crypto ETP continues to grow in crypto market bear market;
23. Mt. Gox creditors can choose repayment methods and register payee information in the claims system;
24. Huobi Global's major shareholder completes share sale;
25. Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund adds MATIC;
26. CryptoQuant: Bitcoin's next bull run may begin as massive USDC flows into exchanges.
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#NFT
1. GameStop NFT declares to introduce Kiraverse NFT collection on its venue;
2. NFT sales plunge in Q3, down by 60% from Q2;
3. Hugo Boss to launch NFT and '360-degree metaverse experience';
4. Time magazine has made more than $10 million in profits from the NFT;
5. Latin Grammy awards signs contract for award show NFTs;
6. LG Art Lab launches Wallypto iOS app that allows users to buy NFT;
7. NFT company Dapper Labs freezs accounts related to Russia.
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#DEFI
1. Trait Sniper founder: Project financial situation is difficult and is cutting costs through layoffs;
2. Jared Grey was elected Sushi's new "Chef" with over 83% of the vote;
3. Loopring will use 16% of the protocol funds to sponsor liquidity mining in the fourth quarter;
4. Transit Finance will eventually refund 100% of the user’s losses, first part of the refund asset will be accessible to claim on October 7;
5. MakerDAO allocates $500M for treasuries, corporate bond investment;
6. Proposal to deploy Uniswap V3 on zkSync is up for voting;
7. Yam DAO mulling distribution of treasury among token holders.
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#FUNDING
1. NYDIG raises $720 million for its Institutional Bitcoin Fund;
2. Bored Apes' Otherside builder Improbable eyes fresh funding at $3.6 billion valuation;
3. Thai media giant to work with Sygnum for $300m hybrid equity-NFT raise.
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#METAVERSE
1. UPS launches store in Decentraland metaverse;
2. Samsung Latam launches 'House of Sam' metaverse experience in Decentraland;
3. Metaverse-related firm Movella plans to become a publicly traded company on Nasdaq through SPAC;
4. Warner Music Group plots metaverse push;
5. Meta's internal letter mandates employees to use its meta-universe product Horizon Worlds;
6. Dubai launches local government Metaverse platform DEWAVerse.
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#Web 3
1. Ripple announced as founding partner of Web 3 carbon credit marketplace Thallo;
2. Bitwise launches web3-focused ETF;
3. Web 3.0 blockchain market to hit $33.53 billion by 2030;
4. Animoca Ventures and Blocore enter into partnership to co-invest in Web3 companies;
5. M31 Capital Management launches the Web3 Opportunity Fund.
