
Fear of the unknown: A tale of the SEC’s crusade against synthetics
DeFi built on blockchain and legacy financial systems is on the verge of clashing in one of the most tumultuous battles in economic history.

NFT studio Mojito completes $20M seed round with help from Sotheby’s
Mojito previously helped develop Sotheby’s new digital NFT marketplace platform, Metaverse.

Altcoin Roundup: Holding Bitcoin? Here’s how to put it to work in DeFi
BTC is back at all-time highs, meaning it’s even easier for holders to capitalize on the lucrative yield opportunities DeFi offers to investors who are willing to stake their tokens.

Associated Press plans to launch Chainlink node to publish data
The news agency added it would be open to shifting its approach based on the response from developers as it kept “a finger on the pulse of the blockchain economy.”

Early meeting of E-Gold founders may hold clue to Satoshi Nakamoto’s identity — Peter Thiel
Did Satoshi Nakamoto work on E-Gold? If so, Peter Thiel thinks he has a way to narrow down the identity of Bitcoin’s creator.

Following Bitcoin’s all-time high, DeFi TVL hits a record high above $233B
The total value locked in DeFi protocols soared to $233.8 billion as rising token prices and the increasing integration of stablecoins helped send the metric to a record high.

Price analysis 10/20: BTC, ETH, BNB, ADA, XRP, SOL, DOT, DOGE, LUNA, UNI
Bitcoin’s breakout to $67,000 also sent the total crypto market capitalization to a new all-time high and is a signal that altcoins could soon embark on a new uptrend.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler responds to concerns about first Bitcoin-linked ETF
In the same interview, Proshares CEO Simeon Hyman opined that regulated futures traded in a 40-act ETF will open the opportunity to get BTC exposure to a lot of folks who may have been waiting on the sidelines.

Powerful blockchain lobby group urges Washington not to overregulate stablecoins
The stablecoin market is valued at over $130 billion and growing rapidly, putting federal regulators on high alert over systemic risk.

Arbitrage bot’s spam attack on the Polygon network generated $6,800 per day
An arbitrage bot managed to turn 14 ETH to 218.5 ETH simply by spamming the Polygon network for 120 days.