Research
Rumors
$590M BNB moved to Tether-blacklisted wallet amid rumors of Binance hack
2M BNB tokens were moved to a wallet that was immediately blacklisted by Tether - the BNB chain has been paused
Bear Market
Bitcoin outperforms traditional crypto stocks in 2022 by up to 22%
MicroStrategy leads crypto stocks losing only 2% more than Bitcoin throughout 2022.
Scams
De.Fi REKT list reveals 18% decrease in lost DeFi funds during September totaling $170M
DeFi saw over $60 billion wiped out in 2022 but September saw a continued downtrend in recorded losses
Metaverse
Genokishi up 26% in September as project rebrands to the GENSO metaverse
The GENSO metaverse token MV is up 26% since Sept. 19, as project launches the second Gensokishi open beta
Memecoins
DOGE up 8% as Elon Musk makes new acquisition offer for Twitter
Elon Musk offers $54.20 per share for Twitter as deal is back on the cards and possibility of Dogecoin integration re-emerges
DeFi
New Sushi Head Chef promotes asset-backed tokens, receives 83% of vote
Jared Grey has been appointed as the new Head Chef for Sushi and has strong beliefs in asset-backed tokens as the future of DeFi
Investments
Uniswap Labs rumored to be raising $100M in funding at a $1B valuation
Techcrunch reported that Uniswap Labs is being valued at $1B ahead of a proposed new $100M funding round
Hacks
Wintermute hack replicated on simple laptop in under 48 hours by exploiting Profanity flaw
A standard M1 Macbook with 32GB of RAM was able to crack the Wintermute private key in less than 48 hours
Macro
Future rate hikes may be good for the crypto markets as major currencies are devalued against the dollar
Bitcoin volume against the British Pound reached unprecedented highs this week as Lingham argues rate hikes may hit bears hard.
NFTs
Warner Music partners with OpenSea to give artists access to new Drops feature
WMG artists are being given access to new features on OpenSea before they are released to the public in landmark collaboration
NFTs
Ethernity up 174% ahead of anticipated announcement at Decentraland meetup
NFT project Ethernity pumps while the overall market sinks. Many members of the community unsure of the catalyst for outsized gains
Bear Market
ATOM price struggles but Cosmoverse showcases the strength of Cosmos ecosystem
Cosmoverse attracts the attention of LATAM as it emerges as the next potential hub for crypto innovation
