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Sam Bankman-Fried Appeals Decision Jailing Him Ahead of Trial: Reuters
Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers have appealed a judge’s decision to send him to jail while he is waiting to start trial over several allegations tied to the collapse of his former crypto exchange FTX on October 3, Reuters reports.

A Crypto President? Top U.S. 2024 Contenders Aren’t Fans, and Rivals Are Way Behind
Crypto was on fire as a topic in the early U.S. presidential campaigning, but the first Republican debate last week showed it may not be an issue that has legs with candidates trying to grasp mainstream attention. While we wait to see whether digital assets come up at the Republican primary debate next month, here’s how the major candidates from both parties shake out on the topic:

Protocol Village: Shibarium Bridge Opens for Token Withdrawals
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades and announcements.

Protocol Village: Binance Labs Invests in Delphinus, a Bet on Zero-Knowledge WebAssembly
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades and announcements.

Binance’s Belgian Customers to Use Polish Entity In Bid to Escape Regulators’ Ban
Financial authority FSMA told the company in June to cease serving Belgian customers from outside the European bloc

The Bitcoin Circular Economy Battles Entrenched Mindsets in El Salvador
In his third weekly dispatch from El Salvador, Jonathan Martin meets two Bitcoin entrepreneurs working to improve financial inclusion.

Solana-based Automation Startup Clockwork to Shut Down
Solana-based automation project Clockwork’s developers are moving on from the venture-backed startup after finding it had “limited commercial upside.”

Bitcoin Slumps Under K as Bearish Outlook Engulfs Crypto Market
Price-charts suggest more declines ahead even as large investors are adding on their bitcoin holdings, one trader said.

Ethereum's Daily Transaction Fees Hits 8-Month Low of .8M
Ethereum’s daily total transaction fees fell to 1,719 ETH ($2.8 million) on Sunday, the lowest single-day total since Dec. 26.

Indian Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Firm Will Explore Blockchain Platforms and CBDCs
Reliance Industries Ltd. is entering the world of blockchain and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), its Chairman and Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, announced on Monday.