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Optimism Foundation Sells 7M OP Tokens, Citing 'Treasury Management'
The foundation behind layer 2 blockchain Optimism has sold 116 million OP tokens ($157 million) to seven separate purchasers, according to an announcement on the Optimism governance website.

Mt. Gox Pushes Repayment Deadline by a Year
The defunct crypto exchange has delayed the deadline for repayments to Oct. 31, 2024.

NFT Platform ImmutableX's IMX Token Surges 35% With Upbit Leading Volume Growth
The IMX-Korean won pair listed on South Korea’s leading exchange Upbit accounted for nearly 20% of the 24-hour global trading volume.

Vivek Ramaswamy is Drafting a 'Crypto Policy Framework'
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will release a crypto policy paper.

U.S. CBDC Efforts Opposed in Legislation Advanced by House Republicans
A crypto-related bill meant to stifle a future U.S. central bank digital currency is now heading toward consideration on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives after committee approval Wednesday, marking further progress for digital assets legislation in Congress.

Bitcoin, Crypto Prices Little Changed as Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates Steady
The pause in rate hikes had been overwhelmingly expected by market participants, who will now begin focusing on the U.S. central bank’s next policy meeting in November.

Bitcoin Tumbles to .9K on Hawkish Remarks by Federal Reserve's Powell
The pause in rate hikes had been overwhelmingly expected by market participants, who will now begin focusing on the U.S. central bank’s next policy meeting in November.

The Sam Bankman-Fried Trial Is a Family Affair

The Protocol: Ethereum Struggles With Sprawl as Optimism Airdrops M
Last week marked the one-year anniversary of Ethereum’s historic “Merge” – the shift to a more energy-efficient proof-of-stake network. But in some ways the largest smart-contract blockchain has become a victim of its own success: Staking is so popular that the number of network validators is mushrooming toward 1 million, introducing new concerns related to the sprawl. We discuss how Ethereum developers are addressing the issue with the EIP-7514 proposal.

MakerDAO’s MKR Nears 16-Month High as Whales Accumulate, Crypto Hedge Fund Sets Bullish Price Target
Maker (MKR), the governance token of decentralized finance (DeFi) lender MakerDAO, is nearing its highest price since last May, buoyed by rising protocol profits and large investors accumulating the token.