Atomic Wallet asks to toss suit over $100M hack saying it has ‘no US ties’
https://cointelegraph.com/news/atomic-wallet-dimissal-of-hack-suit-no-us-ties

The Estonia-based firm noted that only one plaintiff in the class action lawsuit is actually based in Colorado where the suit was filed.

Free-to-play Web3 games hold the key to mass adoption, YGG co-founder
https://cointelegraph.com/news/free-to-play-web3-games-mass-adoption-ygg-gabby-dizon

Gabby Dizon, the founder and CEO of Yield Guild Games says a renewed focus on free-to-play gaming will help put a booster on Web3 game adoption.

Kronos Research halts trading amid $25M API key hack investigation
https://cointelegraph.com/news/kronos-research-halts-trading-25-m-hack-investigation

While Kronos Research is indefinitely halting trading services until internal investigations track down the culprit who stole over 12,800 ETH, the firm said that potential losses are not a significant portion of its equity.

Microsoft hires Sam Altman, Greg Brockman after departure from OpenAI
https://cointelegraph.com/news/microsoft-hires-sam-altman-greg-brockman-after-departure-from-openai

The CEO of Microsoft announced on X that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman will be joining Microsoft after their abrupt departure as heads of OpenAI.

Who is Emmet Shear, OpenAI’s new CEO?
https://cointelegraph.com/news/who-is-the-new-openai-ceo-emmet-shear

Three days after OpenAI abruptly fired its longtime CEO, Sam Altman, it announced its new CEO, Emmett Shear, who co-founded the video streaming platform Twitch.

70% of BTC dormant for a year — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/70-btc-dormant-year-5-things-know-bitcoin-this-week

Bitcoin faces a slow grind after earlier brisk BTC price gains, but the ingredients for a sustained rally are there, market data suggests.

Crypto ETP volumes surge 91%, outpacing underlying assets: Report
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-etp-surge-91-outpace-market

Bitcoin accounted for 75% of the total crypto ETP AUM between January and October 2023, according to the publicly-listed crypto firm Fineqia.