Isn’t too much of a surprise?

https://decrypt.co/94759/tron-founder-justin-sun-rebuts-bombshell-accusations-about-poloniex

Bitcoin is the freeman currency

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2022/03/24/russian-lawmaker-suggests-accepting-bitcoin-for-payments/

Update your Chrome for better Metamask protection

https://twitter.com/metamask/status/1507792682415915010?s=21

The merge is just the beginning

https://decrypt.co/105707/ethereum-merge-surge-verge-purge-splurge-vitalik-buterin

Sound familiar?

https://decrypt.co/105775/inside-crypto-bot-ghost-towns-telegram

Fed Raises Rates by 75bps
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-27/fed-raises-rates-by-75-basis-points-to-double-down-on-inflation

and the FOMC Press Conference now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-97NiA1sY8

Check twice before approving a smart contract 👀

https://decrypt.co/106164/metamask-ethereum-wallet-update-help-thwart-nft-scams

Babel Finance lost over $280M

News Timeline:
May 25 - Raised 80M at 2B valuation
Jun 17 - Facing unusual liquidity pressures and decided to temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals
Jul 29 - Lost over $280 million in proprietary trading with customer funds

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/07/29/babel-finance-lost-280m-trading-customer-funds-report/

98% voted yes, but now LDO price is above 2.25, DragonFly have the ability to withdrawal from the commitment

https://decrypt.co/106235/how-one-dao-brokered-44-million-token-deal

Can they succeed?

https://decrypt.co/106815/ethereum-merge-resistors-can-they-succeed

Updates should have propagated for curve fi everywhere by now, which means it should be safe to use

https://news.bitcoin.com/defi-attacker-siphons-570000-from-curve-finance-crypto-exchange-fixedfloat-freezes-112-ethereum/

We are proud to be a supporting organisation for Hong Kong FinTech Week for another year! Pushing Boundaries, Reaping Benefits, together with organisers Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) and InvestHK, and appointed event organiser FINNOVASIA. This exciting event will be held from 31 October - 4 November 2022 at Hong Kong’s AsiaWorld - Expo and Online.

This year’s themes are The Davos of FinTech, Greater Bay Area, Digital Assets, CBDC & Web3 and Emerging Technology & Implementation.

At this world-class event, thousands of FinTechs and financial professionals, investors, regulators and tech enthusiasts will attend the in-person conference and exhibition. More of them from different countries across the world will join the live streams. You should be here too!

Join us today

9up.io is excited to support the Blockbooster Web3.0 Hackathon @ The University of Hong Kong, co-hosted by Blockbooster, OKX, Gitcoin & Hong Kong Blockchain Club.

Chinese version:
https://www.theblockbeats.info/news/35363

The Hackathon will offer a total prize pool of more than 500k HKD for winners with additional sponsored challenge rewards, follow-up investment opportunities and incubation possibilities. The event will comprise three parts: builder-focused workshops, online panel discussions & project reviews and a Demo Day.

Register Now:
https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/blockbooster/detail
https://blockbooster.io/register

https://twitter.com/0xBlockBooster/status/1633458201181175808

9up.io is proud to support ETHTaipei!

[Giveaway] Event tickets to be won!

Follow, and retweet our ETHTaipei & 9up.io's announcement to win a ticket to the Hackathon and Main Conference of ETHTaipei. 3 Tickets to be drawn.
https://twitter.com/9upio/status/1647535893153193986

Please fill in the form upon task completion to enter the ticket draw.
https://forms.gle/fqwW44gsPMevtybF9

Vitalik to Share Ethereum’s Roadmap and more exciting workshops to come!

https://coinnewshk.com/news/vitalik-buterin-to-deliver-keynote-after-shanghai-upgrade-at-ethtaipei/

OKG Research - Hong Kong Challenges as a Crypto Hub
https://coinnewshk.com/blogger/compliance-challenges-and-response-strategies-for-virtual-assets-platforms-in-hong-kong/

繁體中文
【歐科雲鏈研究院 - 香港監管下，虛擬資產交易的合規挑戰與應對策略】
https://coinnewshk.com/blogger/compliance-challenges-and-countermeasures-for-virtual-asset-transactions-under-hong-kong-supervision/

Collaborated Article

For the past 7 years, Hong Kong FinTech Week has been shaping the industry and providing insights into the FinTech market. Expecting 30,000 attendees, more than 500 global speakers, and over 700 exhibitors from scaleups, international and mainland delegations, to partners, HKFTW is the perfect opportunity to broaden your network and an essential destination for anyone interested in the future of finance and technology.

This year’s theme, FinTech Redefined., will have a strong focus on policy and regulatory innovation, the transition from web2 to web3, AI, and leveraging technology for inclusion, ESG, and Green Finance.
HKFTW 2023 Highlights:

● Date: October 30th - November 5th 2023
○ Main Conference Dates: 2nd-3rd of November
● Location: HK Convention and Exhibition Center

As an official supporting organisation of Hong Kong FinTech Week, we are happy to extend an exclusive discount on conference tickets to our community! Use our discount code: 9UP-DISCOUNT to redeem your tickets at https://bit.ly/3qkVjXK

［合作活動］Financial Times (金融時報) 作為全球領先的泛財經媒體，一直對Web3.0為代表的新興技術以及科技金融市場發展投以高度關注。此次活動，FT中文網將聯合歐科雲鏈控股（1499.HK），共同邀請來自Web3領域的學術專家、企業代表和監管機構代表共同圍繞相關監管政策將如何出台，香港政府如何完善數字資產監管框架，如何提升虛擬資產交易的安全合規性等關注重點，為提升行業基礎安全建設標準，重塑市場信心尋找切實可行的發展方向。本次活動還得到香港大學經管學院、HashKey Group等機構支持。

日期：2023/10/28
地點：中環交易廣場2座 香港大學創立方

報名鏈結：https://app.glueup.cn/event/ft-innovation-talk-linkweb3-0-安全沙龙-41928/

9up.io 協辦第八屆台灣區塊鏈愛好者年會！

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12/07 - 12/08 於台北·松煙五號倉庫隆重舉行
＃全程免費 ＃乾貨滿滿 ＃人脈連結
今年最高 CP 值的區塊鏈盛會絕對不容錯過！

今年將探討多元主題包括：
🔍零知識證明
💡Account Abstraction
🚀Layer 2 技術
🔒Secure Multi-party Computation
🌐首屆ZK BuidlArk Hackathon
獎金池目前累計6,000USD 報隊詳情：https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/buidlark-taipei/detail#demo-rules

是區塊鏈愛好者就別錯過啦😍

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【合作活動】 ⏰1 月 13 日 2023 冬季波卡黑客松 Mini Event 議程公開！
💡與 Web3 資深開發者來一場近距離的對話！
🥏點擊報名鏈接：https://lu.ma/fc35ej1e
📍報名後請掃碼加入活動社群！
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【合作活動】
⭐️ TON HACKERHOUSE ⭐️

第一屆TON Hacker House 即將在香港舉行，4月4日於JW萬豪酒店

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△ 活動資訊
⁃ 日期：2024年4月4日
⁃ 時間：09:30 - 18:30
⁃ 地點：JW萬豪酒店香港
⁃ 官網：https://tonhackerhouse.com

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△ 日程安排
09:30 - 10:00 | 注冊與簽到
10:00 - 10:10 | 開幕式
10:10 - 10:15 | 公布 HACKer House 發展主題
10:20 - 10:30 | 主題演講：TON區塊鏈的未來及其在Telegram生態系統中的角色
10:35 - 10:55 | 圓桌論壇：TON生態系統中崛起的項目
11:00 - 11:20 | 開發者入門
11:20 - 11:30 | TON協會主題演講
11:30 - 12:45 | 午餐時間
12:50 - 13:30 | 圓桌論壇：Web3超級應用-亞洲機遇
13:40 - 14:10 | 主題演講：如何在Telegram上創建熱門迷你遊戲
14:10 - 14:20 | 主題演講：TON生態系統中的發射台
14:20 - 17:35 | Demo時間
17:35 - 17:55 | 評審時間
18:00 - 18:30 | 頒獎典禮
18:30 | 閉幕式