'Pig Butchering' Scams Remain Dangerous Threat in Crypto Markets, Chainalysis Report Says - CoinDesk

Edge Matrix Chain raises $20 million in funding led by Polygon Ventures, Amber Group - The Block

Peregrine Exploration raises $3.6 million from Polychain, Dragonfly for restaking-focused stablecoin protocol Level - The Block

Layer 1 Quai Network closes $5 million strategic round - The Block

Crypto losses to hacks and scams surpass $1.2 billion in 2024, despite dramatic August drop: Immunefi - The Block

An SEC lawsuit against OpenSea may be on the horizon - Blockworks

Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé’s X account apparently hacked to promote token launched via pump.fun - The Block

Crypto leaders decry ‘absurd’ SEC probe of OpenSea as a war on ‘web3 artists’ - DL News

Trump to announce plan to make US ‘crypto capital of the planet’ - The Block

Alchemy acquires blockchain infrastructure provider Bware - The Block

Trump Says He’ll Announce a Plan to Make US the ‘Crypto Capital’ - Bloomberg ($)

Blockchain Developer Alchemy Buys BWare, Pushing Into Europe, Adding About 25% to Staff - CoinDesk

Trump says plan to make U.S. 'crypto capital of the planet' coming within hours - CNBC

OpenSea NFT volumes have given way to Solana and Bitcoin platforms - Blockworks

Sony blockchain Soneium partners with Transak for global fiat on-ramp services - The Block

Time.fun raises $3 million seed round led by Brevan Howard Digital - The Block

MakerDAO’s Sky rebrand can thwart criminals — but at what cost to DeFi die-hards? - DL News

El Salvador's Bukele Says Bitcoin Strategy a 'Net Positive,' but Adoption Lags - CoinDesk

Trump Keeps Teasing His New Crypto Project, but Details Remain Scant - CoinDesk

What an SEC lawsuit against OpeanSea could look like - Blockworks

Days after token airdrop, Orderly Network says its Discord has been compromised - The Block