Polymarket CEO emphasizes platform’s non-partisan position ahead of election, says it provides ‘much needed alternative data’ - The Block

Microsoft tells shareholders to reject call to invest corporate cash in Bitcoin - Fortune

PayPal veteran David Marcus has bold ambitions for his $175 million Bitcoin startup Lightspark—but says it might take the rest of his life - Fortune

Tether blasts report that stablecoin giant is under investigation for money laundering, sanctions violations - Fortune

Policymakers on privacy: Highlights from the DC Summit - Blockworks

Helium Mobile’s parent company cut nearly 40% of staff in August - Blockworks

Microsoft to hold BTC on its balance sheet? - Blockworks

Bitcoin falls as Tether CEO calls criminal probe report ‘old noise’ - DL News

Crypto’s ‘Too Big to Fail’ Token Tether Faces New Threat From US - Bloomberg ($)

Hacker returns $19m in stolen crypto to US Government just one day after breach - DL News

Golden State Warriors replace FTX with Coinbase as new crypto partner - DL News

Emory University reports holding $15 million worth of shares in Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust: filing - The Block

From Smuggling Gold Out of Africa to Bridging Bitcoin and Cardano - CoinDesk

Hong Kong police called to crypto store after woman scammed out of HK$93,000 of Tether - SCMP

US government retrieves over $19 million from purported hack this week: Arkham - The Block

Web3 Watch: MetalCore is leaving Immutable for Solana - Blockworks

Vitalik Buterin outlines ways to reduce Ethereum’s bloat in ‘Purge’ upgrade roadmap - The Block

Vitalik Buterin explores a ‘Purge’ to tackle Ethereum data bloat and complexity - DL News

Circle resilient on IPO route, CEO says funding isn’t needed as USDC growth soars - DL News

FTX strikes $228m settlement with Bybit, moves closer to customer refunds - DL News

Crypto Hiring: Senior execs depart, appointed across segment - Blockworks