Welcome to “The Chopping Block” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner, chop it up about the latest news. In this episode, EigenLayer founder Sreeram Kannan explains his vision for providing “decentralized trust” to new projects on Ethereum. Was Vitalik Buterin’s recent “re-staking” post a shot across EigenLayer’s bow?
🏦 Fahrenheit, a consortium that includes Arrington Capital and US Bitcoin Corp, won the auction for the assets of bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network, securing a portfolio that includes institutional loans, staked cryptocurrencies, and a mining unit.
🕵️ A report analyzing the Bitfinex hack in 2016 found that the exchange had systematic failures, including operational, financial, and technological controls.
🔍 "DF Fintoch,” a relatively unknown crypto project, appears to have conducted a $32 million exit scam, falsely claiming links to Morgan Stanley and misrepresenting its CEO, according to an investigation by ZachXBT.
👨⚖️ A Dutch court allowed Alexey Pertsev, the Tornado Cash developer facing money laundering charges, to question blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis to dispute evidence linking him to criminal activities.
🎙️ In a conversation with Elon Musk, Ron DeSantis, Florida's Governor and a contender for the Republican Party leadership, expressed his support for cryptocurrencies and criticized the current administration's stance towards Bitcoin.
🔒 Starting June 1, Japan will enforce stricter anti-money laundering measures, including the FATF's "travel rule,” in response to international pressure over its current safeguards.
📝 Decentralized finance platform Aave is contemplating a proposal to launch its V3 on Base, a Layer 2 blockchain solution endorsed by Coinbase, and is currently undergoing Aave community’s feedback in a "temperature check" phase.
Today in Crypto Adoption...
☁️ Ava Labs introduced AvaCloud, a 'no-code' Web3 launchpad, designed to facilitate businesses in creating fully managed blockchain ecosystems.
The $$$ Corner…
💰 Dispersion Capital, a new venture capital firm focusing on crypto and founded by Patrick Chang, launched a $40 million fund dedicated to pre-seed and seed investments in Web3 infrastructure projects.
🌎 Bitfinex invested an undisclosed sum in Chilean crypto exchange OrionX, aiming to increase its presence in Latin America.
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