WuBlockchain Weekly:75bps、Wintermute Hacked、MS Buy and Top10 News
Colin Wu . 2022-09-23 . Data
Top10 News

1、Fed Hikes Rates to Highest Since 2007, raised rates by 75 basis points link

In a widely anticipated move, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates by 75 basis points (0.75 percentage point), marking the third consecutive time this year that central bankers decided for a hike of that magnitude – and stiffening headwinds in the bitcoin market.

The federal funds rate will rise to a range of 3% to 3.25%, the highest since late 2007. The rate had stayed near zero for more than two years. Traders are currently betting that the federal funds rate will go above 4.25% before central bankers pause the campaign.

2、EIP-4895 in preparation for deployment in the next planned Ethereum upgrade Shanghai link

Alex Stokes, one of EIP-4895 author, said have updated EIP-4895 in preparation for deployment in the next planned Ethereum upgrade Shanghai.EIP-4895 support validator withdrawals from the beacon chain to the EVM via a new "system-level" operation type.

3、MicroStrategy announced it bought 301 BTC for about $6 million in cash at an average price of $19,851

MicroStrategy announced it bought about 301 BTC between August 2 and September 19 for about $6 million in cash, at an average price of $19,851. As of September 19, MicroStrategy held 130,000 BTC with an average purchase price of $30,639 and spent a total of $3.98 billion.

4、Wintermute Hacked Progress link

5、Binance accounting bug leads to $20m misallocation of HNT tokens link

A bug in Binance’s accounting system gave users the chance to erroneously update HNT token balance. Users are advised to refrain from depositing or withdrawing HNT on the exchange until the matter is investigated.

6、BlockSec detects replay exploit with ETHPoW tokens link

BlockSec alerted on Sunday to a replay exploit with ETHPoW tokens. The attacker allegedly managed to get an extra 200 ETHW after transferring 200 wrapped ETH (WETH) through a bridge of the Gnosis chain.

7、Prosecutors say Terraform founder Do Kwon 'obviously on the run'  link

South Korean prosecutors said Sunday that Do Kwon, the wanted founder of Terraform Labs accused of fraud following the massive collapse of the firm's cryptocurrencies in May, is "obviously on the run" and not cooperating with the investigation.

8、Poolin has issued IOUTOKEN of about $238 million link

Data statistics show that poolin has issued IOUTOKEN of about $238 million, of which 8400 IOUBTC, 31,900 IOUETH, 30 million IOUUSDT, 23.7 million IOUDOGE, 21,900 IOUZEC.

9、Binance Global Advisory Board to Propel the Future of Web3 link

Binance announced the formation of a global Advisory Board, the list includes Max Baucus, a former U.S. ambassador to China; HyungRin Bang, an adviser to South Korea's presidential council; Bruno Bezard, a former French finance minister; and Henrique de Campos, a former president of Brazil's central bank Meirelles, Ibukun Awosika, the first female chairman of the First Bank of Nigeria, and others. Binance said: The establishment of such a high caliber global advisory board is another testament to Binance's commitment to building trust and partnership with regulators.

10、Drops on OpenSea: An Immersive and Secure Minting Experience link

Opensea has launched SeaDrop, which enables NFT projects to be launched and cast directly on the platform. Opensea says the feature is a new open source smart contract that whitelists and stores that information in a decentralized manner; The Drops page can also set casting schedule, countdown, NFT gallery and other functions.

Fundraising

  • Parler Completes $16M Series B, Acquires Private Cloud Infrastructure Company to Become Key Infrastructure Player with Major US Footprint link

  • Pan-African Crypto Exchange, Yellow Card Secures $40M in Series B Funding Round link

  • Binance Labs Leads Seed Round for Salus Security to Further Advance the Quality of Web3 Security link

  • Phased-based Governance - Proposal to Establish the BendDAO Non-performing Assets Investment Fund link

  • Visa and ConsenSys back fraud detection platform Sardine’s $52 million raise link

  • FTX in talks to raise up to $1 billion at valuation of about $32 billion, in-line with prior round link

  • Azuki creator closes in on $30 million fundraise: sources link

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