Aave DAO Passes Proposal to Deploy on Ethereum Layer 2 Metis Network

The move could bolster market liquidity for the burgeoning Metis ecosystem, community members say.Source

Pepecoin Drops Nearly 50% From Highs as Traders Likely Taking Profits for Ether

Some holders have turned pocket change into fortunes after getting into the very early stages of pepe.Source

Binance Resumes Bitcoin Withdrawals After Second Pause, Says It’s Adjusting Fees and Integrating Lightning Network

The second pause comes less than eight hours after its first pause as the crypto exchange grapples with unprecedented Bitcoin network congestion.Source

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin at $28.6K Remains Unstirred by Binance Temporary Withdrawal Pause

PLUS: Bitcoin maximalists find Ordinals annoying. But they are a good thing for the network in the long run.Source

Bitcoin Network Congestion Causes Binance to Pause Withdrawals

The world’s biggest crypto exchange has now resumed withdrawals, but problems continue to linger for the bitcoin protocol.Source

U.S. Justice Department Investigating Binance For Russia-Related Sanctions Violations: Bloomberg

The United States Justice Department’s national security division is conducting an inquiry into whether Binance allowed the violation of U.S. sanctions related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on its platform, according to a Bloomberg report.Source

Voyager Digital Plans to Liquidate Assets, Wind Down After Sale Dreams Crushed

Lawyers for Voyager Digital say the bankrupt crypto lender will self-liquidate its assets and wind down operations after failing to clinch a deal on a sale to either FTX US or Binance.US.Source

Aragon Fires Back at Activist Investors in Early Stages of DAO Governance Fight

After attempting to thwart what it called a “coordinated” attack on its town square, Aragon reiterated its “code is law” position.Source

Pepecoin’s Bewildering Rise Turned a Pittance Into an Almost 5,000,000% Meme Coin Profit

A pseudonymous crypto trader bought trillions of the meme coin three weeks ago on UniSwap for $263, and still holds about $9 million of PEPE after selling several million dollars worth, according to data from blockchain platform Arkham.Source

NFT Lending Platform Blend Sparks Concerns Over Ecosystem Liquidity

Blend, the name of NFT marketplace Blur’s new lending platform, allows traders to lease NFTs to bolster liquidity. However, concerns have been raised about its impact on broader NFT markets.Source