SEC Deadline on Grayscale’s Bitcoin ETF Dispute Approaching at Midnight

The SEC has hours left to seek an appeal of the court order to erase the agency’s rejection of Grayscale’s trust-to-ETF conversion application.Source

THORSwap, Used by FTX Exploiter, Resumes Trading After Updating Terms to Exclude U.S.-Sanctioned Countries

THORSwap, the exchange that paused its platform last Friday following a series of trades related to the FTX hack, resumed its services on Friday with updated terms and conditions relating to users in sanctioned countries.Source

CertiK, Blockchain Code Auditor, Makes ‘Strategic Workforce Adjustment’ of 15%

Just last year, the company raised nearly $150 million of fresh capital. Now, as crypto winter drags on, it is cutting jobs, citing “evolving market dynamics.”Source

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Spot ETF Partially Priced in: Coinbase

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 13, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.Source

Tether Promotes Paolo Ardoino to CEO

Paolo Ardoino appointed new CEO at Tether.Source

Bitcoin Wallet Maker Finances 3D-Printed Gun Documentary

Privacy stalwart Samourai Wallet is an executive producer of “Death Athletic,” a forthcoming film about ghost-gun firebrand Cody Wilson.Source

Frax Finance’s Fed Yield-Matching Staking Vault Attracts $30M, FXS Steady

Early Thursday, Frax unveiled sFRAX staking vault, allowing users to take advantage of higher interest rates in the U.S.Source

Things Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Should Be Freaking Out About

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Flare Network Will Burn 2.1B FLR to Support Ecosystem Health

Some 198 million FLR will be burned immediately with a further 66 million set to be burned monthly until January 2026.Source

Perpetual Trading Protocol GMX Bags Biggest Chunk of $40M Arbitrum Grant

Arbitrum projects will receive token grants that may help attract new money to the popular blockchain.Source