StarkWare’s ‘Starknet Stacks’ Could Add to Growing Field of Blockchain-in-a-Box Offerings

The announcement is part of a growing trend in Ethereum’s layer-2 ecosystem, where developers can create application-specific chains using the blockchain’s native stack.Source

Mantle’s MNT Token Outpaces Rival Layer 2 Blockchains Over Past 24 Hours

After launching its mainnet on Monday, Mantle’s utility and governance token has jumped roughly 4%, more than the native tokens of Arbitrum and Optimism over the past day.Source

Crypto VC Firm Polychain Capital Raises $200M for Fourth Fund: Fortune

he crypto-focused firm has also cut three members of its research and development staff.Source

Deadlines for U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETF Approvals Come Into Sight

The clock for the SEC approval process of spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications will begin Wednesday after all eight applicants, including BlackRock, were listed in the Federal Register.Source

Messaging Platform Telegram Has Issued $270M in Bonds to Fund Growth

“I personally bought about a quarter of the new Telegram bonds,” said Pavel Durov, the CEO of the popular but not-yet-profitable platform.Source

Ripple Court Ruling Unlikely to Impact Celsius Wind-Up, Crypto Lender’s Counsel Says

Crypto securities ruling could impact pricing of CEL token but won’t affect restructuring plans, the counsel said.Source

Bitcoin Remains Under Pressure Below $30K Following U.S. Retail Sales Numbers

Thursday’s rally to a new 13-month high of $31,800 has now more than been fully nullified.Source

Bitcoin Dips Below $30K to Lowest Since Late June as Altcoins Pare Gains From XRP Lawsuit

XRP, SOL and LDO lost more than 5% in the last 24 hours.Source

SEC’s Gensler ‘Disappointed’ by Part of Ripple’s XRP Judgement, Still Assessing Opinion

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler said Monday he was disappointed with the court’s decision in a part of the Ripple case.Source