What a way to wrap up Day 3 of DevCon! 🌅The Skyline Soirée, co-hosted with @HemeraProtocol, @OKX_Ventures, @UnitsNetwork, and @BitkubOfficial, brought together founders, investors, and industry leaders for an unforgettable rooftop experience. 🏙️As the sun set over Bangkok, we enjoyed refreshing cocktails, light bites, and panoramic views while forging meaningful connections. 🍸🍤 The perfect blend of relaxation and innovation!A big thank you to our sponsor @Somnia_Network for helping make this event a success. Here’s to more moments of collaboration and celebration!

One day to go! 🌇The Skyline Soirée kicks off in less than 24 hours!🍸 Get ready to mingle with founders, investors, and industry leaders while enjoying cocktails, light bites, and panoramic views of Bangkok.Cohosted by: @HemeraProtocol, @OKX_Ventures, @UnitsNetwork, @BitkubOfficial Sponsored by: @Somnia_Network 📅 Nov 14 | 5 PM - 8 PM📍 Nowhere: Krung Thep Maha Nakhon🎫RSVP: https://t.co/rFxcrcyyEs

Here's your Monday industry catch-up 📰Crypto & Blockchain Update: October 14-20📈Market Highlights- Bitcoin breaks $69,000, with 7% rise over the last week- Ethereum is at $2,700, up by 8% in 7 days- Last week’s top 3 gainers were APE (+98%), MEW (+32%), and DOGE (+31%); while top 3 losers over past 7 days were TAO (-10%), MKR (-9%), and SEI (-8.5%) - Crypto Fear & Greed Index is at 63 Greed- Bitcoin hashrate hits all-time high while exchange reserves hit a 2-year low- ETH held in accumulation wallets rises by 65% since January 2024🎮Blockchain Tech & Gaming- Worldcoin, now rebranded to World, launched its own Ethereum L2 network - World Chain, to bring millions of humans on the blockchain- Fuel Labs launches Ethereum L2 Fuel Ignition- Blockchain developers propose “panoramic governance” to incentivize growth in L2 blockchains- Opentensor Foundation (OTF) makes Ethereum compatibility layer available on Bittensor- ApeCoin (APE) massive spike after the launch of ApeChain with staking- Avalanche-based Off the Grid has had a successful early access launch so far- Animoca Brands CEO predicts every web3 project will have a Telegram strategy as result of the boom of Telegram gaming- Memecoin launchpad GraFun starts a lLbs division to support the memecoin ecosystem on BNB Chain📃Regulatory Updates- Italy’s government proposes capital gains tax on Bitcoin and other crypto assets to rise from 26% to 42% - Craig Wright has launched a legal action against Bitcoin Core developers - Paper published by ECB claims older Bitcoin holders are exploiting new holders and BTC lacks any real world value💰Investments & Partnerships- Euroclear invests in Marketnode, a Singapore-based blockchain tech firm- UK pension and investment management firm L&G plans to enter crypto tokenization space saying “digitization of the funds industry is key to improving efficiency, reducing cost, and making a broad range of investment solutions available to a wider range of investors”- Drop Protocol, a liquid staking protocol for interchain assets receives $4M in seed round- Stripe has acquired stablecoin platform Bridge for $1.1B🛡️Crypto security- EigenLayer X account was hijacked to spread airdrop scam link- Radiant Capital hit with a $50M exploit on Binance Chain and Arbitrum- Hong Kong police arrest 27 people involved in deepfake romance scam that deceived victims to invest in fake crypto ventures, totaling $46M- The Indian citizen behind fake Coinbase website that led to $20M stolen, pleaded guilty and has been sentenced to 5 years🗞️Miscellaneous- Crypto trader turns $5k into $1.5M with GOAT Meme Coin- MicroStrategy market capitalization has increased from $1.5B to $40B in 4 years, Saylor attributes this to integrating Bitcoin- VanEck analyst states that “L2 networks are taking more value from Ethereum” than previously thought, which could impact ETH’s future price- Tesla moved $765M in BTC to unknown wallets after 2 years of inactivity- The amount of high-risk crypto loans increases to 2 year high of $55M- BlackRock is looking at integrating BUIDL as collateral for derivatives trading***Have a successful new week ahead!🤝

🌇SUI SUNSET PARTY @ SG TOKEN2049Heading to #TOKEN2049 Singapore, the world's largest crypto event?Join us for a legendary networking and party event co-hosted by @Scallop_io, @SuiNetwork, @bluefinapp, and @HashKey_Global for TOKEN2049 Singapore!🍾Connect with builders from all around the world and expand your network at this exclusive side event, while enjoying unbeatable panoramic sunset view at the highest bar in Singapore!🗓18th Sept 2024, 4.30pm - 9pm📍SKAI Bar SingaporeRegister Here: https://t.co/xiba54vs71📸Media Partners:@SuiGMDaily @TechFlowPost @0xmediaco @OdailyChina @PANewsCN 🤝Special Partners:@okxweb3 @KyrosVentures