News
Thailand bans using crypto-assets as a means of payment, but trading & holding crypto-assets is still legal (Link)
Crypto-asset exchange, FTX acquires Good Luck Games (Link)
Loan platform, Figure opens waiting list for crypto-backed US mortgages (Link)
Let borrowers put up bitcoin (BTC) or ethereum (ETH) as collateral
Borrowers will be able to take out mortgages worth up to $20 million for a 30-year loan
“The $10 billion dollar bet” - Anthony Pompliano report on Luna & Terra Stablecoin (Link)
Terra is planning to transition from an algorithmic stablecoin to a Bitcoin-backed stablecoin
Exxon Mobile pilots a Bitcoin mining operation in North Dakota supplying previously flared gas to generate electricity (Link)
A breakdown of Coinmetrics “Transfer Value Heuristics” for Bitcoin (Link)
Goldman Sachs completes a Bitcoin Options trade with Galaxy Digital (Link)
One of the first transactions of this type by any bank
Decentralized Finance & Crypto News
Avalanche Bridge adds native support for the Bitcoin network enabling BTC holders to securely transfer BTC onto the Avalanche main-chain to use in DeFi protocols (Link)
Cashio app on Solana exploited using an infinite mint bug for $50 million (Link)
“Luke Mulks - Advertising and Privacy at Brave” - The Koin podcast interview with Brave browser VP of Business Operations (Link)
A breakdown of “Crypto Bot on Bot” attacks in DeFi (Link)