🌶️ Brazil bans X, VPNs usage could result in fines

The Friday has brought us some negativity. Starting with the X ban in Brazil, and ending with the markets going down. All we’ve left is to bet on what D. Trump is going to say at a rally. Yes, Trump and crypto news together again.

On the other hand, it’s the last weekend of the summer. Enjoy it, touch some grass, take a rest, and spend time with family. The autumn is going to be interesting as always. Expecting airdrops, volatility, and many new opportunities. WAGMI.

Here is what else you’re going to find in this edition:

• Goldman Sachs fires a portion of its workers

• North Korean hackers used Chrome exploit

• Many airdrops opportunities

• A growing number of hacks targeting crypto communities Discord servers

• and more…

📰 Crypto & Finance News

• Tesla and Musk escape $258 billion Dogecoin lawsuit as Judge dismisses the case.

• Goldman Sachs to lay off over 1300 employees. It’s around 3-4% of total workforce.

• Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered to ban X in the whole country. They also intimidate people with fines of up to more than $8,000 per day if users are caught up using a VPN to access the social network.

🪂 Airdrops & Opportunities

• It’s just a signup form for getting Sigma news on Wormhole, but who knows, it could be beneficial.

• The new vault of Elixir just launched on Ether.fi.

• Sugartown Chapter 1 starts now.

• The Arena announces the final stage of an airdrop. $ARENA token is almost here.

• Aptos Connect Early Adopters NFT is here.

🤡 Degen Section

• You can bet on what D. Trump is going to say at a Pennsylvania rally. “Tampon” is one popular bet.

• One more from Polymarket, related to today’s news - will X be unbanned in Brazil before October? Only 30% at the moment.

🔒 Security

• North Korean hackers exploited a Chrome zero-day vulnerability to steal cryptocurrency.

• Discords’ of 5 crypto companies have been hacked within a week. Stay vigilant all the time!

🦁 Alpha & Insights

• A reminder that Wells Fargo to start pitching Bitcoin ETFs next month.

• Space and Time Labs has secured a $20M Series A, bringing our total funding to $50 million.

• Lemniscap announces its $70 million fund to back early-stage Web3 projects

📈 Other Metrics & Numbers

• Solana was trading at $21 exactly a year ago.

• More than $246 million was transferred from all networks combined to Solana within the last month.

😶‍🌫️ To Cheer You Up

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