Responding to claims on social media, NFT giant OpenSea denied speculations of an ex-employee's involvement in the infamous 2021 AnubisDAO rug pull. NFT Ethics linked Kevin Pawlak, ex-head of ventures at OpenSea, to the shady figure "0xSisyphus," suspected of fraudulent dealings.

Setting a new standard for crypto regulation, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has rolled out a proof-of-concept for Project Atlas, an innovative concept that will help improve crypto monitoring. This program seeks to shine a light on both on-chain and off-chain transactions from public blockchains and crypto exchanges.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is getting ready to go on trial in Manhattan. In the middle of this, his attorneys filed a case against Continental Casualty insurance company in Northern California's District Court, alleging that the company supplied Directors and Officers (D&O) insurance to Paper Bird and FTX Trading.

Crypto lending giant MakerDAO ramps up investments in US government bonds. This decision has resulted in a significant increase in the value of its governance coin, MKR, which has reached an 18-month high.

The US government recently voiced opposition to releasing FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) temporarily before his October 3 trial.

US Rep. Tom Emmer questioned the impartiality of Gary Gensler, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman, during a hearing on September 27.

Beginning on October 16, Chase, JPMorgan's British retail bank, will forbid customers from carrying out cryptocurrency transactions. An increase in frauds, according to a bank representative, ultimately led to the decision to prohibit transfers from a Chase account to crypto sites. They will also prohibit the use of Chase debit cards to buy crypto assets.

On September 24th, Huobi, an internationally known cryptocurrency exchange, became the target of a cyberattack. The attack resulted in the loss of $8M in digital assets.