A token meant for testing purposes wasn’t intended to be traded, yet some traders have pounced on the supposed opportunity. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/09/22/shiba-inu-developers-floated-a-dummy-token-and-now-activist-traders-are-making-it-a-real-thing/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The bankrupt crypto exchange has sued former employees of Salameda, a Hong Kong-incorporated affiliate, to recover about $157.3 million. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/09/22/ftx-sues-former-employees-of-hong-kong-affiliate-seeks-157-million/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Daily transactions, daily active addresses and total value locked on the blockchain have all fallen since the upgrade, the report said. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/09/22/ethereums-shanghai-upgrade-has-failed-to-boost-network-activity-jpmorgan-says/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Binance, Binance.US and Changpeng Zhao filed to dismiss a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit Thursday, claiming the regulator hadn’t “plausibly alleged” various securities-related violations. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/09/22/binance-us-affiliate-changpeng-cz-zhao-file-to-dismiss-sec-lawsuit/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

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