Mango Markets Exploiter Avraham Eisenberg Found Guilty ⚖️

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Mango Markets Exploiter Avraham Eisenberg Found Guilty.

In a significant legal development, Avraham Eisenberg has been convicted of fraud and market manipulation after his notorious $110 million heist from Mango Markets. This landmark case signals a tightening of regulations in the DeFi space and could have far-reaching implications for crypto market conduct.

Bitcoin Countdown: Miners prepare as the Bitcoin halving approaches, promising potential market shifts.

Crypto Leadership: Changpeng Zhao claims the top spot as the wealthiest in the crypto industry.

BTC $64,761 (+4.3%), ETH $3087 (+2.6%), SOL $143.15 (+7.9%)

Crypto News 🗞️📰

• Mango Markets exploiter found guilty of fraud and manipulation

• Crypto community begins countdown to Bitcoin halving 

• Bitcoin miners are better positioned for the halving this time around: Benchmark

• Bitcoin halving and its impact on the Indian crypto ecosystem 

• What to expect from the Bitcoin halving

• Bitcoin back above $62,000

• JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank not expecting Bitcoin rally 

• How a crypto compliance officer ended up in a Nigerian prison 

• Changpeng Zhao named wealthiest individual in the crypto industry 

• Crypto markets could see more downtrends in Q2-Q3 2024 

• Top assets to buy this week 

• Bearish sentiment hints at impending Bitcoin price bounce 

• Crypto regulations must not prioritize memes over matter 

• Geopolitical tension looms over Bitcoin halving 

• Tether expanding USDT to TON Network 

• Spot Bitcoin ETFs register withdrawal streak ahead of halving 

• Is this Bitcoin halving priced in?

• Kraken plans to buy TradeStation Crypto 

• Jeremy Allaire offers new insights into UDSC expansion at Token2049

• Binance COO says US monitoring deal presents challenges 

• AI meets blockchain: Exploring the benefits, integration, and challenges 

• Scammers target Google Ads, promote fake version of OTC crypto platform 

• Token2049 panelists discuss the role of meme coins in the development of the crypto industry 

• Bitcoin longs lead $247 million in liquidations as markets see lull 

• Token2049: Experts highlight problems with the Ethereum blockchain

• Polkadot’s Gavin Wood Introduces JAM chain graypaper 

• Stacks co-founder believes Layer-2 will drive adoption for the second phase of Bitcoin 

• Solana leads 2024 rally as spotlight falls on emerging coins 

• Dogecoin falters while Rebel Satoshi arcade surges  

• Safe Wallet acquires wallet manager Multis

• Polkadot looking to expand global presence with Inter Miami partnership 

• Bitgert Coin: empowering the future of decentralized finance 

• DogWifHat breaks out 

• Kraken releases crypto wallet 

• Notcoin listing postponed indefinitely 

• Binance working on launching Binance Megadrop 

Project Updates 🔥👷🏼‍♂️

• Aethir introduces Aethir Edge 

• Scroll introduces Scroll Sessions to reward community with Scroll Marks 

• Ondo Finance announces Noble Chain integration 

• Introducing the first chain abstraction protocol 

• Annoucning HyperspaceZK 

• YieldNest live on Holesky testnet 

• Flat Money protocol live on Base 

• Lava Network whitepaper 

• Uniswap v4-core to enter code-freeze soon 

Interesting Threads 🧵

• Thread on Scroll Sessions 

• ERC7683: The cross-chain intents standard 

• Assertoor: Ethereum testnet testing tool 

• What is an EigenLayer AVS 

• Enabling native ETH restaking on Layer-2 

• Insights into Layer-2 escape hatches 

• Private transactions: where MEV and the Public Mempool go to die 

• Will stablecoins become the largest holders of US treasuries 

Funding 🤑

• Kraken-backed Nibiru chain allocates $15 million worth of NIBI tokens to boost developer activity 

• Layer-N launches $20 million liquidity program 

• TON launches the Open League DeFi grants program 

• Ord.io raises $2 million pre-seed in round led by Bitcoin Frontier Fund 

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