The Blast team responded to claims that its multisignature upgrade functionality makes it too centralized. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/blast-network-hits-400-million-tvl-rebuts-centralization-claims

The Australian Tax Office’s new rules on DeFi are unclear on whether capital gains taxes apply to liquid staking and transferring to layer 2 bridges. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/ato-wont-clarify-australia-crypto-tax-rules

The former billionaire paid four “macks” for a haircut before his trial while staying at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/sam-bankman-fried-mackerel-fish-trading

The DEX aggregator has been exploited across multiple blockchains with millions in wrapped Ether and other assets stolen. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/kyberswap-dex-exploited-tvl-drops

Carl Erik Rinsch reportedly used nearly $11 million of his Netflix show’s budget to gamble with stocks and crypto and made millions on a single Dogecoin bet. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/netflix-director-bet-show-budget-on-doge

The court cited Sam Bankman-Fried’s alleged witness tampering as the main grounds for rejecting his release bid. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/court-rejects-sam-bankman-fried-release-bid

Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao posted a $175 million bond with a condition he returns to the U.S. two weeks before his sentencing. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/cz-released-on-bond-may-return-to-dubai

The crypto advocacy group said OFAC must act within its statutory authority by sanctioning bad actors, not open-source software tools. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockchain-association-support-suit-lifting-tornado-cash-sanctions

Milei won over 55% of the votes with 99% of the votes counted in the run-off presidential election. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/javier-milei-wins-argentina-presidential-election

OpenAI’s new interim CEO is considered a “product person” who supports regulatory oversight of artificial intelligence. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/who-is-mira-murati-openai-interim-ceo