“No sugar coating this, it’s been a challenging few months,” said Truffle in a social media post on Sept. 22. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/consensys-sunsets-truffle-ganache-shift-focus-metamask-snaps-sdk

JPEX staff forced to flee Token2049 after execs arrested, Mt Gox repayment delay stretches 10 years, Diners Club goes Web3 in Singapore. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/jpex-staff-flee-token2049-scandal-mt-gox-decade-delay-dcs-singapore-asia-express/

Blockchain security firms SlowMist and CertiK also believe the crypto wallet drainer, Angel Drainer, was involved in the estimated $238,000 exploit. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/balancer-social-engineering-attack-dns-provider-frontend-hijack

The platform notified its community on Sept. 19 at 11:49 pm UTC, urging users to not interact with Balancer’s protocol until further notice. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/defi-protocol-balancer-hit-with-frontend-attack

By inheriting Ethereum’s security, Canto will be more decentralized and will enable trustless guarantees when bridging assets over, Polygon Labs said. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/canto-and-astar-blockchains-plan-migration-to-ethereum-ecoystem

A federal magistrate judge has denied the SEC’s request to gain immediate access to Binance.US’s software, asking the regulator to provide more specific requests for discovery. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-fail-motion-compel-binance-us-software

While TradFi is the main source of demand for blockchain tech, digital identity and supply chain are exciting areas too, according to Google Cloud Head of Web3 James Tromans. …

Crypto exchange JPEX has pointed the finger at its third-party market makers for “maliciously” freezing funds which led to the exchange being forced to hike withdrawal fees to battle …

On Sep. 16, exchange volume stood at $5.09 million on Binance.US amidst executive departures and ongoing regulatory scrutiny. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/binanceus-exchange-volume-slumps-amidst-crisis

Paxos makes a mistake, pays $500k in Bitcoin transfer; FTX receives court approval for token sales, and Gemini Earn users receive plan for fund recovery. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/paxos-500k-bitcoin-fee-ftx-tokens-sales-set-to-begin-and-other-news-hodlers-digest-sept-10-16/