Coinbase to Target Australia's Self-Managed Pension Funds: Bloomberg

Coinbase is developing a service which will specifically target Australia' self-managed pensions sector, the exchange's Asia-Pacific Managing Director John O’Loghlen told Bloomberg.

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Eclipse Labs Promotes Vijay Chetty to CEO Nearly a Week After Neel Somani's Ouster

Neel Somani, the founder and CEO of Eclipse Labs, stepped down after sexual assault allegations recently surfaced.

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Sonne Finance Token Drops 60% After $20M Exploit on Optimism

Attackers stole ether, velo and stablecoins before developers mitigated the hack and paused operations. Sonne’s markets on the Base blockchain were not affected.

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Crypto's Election Season Is Kicking Off

The U.S. is holding its presidential election this fall. More than half a dozen other countries and bodies are likewise holding – or have held – elections this year. Some candidates and lawmakers have already addressed crypto, whether appealing to the industry or just commenting on the technology. The extent to which there is such a thing as a "crypto voter" remains unclear, but it is undeniable that there is a wave of attention directed at this industry.

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Former FTX Exec Ryan Salame Asks for Lenient 18 Months in Prison

Attorneys for former FTX executive Ryan Salame are asking for 18 months in prison, citing his cooperation with authorities and remorse.

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Coinbase Reports System-Wide Outage

The crypto exchange's website is currently unavailable and responds with a 503 error.

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Indian Crypto Exchange CoinDCX’s DeFi Arm Okto to Launch Blockchain and OKTO Token

Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX has expanded what started as the Okto wallet into an Okto ecosystem, which will include launching a blockchain and a token soon, and a points program starting Tuesday, to give global users a single-click mobile experience while traversing the Web3 space, its co-founders Neeraj Khandelwal and Sumit Gupta told CoinDesk in an interview.

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