Delay Token2049, a mandate of the Ethereum Foundation

In this week’s wrap-up edition, the organizers of Token2049 postponed the Dubai edition until 2027, citing security concerns from escalating Iran-Israel-US tensions, Robinhood reported that crypto notional volume increased by 9% to $25 billion in February, and the Ethereum Foundation published its official mandate to establish resilience and resilience as a body. protocol.

Token2049 Dubai delayed amid regional conflict

• Organizers of the event postponed the Dubai edition until 2027, citing security concerns linked to rising geopolitical tensions from the Iran-Israeli-US military standoff.
• The decision follows the cancellation of a major industry gathering, the TON Gateway event, which was also scheduled to take place in Dubai.

Robinhood shows the dominance of crypto trading

• February data showed that crypto notional volume rose 9% to $25 billion, while stocks, options and futures contracts fell.

The Ethereum Foundation is creating a written tutorial

• The organization published the “EF Mandate,” which formalizes its role as a censorship-resistant, privacy-first, and open-source management layer.
• The paper shows that there is zero appetite for chain-of-control compromises as the protocol allows for greater scale of adoption.

Buterin explains the conditions of charity in 2021

• Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has made light of a massive Shiba Inu donation to the Future of Life Institute in 2021, while distancing himself from the group’s AI policy approaches.
• Buterin explained that during the meme coin boom in 2021, with a peak “book value” of more than $1 billion, he was able to access cold storage funds, sell parts for Ether, and donate to various causes.

Hong Kong prepares banking stablecoin licenses

• Banking giants HSBC and Standard Chartered are expected to be among the first institutions to receive stablecoin issuer licenses in Hong Kong.
• The licensing approach makes Hong Kong competitive with other jurisdictions for regulated stablecoin issuance and operations.

DeFi User Loses Millions in Slippage Error

• A user trying to exchange 50 million USD to AAVE through the protocol interface received only 324 AAVE after receiving a quotation with a strong price impact.
• The transaction prompted Aave to review the guarantees and refund a portion of the transaction fees following the disastrous slide.

Prosecutors are opposing a request for a retrial in the Bankman-Fried case

• US prosecutors have asked federal prosecutors to deny a new trial for the disgraced crypto entrepreneur, arguing that he has not shown a legal basis for overturning the FTX-related conviction.
• According to the report, prosecutors told the court that Bankman-Fried’s plea did not show that her original trial was unfair or that the new evidence would significantly change the verdict.

Bonk.fun warns users of domain compromise

• The team at the Solana-based startup coin platform has warned users to avoid its website after hackers compromised the domain and deployed a malicious wallet drainer.
• At least one trader lost $273,000 after connecting his wallet to the compromised interface.

Indian authorities arrested suspected GainBitcoin scam

• The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested Ayush Varshni, co-founder and chief technology officer of Darwin Labs Private Limited, in connection with the GainBitcoin cryptocurrency scam.
• Investigators allege that Darwin Lab helped build the technical infrastructure for the scheme, including the MCAP token and the GBMiners platform.
• Varshni was detained at the Mumbai airport while trying to leave India after the Look Out Circular was issued.

Ripple acquires Australian payments company

• The company has announced that it will secure an Australian financial services license through the acquisition of BC Payments Australia Pty Ltd, a payments company linked to the European Banking Circle Group.
• The deal is ongoing and is expected to close on April 1, subject to standard closing processes.

Anthropic sues government for AI blacklisting

• An artificial intelligence developer has filed a lawsuit against a number of US government agencies, accusing federal authorities of illegally blacklisting its technology.
• The lawsuit alleges that the blacklisting occurred after Anthropic refused to authorize certain military uses of its AI systems.