Polygon
To perform a hard fork upgrade on Jan. 17 to address gas spikes and enhance security. (source)
Scallop
Announced the integration of Chainlink Automation on the BNB Chain mainnet. (source)
Blockchain.com
Lays off 28% of its workforce, or about 110 employees, after cutting about 150 staff in July. (source)
Nexo
Under investigation in Bulgaria for alleged money laundering, tax offenses, and other crimes. (source)
SEC
Charged both Gemini and Genesis with unregistered offering and sale of securities to investors. (source)
Persistence
Announced the launch pSTAKE’s liquid staking solution for ATOM on its mainnet. (source)
Crypto.com
Announced a 20% reduction in the size of its global workforce amid sector-wide layoffs. (source)
FTX
Recovered more than $5B in cash, liquid cryptocurrency, and liquid investment securities. (source)
Alkimiya
Raised $7.2M in a funding round from 1kx, Dragonfly, Coinbase Ventures, and others. (source)
Yuga Labs
Plans to launch Dookey Dash, a skill-based web game that requires an NFT to play, on Jan. 18. (source)