On Wednesday, CFTC Chair Mike Selig said the agency has withdrawn a 2024 proposed rule that sought to classify sports, political and war-related event contracts as contrary to the public interest. Selig, who criticized the earlier effort as merit-based regulation by the Biden administration, added that the CFTC will instead pursue new rulemaking under the Commodity Exchange Act and has also rescinded a separate staff letter on sports event contracts.

SpoonOS is running a Skills Micro Challenge from Feb. 3 to Feb. 9 with a US $5,000 prize pool for developers who submit "Agent Skills" via pull request to its designated repository. Participants can earn tiered rewards, while the top ten Skills gain accelerated consideration for a separate $50,000 grant program linked to the project's Web3-native Skills marketplace.

A dataset containing 149 million stolen credentials, including access details for about 420,000 Binance accounts, was reported circulating among cybercriminals this week. Security researchers say the information comes from infostealing malware that harvests passwords, private keys, API keys and session tokens from infected devices. Recent data also indicates multi‑billion‑dollar crypto losses and rising attacks on exchanges and large organizations.

Crypto PR firm Chainstory said in a study released Tuesday that more than 60% of 2,893 industry press releases were linked to high‑risk or confirmed scam projects. It found only about 2% met publication standards for genuinely newsworthy updates, as paid wire services and niche outlets often guarantee placement with limited editorial checks.

TRM Labs, a San Francisco-based blockchain analytics provider, has closed a $70 million Series C round led by Blockchain Capital, bringing the company’s valuation to $1 billion. The funding, confirmed by TRM’s global head of policy Ari Redbord, will be used to expand its AI-driven compliance and investigative tools and to grow its global team.

Good Vibes Club, an art-focused NFT collection launched in March 2025, announced a partnership with Instant IP to strengthen IP protection and support expansion into media, merchandise, gaming, and cross‑platform use. According to the project, benefits include superscript certification marks and clearer ownership rules; GVC also reports total volume above 12,500 ETH and an average floor near 0.9 ETH.

Crypto.com has launched OG as an independent prediction markets platform for US users, leveraging its CFTC-registered Crypto.com Derivatives North America infrastructure. The spinout follows a reported 40x surge in weekly prediction market activity over the past six months and places OG in direct competition with platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi.

On Tuesday, Aave founder and CEO Stani Kulechov said the Avara umbrella brand will be phased out and all present and future products, including the Aave App, Aave Pro and Aave Kit, will be consolidated under Aave Labs. The Apple iOS-based Family wallet will stop onboarding new users from April 1, with existing users supported until April 1, 2027 and their accounts maintained as core infrastructure within Aave Labs offerings.