ICYMI - Top Weekend Headlines #26

The top news headlines over the weekend

The top news headlines over the weekend

Nattynatman

Posted on Oct 7, 2024

In case you missed it, here are the top news highlights over the weekend.

Image

The summary:


Headlines

UAE abolishes taxes on all cryptocurrency transactions

The UAE has announced 0 taxes on cryptocurrency transactions, as Dubai positions itself to become the crypto hub of the Middle East.

Source: https://www.pwc.com/m1/en/services/tax/me-tax-legal-news/2024/uae-vat-executive-regulation-amendments.html
Source: https://www.pwc.com/m1/en/services/tax/me-tax-legal-news/2024/uae-vat-executive-regulation-amendments.html

Murad’s predictions gain prominence as Sproto Gremlins soar 70% following his mention

Source: https://x.com/muststopmurad/status/1842224525020160284?s=61
Source: https://x.com/muststopmurad/status/1842224525020160284?s=61

At the time of writing, the NFT collection holds a 1.48 ETH floor.

Additionally, Murad’s conviction bets in memecoins have started to outperform the market. His influence has been particularly evident at events like TOKEN2049 this year.

Murad at Token2049
Murad at Token2049

Could we be witnessing the start of the “Murad effect”?


Eigenlayer investigates unauthorised $EIGEN token sale after wallet dumps 1M+ tokens

Source: https://x.com/eigenlayer/status/1842317191045157099?s=61
Source: https://x.com/eigenlayer/status/1842317191045157099?s=61

In another setback, Eigenlayer reportedly fell victim to a social engineering scam, losing over $6M, according to 0xQuit.

Source: https://x.com/0xquit/status/1842338144554979773?s=61
Source: https://x.com/0xquit/status/1842338144554979773?s=61

Coinbase plans to remove USDT from its platform in the EU, due to non-compliance issues

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-04/coinbase-to-delist-non-compliant-stablecoins-in-eu-in-december
Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-04/coinbase-to-delist-non-compliant-stablecoins-in-eu-in-december

New HBO documentary claims to have uncovered the true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto

Source: https://x.com/hbodocs/status/1841863278709915739?s=61
Source: https://x.com/hbodocs/status/1841863278709915739?s=61

At the time of writing, popular prediction markets like Polymarket give Len Sassaman a 37.5% chance of being identified as Satoshi Nakamoto.

Source: https://polymarket.com/event/who-will-hbo-doc-identify-as-satoshi?tid=1728277489404
Source: https://polymarket.com/event/who-will-hbo-doc-identify-as-satoshi?tid=1728277489404

That's all folks - that should catch you up. Now let's start the week off strong!

Author's avatar
Author

Nattynatman

@nattynatman

Pluid's Content Lead