gm Web3 explorers,

Ready for another newsletter? This week we look at Sui Network, and China is accusing the USA of stealing bitcoin? Drama is brewing!

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Industry news headlines

🚨 Zerion CEO reveals a new generation of context-aware phishing attacks replicating legitimate transactions to deceive crypto users. (source)

🌏 Azerbaijan is preparing a comprehensive framework for crypto-assets by the end of 2025, addressing taxation and supervision amid global regulation. (source)

⚡ Chainlink launched Rewards Season 1 on November 11, offering airdrops for LINK stakers from BUILD partners. (source)

💎 SEC's "Project Crypto" signals a major shift in U.S. regulation, potentially placing XRP under CFTC jurisdiction and redefining crypto oversight. New laws could cement Bitcoin and XRP as commodities, providing legal clarity and aligning their regulatory status. (source)

☠️ Oops! A $30 million manipulation on Hyperliquid involved massive POPCAT longs, causing liquidations and prompting the exchange to pause its Arbitrum bridge. (source)

⚖️ China accuses the U.S. of stealing 127,426 BTC from a 2020 mining pool hack, now valued at over $13 billion, highlighting Bitcoin's geopolitical role

🛩️ Aerodrome, the top DEX on Base, has launched an upgrade suite and expanded to Ethereum mainnet and the Arc blockchain to enhance liquidity and accessibility.

Chess Universe launched and attracted 76,850 wallets

Chess Universe is a casual chess game for mobile devices, running on Immutable zkEVM. The app attracted 76,850 unique active wallets since its launch earlier this week.

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DappRadar metrics: Discover dapps through data

🟡 MEET48 - The virtual idol app attracted over 500,000 unique wallets in the past week, making it one of the most popular dapps in the market right now.

🔴 Pharaoh Exchange - With $18 million in the DeFi hub, the DEX managed to grow its dapp volume by 238% to more than $5 million. The exchange is built on Avalanche.

🟢 AKKA - This AI-powered DeFi superapp is making waves on Core, attracting over $1 million in dapp volume in the past week. That's the highest amount since September.

🟣 LIDO - Liquid staking protocol LIDO grow its incoming dapp volume by 213% to $392 million. Staking is still very popular for ETH, despite the price volatility.

🔵 Anonymous Telegram Numbers - Telegram user accounts powered by an NFT, that's Anonymous Telegram Numbers. Average price now exceeds $6,670. Volume up 43% to $1.95 million, one of the only NFT collections that's seeing growth this week.

💧 A Complete Guide about Sui: Dapps & Gaming

Sui Network is a Layer-1 blockchain transforming Web3 by making digital asset ownership fast, private, secure, and accessible to all. In this comprehensive guide about Sui Network, we explore its core mechanics, key features, and why it's ideal for gaming.