WuBlockchain Weekly: Binance Completely Exits Russia, MicroStrategy Acquires Over 5,000 More BTC, Mixin Suffers Attack and Top10 News
1. MicroStrategy Announces Purchase of 5,445 BTC for $147 Million link On September 25th, MicroStrategy announced an additional purchase of approximately $147.3 million, acquiring 5,445 BTC at an average price of $27,053 per Bitcoin. As of September 24, 2023, MicroStrategy now holds a total of 158,245 BTC, acquired at an approximate cost of $4.68 billion, with an average price of $29,582 per Bitcoin. 2. SEC Aims to Expedite Ethereum Futures ETF link On September 28th, according to Bloomberg’s ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, there are reports that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is looking to expedite the approval of Ethereum futures ETFs (because they want to free up from their work after the government shutdown); therefore, they have requested applicants to update their documents by Friday afternoon so that they can start working on them on Monday and possibly begin trading on Tuesday. Balchunas noted, “There are now over a dozen trying to do a straight Ethereum futures