With the US Federal Reserve cutting interest rates by 50 basis points on September 18, the crypto market is preparing for an upward thrust. However, a few top altcoins have already surged quite a bit in anticipation of the rate cuts.

Binance announces support for the Manta (MANTA) network upgrade and hard fork, suspending deposits and withdrawals on 2024-09-19.

After finishing as the second top market gainer recently, momentum is building for an IMX rally.

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With the BTC price sustaining above the $60K mark, the bull run in the altcoin segment is heating up. As the speculations of a bull run in Bitcoin to the $100K sparks up with Presidential elections and rate cuts, the gaming, AI, and meme cryptos are racing fast.

The SEC alleged that the auditor failed to comply with auditing standards and establish connections between FTX and Alameda Research. The auditor violated rules while auditing over 200 companies between 2017 and 2020.

Synthetix, a popular DeFi protocol, is facing challenges regarding its plans for Arbitrum, a layer-2 platform for Ethereum. According to the recent voting results, the community voted against its plans to extend its Long-Term Incentive Program (LTIP) grant.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced a settlement with audit firm Prager Metis that includes charges related to the firm's audits of FTX. The settlement resolves two actions, including SEC allegations about the firm's audits of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange and auditor independence violations, the SEC said in a Tuesday (Sept.

Accounting and consulting company Prager Metis CPAs and its California-based affiliate are now $1.95 million lighter. The SEC nailed them for two counts of misconduct during their audits of FTX.

FTX's former auditor Prager Metis reached a settlement agreement with the SEC over failures in its review of the collapsed crypto exchange.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reached a $1.95 million settlement with Prager Metis CPAs LLC and its affiliate over serious allegations related to their audits of crypto exchange FTX. The case highlights critical oversights and violations of key industry standards, raising questions about the firm's practices and the risks it missed.

The U.S. SEC and Prager Metis have agreed to resolve claims of the auditor's negligence related to the defunct crypto exchange FTX. Auditor Prager Metis consented to pay $1.

The cryptocurrency market is no stranger to sudden shifts, and Arbitrum (ARB) is currently in the spotlight. After a prolonged period of trading within a descending channel, ARB is now testing critical resistance levels that could signal a massive breakout.

International accounting firm Prager Metis has agreed to pay $745,000 to settle misconduct allegations from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) tied to its bungled audit of FTX before its collapse in November 2022.

The regulator alleges that Prager issued two audit reports for FTX between February 2021 and April 2022 that falsely represented auditing standards.

Audit firm Prager Metis agreed to settle charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission related to its investigation of FTX.

Cryptocurrency prices were mixed as traders focused on the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting, with the crypto fear and greed index remaining in the fear zone.

WalletConnect, a protocol that facilitates connections between crypto wallets and decentralized applications, is set to launch its native Connect Token (WCT) on Optimism's OP Mainnet.

DeltaPrime DeFi, which runs on the Arbitrum platform, has been dealt a major blow in the form of a hack. The attack that took place at 6:14 AM CET led to a loss of $5. 98 million to liquidity pools belonging to the provider DeltaPrime was first flagged by Cyvers alerts.

Arbitrum tests resistance, with a potential 182% price surge on the horizon. Will it break out?

The hacker exploited DeltaPrime's admin proxy, enabling them to redirect contracts to malicious addresses. By doing so, they were able to drain funds from key liquidity pools, including DPUSDC, DPARB, and DPBTCb.

The blockchain security company Cyvers has reported a security leak in the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol DeltaPrime, which operates on the Arbitrum network. The Cyvers estimates the loss in the incident to be four and a half million dollars at first, however, after it was reported that the funds had been transferred from DeltaPrime's DeFi

TL;DR DeltaPrime Hack: DeltaPrime, a DeFi platform, lost over $6 million due to an admin key hack on the Arbitrum network, highlighting serious security concerns. Details and Impact: The hacker exploited a leaked private key to drain funds, affecting various tokens like USDC, ARB, and BTC, and leaving the Avalanche version unaffected.

The attack is believed to have occurred due to a private key exploit.

DeltaPrime, a DeFi protocol on the Arbitrum chain, has fallen victim to a series of suspicious transactions. The Web3 security firm CyVers flagged the issue, revealing that malicious actors have compromised protocol's admin wallet.

Arbitrum and ApeCoin prices will be in the spotlight this week as their networks unlock millions of tokens. ApeCoin (APE) token was trading at $0.

Circle Internet Financial, the company behind the US Dollar Coin (USDC), has announced the integration of the Arbitrum layer-2 scaling chain into its Web3 infrastructure platform.

DappRadar shows that in the last 24 hours, volumes have dropped by 33% to $1.08 billion

Arbitrum holds the top spot in the Layer 2 ecosystem with the highest TVL, but ARB token holders face challenges.

OP Succinct optimizes ZK rollups, reducing transaction times and costs on Ethereum. The collaboration between Succinct Labs and OP Labs aims to boost blockchain scalability.

Notcoin (NOT), Ontology (ONT), Optimism (OP), and Orbs (ORBS) are showing intriguing developments as the broader cryptocurrency market struggles to maintain a bullish trend after Bitcoin dropped below $60k.

Circle integrates its USDC stablecoin with Arbitrum's Layer-2 network, enhancing Web3 tools for developers and expanding USDC's presence in decentralized finance.

Proponents of migration plan see ZKsync as more 'suited' to Treasure DAO's long-term plans for decentralized gaming.

It's Circle's latest effort to embed USDC into Arbitrum, a hub for DeFi, and to compete with Tether's USDT.

The deployment of GHO has been limited to Ethereum and Arbitrum networks, at least for now.

Arbitrum shows potential for recovery as adoption grows and bullish signals emerge.

Succinct Labs and OP Labs have collaborated on a zero-knowledge proofs solution that significantly improves transaction finality and gas costs compared to optimistic rollups. On Sept.

Succinct Labs collaborated with OP Labs, the main contributor to the Optimism, a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum.

Bitcoin (BTC) briefly hit $58,000 early in today's session, but selling pressure forced the price back below $57,000. The world's largest cryptocurrency continues to face resistance at upper levels, causing bulls to lose momentum.

Coinbase's native layer 2 network Base has surpassed 4.2 million daily transactions, according to data from Coin98Analytics. Arbitrum came closest with 1.3 million transactions followed by Ethereum with 1.1 million transactions.

Arbitrum (ARB) has recently emerged as a notable performer. After breaking out from a falling wedge pattern, ARB's price is showing promising signs of further gains.

TL;DR Expansion to Arbitrum: Paxos will integrate its tokenization platform with Arbitrum One, Ethereum's leading Layer 2 network. Expected impact: The collaboration will enable Paxos to leverage Ethereum liquidity faster and at lower costs. Arbitrum Capabilities: Arbitrum One is known for its high performance and scalability, making it easy to integrate real-world assets.

Paxos, a leading tokenization platform, will integrate Arbitrum, marking its first foray into the Ethereum layer-2 ecosystem, according to a Sept. 10 statement shared with CryptoSlate.

Paxos will integrate with Arbitrum to enhance its presence in Ethereum's ecosystem and facilitate institutional adoption of on-chain real-world assets.

Stablecoin issuer Paxos is set to launch its products on the Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain Arbitrum One as it expands its services.

Arbitrum's bullish breakout targets 25% gains - large transactions and rising activity spark excitement.

Ethereum (ETH) has faced significant challenges recently, grappling with bearish market trends that have left many investors uncertain. However, new developments in layer-2 solutions such as Optimism (OP) and emerging meme coin projects like Mpeppe (MPEPE) are offering some hope.

Bitcoin remains below $55,724 support, but the selling may be reducing, increasing the possibility of a relief rally in UNI, SUI, OP and HNT.