Web3 Daily Briefing: North Korean cryptocurrency hacks surge; voting begins on Semler Scientific and Strive merger proposal; Meta's multi-billion dollar acquisition of Manus developer has ripple effects.

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  • North Korean cryptocurrency hacks surge ; theft and money laundering activity to reach record high in 2025.
Source: theblock
  • Voting begins on the merger proposal between Semler Scientific and Strive
Source: Eric Semler
  • South Korea's draft "Digital Assets Basic Law" will include investor protection measures. Senator Cynthia Lummis: The "Responsible Financial Innovation Act of 2026" will clearly distinguish between securities and commodities.
Source: yna.co.kr
  • Meta's multi-billion dollar acquisition of Manus developer has a butterfly effect.
Source: LatePost
  • Cicely LaMothe, Deputy Director of the SEC's Finance Division, is retiring soon. She has spearheaded several crypto policies.

Source: sec
  • Vitalik: New AI labs should focus on human augmentation tools rather than long-term autonomous systems
Source: vitalik.eth
  • Flow network recovery progress: Phase 1 is now running normally.
Source: Flow.com
  • An article published in a journal under the Supreme People's Court: Commercial Law Reform for Digital Transactions, Electronic Currency, and Virtual Property
  • BC Card and Base signed a memorandum of understanding.
Source: edaily
  • The dYdX community voted to approve the proposal to renew the Surge Rewards Program.
Source: mintscan
  • A South Korean CEX employee was sentenced to four years in prison for accepting Bitcoin bribes to persuade a military officer to leak information to North Korea.
Source: dlnews

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