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One year as Sky: capital formation vs. adoption – who’s winning?
A year after MakerDAO’s rebrand, Sky pitches a simple idea: USDS as the super‑safe layer, Stars to take risk and generate yield. The machine works – but the scoreboard is messy. USDS hasn’t beaten DAI, incentives are expensive, and reporting is confusing. Here’s what’s working, what isn’t, and what to watch next. 
In a three-month span beginning in March 2023, the FBI shifted gears in their investigations involving digital currencies. Those efforts have led to the confiscation of an estimated $1.7 million in cryptocurrencies such as BTC, ETH, USDT, XMR, and DAI.
Some of these were traced back to Binance-affiliated wallets. Notably, the Eastern District of Virginia saw the most substantial single seizure of 428.5 ETH. 
The new stablecoin USDS, poised to replace DAI, might feature a decentralized process for appealing frozen assets if such measures are implemented in the future. Currently, there is no mechanism for freezing funds, but it could be added through an update to the smart contract. “Stablecoins Way Better than Digital Fiat”: MakerDAO Interview
GNcrypto had a pleasure talking to Tadeo, Developer Relations for Spark Protocol, MakerDAO’s SubDAO. And the conversation wasn’t just about the Dai stablecoin or its advantages compared to its competitors, USDT included. We delved into which countries are better at regulating crypto, why people trust opaque businesses, recent research into Solana as a potential future codebase for MakerDAO. 
Hackers managed to drain 6000 ETH, 3.9 million USDT, 1.1 million USDC, and 900,000 DAI from the company's address.
Tongue-in-cheek, one might say Drake was responsible for the audit.
UPD: Hacken has disclosed that an initial cyber theft of $20.69 million was executed on the Ethereum network, which was followed by subsequent heist amounting to $25.6 million across the BSC and Polygon networks.
The project's team has not yet commented on the breach.
The only information available is a Telegram channel update, indicating technical maintenance for the withdrawal of ETH, USDT, and ERC20 tokens. 
Renowned business analyst Adam Cochran recently shared insights concerning Huobi's financial state and its potential insolvency.
Key takeaways from Adam's analysis:
Investigation Underway: Both Huobi and Tron are facing scrutiny, with their staff being questioned by the police.
Unusual Asset Distribution: After Justin Sun's introduction of wrapped USDT (stUSDT), a whopping 98% of user assets intended for Tether bond redemptions ended up in the wallets of Huobi and Justin Sun.
Discrepancy with USDT Balance: Huobi's reported USDT balance is just $63 million, but their users hold a staggering $631 million worth of USDT. Something doesn't add up here.
ETH Holdings in Question: It appears that Huobi is holding all of its users' ETH as stETH, raising eyebrows about their handling of customer assets.
Binance Making Moves: Meanwhile, Binance is actively selling USDT and purchasing DAI, possibly indicating a shift in market dynamics.
Outdated Reserves Page: It's been a whole month since Huobi last updated its reserve page, and discrepancies between the reported figures and wallet balances need clarification. 
According to the March 2023 reserve report , a total of 8.7 billion USDC is being held in six banks. However, three of these banks – Silvergate, Signature, and Silicon Valley Bank – are currently experiencing liquidity and solvency issues. The situation is especially dire for Silicon Valley Bank, which held 3.3 billion USDC and has been forced to close by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation.
The USDC price has dropped by 15%, to $0.86, in response to these developments. Additionally, the DAI stablecoin has fallen by 10%, as up to 50% of its collateral is held in USDC.
Currently, US Treasury bills account for 77% of the USDC reserves. The remaining 23% is held in cash at various banking institutions. The fate of these funds will depend on the outcome of the bankruptcy process for the affected banks and the amount of funds that can be recovered. 
The app now displays an up-to-date price chart for nearly all of the Top 50 cryptocurrencies by market cap. However, for some reason, not all are yet visible.
Among those displayed are Tether (USDT), XRP (XRP), Binance USD (BUSD), Cardano (ADA), Solana (SOL), Avalanche (AVAX), Dogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB), Polygon (MATIC), Litecoin (LTC), Dai (DAI) and Uniswap (UNI).
Among the losers are Polkadot (DOT), Tron (TRX), BNB (BNB), and USD Coin (USDC). Conspiracy theorists and insiders are welcome to comment.
TradingView and Robinhood services are likely to have been involved in the implementation. However, none of these potential Twitter partners have officially confirmed the collaboration. 
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