🚨 Malicious Chrome Extension: On August 20, Jupiter revealed a harmful Chrome extension named Bull Checker targeting Solana users. Advertised as a tool to view meme coin holders, it’s actually designed to drain wallets. Users are urged to uninstall it immediately.

🤖 Theoriq Joins Google Accelerator: On August 19, Theoriq, a Web3 AI company, joined Google Cloud’s Startup program to develop its AI agent platform. They’ll receive up to $350,000 in loans and accelerator benefits, helping them progress towards a 2024 mainnet launch.

💎 Pixelverse Expands with Gems: Pixelverse introduces “Gems,” a new in-game currency central to their ecosystem. Players earn Gems for tasks in PixelTap, unlocking content and rewards. The Phase 3 update also includes a membership program and partnerships with mobile game studios.

🛡️ Fabric Raises $33M: Silicon Valley startup Fabric Cryptography secured $33 million in Series A funding to develop a new privacy-focused chip, the Verifiable Processing Unit (VPU). This chip aims to enhance cryptographic operations, improving speed and reducing costs.

🔒 Vitalik Buterin Supports Railgun: Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin transferred $1 million in ETH to Railgun, a privacy protocol, on August 19. This highlights his ongoing support for privacy tools in crypto.