ConsenSys says it collects user data related to its on-chain wallet service MetaMask, following a similar announcement by decentralized exchange Uniswap (Parikshit Mishra/CoinDesk)

Sam Kessler / CoinDesk:
After criticism from users, ConsenSys revises MetaMask’s data collection policies, including stopping logging IP addresses alongside transaction data  —  ConsenSys clarified its data sharing practices and said it will rebuild MetaMaks’ settings page to address user concerns.

Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez / Fortune:
PayPal launches an integration with MetaMask that allows users to purchase and transfer ETH, rolling out to all US customers in the coming weeks  —  Users of the popular MetaMask Web3 wallet will soon be able to buy the second-most-popular cryptocurrency, Ether, via PayPal.

Taylor Locke / Fortune:
Uniswap Labs launches an NFT marketplace aggregator with listings from OpenSea, LooksRare, NFTX, and others, after acquiring the aggregator Genie in June  —  Though sales of nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, have dropped substantially amid the ongoing Crypto Winter, Uniswap Labs remains bullish on the future of the market.

Parikshit Mishra / CoinDesk:
Charles Schwab, Citadel, Fidelity, and others announce cryptocurrency exchange EDX Markets, that will leverage tech from US stock market MEMX  —  The exchange will be led by Jamil Nazarali, a former senior executive at trading giant Citadel Securities.  —  Financial heavyweights including …

Parikshit Mishra / CoinDesk:
USDC stablecoin developer Circle ends its planned SPAC merger with Concord Acquisition Corp., announced in July 2021, by mutual agreement  —  The firm had announced plans to go public in July of 2021.  —  Circle, the company behind stablecoin USDC, has terminated its agreement …

Jeff John Roberts / Fortune:
DeFi startup Uniswap Labs, which runs a decentralized exchange, raised a $165M Series B led by Polychain and plans to build an NFT aggregator  —  Uniswap Labs on Thursday announced a $165 million Series B funding round, led by Polychain Capital, that values the company at $1.66 billion.