Weekend Recap: 🗞️ Markets & Macroeconomics 🇺🇸 Partial US government shutdown begins, expected to be resolved by Tuesday 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi-backed investors acquire 49% stake in WLFI for $500 million 🇮🇷 US imposes first sanctions on cryptocurrency exchange linked to Iran Projects & Community 🏴‍☠️ Step Finance hacked, losing 261,854 SOL 💰 Aster launches reserve buyback fund ⚙️ Lighter launches Lighter EVM Institutions & Capital 🏦 SoFi's Q4 revenue hits a record $1 billion 📉 BitMine Immersion faces $6 billion in ETH paper losses 📊 Tether projects $10 billion in net profit by 2025 Weekly Treasure Drop: — Infinex - Claim TGE — Ronin - Creator Program — Moonbirds - Claim TGE — Konnex - Airdrop Event — Mezo - Airdrop Chessboard — Pixie Chess - Beta Test Candidate List — Mocaverse - Mocaproof Beta Test — Upshot - Discord Character