The Near Foundation, an organization behind the NEAR blockchain, urged the winding down of the USN stablecoin and announced a $40 million fund for a “USN Protection Programme.” The foundation is setting aside the funds, which it says is equal to the amount of a “collateral gap” associated with the undercollateralization of the USN project….

Crypto-staking platform Freeway, which touted up to 43% annual rewards, halted withdrawals and deposits on its platform on Oct. 23, citing market volatility. The platform also deleted its team details, which allegedly hints at a rug pull, according to FatManTerra. As a result, the platform’s native token FWT was down more than 70% over the…