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ChainCatcher news, according to Cryptonews, the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C. has requested the U.S. State Department to provide an update on the situation of Dmitry Vasiliev, the former CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange WEX.The Russian state news agency TASS reported that the embassy has formally submitted a request to the State Department. The embassy stated that it is "closely monitoring the situation of Dmitry Vasiliev" and has asked the U.S. State Department to provide information regarding Vasiliev's location, health status, and procedural status as soon as possible.Previous news, Poland arrests former CEO of Russian CEX WEX and will extradite him to the U.S.

Chaincatcher news, the Cardano mainnet has now completed the Vasil hard fork upgrade. The Cardano development team Input Output stated that Vasil will bring significant performance and functionality enhancements to Cardano, as well as improve network throughput, greatly enhance script performance, efficiency, and reduce costs.It is reported that the new Plutus V2 cost model will be activated on-chain when the new Epoch begins on September 27, thereby opening up the full Vasil functionality for the developer community. (source link)

Chain Catcher news, Cardano's parent company Input Output announced that the Cardano mainnet Vasil hard fork will take place on September 22. Vasil is the most significant Cardano upgrade to date, bringing higher network capacity and lower transaction costs. This upgrade will also enhance #Plutus, enabling developers to create more powerful and efficient blockchain-based applications. (Source link)