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According to DL News, the founding team of Uniswap Labs won a patent infringement lawsuit this week. The case against its decentralized exchange (DEX) was brought by the founders of Bancor, but New York District Judge John Koeltl ruled on Tuesday to dismiss the lawsuit, stating that the plaintiff failed to present a reasonable request for relief. The case involves the code used in Uniswap's original protocol from 2018.Bprotocol Foundation and LocalCoin Ltd. accused the code of belonging to Bancor's patented infrastructure, claiming that Uniswap Labs "profited significantly" without permission. Uniswap's Assistant General Counsel Jolie Yang stated, "This victory is significant for the DeFi community, protecting developers to innovate and improve existing concepts without the worry of patent trolls." The ruling noted that Bancor's patent claims abstract concepts like currency exchange, which are not protected under U.S. patent law. The mechanism (CPAMM) was initially proposed by Bancor in 2017, promoted by Uniswap in 2018, and became a mainstream design for early DEXs; Bancor had previously open-sourced the CPAMM code.

The New York Federal Court dismissed the patent infringement lawsuit filed by entities associated with the Bancor protocol against Uniswap. The judge ruled that the relevant patents involve abstract concepts related to cryptocurrency exchange rate calculations, which do not qualify for patent protection under U.S. patent law. The court rejected the plaintiffs' argument that implementing a pricing formula on blockchain infrastructure made it patentable, stating that merely confining an abstract concept to a specific technological environment does not make it patentable. The plaintiffs have 21 days to submit a revised complaint.Uniswap founder Hayden Adams briefly stated on social media that a lawyer just told us we won.

Uniswap founder Hayden Adams posted on the X platform stating that lawyers informed him that Uniswap has won the lawsuit.Previously, Bprotocol Foundation and LocalCoin Ltd. filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, accusing Uniswap Labs and Uniswap Foundation of infringing on their patent related to the constant product automated market maker (CPAMM) infrastructure obtained in 2017.Bancor claims that Uniswap used its core smart contract technology without authorization and is seeking damages. A spokesperson for Uniswap Labs previously stated that the lawsuit is baseless and argued that its protocol code has been publicly available for years.

The United States Union Bank stated that the company is testing its self-developed stablecoin on the Stellar blockchain.

According to GlobeNewswire, Bitcoin Bancorp today announced its quarterly financial results for the period ending September 30, 2025. The company's revenue for the third quarter was $684,400, a year-over-year increase of 93%; total revenue for the first nine months was $1,692,700, a year-over-year increase of 19.88%.It is reported that Bitcoin Bancorp is the only company in the United States with a foundational patent for Bitcoin ATMs, and its total market capitalization on the U.S. stock market is approximately $40 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jin10 reports, regional banks in the United States are facing a crisis again, dragging down bank stock prices significantly. Zions Bancorp's stock price fell by as much as 15%, as the company disclosed that its wholly-owned subsidiary, California Bank & Trust, recorded a $50 million impairment charge on a loan underwritten. Western Alliance Bancorp's stock price fell by as much as 13%. Affected by this news, the KBW Bank Index in the U.S. stock market closed down 3.6%.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jin10, US Bancorp has announced the reintroduction of cryptocurrency custody services for institutional clients and the expansion of its product offerings, including Bitcoin ETFs.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, U.S. Bancorp CEO Gunjan Kedia revealed at the Morgan Stanley Financial Conference that the bank's crypto custody business has regained momentum under the support of the Trump administration's policies and is currently exploring business opportunities in the stablecoin sector.Kedia stated that the crypto custody service launched by the bank in 2021 faced development obstacles due to regulatory uncertainty during the Biden administration, but recent institutional demand has significantly rebounded. She pointed out that the current focus is on stablecoin payments, and the bank may issue its own stablecoin or provide infrastructure services such as reserve asset custody through collaborative models. Kedia also noted that currently, 90% of stablecoin transactions still occur within the circulation of cryptocurrencies.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Uniswap responded that the lawsuit is "baseless," emphasizing that its protocol code has been publicly available for a long time, and condemned the move as an interference with the momentum of DeFi development. Bancor's actions have sparked controversy on social media, being criticized as "against the spirit of Web3." Uniswap CEO Hayden Adams also mocked the lawsuit in a post, calling it "not worth mentioning."Previous news, Bancor sued Uniswap for infringing its DEX smart contract technology patent.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the developers behind Bancor have filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Uniswap Labs and the Uniswap Foundation, accusing them of illegally using its underlying decentralized trading platform technology.The lawsuit was filed by the nonprofit organization Bprotocol Foundation, which supports the development of the Bancor protocol, and Bancor's original developer LocalCoin Ltd. The lawsuit has been submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleging that the Uniswap protocol is built on Bancor's patented Constant Product Automated Market Maker (CPAMM) infrastructure.Bancor invented the CPAMM model in 2016 and developed a mechanism for permissionless on-chain trading supported by smart contracts. The protocol published its white paper in 2017 and submitted a U.S. patent application. Bancor was granted two patents that same year and launched the first CPAMM-based DEX.The lawsuit claims that the original protocol launched by Uniswap in November 2018 used the same CPAMM design without authorization. Bancor accuses Uniswap of deploying its intellectual property without consent, thereby "profiting unfairly."

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, Fifth Third Bancorp, headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, has been establishing partnerships with cryptocurrency companies for about five years, but has not made significant investments until the regulatory environment became clearer. According to the bank's strategic officer, the timing for this has now arrived.Fifth Third Bank's Chief Strategy Officer Ben Hoffman stated that after building a small customer base of cryptocurrency clients using the bank's deposit accounts and payment capabilities, the bank is considering how to further expand its cryptocurrency business. These clients use the bank's services to handle operational matters such as payroll and income receipt.It is reported that Fifth Third Bank in the United States can trace its origins back to the Bank of the Ohio Valley, founded in 1858 in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1871, the Bank of the Ohio Valley was acquired by the Third National Bank, and in the early 20th century, the Third National Bank merged with the Fifth National Bank, with the merged bank being renamed Fifth Third Bank.

ChainCatcher news, a Texas federal judge dismissed the securities class action against the DeFi project Bancor protocol operators. Judge Robert Pitman agreed with the opinion of the court, ruling that the plaintiffs failed to prove that U.S. courts have jurisdiction over foreign defendants.The ruling indicates that Bancor's foreign operations are not subject to U.S. securities laws, and the plaintiffs cannot sue Bancor in the U.S. for its suspension of investment protection features. The judge also noted that Bancor and its founders do not have sufficient ties to the U.S., suggesting that the plaintiffs could file a lawsuit in an Israeli court.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the open-source DeFi protocol ecosystem Bancor has announced the expansion of the permissionless arbitrage trading bot Arb Fast Lane to the Linea network, which is now officially live, bringing the first of its kind arbitrage trading bot to Linea.It is reported that Arb Fast Lane uses markets created by the licensed Carbon DeFi deployment and its surrounding infrastructure to identify and execute complex arbitrage trades.

ChainCatcher news, the open-source DeFi protocol ecosystem Bancor announced on social media that Concentrated Liquidity 2.0 is now live on Ethereum, Base, Fantom, Mantle, and the upcoming SeiNetwork v2, offering greater flexibility and lower fees.

ChainCatcher news, according to CryptoSlate, US Bancorp has disclosed that its total investment in spot Bitcoin ETFs exceeds $15 million. It purchased approximately 87,744 shares of Fidelity's FBTC, valued at $5.4 million, 46,011 shares of Grayscale's GBTC, valued at $2.9 million, and 178,567 shares of BlackRock's IBIT, valued at $7.2 million. According to the company's latest 13F filing, its total investment amounts to $71.8 billion. US Bancorp is one of the largest bank holding companies in the United States, with assets under management (AUM) exceeding $663 billion by the end of 2023.Additionally, Edmond De Rothschild Holding SA has disclosed that its total investment in spot Bitcoin ETFs exceeds $4.2 million. It purchased 103,600 shares of BlackRock's IBIT, valued at just under $4.2 million. It also reported holding 1,300 shares of GBTC, valued at $82,121. According to the company's latest 13F filing, its total investment amounts to $6 billion.

ChainCatcher news, the open-source DeFi protocol Bancor has announced that its Arb Fast Lane bot has expanded to the Mantle Network.It is reported that Arb Fast Lane is an open-source, permissionless trading bot that enables the Mantle community to engage in automated arbitrage, enhancing ecosystem participation and market efficiency. The bot has already been trading on multiple top DEXs and will further improve efficiency, liquidity, and accessibility through upgrades and enhancements.

According to ChainCatcher, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, the decentralized community Bancor DAO, which oversees the Bancor DEX, is facing a class-action lawsuit. The lawsuit claims that Bancor DAO deceived investors regarding the impermanent loss protection (ILP) mechanism for liquidity providers and that its investment products are unregistered securities.According to the lawsuit, Bancor's v2.1 investment product was launched in October 2020 and was the second investment product featuring ILP. The operating deficit was known to the defendants, who attempted to make up for it by launching a new product, v3, which promised "competitive returns... without any risk to users." However, on June 19, 2022, Bancor experienced a surge in withdrawals, leading to a "pause" in ILP. Investors were still able to withdraw assets but incurred losses that ILP was designed to prevent, ultimately resulting in tens of millions of dollars in losses for U.S. retail investors. (Cointelegraph)

According to ChainCatcher, The Block reports that the decentralized community overseeing the Bancor DEX, Bancor DAO, is considering creating an arbitrage bot named Bancor Fast Lane. This bot will search for arbitrage opportunities by exploiting price differences of the same trading pair across different markets in all available Bancor pools. The arbitrage bot is one of the ways Bancor is trying to cut its $26 million deficit. (The Block)

Chain Catcher news, the decentralized trading protocol Bancor has initiated a community proposal vote, which suggests burning 1 million BNT from the Bancor Vortex v3 treasury to observe whether the burn will have a positive impact on BNT. If the results are favorable, Bancor expects to continue proposing BNT burns in the future.It is reported that the voting is expected to end on September 29, and the current Bancor Vortex v3 treasury has collected over 940,000 tokens, with an expectation to reach 1 million BNT within the next 30 days. (Source link)