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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink reaffirmed his supportive stance on Bitcoin, describing it as “digital gold” and emphasizing its potential as…
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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink reaffirmed his supportive stance on Bitcoin, describing it as “digital gold” and emphasizing its potential as…
Former President Donald Trump’s chances of winning the U.S. presidential election jumped following a failed assassination attempt on Saturday. Around…
The following is a guest post from Mike Romanenko, CVO and Co-Founder of Kyrrex. The European crypto landscape is on…
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The pseudonymous lead developers of memecoin Shiba Inu (SHIB), Shytoshi Kusama and Kaal Dhairya, gave their first-ever interview to the…
Kraken Head of Strategy Thomas Perfumo said spot Ethereum (ETH) ETFs could help the crypto sector while commenting on political…
The SEC has closed its investigation into Hiro Systems and the Stacks blockchain without recommending any enforcement action, according to…
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Coinbase said crypto voters will play a significant role in the upcoming US presidential election and have the potential to…
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Kraken announced that it has co-founded the Blockchain Security Standards Council (BSSC) with several other major industry players to enhance…
Bitwise CCO Katherine Dowling said spot Ethereum ETFs are “close to the finish line” while noting that the SEC is…
Paxful Inc. co-founder and former CTO Artur Schaback pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges related to failing to maintain an effective…
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Tokenization has taken center stage in Web3 over the past year, drawing immense investment and attention from BlackRock, JPMorgan, and…
Olubukola Akinwumi, the deputy director of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), accused Binance of conducting transactions reserved for authorized…
OpenAI experienced a security breach in 2023 but did not disclose the incident outside the company, the New York Times…
Former Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli, who served during the Obama administration, has accused US regulators of intentionally stifling the…
South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) plans to tighten oversight of crypto trading platforms under its jurisdiction to eliminate fraudulent…
Tracking and analyzing transfer volumes is crucial for understanding the underlying economic activity within the Bitcoin network. Spikes in transfer…
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Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network’s litigation administrator has initiated legal action against account holders who have not settled liabilities related…
Quick Take Short-term holders (STHs) are investors who have acquired Bitcoin within the last 155 days, while long-term holders (LTHs)…
Quick Take At the end of 2023, VanEck made 15 ambitious predictions for the digital assets market in 2024. Here’s…
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Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, has once again voiced his concerns regarding the state of cryptocurrency regulation, particularly in the…
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit against Binance and its co-founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) is set to proceed…
Coinbase Derivatives plans to launch margined futures contracts for Avalanche (AVAX), Chainlink (LINK), Polkadot (DOT), Stellar (XLM), and Shiba Inu…
The SEC has filed a new lawsuit against Consensys for alleged violations of federal securities laws. The complaint centers on…
Keisha Lance Bottoms, soon to be Joe Biden’s senior campaign adviser, told the media that crypto is a nonpartisan issue.…
Bitcoin miner CleanSpark has agreed to acquire its rival GRIID Infrastructure for $155 million, according to a June 27 statement.…
Chiliz, a leading blockchain platform specializing in sports and entertainment fan tokens, is embroiled in a legal dispute with a…
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan has predicted that the impending spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) will see a $15 billion net…
Crypto derivatives markets: Bitcoin vs. Ethereum Andjela Radmilac · 1 day ago CryptoSlate’s latest market report dives deep into the…
Onchain Highlights DEFINITION: The percentage of circulating supply in profit, i.e. the percentage of existing coins whose price at the…
Quick Take Bitcoin experienced a continuous drop from roughly $70,000 to $60,000 within a 17-day span in June 2024. Throughout…
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have been collectively refunded around $310,800 by the Trump 47 Committee since they exceeded the maximum…
The following is a guest post by Ben Mills, Co-Founder at Meso. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission blessed Ether…
CoinStats, the crypto portfolio app, has temporarily shut down its application to address a security incident. The company stated the…
The US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a stark warning to US financial firms, warning them…
Seven spot Ethereum ETF applicants amended their registration statements with the SEC on June 21, leading to increased expectations of…
Binance CEO Richard Teng has welcomed Standard Chartered into the crypto industry after reports revealed that the banking giant was…
A federal judge in California indicated that he is inclined to let the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) lawsuit…
Anthropic has launched Claude 3.5 Sonnet, the latest addition to its AI model lineup, claiming it surpasses previous models and…
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The Bitcoin derivatives market experienced significant volatility in the past week. In addition to fluctuations in open interest (OI), trading…
The massive selloff on June 17 caused $455 million in liquidations across assets. The effects of the selloff were felt…
Quick Take Since June 10, Bitcoin has experienced a notable decline, dropping from approximately $72,000 to as low as $65,200.…
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said its recent survey of central banks revealed that 94% of them globally are…
MicroStrategy has increased its convertible senior notes offering from an initially planned $500 million to $700 million. The notes will…
Coinbase objected to the SEC’s $2.6 billion budget request for the 2025 fiscal year. In a statement to CryptoSlate on…
Valkyrie Asset Management, Bitcoin ETF Company in North America Valkyrie Investments is a specialized alternative asset management firm at the…
Stablecoin issuer Paxos downsized its workforce by 20% despite robust finances and optimistic growth projections in the stablecoin market, Bloomberg…
Moonbeam Network, a Web3 smart contract platform, has launched a $13 million funding initiative to boost its ecosystem growth in…
Elon Musk dropped his lawsuit against OpenAI, according to two June 11 court filings. One filing states that Musk, as…
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Investor confidence in crypto-related investment products surged last week, buoyed by the US macroeconomic situation. In its latest weekly report,…
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The following is a guest article from Vincent Maliepaard, Marketing Director at IntoTheBlock What is BlackRock’s BUIDL Fund? The BUIDL…
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Dora Factory, a leading blockchain infrastructure provider, airdropped its native DORA token to over 1 million Cosmos Hub stakers on…
Core Scientific (CORZ) has rejected an “unsolicited” $1 billion buyout offer from CoreWeave, deeming it significantly undervalued and not in…
Kerrisdale Capital sent a complaint about crypto miner Riot Platforms to Texas officials over concerns related to safety hazards and…
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Google released a new policy working paper on June 4 titled “Generative AI and Privacy,” emphasizing the critical need for…
Thailand looks to ban Facebook next week over crypto ad scams Crime 10 months ago Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy…
A new survey reveals that 72% of organizations have adopted AI in at least one area as of March 2024,…
Hardware hacker Joe Grand and his team successfully recovered $3 million worth of Bitcoin from a software wallet that had…
The following is a guest post from Yaniv Baruch, COO at Playnance. The first quarter of 2024 reinvigorated investors’ sentiment…
Onchain Highlights DEFINITION: Balances on exchanges are the total amount of coins held on exchange addresses. Bitcoin’s balance on exchanges…
The following is a guest post from Tim Haldorsson, CEO of Lunar Strategy. In nine short years, Ethereum has gone…
The following is a guest post by Felix Mohr, Co-founder at MohrWolfe.In an age where our digital footprints are scattered…
US President Joe Biden vetoed H.J. Res. 109, which aimed to overturn the of the SEC’s controversial SAB 121 rule,…
Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, has provided a detailed reflection on the Bitcoin block size wars, a significant conflict within…
Onchain Highlights DEFINITION: Bitcoin futures open interest (OI) is the total amount of funds allocated in open futures contracts. Bitcoin…
Blockchain analytical platform Nansen said Singapore’s largest bank, DBS, is an Ethereum whale after identifying a wallet purportedly belonging to…
BlackRock amended the S-1 registration statement for its spot Ethereum ETF in a May 29 filing, marking a step toward…
Quick Take According to data from The Block, Bitcoin’s spot market volume saw a consistent upward trend from September 2023…
Quick Take As the end of the month approaches, significant options expiries for both Bitcoin and Ethereum are set for…
JP Morgan managing director and global market strategist Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou said ETFs for Solana (SOL) and other assets are unlikely…
Artificial intelligence firm xAI has secured $6 billion in a Series B funding round, according to a May 27 statement.…
The following is a guest post from Ashton Wolfe, the managing partner at MohrWolfe. In the whirlwind world of crypto,…
Farallon Capital Management, Cetera Investment Advisers, and BigSur Wealth Management have reported multi-million dollar investments in spot Bitcoin ETFs in…
the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas granted partial summary judgment in favor of the Securities and…
Quick Take Bitcoin is currently trading just below $70,000, a critical resistance level, while its all-time high (ATH) stands around…
The US House of Representatives passed the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21) on May 22.…
Quick Take According to Newhedge data, Bitcoin’s difficulty is set to adjust tomorrow at around 9 am GMT on May…
Runes launched on April 20, the day of Bitcoin’s fourth halving. Fueled by the hype surrounding the much-anticipated halving, they…
Inferno Drainer, a notorious crypto wallet-draining kit provider, has resumed operations after abruptly shutting down last November, according to a…
An unknown attacker exploited the blockchain gaming project Gala Games on May 20 for approximately $200 million, according to reports.…
Quick Take Historically, deposits onto exchanges tend to outpace withdrawals, with one notable exception in the past five years occurring…
The following is a guest post from Bakhrom Saydulloev, Product Lead at Mercuryo.Statistics works in a funny way. When experts…
Kraken could drop EU support for Tether’s USDT stablecoin, Bloomberg reported on May 17. Kraken Global Head of Regulatory Strategy…
The following is a guest post by Rajagopal Menon, the Vice President of WazirX.Come the bull market, cometh the models…
The following is a guest post from Vincent Maliepaard, Marketing Director at IntoTheBlock. According to the latest data from IntoTheBlock,…
Crypto exchange Coinbase believes the odds of the SEC approving spot Ethereum ETFs by the end of the month stand…
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have taken significant steps to expand the…
Turkey and India advanced crypto policies on May 16 that could create a framework for businesses and investors operating in…
Rune Christensen, the founder of MakerDAO, has proposed a novel solution to the Stablecoin Trilemma. This trilemma posits that achieving…
Millennium Management and Schonfeld Strategic Advisors disclosed some of the largest spot Bitcoin ETF investments among traditional financial firms to…
Degen Chain, an Ethereum layer-3 blockchain, has resumed operations two days after halting block validation. The pause, which began on…
CoinShares reported $55.2 million in revenue, gains, and other income for the first quarter. The EU crypto investment firm’s May…
Mining for the future: Bitcoin industry trends in the aftermath of the halving Andjela Radmilac · 22 hours ago CryptoSlate’s…
OpenAI announced a new model, GPT-4o, which will soon allow real-time conversation with an AI assistant. In a May 13…
Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, has responded to Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse‘s claims that the US government was targeting the…
JP Morgan and Wells Fargo are the latest major global banks to disclose exposure to Bitcoin via some of the…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended that Nigeria embrace the regulated use of digital assets by licensing international crypto…
The sun can produce massive flares of particles and radiation that can have a significant impact on Earth. Scientists have…
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry said new legislation that will give the crypto industry greater clarity regarding regulatory…
Ark Invest and 21 Shares dropped staking plans in their updated spot Ethereum ETF proposal on May 10. The firms’…
Kraken has refuted the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) claims that its platform listed securities, pointing out that the financial…
Marathon Digital Holdings reported a record net income of $337.2 million in 2024’s first quarter. The firm’s quarterly net income,…
The Wall Street Journal published an exclusive report on May 9 alleging that Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, fired…
Robinhood reported $36 billion in crypto notional trading volume during the first quarter of 2024, a 224% increase year over…
Stablecoin issuer Tether has expanded its mining endeavors by collaborating with Swan’s Managed Bitcoin Mining service. According to the press…
House Republicans are gearing up to challenge the SEC’s controversial rule regarding digital asset custody, labeling it as an overreach…
Binance CEO Richard Teng has called for the release of Tigran Gambaryan, the exchange’s detained executive in Nigeria. In an…
The Digital Chamber, a crypto trade association, condemned the SEC for submitting a Wells notice to Robinhood Crypto. In a…
Bitfinex Chief Technology Officer Paolo Ardoino has debunked rumors that the crypto exchange suffered a database exploit recently. Over the…
Even if you’re not an avid ‘Cosmonaut,’ you’re probably familiar with Sunny Aggarwal, the co-founder of Osmosis Labs. With an…
On May 3, the US DOJ announced charges against former executives of Cred, a bankrupt crypto lending and investing firm.…
Alexander Vinnik, a Russian national who operated the crypto exchange BTC-e, pled guilty to charges of money laundering conspiracy in…
The following is a guest post from Shane Neagle. Regardless of an asset’s fundamentals, its value is governed by one…
Former SEC Division of Enforcement Assistant Director Jennifer Lee said on May 2 that Donald Trump’s possible reelection likely won’t…
CleanSpark has released its first monthly unaudited Bitcoin mining and operations update since the halving. The company exceeded 17 EH/s…
Stronghold Digital Mining announced it is considering a sale or other strategic alternatives aimed at maximizing shareholder value. The announcement…
Fintech giant Block is under scrutiny by federal prosecutors from the Southern District of New York following allegations of significant…
According to the latest data from web analytics firm StatCounter, Google’s share of the North American search market has fallen…
Bitcoin (BTC) reclaimed the crucial $60,000 support level in a show of resilience after bears made an attempt to sweep…
Hong Kong’s debut of Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) commenced with modest trading volumes, tallying up to 87.58 million…
As Hong Kong braces for the debut of its first spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, expectations are soaring that the…
Maksim Balashevich, CEO of crypto analytics firm Santiment, believes Bitcoin’s market conditions post-halving suggest a period of ongoing redistribution followed…
The following is a guest post by Nischal Shetty, co-founder and President at Shardeum. The bull market has shown signs…
The UK government enacted new laws on April 26 that grant the National Crime Agency (NCA) and police enhanced powers…
The following is a guest post by Alexander Mamasidikov, the CEO of CrossFi. The world of financial transactions is transforming,…
Binance could strengthen its defense against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by drawing on an unrelated case. On…
Custodia Bank filed a notice of appeal in its ongoing case against the US Federal Reserve on April 26. The…
Investor interest in spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) appears to be waning, with outflows totaling $218 million in the past…
Terraform Labs (TFL) announced changes to its operations on April 25 in light of a recent court ruling related to…
The financial behemoth had initially greenlit BTC ETF purchases following approval earlier this year. However, these transactions were strictly initiated…
International authorities collaborated to shut down Samourai Wallet and arrested its two founders on April 24 after the US Department…
Nigerian authorities are gearing up for the next phase of their crackdown on crypto trading, targeting peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms like…
Jack Dorsey’s firm Block has unveiled a significant advancement in Bitcoin (BTC) mining technology with the completion of its three-nanometer…
Solana memecoin pre-sales have rugged investors of over $25 million within the past month as more than 50% of the…
US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said he wants to put the “entire US budget” on blockchain so Americans…
Kenyan authorities are gearing up to extradite Nadeem Anjarwalla, a Binance executive sought by the Nigerian government. Over the weekend,…
The following is a guest post by Mark Gofaizen, Senior Partner at Gofaizen & Sherle. As the MiCA regulation that…
The IRS published a draft version of its 1099-DA reporting form and controversially included unhosted crypto wallets among its targets…
The following is a guest post by Kadan Stadelmann, CTO of Komodo Blockchain. From AI Models on Bitcoin to AI…
FTX investors may drop claims against the company’s co-founder and former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, in return for his support. Bloomberg…
Crypto exchange HashKey said it would end support for Binance-related transactions next month. In an April 19 statement, the Hong…
Bitcoin’s price momentarily exceeded $65,000 as the market reacted to seemingly reducing geopolitical tensions between Israel and Iran. During the…
SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci said that Bitcoin is “still very young” in terms of adoption and predicted significant long-term…
Worldcoin Foundation announced on April 16 that it will launch a proprietary Layer-2 network on Ethereum called World Chain —…
Glassnode data shows that OG Bitcoin holders, or Fish (yellow), those holding between 1 – 10 BTC, still have the…
Solana-based proof-of-work project (PoW) Ore has suspended its mining operations immediately, citing network congestion and instability issues. The halt follows…
US Senators Elizabeth Warren and Charles Grassley have formally requested a detailed accounting of all interactions between Commodity Futures Trading…
Hong Kong further solidified its status as a crypto hub, with several issuers reporting approval of their spot Bitcoin and…
The following is a guest post by Kadan Stadelmann, the CTO of Komodo Blockchain. The US has undergone an immense…
Portugal-based Nova SBE Blockchain Club is hosting the fourth edition of the Lisbon Blockchain Conference on April 24 to discuss…
Blockchain Oracle provider Chainlink introduced two groundbreaking features aimed at enhancing cross-chain transactions. In an April 11 statement, the network…
Decentralized finance lending platforms MarginFi, SolBlaze, and Solend have found themselves embroiled in a heated dispute, with accusations of misconduct…
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) warned that crypto markets are highly concentrated on April 10. ESMA said concentration…
The market value to realized value (MVRV) ratio is one of the most important indicators for analyzing the Bitcoin market.…
Bitcoin and crypto are no longer seen as a fleeting “fad” among consumers — the majority now consider them an…
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Following a nine-day trial, a jury found Terraform Labs and its co-founder Do Kwon liable for defrauding investors who lost…
The persistent disconnect between policymakers and technology invariably results in proposed and approved regulations overlooking pertinent parts of new technologies.…
Discover the cities of Jericoacoara, Rolante, and São Thomé das Letras, three tourist cities using Bitcoin as everyday money. Understand…
Three blockchain advocacy groups have filed amicus curiae briefs on April 5 to defend Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm from…
Bitcoin (BTC) surged 5% on April 4, briefly topping $69,400, despite a wider market rout in US equities, showcasing its…
Quick Take On April 3, Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced a notable increase in net inflows, reaching $113.5 million,…
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) recorded lower outflows for the first time since the launch of spot Bitcoin ETFs on April…
A recent report by Coinbase has brought attention to the burgeoning restaking sector within Ethereum’s DeFi landscape, pinpointing a series…
Quick Take Bitcoin’s price took a tumble on April 2, briefly dipping just to $66,000 before recovering slightly to around…
Decentralized exchanges on the Solana blockchain have set a new monthly record for trading volume, surpassing $60.34 billion in March,…
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The following is a guest post from John deVadoss, Governing Board of the Global Blockchain Business Council in Geneva and…
The following is a guest post from Evgeny Filichkin, an Investment Advisor at Keytom neobank. When Bitcoin cleared the $69,000…
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently articulated a reflective and forward-looking perspective on the evolution of memecoins within the crypto ecosystem.…
A Wyoming court has ruled against Caitlin Long’s Custodia Bank by determining that the lender is not entitled to a…
Quick Take Bitcoin has experienced a remarkable first quarter in 2024, as reported by Coinglass, with the digital asset surging…
Quick Take The digital asset market is witnessing an accelerated phase of Bitcoin (BTC) accumulation across two distinct cohorts: Shrimps…
Detained Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan has initiated legal action against Nigerian authorities, including the National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu…
The Bitcoin sell-side risk ratio is calculated by dividing the sum of all profits and losses realized on-chain by the…
Fidelity Investments has taken another step in its effort to launch a spot Ethereum ETF, filing a registration statement on…
SWIFT said on March 25 that it discovered several applications for its central bank digital currency (CBDC) solution following a…
Ripple‘s developer arm, RippleX, revealed that some of the recently introduced Automated Market Maker (AMM) pools on XRP Ledger (XRPL) encountered…
BlackRock and Fidelity Investment’s spot Bitcoin ETFs — IBIT and FBTC — have become the most popular funds the two…
Web3 has always felt like an inclusive and empowering community to be a part of. In making the transition from…
Members of the Solana community and the crypto ecosystem denounced the recent surge in inflammatory memecoins on March 22. Unknown…
The Worldcoin Foundation has released the core software components of its ORB technology into the open-source domain, providing a key…
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a global artificial intelligence (AI) resolution on March 21. The new resolution aims to…