Category: Cryptocurrency

The Federal Reserve (Fed) chairman, Jerome Powell, said that the central bank regulator does not want to prevent banks from…

Bitcoin (BTC) is likely to move higher as US Treasury yields remain below 4.50%, creating a favorable macroeconomic backdrop for…

Bloomberg ETF analysts Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart have released their latest approval odds for spot altcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs)…

The founder of Aave downplayed Solana’s Kamino during an argument with the president of the Solana Foundation and the co-founder…

Swedish fintech giant Klarna has finally succumbed to pressure from its 80+ million user base to offer crypto services. The…

The following is a guest post by Laura Wallendal, CEO at AcreBTC. As I write this, Binance just had to clarify…

A government think tank has urged the Department of Justice and the US Office of Government Ethics to investigate whether…

The Cosmos ecosystem is becoming a hub for Real-World Assets (RWAs) with the recent announcement of Ondo Finance’s new Layer…

Decentralized credit protocol Maple reported that none of the platform users’ positions were liquidated during the Feb. 2 price crashes,…

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) launched a pilot program to explore tokenized non-cash collateral, including stablecoins, within regulated derivatives…

Gemini is exploring a potential initial public offering (IPO) as soon as this year, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar…

Trump Media and Technology Group Corp. (TMTG) is expanding into financial services with a new suite of investment products, including a…

The crypto industry saw ransomware payments decline by 35% in 2024, falling to $813 million from the previous year’s $1.25…

Ondo Finance has introduced Ondo Global Markets (Ondo GM), a platform designed to bring real-world assets (RWAs) such as stocks,…

Ethereum’s value against Bitcoin has hit a new low, with the ETH/BTC ratio slipping to 0.027 — its weakest level…

FTX is set to begin distributing funds to small creditors on Feb. 18, marking a key development in the defunct…

Despite Bitcoin (BTC) reaching a daily low of $91,341.25 on Feb. 3 due to President Donald Trump’s remarks on tariffs,…

DeFi protocols have seen a sharp decline in total value locked (TVL), dropping by around $15 billion in just 24…

As XRP continues its climb, racking up nods from global regulators and initiatives to expand adoption including a potential Grayscale…

The following is a guest post from Christina Comben. If you’ve been following the crypto space for any length of…

The following is a guest post by Lukas Schor, Co-Founder of Safe. 2024 has been a pivotal year for DeFi.…

Another day, another $543 million to plow into Bitcoin. With 471,107 BTC on the balance sheet so far, MicroStrategy is…

Market capitalization seems to have been the dominant driver of stock price performance last year, particularly for companies with significant…

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan has questioned the persistence of Bitcoin’s (BTC) historical four-year cycle, suggesting that recent policy…

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Tether is touting its tokenization platform Hadron and its investment in Quantoz as part of its European strategy amid regulatory…

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev warned that the US could lose its competitive edge in financial markets if regulators fail to…

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Bitwise officially filed the S-1 form for its spot Dogecoin (DOGE) exchange-traded fund (ETF) with the US Securities and Exchange…

The Sui blockchain is making strides in improving accessibility by enabling transactions through SMS. On Jan. 27, Mysten Labs Co-Founder…

Nvidia’s stock plunged 13% as the Jan. 26 trading session began, erasing approximately $465 billion in market value. This marks…

The following is a guest post from Rostyslav Bortman, Founder at Ethereum Ukraine. Let’s face it: although 2024 was a…

The following article is an op-ed by João Victor Alves Souza from Boletim Bitcoin. Stablecoins have exploded in popularity in recent…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin issued a stark warning about the potential dangers of “politician coins,” calling them a “perfect bribery…

Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) has been named the first chair of the newly established Senate Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets,…

OpenAI has challenged the jurisdiction of an Indian court to compel the removal of ChatGPT’s training data, asserting that such…

Available exclusively via One year of Bitcoin ETFs and 1,100,000 BTC Andjela Radmilac · 2 hours ago CryptoSlate’s latest market…

Circle announced on Jan. 21 the acquisition of the tokenization firm Hashnote, the issuer of the USYC token. Additionally, the…

Binance, the largest crypto exchange by trading volume, said its users collectively transferred $26 billion in peer-to-peer remittances between 2022…

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Rumble, a Tether-backed video-sharing platform, has made its first Bitcoin acquisition two months after adopting the top crypto as a…

The following article is an op-ed by Mike Romanenko, CVO & Co-founder of Kyrrex. The crypto industry in Europe is…

On Friday evening in Washington DC, President-elect Donald Trump announced the launch of a Solana-based memecoin, TRUMP, just days ahead…

The following is a guest post by Peter Curk, CEO at ICONOMI. The year 2024 has marked a turning point…

Multichain Capital partners Tushar Jain and Vishal Kankani introduced a proposal to address the inflation of Solana’s native crypto, SOL. …

Crypto trading firm and market maker Wintermute registered a 240% yearly growth in traditional finance firms’ activity in its over-the-counter…

As the United States prepares for Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, interest in Bitcoin among US investors has increased…

Blockchain developer Michael Lewellen has filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Justice (DOJ), accusing the President Joe Biden…

Leading asset management firm VanEck has submitted an application for an Onchain Economy Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF), according to a Jan. 15 filing with…

The total liquidations between Jan. 14 and Jan. 15 reached $201.87 million, with a skewed distribution favoring short positions. Data…

World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a DeFi initiative linked to US President-elect Donald Trump, has addressed concerns about recent Ethereum transactions…

Bitcoin’s pullback to $90,000 caused quite a stir in the market. Although its recovery to above $96,000 on Jan. 14…

Blockchain security firm Elliptic reported that Huione—an online marketplace platform used for illicit activities—has launched USDH, a dollar-pegged stablecoin. According…

Bitcoin’s volatility intensified in the second week of January, with its price falling 6.25% between Jan. 6 and Jan. 12…

Russia has seen a sharp rise in Bitcoin mining activity as citizens and businesses turn to crypto mining for additional…

The following is a guest post from John deVadoss, Co-Founder of the InterWork Alliancez. The crypto universe is currently obsessed…

North Dakota lawmakers introduced a House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) on Jan. 7, encouraging the State Treasurer and the State Investment…

A recent report by Bitwise and VettaFi reveals that 56% of financial advisors are more likely to invest in crypto…

Four spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) figured among the 20 ETFs with the most significant assets under management (AUM)…

Oh, an innovative platform blending AI with Web3 technology has secured $4.5 million in seed funding, according to a Jan.…

The new year hasn’t brought stability to Bitcoin’s price, with BTC experiencing significant volatility this week. The volatility peaked on…

The UK Treasury has introduced an amendment to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA), effective January 31, to…

Bitcoin (BTC) and the wider crypto market may be entering a new era of widespread adoption, but investors are far…

South Korea is reportedly preparing to relax its restrictions on crypto trading for institutional investors, signaling a significant shift in…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin’s latest blog post reflects on the progress of decentralized and democratic differential defensive acceleration, or d/acc…

Bitcoin fluctuated between $92,000 and $100,000 through late December before reclaiming $102,000 by Jan. 6. CryptoQuant data suggests that reduced…

Enron has officially embraced its role as a parody, unveiling a comedic product dubbed the “Enron Egg,” a fictitious micro-nuclear…

MicroStrategy disclosed the acquisition of 1,070 Bitcoin for $101 million in a Jan. 6 filing with the US Securities and…

The following is a guest post from Forest Bai, Co-Founder at Foresight Ventures. As we look ahead to 2025, the…

In the evolving landscape of digital finance, MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets) stands as a transformative framework poised to reshape the…

Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal shared documents revealing that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) urged banks to halt…

The following is a guest article from Jackie Bona, Co-founder and CEO at Valora. Five Challenges Standing in the Way…

India has intensified efforts to curb crypto-related scams by collaborating with tech giants Google and Meta (formerly Facebook), according to…

The US dollar has surged to its strongest levels in years, fueled by optimism surrounding Donald Trump’s return to the…

Crypto venture capital investments grew 26.1% in 2024 compared to the previous year, with 1,535 projects publicly disclosed, according to…

T3 Financial Crime Unit (T3 FCU) has frozen criminal assets valued at $100 million across five continents. Formed by Tether,…

Jordan’s government has introduced a new Blockchain Technology Policy for 2025, which aims to increase transparency, improve public services, and…

Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum’s co-founder, has donated 50 ETH (approximately $170,000) to support the legal defense of Roman Storm, a Tornado…

Switzerland’s Federal Chancellery has approved the formal submission of the “Bitcoin Initiative,” a proposed constitutional amendment that would require the…

The following is a guest post from Christina Comben. I first met Mark Moss at the entrance to the media…

DEXs registered new monthly trading volume records in December on spot and derivatives markets, with Solana-based protocols dominating the sector,…

Bitcoin’s price fell by 2% within an hour after MicroStrategy announced its eighth consecutive weekly BTC acquisition. According to CryptoSlate’s data, the market…

Pig butchering scams led to $3.6 billion in crypto losses in 2024, emerging as the most significant fraud scheme of…

Montenegro’s Minister of Justice, Bojan Božović, has signed an order to extradite Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon to the US.…

The following article is an op-ed by Laurent Benayoun, CEO of Acheron Trading. Algorithmic trading, or “algo trading”, has swiftly…

Stephen Akridge, co-founder of Solana, is embroiled in a legal dispute with his ex-wife, Elisa Rossi, over alleged misappropriation of…

CryptoQuant community analyst Maartunn shared data indicating that the XRP Ledger’s (XRPL) velocity has risen in the past few weeks…

The crypto market is ending the year on a strong note as a record $18 billion worth of options contracts…

The rise of crypto has become a breeding ground for financial scams in France, contributing to a surge in fraudulent…

The total value locked (TVL) in DeFi protocols saw significant volatility in the past week, dropping from $140.95 billion on…

Montenegro’s Constitutional Court unanimously rejected Terraform Labs’ co-founder Do Kwon’s appeal regarding a verdict on his extradition over legal issues,…

The holiday spirit failed to bring any stability to the crypto market, with Bitcoin seeing its price drop from $97,300…

Decentralized Science (DeSci) is poised for remarkable growth in 2025, fueled by utility memecoins, according to a recent report by…

Bitcoin’s rise and subsequent fall from its new ATH of $108,200 spurred quite a bit of market activity. Last week’s…

Bitcoin’s stint at its new all-time high of $108,200 was short-lived. In less than a week, its price dropped by…

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SpaceX uses stablecoins to dodge foreign exchange risks, Silicon Valley venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya said in the All-In podcast on…

Coinbase’s latest market outlook for 2025 identifies tokenization, DeFi resurgence, and a shift toward pro-crypto regulation in the US as…

The following is a guest post by Jakub Ondrasek, CEO at Clore AI. Tech innovations such as AI, cryptocurrency, quantum…

Marathon Digital Holdings is redefining the narrative around Bitcoin mining by repurposing its excess heat to benefit communities in Finland.…

The recent downturn in the crypto market, marked by significant losses for major altcoins like Ethereum, Solana, and XRP, is…

Bitcoin mining giants Marathon Digital Holdings and Hut 8 have capitalized on Bitcoin’s recent correction by making multi-billion-dollar investments in…

Bitcoin’s price experienced a sharp pullback following the US Federal Reserve’s recent rate cut, but market experts like Bitwise CIO…

The Polygon community has decided against a proposal to deploy $1.3 billion in stablecoins from its Proof of Stake (PoS)…

Bitcoin’s price has seen notable volatility ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision later today, retracing from a recent…

The size and popularity of the Bitcoin options market have made it one of the best tools for gauging market…

The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has rolled out stricter rules targeting influencers promoting crypto-related products without transparency. Under…

Bitcoin’s mining ecosystem has reached unprecedented levels in terms of difficulty as hashrate reached new highs along with the price.…

CoinShares’ latest report showed that the crypto sector experienced $3.2 billion in inflow last week, extending its streak to 10…

The following is a guest post from Shane Neagle, Editor In Chief from The Tokenist. With US presidential elections concluded,…

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the internet login system is essentially as old as the internet itself. In the 1960s and 1970s, as…

The following is a guest article from Vincent Maliepaard, Marketing Director at IntoTheBlock. As Bitcoin surpassed its all-time high earlier…

BiT Global has filed a lawsuit against Coinbase, the largest crypto trading platform in the United States, according to a…

OpenAI has countered Elon Musk’s recent lawsuit, emphasizing that the billionaire had previously advocated for the company’s shift to a…

The Cardano Foundation (CF) has regained control of its official X account after it was compromised in a hacking incident.…

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has fined Bit Trade—the operator behind the Kraken exchange—$5 million for unlawfully issuing…

Bitcoin (BTC) miner Riot Platforms has successfully completed a $525 million senior note offering, according to a Dec. 11 filing…

Velocity measures how frequently Bitcoin moves within a given period. It’s calculated by dividing the total transaction value by the…

Options are often a leading market indicator, reflecting traders’ expectations for price direction and volatility. This dynamic is especially true…

Anthony Scaramucci has projected China’s return to Bitcoin mining and integrating Bitcoin into its reserve assets, making this claim during…

Stablecoin issuer Tether reported 109 million on-chain wallets holding USDT at the start of the fourth quarter, according to a…

Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, has publicly expressed dissatisfaction with how CBS News’ 60 Minutes portrayed his interview. The Dec.…

The following article is an op-ed by Tyler Adams, CEO & Co-Founder at COZ. For the last two years, crypto…

The following is a guest article from Jesse Knutson, Head of Operations at Bitfinex Securities. Donald Trump’s re-election victory and…

Available exclusively via Bitcoin ETF options: A new tool for risk management and speculation Andjela Radmilac · 4 days ago…

The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) raised concerns that stablecoins pose a mounting risk to financial stability due to inadequate…

DeFi lending on Bitcoin-based Liquidium reached a four-month high of 21 BTC on Dec. 5, following the top asset climb…

The Czech Republic approved an amendment granting exemptions for income from cryptoasset transfers. The move, passed on Dec. 6 and…

Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent breach of the $100,000 price level has sparked discussions among analysts about market conditions and potential risks…

Circle has become the first stablecoin issuer to meet Canada’s new listing requirements for its USD Coin (USDC), marking a…

Cardano’s Layer-2 protocol Hydra reached a significant milestone of surpassing 1 million transactions per second (TPS) during its Doom gaming…

Ripple’s XRP price surge propelled its market capitalization past $150 billion, which would place it among the top 100 companies…

Ethena’s synthetic USDe dollar has emerged as the fastest-growing USD-pegged stablecoin over the past 30 days after its market capitalization…

Available exclusively via Bitcoin ETF options: A new tool for risk management and speculation Andjela Radmilac · 22 hours ago…

Bitcoin’s (BTC) journey to a potential $100,000 price point will depend on the balance between short-term holder (STH) demand and…

Spot Bitcoin ETF issuer WisdomTree has filed a Form S-1 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to…

Justin Sun’s TRON purchased $30 million worth of World Liberty Financial tokens earlier this week, and the investment enabled President-elect…

Ripple Lab’s new stablecoin Ripple USD (RLUSD) is set to receive approval from the New York Department of Financial Services…

The following is a guest article from Matthew Niemerg, co-founder of Aleph Zero. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals handed…

CryptoQuant community analyst Maartunn highlighted that XRP’s current price increase is a “leverage-driven pump,” with a similar event in the…

A coalition of Canadian media organizations has launched a lawsuit against OpenAI, claiming the company’s ChatGPT product infringed copyrights by…

Banks are experiencing a significant decline in foreign exchange and rates trading revenue, while stablecoins are gaining traction as an…

Tokyo-listed investment firm Metaplanet plans to raise 9.5 billion yen (approximately $62 million) to strengthen its Bitcoin portfolio. In a Nov.…

CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju has raised concerns about South Korea’s readiness to approve spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). In…

Available exclusively via Polymarket: A revolution in prediction markets Andjela Radmilac · 4 days ago CryptoSlate’s latest report dives deep…

Crypto ownership in the UK has increased to 12% of adults, up from 10%, according to the Financial Conduct Authority’s…

US Bitcoin mining operations are facing significant delays after the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency held shipments of Bitmain…

Financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald, which serves as Tether’s banking partner, is looking to work with the stablecoin issuer on…

The following is a guest post from Leo Li, CVO and Chief Growth Officer at CARV. Off The Grid could…

The Blockchain Association, a nonprofit representing crypto and blockchain businesses in the U.S., sent a letter to president-elect Donald Trump…

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Polymarket, a leading blockchain-based prediction market, has restricted access to French users amid a government investigation into its compliance with…

Yu Xian, founder of the blockchain security firm Slowmist, has raised alarms about a rising threat known as AI code…

A federal court has struck down the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) controversial dealer rule, delivering a major setback to…

South Korean authorities have successfully recovered 4.8 Bitcoin (BTC), which was linked to the 2019 hack of the Upbit exchange,…

Digital Currency Group (DCG) has unveiled Yuma, a new subsidiary dedicated to accelerating startups building decentralized intelligence projects using Bittensor’s…

Ethereum’s value against Bitcoin has reached a four-year low as Bitcoin’s price surpasses $94,000. The ETH/BTC trading pair fell to…

The Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) is advancing its central bank digital currency (CBDC) framework initiative by collaborating with Banco…

Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley announced that options trading on the firm’s Bitcoin ETF product BITB will commence on Nov. 20.…

Binance has launched BFUSD, a yield-bearing stablecoin for futures and perpetuals traders, according to a Nov. 18 announcement. BFUSD provides…

Bitdeer Technologies reported a net loss of $50.1 million for the third quarter of 2024, with total revenue declining to…

Republican President-elect Donald Trump promised to ease up crypto enforcement during his campaign. And that’s what’s going to happen as…

The actions of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler cannot be “explained away” as “good faith…

Since Nov. 12, the Bitcoin market has entered a phase of significant profit-taking, with daily realized profits averaging around $5…

Memecoins’ have posted average returns of 103% over the past 30 days — over 6x higher than the crypto market’s…

Bitcoin Magazine CEO David Bailey has suggested that President-elect Donald Trump could elevate Bitcoin to the status of a “strategic…

Tether launched a new tokenization platform called Hadron, which aims to service institutions, corporations, fund managers, and governments, according to…

President Trump’s administration reportedly plans to eliminate capital gains taxes on cryptocurrencies issued by U.S.-registered companies. If enacted, this move…

Hashkey Group CEO Xiao Feng believes a pro-crypto Trump administration could pressure China to relax its stance on Bitcoin (BTC)…

South Korean police have arrested 12 suspects, including a prominent YouTuber, in connection with a $231 million crypto fraud that…

Spot Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETF) amassed $295.5 million in inflows on Nov. 11, their highest daily positive net flow…

Bitcoin’s current market cycle indicates a potential peak in about 200 days, coinciding with forecasts of a possible US recession…

As of Nov. 11, US-traded spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) held $84 billion, equating to roughly 66% of gold…

While the title of this insight may seem overly bullish, it’s simply a fact based on the data. However, historical…

Bitcoin (BTC) price hit a new record on Nov. 10 by briefly crossing the $80,000 mark, data from CryptoSlate shows.…

Prediction markets like Polymarket can be more than just a platform to bet on elections. They can be a powerful…

Former president Donald Trump is set to return to the White House in January after winning the election on Tuesday.…

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed its decision on approving options trading on Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded funds…

The Ethereum Foundation (EF), a nonprofit supporting Ethereum’s blockchain ecosystem, has released its 2024 annual report detailing financial updates, treasury…

President-Elect Donald Trump’s transition team is considering a roster of corporate attorneys and Republican regulators for leadership roles in key…

The Ethena community is currently reviewing a proposal from crypto market maker Wintermute to activate a fee switch within the…

Bitcoin (BTC) soared to a new all-time high on Nov. 6 and is poised for further upside, spurred by significant…

The 2024 US presidential election has brought a new wave of optimism for the cryptocurrency industry, with former President Donald…

Venture capital (VC) funds invested $860 million in crypto startups last month, a 30% leap from the amount registered in…

US markets, Bitcoin poised for rally regardless of elections outcome Election 2024 10 hours ago Fundstrat’s Tom Lee sees year-end…

A prediction market Polymarket user sold nearly $4 million in bets related to former US President Donald Trump’s victory in…

German telecom giant Deutsche Telekom has partnered with Germany’s oldest bank, Bankhaus Metzler, to launch a pilot project testing Bitcoin mining…

Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal said that the crypto exchange has discovered over 20 instances where the Federal Deposit…

Strive Enterprises, an asset management firm co-founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, announced a new wealth management division on Nov. 1 that…

The following is a guest post by Kadan Stadelmann, CTO of Komodo Blockchain. After weeks of a neck-to-neck presidential campaign…

Asset management company 21Shares has joined the list of firms that have filed applications with the US Securities and Exchange…

The Department of Justice has indicted Aleksei Andriunin, founder and CEO of crypto financial services firm Gotbit, on charges of…

Craig Wright, who is not Satoshi, attended a court hearing today concerning a contempt application filed by the Cryptocurrency Open…

The SEC has issued a Wells notice to blockchain gaming platform Immutable in what has become a widespread crackdown on…

Asia has surpassed North America as the leading hub for crypto developers, according to a report from Electric Capital. Maria…

Crypto.com’s monthly spot trading volume jumped to $139 billion in October, more than doubling the $57 billion recorded by Coinbase,…

Celestia’s native token, TIA, is set for a major move today as it undergoes a significant token unlock event that…