Category: Cryptocurrency

A Wyoming court has ruled against Caitlin Long’s Custodia Bank by determining that the lender is not entitled to a…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently articulated a reflective and forward-looking perspective on the evolution of memecoins within the crypto ecosystem.…

Quick Take The digital asset market is witnessing an accelerated phase of Bitcoin (BTC) accumulation across two distinct cohorts: Shrimps…

The White House ordered all US federal agencies to appoint chief AI officers on March 28. Vice President Kamala Harris…

The Bitcoin sell-side risk ratio is calculated by dividing the sum of all profits and losses realized on-chain by the…

Quick Take According to data from BitMEX, the Bitcoin (BTC) ETF market experienced its first day of net inflows since…

In a dramatic opening to a much-anticipated trial, the US SEC cast Terraform Labs and its co-founder, Do Kwon, as…

BlackRock and Fidelity Investment’s spot Bitcoin ETFs — IBIT and FBTC — have become the most popular funds the two…

AI firm Anthropic has blocked Saudi Arabia from engaging in the sale process of 8% of its shares — currently…

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…

BlackRock believes that Bitcoin (BTC) will become an integral part of the financial system over the coming decade as it…

The United Nations General Assembly adopted a global artificial intelligence (AI) resolution on March 21. The new resolution aims to…

A hacker exploited a bug in a newly launched gaming token on Blast network — Super Sushi Samurai — to…

Glassnode’s hodler net position change metric offers a granular view into the behavior of Bitcoin’s long-term investors. The metric is…

Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network is seeking the return of over $2 billion withdrawn by major customers shortly before its…

Solana (SOL) fell 15.9% on March 19 to a five-day low of $166 after a week-long rally that briefly took…

Bankrupt crypto lender Genesis Global has consented to a $21 million civil penalty tied to the now-defunct Gemini Earn lending…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been sanctioned over its disputed restraining order against the crypto firm DEBT…

Bitcoin had the most volatile weekend in a year as Bitcoin slipped as low as $64,550 after reaching a new…

Over the years, the Asia Pacific region (APAC) has established itself as an impressive environment for the rapidly growing technology…

Grayscale amended a regulatory filing through which it intends to convert its Ethereum Trust to a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF).…

Over the last three years, the crypto space has undergone massive upheavals. Alongside the boosting from stimulus packages in 2021,…

Federal prosecutors have requested a prison sentence of 40 to 50 years for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) following his…

The European Commission has initiated a comprehensive inquiry into the risks posed by generative AI technology on some of the…

Cetera Financial Group has introduced a new initiative aimed at supporting financial advisors with the integration of spot Bitcoin ETFs…

Miami, Florida, March 14, 2024 –  IntoTheBlock, a leading provider of on-chain analytics has announced the integration of the TRON…

As the facilitators of the network’s security and transaction verification process, Bitcoin miners significantly influence the supply of BTC in…

Coinbase announced plans to launch a $1 billion bond offering to raise funds for its growth and expansion, according to…

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) has grown its assets under management (AUM) by almost 50% in less than 10 days…

MicroStrategy executive chairman Michael Saylor predicted that Bitcoin will “eat gold” in the coming months because it is a far…

In a recent shift of perspective, Bloomberg analysts have significantly lowered the forecast for the approval of a spot Ethereum…

ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood recently declared that Bitcoin (BTC) will surpass the $1 million mark well before the anticipated…

Bill Ackman, a well-regarded investor and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, outlined a hypothetical scenario that has sparked intense…

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Undoubtedly, one of the prerequisites for the mass adoption of blockchain technology is secure and seamless cross-chain interoperability. Many potential…

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its 2023 report, revealing a significant rise in crypto-related fraud and…

The AI crypto sector’s combined market cap has more than doubled to $25.1 billion in less than a month as…

Tether co-founder William Quigley said Bitcoin could potentially surge to $300,000 at the peak of the current bull market, based…

SEC chair Gary Gensler cautioned investors to carefully consider the merits of each project after the market experienced extreme volatility…

CFTC chair Rostin Behnam told Congress there is an urgent need for legislation that can provide regulatory clarity for the…

The SEC filed a joint motion on March 5 requesting the court to take further action against Binance.US over allegedly…

Bitcoin experienced a notable price adjustment, declining nearly 9% following its ascent to a record-setting pre-halving all-time high. The leading…

BlackRock has filed an amendment with the SEC to integrate Bitcoin exposure in its Strategic Income Opportunities Fund (BSIIX), according to…

The Indian government has announced a new requirement for technology companies to secure government approval before publicly releasing artificial intelligence…

Binance is in hot water in Nigeria in the aftermath of its settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).…

The crypto market has entered March with its foot firmly on the accelerator despite showing signs of a slight slowdown…

Consensys CEO and Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin said the world is on the cusp of a generational paradigm shift fueled…

Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein said the financial industry has “never seen such insatiable demand for an ETF wrapper” as it…

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) agreed to stop the emergency survey of Bitcoin miners as part of an agreement…

Hungary is advancing a legislative proposal that would enable banks, investment funds, and asset managers to offer services in Bitcoin…

SynFutures, a decentralized perps exchange, has been waking waves in DeFi for the past few years. It has prominent investors,…

Ethereum Layer-2 network Metis has integrated Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) technology to propel ecosystem growth, according to a Feb.…

Bitcoin mining and technology firm Marathon Digital reported record growth in a number of categories in its 2023 annual earnings…

Crypto exchange Binance has removed Nigeria’s fiat currency, Naira, from the national currencies it supports on its peer-to-peer platform, according…

The Chamber of Digital Commerce filed an amicus curiae defending crypto exchange Kraken in the lawsuit initiated by the US…

Do Kwon’s lawyers told a US court on Feb. 26 that the Terraform Labs co-founder will be unable to attend…

Open interest, the total number of outstanding derivative contracts that have not been settled, is an important metric for gauging…

Saturn, a peer-to-peer order book built on the Bitcoin network, secured $800,000 for its seed funding round led by Sora…

The following is a guest post from Robert Rhodin, the CEO of KeychainX. As the crypto market’s capitalization has grown,…

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In November 2023, the Cosmos Hub community approved the contentious proposal 848, which reduced the maximum inflation rate of the…

Bitcoin’s mempool is a holding area for transactions broadcast to the network but not yet included in a block. Analyzing…

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) paused the controversial survey of crypto mining firms on Feb. 23 following a lawsuit from…

Decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap’s native token UNI climbed 60% on Feb. 23 to a two-year high of $12.48 following a…

Adam Back has submitted his early correspondence with Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto to a UK court as part of his…

South Africa announced plans to weave digital payments and crypto into its financial fabric to boost the economy for marginalized…

Nvidia reported increased demand for generative artificial intelligence (AI) and accelerated computing in its latest earnings report on Feb. 21.…

VanEck’s Bitcoin ETF HODL experienced an astonishing 14x surge in trading volume on Feb. 20, catching the attention of investors…

Celsius co-founder and ex-CEO Alex Mashinsky intends to rely on the same lawyers used by former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried…

Last week, Bitcoin rode the bullish wave it got on last fall and broke above the coveted $52,000 level. Bitcoin…

The Japanese government approved a bill that permits Investment Limited Partnerships to acquire and hold crypto, indicating a shift in…

Bitcoin prices climbed nearly 70% in the fourth quarter of 2023 and the crypto market has been rebounding, marking the…

The following is a guest post from John deVadoss. Davos in January 2024 was about one theme – AI. Vendors…

FTX companies created and profited from Tether through an arrangement with a partner bank, according to a court case described…

US prosecutors filed a sentencing memo on Feb. 16 asking a federal judge to sign off on the Binance plea…

US-based spot Bitcoin ETFs have accumulated close to $37 billion in assets under management (AUM) within the first 25 days…

Several crypto stakeholders have advised Apple, the iPhone maker, to invest in Bitcoin. In a Feb. 16 post on the…

Major US crypto exchange Coinbase published its latest financial report on Feb. 15, including fourth-quarter and full-year results for 2023.…

A seemingly progressive digital asset bill has been approved by the Judiciary Committee in Iowa, introducing significant amendments to the…

Tap Protocol, designed to support DeFi applications on Bitcoin Ordinals, has become the most active protocol on Bitcoin’s Ordinals network…

On Jan. 26, Glassnode’s Sharpe Signal hit its lowest level since March 2020. It dropped to 0.2531 from a high…

Bitcoin (BTC) price saw a significant pullback, erasing gains from Monday as investors recalibrated their expectations for the Federal Reserve’s…

The Philippines central bank, or Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, is preparing to launch a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in…

Bitcoin’s price saw a significant increase in February, jumping from $43,049 at the beginning of the month to $49,900 on…

Blockchain technology holds the potential to enhance various industries, particularly in the financial sector. Layer one protocols, which are essentially…

A recent study conducted by Toluna for Coinbase reveals that crypto users in California are poised to significantly influence the…

The New York Attorney General’s Office (NYAG) raised its fraud claims against Digital Currency Group (DCG) and related parties on…

While the blockchain industry has correctly pointed out key issues in the worlds of legacy tech, finance, art, and culture,…

Tech entrepreneur Sam Altman is reportedly looking to raise between $5 trillion and $7 trillion to help fund the production…

Bakkt Holdings said in a press release on Feb. 8 that it is “confident” it will continue operating despite expressing…

The Financial Services Commission of South Korea has announced that the implementation date of its Virtual Asset User Protection Law…

Bitcoin mining firm CleanSpark said that it will acquire four new mining facilities in a press release published on Feb.…

Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein urged regulators to approve spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) options in a statement on Feb. 5.…

Quick Take January ETF flows demonstrated a new trend in the investment landscape. Although the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF…

Former President Donald Trump expressed significant concerns about central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) during…

Several recently launched spot Bitcoin ETFs now rank alongside the largest commodity ETFs in terms of assets under management (AUM).…

In January 2024 alone, cryptocurrency projects lost $127 million due to hacking and fraud – six times more than in…

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This year’s Super Bowl will most likely exclude cryptocurrency-related advertisements, CNN reported on Feb. 2. Paul Hardart, a clinical professor…

Solana-based Jupiter airdrop has generated substantial excitement, driving decentralized exchange (DEX) trading activity on the layer1 blockchain network beyond that…

Vaklyrie Investments and BitGo have entered into a custodianship agreement, according to an announcement from the latter company on Feb.…

Welcome to my new weekly column, Core Corner. This feature is focused on Core Blockchain (XCB), a layer-1 ecosystem attempting to…

January 2024 saw notable fluctuations in Bitcoin’s perpetual futures market, reflected in the funding rate, open interest (OI), and trading…

Layer1 blockchain network Sui is ending the month as one of the best-performing digital assets, according to CryptoSlate’s top gainers…

Bitcoin mining is the cornerstone of the crypto industry and the crypto market. At its core, the profitability of mining…

German authorities successfully confiscated 50,000 Bitcoin, valued at $2.17 billion, in mid-January from a piracy website, according to a Jan.…

Crypto-related hacks and scams saw a 27.78% year-over-year decline in 2023 as the industry has become more vigilant. Blockchain security…

Quick Take Over the past three months, there has been a significant rise in the aggregate market cap of the…

Vanguard decided not to offer clients access to Bitcoin ETFs because the flagship cryptocurrency is an “immature asset class” that…

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In a groundbreaking development for Bitcoin’s data indexing landscape, Trac Core has announced the launch of “Trac Core for TAP…

PayPal announced on Jan. 25 that it will launch a variety of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered products aimed at end users…

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) has set a new benchmark in the cryptocurrency investment space by amassing over $2 billion…

Quick Take A Sharpe Ratio for Bitcoin (BTC) +0.97  over the past five years presents a noteworthy observation, according to…

Flipside Crypto reported that blockchain users and activity grew throughout 2023 in a report shared with CryptoSlate on Jan. 25.…

Bitcoin prices recovered past the $40,100 mark on Jan. 24, 2024 amidst continued inflows and outflows involving various spot Bitcoin…

With Bitcoin down some 20% from its year-to-date high, it’s often helpful to zoom out and look at the broader…

FOX Business reporter Eleanor Terrett reported a wide range of expectations regarding spot Ethereum ETF approvals on Jan. 23. Notably,…

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has maintained its strategic investment approach by accumulating shares of its Ark 21Shares Spot Bitcoin ETF…

An activist group launched a legal defense fund for accused Tornado Cash developers Alexey Pertsev and Roman Storm on Jan.…

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has faced significant backlash from the crypto community following her recent remarks disparaging the industry. In a…

The “Newborn Nine” Bitcoin ETFs have collectively amassed 95,000 BTC, with collective assets under management (AUM) nearing $4 billion, according…

Quick Take As Bitcoin’s value teeters slightly over $40,000, the market undergoes significant sell pressure, partly attributable to GBTC outflows…

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The Bitcoin and digital asset mining firm Hut 8 responded to a recent critical report in a statement on Jan.…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Jan. 19 opened comments on proposals related to options trading on Bitcoin…

Quick Take Blackrock has increased its Bitcoin holdings in its Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) as the fund now retains an impressive…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Jan. 18 that it has delayed its decision on Fidelity’s proposed…

Quick Take The fourth day of trading activity witnessed a striking upsurge in the aggregation of rolling net flows, escalating…

Two U.S. agencies announced on Jan. 16 that controversial transaction reporting rules do not apply to digital assets (ie. cryptocurrency).…

Quick Take The digital asset market has seen a remarkable event as approximately $1.9 billion worth of Bitcoin – about…

Tech companies attending Davos 2024 shifted toward artificial intelligence (AI) and away from cryptocurrency, according to various reports from CNBC…

TrueUSD (TUSD) stablecoin experienced wild volatility the past day as it fell below the $1 peg amid its declining supply.…

Sui made CryptoSlate’s top gainers’ list for Jan. 15 following a 13% increase during the past day that pushed its…

JAN3 CEO and Bitcoin bull Samson Mow believes that Bitcoin will see a significant supply shock in the coming days…

BlackRock has reportedly bought a staggering 11,500 Bitcoin from the available supply during the latest dip since the launch of…

India blocked access to global crypto exchanges, including Binance, KuCoin, and OKX, on Jan. 12. India has instituted an IP…

A JPMorgan executive suggested on Jan. 12 that securities regulators are equally likely to approve or disapprove a spot Ethereum…

According to a court filing, embattled Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon wants to delay his Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)…

Grayscale applied for a Bitcoin covered call ETF on Jan. 11, as seen in a filing from the company and…

Quick Take The pre-market trading landscape reveals a promising start for IBIT, BlackRock spot Bitcoin ETF. With pre-market trading in…

Grayscale acknowledged that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved its spot Bitcoin ETF proposal on Jan. 10. Grayscale…

Social Media platform X (formerly Twitter) revealed that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official account was compromised, in…

The following is a guest post by Kadan Stadelmann, CTO at Komodo Blockchain. A great debate on Bitcoin Ordinals, essentially…

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Quick Take Between Oct. 2023 and Jan. 2024, Bitcoin’s market saw significant price appreciation, heavily influenced by anticipation around the…

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Visa has revealed a new web3 loyalty engagement solution designed to meet modern consumers’ evolving digital needs, offering immersive experiences…

Betting odds on Polymarket concerning the approval of pending spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) briefly fell to 70% on Jan.…

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The SEI cryptocurrency, the native token of the Sei blockchain, hit an all-time high of $0.79 this week after an…

Ping Exchange has initiated trading operations, marking a significant evolution for Core Blockchain following the simultaneous launch of CorePass ID…

Ethereum has released its roadmap for 2024, focusing on scalability, security, and sustainability improvements. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin announced the…

A U.S. District Court has once again denied Binance founder Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao’s request to travel internationally in a sealed…

The past year has witnessed the ascendancy of Zero-Knowledge (ZK) technology. From its potential to increase and secure privacy protocols…

Bitwise has also updated its S-1 form submitted by the Dec. 29 deadline set by the SEC and revealed a…

Coinbase Custody has made adjustments in preparation for its role in pending spot Bitcoin ETFs, Bloomberg reported on Dec. 29.…

In a landmark decision, decentralized exchange (DEX) PancakeSwap has successfully passed a proposal to reduce the total supply of its…

Ethereum’s co-founder Vitalik Buterin shared his insights on the evolving landscape of the crypto ecosystem on Dec. 29, mainly focusing…

Chinese authorities have intensified efforts to regulate the use of cryptocurrencies in illegal foreign exchange (forex) trading, South China Morning…

The New York Times (NYT) Company has taken legal action against Microsoft Corporation and various entities associated with OpenAI for alleged…

The South Korean government announced today that it will implement a unified public official asset disclosure service, marking a significant…

Solana creator Anatoly Yakovenko recently referred to Solana as an Ethereum layer-2 solution through its Wormhole eigenlayer in a post…

Cryptocurrency hacks dropped by over half in 2023 compared to the previous year, indicating that heightened security measures and increased…

Indian financial regulators continue to express significant reservations about the integration of cryptocurrencies into the country’s economic framework and believe…

Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov believes a spot Bitcoin ETF will create a path for institutions to buy Bitcoin en masse,…

In the decentralized finance (DeFi) space, each blockchain or protocol can be compared to a unique stall in a bustling…

It has been widely accepted that Bitcoin ETF applications have been the main driver for Bitcoin’s return to the April…

The Bitcoin network witnessed a significant rise in mining difficulty, setting a new all-time high by surpassing 72 trillion at…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has lifted the ban on cryptocurrency transactions in the country in a significant reversal…

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2023 saw an unprecedented wave of regulatory actions around cryptocurrencies around the world, but nowhere was the change more noticeable…

Fintech company Fideum Group said its collaboration with traditional payment giant Mastercard would enable it to “integrate digital assets into…

The United Arab Emirates’ Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) has updated its Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and sanctions rules by adding…

Solana overtook XRP to become the fifth-largest cryptocurrency on the crypto market on Dec. 20, based on current data. As…

Quick Take Amid the ongoing interplay between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and firms proposing spot Bitcoin ETFs, a…

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The SOL/ETH ratio, a metric comparing the value of Solana (SOL) to Ethereum (ETH), offers a clear lens to assess…

Leaders of the UK Treasury laid a set of rules called Digital Securities Sandbox (DSS) regulations before parliament on Dec.…

Quick Take Over the past weekend, Bitcoin transaction fees recorded a new milestone. Measured in United States Dollars (USD), Bitcoin…

FTX Debtors filed an amended Chapter 11 reorganization plan on Dec. 16 that will potentially lead to millions of dollars…

Tap Protocol has completed a $4.2 million funding round led by Sora Ventures to enhance its role in the Bitcoin…

The world’s largest stablecoin issuer has frozen 326 wallets containing $435 million worth of Tether (USDT) for the U.S. authorities,…

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Polygon Labs announced on Dec. 15 that it had ended its contributions to Polygon Edge, a platform leveraged by several…

The second annual Gam3 Awards has concluded, with Parallel earning top honors in several categories, including Best Strategy Game, Best…

Gary Gensler, chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), commented on pending spot Bitcoin ETF applications on Dec.…

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Binance submitted two key filings on Dec. 12 in an ongoing case previously launched by the the U.S. Securities and…

Quick Take From mid-October, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has maintained its position as the premier exchange for Bitcoin futures,…

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has announced new non-fungible tokens (NFTs) inspired by his recent arrest, according to CollectTrumpCards on…

Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Rostin Behnam believes that most cryptocurrencies are commodities under existing laws, which need to…

The U.S. government is examining three artificial intelligence chips created by Nvidia Corp. for the Chinese market to determine if…

Google is set to update its Cryptocurrencies and related products policy in January 2024, explicitly clarifying regulations for the advertisement…

In a series of tweets, prominent crypto lawyer John Deaton leveled serious accusations against Senator Elizabeth Warren, a member of…

The following is a guest post from Oleg Fomenko, the CEO of Sweatcoin. In the rapidly evolving landscape of technology,…

The web3 gaming sector has seen growing interest from investors, resulting in notable price surges for gaming tokens in recent…

Lawmakers have removed crypto provisions from the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act as it heads to a final vote. The…

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