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A bright, cinematic image shows a giant golden Bitcoin hovering between two glass skyscrapers connected by a glowing data bridge, with an open briefcase of cash on a reflective table and upward arrows reflected on the buildings to symbolize a high-premium acquisition.

Strive bets $675 million to acquire Bitcoin treasury company at double current stock price

Strive becomes major Bitcoin player after acquiring Semler Scientific, which would boost its treasury to over 10,900 BTC

10 months ago

A bright, cinematic scene shows a gleaming Bitcoin coin surging ahead on a luminous green market wave, with a slightly trailing Ethereum symbol and colorful altcoin orbs rising against sunlit charts.

Investments

Bitcoin’s $977M streak outguns Ethereum as $1B altcoin wave returns

Ethereum and Solana lead altcoin surge, attracting significant capital as digital assets respond to Fed's policy shift.

10 months ago

Arthur Hayes in full-body silhouette empties a briefcase of glowing HYPE tokens into a swirling teal vortex beside the Hyperliquid emblem as red charts fall in the background

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Why Arthur Hayes sold $5.1 million HYPE tokens because of Hyperliquid concern

Hyperliquid's looming token release schedule and new competitors drive Maelstrom's risk-based asset liquidation.

10 months ago

A glowing Crypto.com shield blocks a red webbed spider silhouette behind glass as a suited figure inspects the fortified entrance of a futuristic exchange headquarters

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Crypto.com’s Cronos token dips 10% amid CEO denial of undisclosed cyberattack allegations

Amid the raging controversy, Crypto.com maintained that it promptly reported the 2023 security breach to regulators.

10 months ago

A gleaming Bitcoin coin stands between a rising warm-toned arrow and a descending cool-blue arrow as glass dominoes shatter beside festive bokeh, symbolizing thinning leverage and a fork between bullish and bearish paths.

Analysis

Bitcoin eyes either $124k or crash before Christmas as leverage thins

Funding cools while skew stays negative and liquidation pools build above and below.

10 months ago

CZ faces a silhouetted crowd as golden coins rain from stormy crimson-teal skies - Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate.

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Binance’s Changpeng Zhao changes his tune on memecoins after Giggle token floods academy with $2.4M

The Binance founder admits he has no idea who created Giggle but now calls its model “incredible.”

10 months ago

A bright, cinematic scene shows Bitcoin and Ethereum logos tumbling amid plunging red charts and glass-like shards, evoking a record $1.7B crypto liquidation.

Analysis

Bitcoin and Ethereum sharp plunge causes record $1.7 billion liquidation to start week

The sudden price correction has led to the largest crypto liquidation event of the year, wiping out over-leveraged positions.

10 months ago

A bright, cinematic street scene in Ho Chi Minh City shows hands holding a phone with a glowing Bitcoin coin while cut bank cards and a taped-off ATM fade into the background.

Banking

Vietnam’s bank account purge is the best publicity for Bitcoin

Commercial banks in Vietnam began deleting more than 86 million bank accounts at the start of September 2025, highlighting the importance of being your own bank.

10 months ago

Cinematic 16:9 illustration of Buenos Aires’ central bank floodlit in red and blue as a cracked peso coin sinks amid stormy waters and swirling banknotes, symbolizing emergency intervention and currency collapse.

Macro

Milei’s monetary meltdown: Argentine central bank intervenes as peso hits record lows

Argentina’s President Javier Milei faces political turmoil and economic headwinds as the central bank intervenes to defend the peso.

10 months ago

A bright cinematic 16:9 scene shows a cracked-glass dollar symbol crumbling on one end of a balanced beam while a gleaming Bitcoin coin is tethered down by sandbags on the other, set against a vivid blue-and-gold city skyline.

Analysis

The dollar dying doesn’t make Bitcoin win

Former Blockstream VP Fernando Nikolic cautions that Bitcoiners who celebrate the dollar dying don’t understand what they're asking for.

10 months ago

Mining

Mining can be crypto’s first line of defense—if it embraces radical transparency

Transparent mining operations set the standard for trust and compliance, positioning miners as pivotal players in crypto's legitimacy journey.

10 months ago

A gleaming corporate skyscraper with a giant Bitcoin emblem pulls bright streams of coins into two highlighted slices of a vast circular coin ring, symbolizing the risks of one firm controlling a significant share of supply.

Slate Sunday

Strategy and the centralization question: what happens when one firm holds 3% (or 7%) of all Bitcoin?

As Strategy continues to amass Bitcoin with the appetite of a hungry hippo, just how much is too much for a single entity to hold?

10 months ago

A sweeping 16:9 cinematic illustration: on the left, a rust-red sunset silhouettes smokestacks, cranes, and old bank columns fading into shadow; an upward glowing arc crosses the frame carrying minimalist Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Nvidia, Meta, and Tesla logos toward the right, where a luminous neon-blue city of circuitry towers and data streams rises, symbolizing the legacy economy being sunset as the digital age ascends.

Technology

Mag 7s’ trajectory shows legacy economy ‘being sunset’ for the digital age

As the Magnificent 7 stocks soar, Bitcoin advocate Balaji Srinivasan argues the divergence marks the end of the legacy economy.

10 months ago

A cinematic split scene shows a looming USD coin casting a shadow over an Asia map while neon-linked coins with country silhouettes (Japan, Singapore, Philippines, India, Korea) rise to form a regional stablecoin network.

Stablecoins

Asian stablecoins: The myth of dollar dominance

In Asia, stablecoins challenge U.S. dominance by catering to local economic needs, enabling national control over financial systems and fostering regional trade.

10 months ago

Legacy exchanges collapse as new MiCA-compliant platforms rise, reshaping the crypto landscape - Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate. Image includes combined content which may include AI-generated content

Regulation

Mid-year reset: what crypto should prioritize in H2 2025

MiCA transforms crypto landscape as trust becomes new currency for exchanges and investors alike.

10 months ago

A glowing, near-full golden reservoir before the U.S. Treasury spills luminous streams into a skyline morphing into rising green candlesticks, evoking optimistic upward momentum at dusk.

Market

With the Treasury General Account refill almost done, ‘up only can resume’: Arthur Hayes

Markets wobbled as the U.S. refilled its Treasury General Account (TGA), draining liquidity. Now, with the TGA refill nearly done, "up only" can resume.

10 months ago

A bright, cinematic Tokyo crossroads fractures beneath a towering red sun while stacks of yen-like bonds tilt on one side and a glowing Earth with warning triangles and rising market arrows looms on the other, signaling Japan’s debt reckoning and a global economic alarm.

Macro

Crisis crossroads: Japan’s debt reckoning and the global economic warning

Japan’s debt has soared to nearly 235% of GDP, an unprecedented level for a developed economy, with lessons for the U.S. and other countries borrowing without limits.

10 months ago