DeFi
Analysis
Could Bitcoin’s security be weakening? Let’s talk about it
Questioning Bitcoin’s security model in the context of declining network usage relative to other cryptocurrencies.
People
100% in crypto Mati Greenspan puts institutional adoption and crypto hedging into perspective
CryptoSlate talked to the founder and CEO of Quantum Economics and a former senior market analyst at eToro about Bitcoin price, technical analysis, and, well, the Fed printing money.
Exchanges
Crypto exchange FTX launches a $2 billion venture capital fund
Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto exchange launches ‘FTX Ventures’ with $2 billion in AUM.
NFTs
China preps infrastructure for state-backed NFTs
China’s state-backed network won’t be compatible with external NFTs.
Adoption
Rio de Janeiro mayor to allocate 1% of the city treasury to Bitcoin
Rio de Janeiro is about to become the first city in Brazil to buy Bitcoin as a store of value.
DeFi
Nervos ecosystem is expanding: Force Bridge to BSC is live, cross-chain bridge to Cardano is coming
Nervos Network is growing its multi-chain strategy and recently announced the launch of a new cross-chain bridge with BSC.
Hacks
North Korean hackers are sitting on $170 million worth of unlaundered crypto
A recent report revealed the massive scale of cryptocurrency-enabled crime supported by North Korea’s government.
Analysis
Bitcoin ‘death cross’ watch. What could the technical omen portend?
While panic sell-off kicking in is always on the table, Bitcoin price fought its way up today, as the dream of history not repeating itself sees to fight another day.
Blockchain experts explain what makes Bitcoin an immutable truth
This year’s first Cryptonites episode explores what makes Bitcoin the safest network ever created.
Regulation
IMF fears spillovers between crypto and equity markets, questions the “light touch” regulatory approach
Crypto is no longer on the “fringe” of the financial system, said IMF concerned about the increasing correlation between cryptocurrencies and stocks.
Adoption
They are all in the NFT minting rush: Pulitzer Prize winners, Asian pop stars, US Congress candidates, and NFL players
While in 2021 it seemed like everybody was rushing to buy them, 2022 is poised to unravel as the year in which all walks of life will embrace NFT minting.
Parachains
Ethereum-compatible smart contract parachain Moonbeam is live on Polkadot
Similar to how Moonriver ushered deployments and usage to Kusama, Moonbeam is expected to bring new activity to Polkadot.