Stablecoins
Research
Research: The Antminer profitability crisis
CryptoSlate's analysis of the Antminer S9 and the Antminer S17 profitability shows trouble ahead for strained miners.
Research
Cryptocurrencies are outpacing inflation – but traditional assets are not
A look at how various financial assets have performed against the inflation brought on by the pandemic.
Research
Bitcoin balances on exchanges are shrinking and Binance is no exception
Binance saw 90,000 BTC leave the exchange in a single week in December. The exchange says it's business as usual but could the outflow trigger a bigger bank run in the future?
Stablecoins
Adoption grows as more than $7T settled with stablecoins in 2022
The total value settled with stablecoins this year surpassed the settlement value at Mastercard, which processed around $2.2 trillion in value in 2022.
Tokenization
Aave founder offloads entire LDO bag over 12 months for a total of $2.4M
Aave founder Stani Kulechov was given 2 million LDO tokens as an early investor in December 2020, which he held for a year and began selling at the end of 2021.
Legal
Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison takes plea deal, faces no criminal charges
A recently unsealed plea agreement shows that Caroline Ellison, the CEO of Alameda Research, pleaded guilty to seven fraud charges. In return for cooperating with authorities, Ellison faces a $250,000 fine and forfeiture of any assets she obtained from FTX money.
Trading
Wintermute: The new crypto behemoth rising from the ashes of FTX and Alameda
A smart play on the failed UST made Wintermute one of the most profitable trading companies in crypto. Now, with FTX and Alameda gone, it could claim their throne.
Exchanges
Deribit transferred 10,000 ETH to an Alameda address in the past 10 days
A Deribit address transferred 10,000 ETH in five transactions to a wallet associated with Alameda Research. The nature of the transfers is still unknown.
Analysis
Cathie Wood’s ARK Investment isn’t doing so great
Everything ARK Investment touched is crumbling down and Cathie Wood's ETF is back to its pre-pandemic lows. However, investors are still holding tight.
Research
Research: Miners sent 57K Bitcoin to exchanges in 2022; selling pressure decreasing
On-chain data shows miners have been capitulating en masse throughout the year. However, this doesn't mean that they have been selling all of their BTC.
Mining
Unpredictable electricity cost could have caused Argo’s troubles
Crypto mining company Argo Blockchain failed to secure a fixed-price PPA earlier this year and has seen its cash flow devastated by rising electricity costs.
CBDCs
UK exploring a digital pound
The U.K. is set to consult on launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the coming weeks as part of its effort to regulate the crypto industry.