DeFi
Mining
Bitcoin block times hit lowest point in 10 years after China mining ban
Bitcoin reached its slowest block time in 10 years on June 27th indicating a clear consequence of China’s mining ban.
Technology
Solana: How a unique consensus design powers the 65,000 tps, developer-friendly blockchain
Solana points to key innovations that make it fast and cheap for developers to build dApps on.
Investments
Data shows Bitcoin is relatively ‘cheap’ at these prices, “best to buy” time for new investors
Dan Morehead, the CEO of Pantera, believes that Bitcoin is “cheap” when compared to the price trend over the last 11 years according to their June investor report.
Derivatives
U.S. SEC asks institutions to consider these 4 factors before trading Bitcoin
The SEC and CFTC put out a bulletin outlining what they believe are risks that investors should factor before entering the Bitcoin futures market.
NFTs
Why Mexico’s ‘Club Necaxa’ is selling 1% of itself as an Ethereum NFT
Club Necaxa owner, Al Tylis, spoke with CryptoSlate about working on selling a 1% stake in the club through an NFT.
Merge
How ‘Flashbots’ fighting MEV extraction help the Ethereum network
Flashbots, a research and development organization backed by Paradigm, is focused on fighting the downside of current miner extractable value (MEV) extraction strategies.
Analysis
Ethereum GAS prices fall below $1—here’s two reasons why
GAS prices fell to the lowest in months. Here's two leading factors for the drop.
Culture
Mexican Football Federation stops Liga MX team from selling a stake in a NFT
The Mexican Football Federation does not want a Liga MX team, Necaxa, to sell a 1% ownership stake in the team as part of a $1.3M NFT.
DeFi
Early Ethereum designer to host DeFi Whiteboarding Weekend in the Bay Area
The event will mark a return to in-person collaboration for the DeFi community.
Banking
JPMorgan says Bitcoin’s true value is $35,000 amid price crash
JPMorgan has recently taken a positive approach to Bitcoin.
Analysis
How decentralized exchange can benefit from the aftermath of the Robinhood saga
Since the apex of the GameStop saga, Robinhood has acknowledged its capital issues, raised $3.4 billion, and its co-CEO Vlad Tenev has called for…
DeFi
How Robinhood halting GameStop trades led to DeFi and crypto recognition
Robinhood’s shutdown of GameStop stock trading via its platform has led to a massive public uproar. As a beneficiary of this outcry, DeFi and…