Slate Sunday
Crypto
Trade wars and Bitcoin blues: déjà vu as U.S.–China tensions weigh on crypto
The current drawdown feels a lot like déjà vu as U.S.–China trade tensions trigger a sharp correction that could endure into November.
Market
The $17 billion lesson: how retail turned Bitcoin proxy plays into pain trade
A new 10X Research report reveals that retail investors lost $17 billion chasing indirect Bitcoin exposure through firms like Metaplanet and Strategy.
Macro
From gold bars to rare earths: Pentagon’s billion-dollar bet on America’s resource security
The Pentagon’s $1 billion rare earths stockpile bid marks a new era for minerals, with major implications for gold, bitcoin, and global resource security.
Culture
Ukrainian crypto trader Konstantin Galich found dead after crypto’s historic wipeout
Konstantin Galich, a prominent Ukrainian crypto trader, was found dead in his Lamborghini as the crypto market experienced a historic crash.
Digital Asset Treasuries
Bitmine acquires 128,718 ETH after the crash as institutions buy the dip
Bitmine accumulated 128,718 ETH ($480 million) after the crypto market crash, leveraging their holdings for staking and liquidity yields.
Slate Sunday
Build it and they will come may not be enough for Bitcoin DeFi
There's a thriving ecosystem called Bitcoin DeFi (BTCFi for those in the know). The only problem? As 65% of Bitcoin holders can't name a single protocol, not that many people are in the know.
Market
A blip in ‘Uptober’: crypto’s October reckoning beyond the $20B washout
As the dust settles on the biggest crypto market crash in history and leverage’s excesses were forcibly purged from the ecosystem, Bitcoin's resilience shines.
Liquidations
$9.4B in liquidations over 24 Hours triggers ‘2021 type situation for altcoins’
The crypto market just nuked, with the largest ever liquidation event in 24 hours and a bloodbath for altcoins triggering traders' PTSD.
Privacy
The end of privacy in Europe? Germany’s shift on EU Chat Control raises alarm
Germany’s possible U-turn on the EU Chat Control proposal is alarming privacy advocates. Signal messaging app warns this could mark the end of encrypted privacy rights in Europe.
Macro
Bitcoin’s hidden scoreboard: the currency war no one knows they’re fighting
Bitcoin’s explosive all-time high above $125,000 is exposing the silent currency war, shredding illusions of wealth in dollars and gold.
Slate Sunday
The ultimate battlefield: 1inch cofounder Sergej Kunz is coming for centralized exchanges
1inch co-founder Sergej Kunz is transforming DeFi by uniting fragmented liquidity, pioneering seamless cross-chain swaps, and laying the groundwork for a UX to render centralized exchanges obsolete.
Market
Bitcoin breaks $125k in one of the quietest rallies ever
A new Bitcoin all-time high above $125,000, with no FOMO or euphoria, just strong institutional flows and more upside in sight.