AI
Exchanges
Gary Gensler’s connection to Binance uncovered in explosive WSJ report
Binance responds to WSJ report: CZ urges Twitter followers to ignore 'Fake News', FUD and attacks from the media.
Technology
Polygon’s technical lead explains what to expect from zkEVM
Polygon looks to be the first to deploy an Ethereum mainnet release for their zkEVM rollup set for Mar. 27.
Analysis
Crypto folk anthem goes viral at ETH Denver opening
The five-person group performed the anthem at the opening of ETH Denver, the industry's preeminent event, singing together in folk whimsy lines like "we promise not to use centralized exchanges run by these toxic dudes"
Regulation
FTX finds only 1 BTC out of 1,591 customer-owned at time of collapse
The newly filed court documents reveal an $8.7 billion hole in customer assets between FTX.com and FTX US
Banking
Signature bank now servicing multiple crypto companies in the wake of Silvergate distress
Signature bank has become an institution of last resort for several crypto companies burned by Silvergate and FTX.
Web3
NEAR to transform into Blockchain Operating System
The announcement marks a significant move towards NEAR's vision of Web3, a move towards a common layer blockchain.
Stablecoins
Tether has no exposure to Silvergate, says CTO Paolo Ardoino
The news comes after the distressed crypto bank's ties with the USDC stablecoin are coming under increased scrutiny.
Stablecoins
Circle says it is ‘sensitive’ to concerns around Silvergate as share prices crash
"We are sensitive to the concerns around Silvergate and are in the process of unwinding certain services with them and notifying customers."
NFTs
Startup Redeem raises $2.5M to bring NFTs directly to mobile phone numbers
Redeem founder Toby Rush told CryptoSlate that the future of Web3 will be built on blockchain agnostic frameworks.
Analysis
Record-high digital asset investments in February 2023: CryptoCompare’s Monthly Review
BTC-based products saw a rise of 6.06%, bringing the total AUM to $20.0 billion, while ETH-based products saw a 1.72% increase.
Analysis
Yield Farming Sector up 8% according to CryptoSlate data
The market sector has seen big gains led by low-cap token Landshare, a DeFi protocol allowing investors to flip houses on-chain.
NFTs
Quantum Temple enters NFT partnership with Indonesian Ministry of Tourism
Quantum Temple founder and CEO Linda Adami told CryptoSlate she hopes to change the dynamics of cultural heritage protection through Web3.