Gino Matos Gino Matos has published within the past 30 days.

Reporter CryptoSlate

Gino Matos is a law school graduate and a seasoned journalist with six years of experience in the crypto industry. His expertise primarily focuses on the Brazilian blockchain ecosystem and developments in decentralized finance (DeFi).

Author Stats

Total Articles 1,751

Since Aug 2024

Last Active Jul 31, 2026

Primary Beat Bitcoin

Gino Matos Recent Articles

Market

Bitcoin price challenges $64,000 weekend wall – needing a breakout or risk a deeper correction

Bitcoin is back near $64,000 after ETF flows flipped positive, but fragile Iran headlines and next week’s Fed decision could turn the weekend bounce into a trap.

2 months ago

SpaceX IPO launch beside a fractured tokenized stock display, highlighting how fragmented ownership, custody, and allocation models are exposing weaknesses in tokenized equity markets.

Tokenization

SpaceX’s IPO exposes the first crack in tokenized stocks – fragmented ownership and allocation

SpaceX is exposing the first big crack in tokenized stocks: everyone can trade the name, but not everyone owns the same thing.

2 months ago

Market

XRP aims for $0.90 as ETF demand battles selling pressure from whales

ETF demand is giving XRP a Wall Street bid, but whale selling and weak on-chain activity suggest the token may need a deeper reset before bulls regain control.

2 months ago

AI-driven identity verification icon highlighted among flagged user profiles, representing automated bot detection, account screening, and user authentication systems.

Technology Bullish

Firms are turning to blockchain to fight an ad fraud problem AI is making worse

AI is making fake clicks, fake users and bot traffic harder to spot. Now firms are testing blockchain as a receipt layer to prove ads reached real people, and produced real results.

2 months ago

Crypto trading app and tokenized stock assets move along an exchange production line, illustrating how crypto platforms are expanding into stocks, ETFs, and digital asset trading to compete with traditional markets.

Tokenization

Crypto exchanges are opening a two-front war for the stock market

Crypto exchanges are racing to sell stocks like crypto, opening a fight for users with each other and a bigger battle with Wall Street.

2 months ago

Law enforcement badge, encrypted hardware wallet, and software code face off across a courtroom table, symbolizing the CLARITY Act debate over whether developers should be held responsible for how decentralized software is used.

Regulation

CLARITY Act moves to a fight between cops and coders

A White House meeting with law enforcement groups shows CLARITY’s toughest Senate fight may be over crypto crime, and whether software developers should be blamed when criminals use their code.

2 months ago

DeFi tokens swirl into a neglected liquidity pool drain, illustrating how forgotten legacy smart contracts can become the source of the next major exploit.

DeFi Bearish

The next DeFi drain could come from legacy contracts everyone forgot

Raydium’s legacy exploit shows how legacy DeFi contracts can stay live, forgotten, and vulnerable after protocols move on.

2 months ago

SBI-branded bundle of Japanese yen with an XRP tag, symbolizing the bank’s use of XRP to address cross-border payment and settlement challenges in Japan.

Banking Bullish

Japan’s SBI is using XRP to solve a banking problem

SBI Shinsei’s crypto vouchers make XRP the visible hook while deposits, retention, and SBI VC Trade remain the real contest.

2 months ago

Bitcoin struggles to stay above the $60,000 support level as rising U.S. Treasury yields and a stronger dollar threaten demand for risk assets.

Macro

Bitcoin’s $60,000 support is still a bet on the dollar breaking

Glassnode says Bitcoin’s $60,000 support may need DXY below 99 or 10-year yields near 4.2% before recovery can firm.

2 months ago

Solana token slides alongside a falling market chart while ETF paperwork sits in the background, illustrating the disconnect between strong institutional inflows, growing network activity, and declining SOL price performance.

DeFi Bearish

Why is Solana falling despite ETF inflows and booming activity?

Solana ETF inflows and network activity are rising, but inflation, weak fee burn, and macro pressure still weigh on SOL.

2 months ago

Wall Street charging bull standing beside ENA and MORPHO tokens despite visible security cracks, illustrating renewed institutional demand for DeFi assets even as investors remain concerned about smart contract risks and protocol vulnerabilities.

DeFi

Wall Street is buying DeFi tokens again, even as everyone worries the code is unsafe

Big investors are buying DeFi tokens again, betting ENA and MORPHO can re-rate as institutional financial rails despite rising security fears.

2 months ago

Tokenized stocks rise as traditional equities move on-chain, illustrated by rejected crypto token listings being replaced with tokenized shares of Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla, highlighting the shift from speculative crypto assets toward regulated stock tokens and ETF-backed investments.

Exchanges

Crypto’s killer app may be selling stocks after its own tokens failed retail

Tokenized stocks may be crypto’s clearest product market fit yet, and a warning that users want blockchain rails more than new tokens.

2 months ago

Gino Matos Gino Matos has published within the past 30 days.

Gino Matos Recent Articles

Bitcoin price challenges $64,000 weekend wall – needing a breakout or risk a deeper correction

SpaceX’s IPO exposes the first crack in tokenized stocks – fragmented ownership and allocation

XRP aims for $0.90 as ETF demand battles selling pressure from whales

Firms are turning to blockchain to fight an ad fraud problem AI is making worse

Crypto exchanges are opening a two-front war for the stock market

CLARITY Act moves to a fight between cops and coders

The next DeFi drain could come from legacy contracts everyone forgot

Japan’s SBI is using XRP to solve a banking problem

Bitcoin’s $60,000 support is still a bet on the dollar breaking

Why is Solana falling despite ETF inflows and booming activity?

Wall Street is buying DeFi tokens again, even as everyone worries the code is unsafe

Crypto’s killer app may be selling stocks after its own tokens failed retail

Gino's Top Stories

Bitcoin reclaiming its $69,000 holder cost basis could open XRP’s path to $1.26

XRP is running a $2.4B debt trap that could wipe out spot buyers the second the Fed speaks

Lawsuit claims 3.8M dormant BTC using police lost-and-found rules as Congress races to stop it with CLARITY