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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).

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Total Articles 1,683

Since Aug 2024

Last Active Jul 1, 2026

Primary Beat Bitcoin

Gino Matos Recent Articles

Scams

Solana trading bot Aqua allegedly rug pulls $4.65 million after major ecosystem endorsements

The platform promised revenue sharing through its AQUA token, which would distribute trading fees to holders via buy-and-burn mechanisms and staking rewards.

10 months ago

A sprawling cyberpunk warehouse of endless npm and Node.js package cubes leaks red digital tendrils that lash toward glowing Bitcoin and Ethereum logos while a shattered chain and ominous padlock signal a massive supply-chain breach.

Hacks

Largest supply chain attack in history targets crypto users through compromised JavaScript packages

Hackers compromised NPM package maintainer accounts through phishing emails and injected malware that steals crypto.

10 months ago

A cracked Bitcoin coin sits on a corporate boardroom table with a city skyline backdrop - Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate.

Analysis

Bitcoin treasury companies’ purchase volumes slump despite record transaction count

Strategy acquired 3,700 BTC in August, while other treasury companies purchased 14,800 BTC, both below their averages.

10 months ago

Stacks of institutional funds flow into Solana as global investors prepare for Nasdaq-approved billion-dollar treasury allocations - Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate.

Adoption

SOL Strategies secures Nasdaq approval as institutional giants plan billion-dollar Solana treasury

The company expects trading to commence on Sept. 9, under the ticker symbol "STKE" while maintaining its Canadian Securities Exchange listing under "HODL."

10 months ago

DeFi

Legal expert affirms public blockchains remain regulatory standard despite corporate L1 launches

Jake Chervinsky argued on X that many new L1s built by companies for product-specific reasons are "unnecessary" and "unhelpful" from a regulatory perspective.

10 months ago

A man sits stressed in front of a laptop displaying red crypto market symbols, symbolizing heavy digital asset losses - Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate. Image includes combined content which may include AI-generated content

Hacks

Dark web vendors distribute fake Ledger wallet pages targeting crypto users

The malicious package features a redesigned 2025 UI inspired by Ledger's authentic interface, among other tools.

10 months ago

Analysis

Bitcoin consolidates between $104,000 and $116,000 as market faces critical decision Point

Breaking below $104,100 would replay post-ATH exhaustion phases seen earlier this cycle, while recovery above $114,300 would signal renewed demand control.

10 months ago

A massive wave of altcoin logos, including XRP, Solana, Chainlink, Avalanche, and Dogecoin, approaches a city skyline with financial buildings - Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate.

Regulation

Bloomberg analyst says altcoin ETF approvals unlikely to trigger a traditional alt season

James Seyffart noted that investment advisors prefer diversification over concentrated positions in individual altcoins.

10 months ago

Crypto

World Liberty Financial blocklists Justin Sun’s address holding 595 million WLFI

Sun's blocked holdings represent not only a substantial portion of circulating tokens, but also a 2.4 billion WLFI stash waiting to be unlocked.

10 months ago

Glowing digital rails channel stablecoin tokens toward a futuristic city, symbolizing the accelerating growth of global stablecoin adoption - Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate. Image includes combined content which may include AI-generated content

Stablecoins

Stripe and Paradigm reveal Tempo layer-1 blockchain for stablecoin payments infrastructure

Tempo operates in a private testnet with select partners testing cross-border payouts, B2B payments, and remittances.

10 months ago

Ethereum and Solana logos orbiting a glowing institutional globe linked by shield arcs in space - Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate.

DeFi

Ethereum securing Solana: Unified security layers may accelerate institutional crypto adoption

Symbiotic CEO argues how sharing one security layer could boost application development and institutional adoption.

10 months ago

Crypto

Bitcoin averages 4.67/10 trust score across 25 countries in Cornell survey

The survey reveals significant regional variations in perceptions of Bitcoin depending on financial stress and government trust levels.

10 months ago

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Gino Matos Recent Articles

Solana trading bot Aqua allegedly rug pulls $4.65 million after major ecosystem endorsements

Largest supply chain attack in history targets crypto users through compromised JavaScript packages

Bitcoin treasury companies’ purchase volumes slump despite record transaction count

SOL Strategies secures Nasdaq approval as institutional giants plan billion-dollar Solana treasury

Legal expert affirms public blockchains remain regulatory standard despite corporate L1 launches

Dark web vendors distribute fake Ledger wallet pages targeting crypto users

Bitcoin consolidates between $104,000 and $116,000 as market faces critical decision Point

Bloomberg analyst says altcoin ETF approvals unlikely to trigger a traditional alt season

World Liberty Financial blocklists Justin Sun’s address holding 595 million WLFI

Stripe and Paradigm reveal Tempo layer-1 blockchain for stablecoin payments infrastructure

Ethereum securing Solana: Unified security layers may accelerate institutional crypto adoption

Bitcoin averages 4.67/10 trust score across 25 countries in Cornell survey

Gino's Top Stories

Arthur Hayes says AI rescue liquidity could send Bitcoin price to $1,000,000

Crypto finally has a CLARITY Act date – delivery now depends on seven Senate Democrats

Bitcoin’s weekend test is whether the $58,000 drop was exhaustion or acceptance