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AI
Lenovo directs $1.2B into artificial intelligence research as AI investment markets boom
The legacy tech giant is the latest institution to devote substantial resources to the tech market's hottest sector.
Mining
Bitmain suspends employee pay amid financial turmoil
The ASIC manufacturer's financial trouble's have hit an inflection point as it reportedly fails to meet payroll.
Banking
This San Diego bank’s client list is a who’s-who of questionable characters in crypto and beyond
Axos Bank's book of business has included such names as BAM Trading, Prime Trust, InfoWars, and more.
Macro
Markets rally on strong U.S. jobs report
Better-than-expected jobs numbers have breathed fresh air into stock and bond markets.
Analysis
Do proof-of-stake blockchains trend toward decentralization over time?
CryptoSlate spoke with Wenpin Tang, the man who did the math to find out.
Mining
El Salvador’s first volcano-powered Bitcoin mining project goes live
The crypto-forward nation's long-promised geothermal Bitcoin mining dream may finally become with Lava Pool, the nation's first project to attempt it.
Regulation
BIS launches ‘Project Atlas’ to monitor and collect DeFi data
Project Atlas is the latest in the Bank of International Settlements' substantial efforts to research, monitor, and develop blockchain technology.
Technology
Polygon co-founder Jaynti Kanani steps down after six years with project
Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal wished his partner well on social media, writing that Kanani's departure made him 'emotional.'
Legal
SBF Trial: Jury selection concludes despite impartiality challenges, with one potential juror having already ‘reached verdict’
Twelve individuals and six alternates have been selected to decide the fate of Sam Bankman-Fried.
Exchanges
Binance continues to wind down BUSD by ending borrowing and staking support for the stablecoin
The exchange announced Oct. 3 that it would cease borrowing and staking support for the stablecoin by Oct. 25.
Regulation
CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam disagrees with Gary Gensler on the state of digital asset regulation
The CFTC chair issued some of his firmest statements to date on the need for new crypto regulation in stark contrast to his SEC counterpart.
Regulation
IMF paper proposes risk assessment framework for integrating crypto into financial system
As market interest in crypto continues to grow, global monetary authorities are working on how to integrate the new technologies into legacy systems with minimal chaos.