Governance
Research
BTC difficulty to adjust over weekend as miners capitulate
Difficulty is expected to adjust down as hashrate slows suggesting a possible top is in
IRL
How web3 gives power back to the players with Alex Connolly CTO of Immutable X – CryptoSlateIRL #22
The latest episode of CryptoSlate IRL covers IMX, the future of web3 gaming, CSGO and much more
IRL
100+ Web3 Games nominated at inaugural GAM3 AWARDS hosted by Polkastarter Gaming
Over 13 categories and genres including Gam3 of the Year, Polkastarter Gaming is launching the annual GAM3 AWARDS this December in what is sure to be one of the most exciting gaming events of the year.
Crime
SBF breaks cryptic silence, prepares to ‘talk about where we are today’
Former FTX CEO SBF has taken to Twitter to break his cryptic message trend and prepare to speak about the current state of affairs.
Bankruptcy
FTX hacker begins possible Pump & Dump scam as troll messages & cryptic tokens sent to Uniswap
Deeper look at on-chain data shows the hacker has been sending messages to exchanges, Vitalik and Uniswap using tokens created within the past 24 hours.
Analysis
Realized Bitcoin losses spike as Grayscale GBTC trades at less than $10k BTC equivalent
CryptoSlate analyzed on-chain data from Glassnode to identify the impact on realized profit and losses throughout the current market turmoil.
Bear Market
Crypto markets rocked as stablecoin reserves deplete, Curve 3pool concentrated by USDT, 60k BTC leaves Binance, Alameda shorts USDT
Amid a day of volatility Binance released its proof-of-assets data while rumors circle that Alameda is planning an attack on USDT with an aggressive short
Exchanges
FTX gone? – website turned off before returning to ‘advise against depositing’
The FTX website was unavailable following news Binance pulled out of the deal indicating the end is near for the beleaguered crypto exchange
Bear Market
Alameda Research website goes private following FTX collapse
SBF owned Alameda Research and FTX Ventures websites have been taken offline amid FTX controversy
Stablecoins
Stablecoins fall below Dollar parity as turbulence impacts entire market
USDT, USDC, DAI all drop below $1 as market forces effect stablecoins across the industry
Bear Market
Large short positions push Bitcoin toward $17k amid $861M in crypto liquidations
Over $250M in Bitcoin liquidations aid crypto capitulation as Bitcoin drops
Research
Research: FTT token active addresses close to 0 for the entirety of 2022
Few investors hold FTT tokens off-exchange according to Glassnode data which shows hardly any active addresses on chain
