DeFi
Analysis
Ethereum fundamentals showing strong growth, healthy on-chain metrics
Ethereum seems to be having a great year so far with some fundamental metrics hitting multi-month highs over the past week. Everything from the…
Adoption
Thailand’s largest commercial bank redacts statement on integrating Ripple’s XRP
The Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), the largest commercial bank in Thailand, retracted a statement about using Ripple's XRP token. The bank quickly issued a…
Regulation
SEC chairman suggests cryptocurrency markets are easily manipulated, unlike the stock market
Jay Clayton, chairman of the SEC, spoke about the Commission’s take on the cryptocurrency industry. In an interview with CNBC, Clayton said that unlike…
People
US 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang meets with Litecoin founder
Andrew Yang, the pro-bitcoin 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, met with Litecoin founder Charlie Lee to reportedly discuss the future of cryptocurrency. Yang shared a…
Partnerships
ConsenSys’ Truffle announces new partnership with Microsoft
Truffle, a subsidiary of Ethereum development studio ConsenSys, entered into a partnership with Microsoft. According to a press release shared with CryptoSlate, Truffle will…
Technology
Salesforce introduces blockchain platform based on Hyperledger
Salesforce, one of the world's biggest providers of cloud solutions for businesses, launched its own blockchain platform. Announced during its fourth annual TrailheaDX developer…
Price Watch
IOHK announces updated roadmap for Cardano
IOHK, the parent company of the Cardano and Ethereum Classic blockchains, announced the new and updated Cardano roadmap. Announced months ago by its CEO, Charles…
Technology
Running Facebook GlobalCoin node will cost $10 million in licensing fees
GlobalCoin, Facebook's own cryptocurrency, will reportedly be announced this month. According to a report in The Information, the social media giant is set to…
Hacks
Samaritan developer returns $500,000 worth of Ethereum to rightful owner
Drew Stone, a developer working on Edgeware, returned 2000 ETH ($500,000) to its rightful owner after the funds were mistakenly sent to the wrong…
Technology
Apple CryptoKit for iOS 13 suggests full cryptocurrency wallets are coming to iPhone
Apple has announced “CryptoKit,” a new framework that will allow developers to perform cryptographic operations securely and efficiently. The newly added features suggest that…
People
Craig Wright accuses Binance and Tether of funding prostitution and slavery, community backlash ensues
Craig Wright, the controversial Bitcoin SV creator claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto, accused crypto exchange Binance and stablecoin company Tether of funding prostitution and…
People
Jameson Lopp offers to testify against Craig Wright in McCormack’s libel case
Peter McCormack, the host of the “What Bitcoin Did” podcast, has seen increased support from the crypto community in his fight against Craig Wright's…