Banking
Analysis
Crypto, stocks sink as ‘global deleveraging’ kicks in
The risk-off narrative takes shapes as global uncertainty takes hold, this spells trouble for crypto and stocks while the dollar benefits.
Academia
A response to the claim “dark tetrad” personality types are drawn to Bitcoin
A recent study on the "dark tetrad" has been interpreted as cryptocurrency investors having dark personalities. However, further analysis of the study shows this narrative is invalid.
Adoption
How the crypto wealthy are gentrifying Puerto Rico
Crypto wealthy U.S. citizens are driving up property prices and the cost of living for native Puerto Ricans, much to their anger.
Sports
Liverpool FC in talks with unnamed crypto firm over £70M sponsorship deal
Liverpool Football Club is in talks with an as yet unknown crypto exchange for its main shirt sponsorship, but do fans want association with crypto at their clubs?
Adoption
The results are in and the Super Bowl crypto campaign failed to deliver
The Super Bowl crypto campaign did not bring in a flood of retail investors as hoped, suggesting the general public remain cautious over cryptocurrency investing at this time.
Regulation
Internal documents show EU policy makers want to push Ethereum over Bitcoin
EU policymakers favor Ethereum due to its greener credentials, even though it still uses power hungry Proof-of-Work mining and there are doubts on when it will fully transition to Proof-of-Stake.
Analysis
Crypto research by Bank of Canada confirmed what we knew all along
The results of two separate studies, on awareness and ownership, and a quantum computing simulation, show a mixed bag of results.
DAOs
69420 DAO takes a stand against Twitter in the fight for free speech
The DAO's goal is to raise $2 billion to buy Twitter shares, enabling Elon Musk to proxy vote the shares and override censorship on the Twitter platform.
Scams
Former SafeMoon CTO ‘Papa’ responds to fraud allegations
Coffeezilla is back on the SafeMoon case, this time in conversation with SafeMoon's former CTO who claims no knowledge of the theft of user liquidity.
Adoption
Bitfinex CTO reveals key information on El Salvador’s up and coming Volcano Tokens
Bitfinex CTO Paolo Ardoino talks to CryptoSlate about Volcano Tokens, including time frames on when the process can move forward.
Layer-2
How Cardano’s Hydra scaling solution beats the Bitcoin Lightning Network
Hydra promises more scalability and interoperability, and, according to Charles Hoskinson, it will also offer a better layer 2 experience than the Lightning Network.
People
Is Bitcoin maximalism a curse on the crypto industry?
Ripple boss Brad Garlinghouse says Bitcoin maximalism is a narrow approach to blockchain technology. However, maxis say it's the only way to defend honest crypto.