Adoption
Mythbusting Solana – downtime, competition and technology with Matt Sorg of Solana Foundation – SlateCast #38
According to Matt Sorg, Solana is a differentiated technology in terms of speed and scalability.
Crypto
CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: November closes as one of the worst months for ETH or BTC, SBF claims the FTX collapse was a mistake
15 million Bitcoin goes into self-custody, CFTC chair claims Bitcoin is a commodity, and much more in this edition of CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily.
Bear Market
BlackRock lost $24M in FTX collapse
BlackRock's CEO said the investment was small and not part of Blackrock's core business.
Investments
Animoca to launch $2B investment fund for metaverse
The fund is currently at the formation stage and intends to raise between $1 billion and $2 billion to invest in metaverse-related businesses.
Research
Research: Whales have been offloading Bitcoin since 2021
Bitcoin supply per whale has been following the price movements since 2014.
Analysis
Bitcoin Volatility Index exceeds 100% for the third time in 2022
Bitcoin volatility was lingering at all-time lows before the FTX collapse.
Exchanges
Another $2B worth of Bitcoin withdrawn from Coinbase over weekend
Nearly 50,000 Bitcoin are withdrawn from Coinbase daily between Nov. 23 and Nov. 27 — equating to roughly $3 billion.
Exchanges
Bitcoin worth $1.5B withdrawn from Coinbase in 48 hours
50,000 Bitcoin were withdrawn from Coinbase on Nov. 24 and 25, marking the third-largest withdrawal from the exchange.
Crime
FTX attacker turns to ChipMixer to launder tokens
The attacker laundered around 360 Bitcoin on Nov. 25 via ChipMixer, which some in the community allege is U.S. government honeypot.
Web3
Could ‘Win to Earn’ be the foundation of web3 esports adoption? w/Axie.gg – SlateCast #37
Chief from Axie.GG sees the future of blockchain gaming in esports, and expects Axie Infinity to lose leadership but remain a part of the ecosystem.
Research
35% of Bitcoin core team is from the U.S. as monthly active developers falls in 2022
Bitcoin's core developer team grows by 5-20 people monthly, according to NYDIG's research.
Wallets
ConsenSys updates policy to collect IP addresses from MetaMask
Users's IP address and Ethereum address will be collected when they send a transaction.