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Analysis

XRP Perpetual Futures Open Interest skyrockets to $610 million

XRP Perpetual Futures Open Interest skyrockets to $610 million

Samuel Wan · 23 hours ago · 2 min read

BTC miner TeraWulf grew revenue over 140% in Q4’22

BTC miner TeraWulf grew revenue over 140% in Q4’22

Zeynep Geylan · 1 day ago · 1 min read

Citigroup believes CBDCs will lead the way to mass adoption

Citigroup believes CBDCs will lead the way to mass adoption

Assad Jafri · 2 days ago · 2 min read

DeFi had a successful Q1 with an increase in TVL, new focus on Arbitrum

DeFi had a successful Q1 with an increase in TVL, new focus on Arbitrum

Andjela Radmilac · 2 days ago · 2 min read

Bankruptcy

FTX EU opens European withdrawals website

FTX EU opens European withdrawals website

Mike Dalton · 2 days ago · 2 min read

OKX eyes Australia expansion as it returns bankrupt FTX’s $157M

OKX eyes Australia expansion as it returns bankrupt FTX’s $157M

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 days ago · 2 min read

Paxful to refund users’ Earn balances affected by Celsius collapse

Paxful to refund users’ Earn balances affected by Celsius collapse

Mike Dalton · 3 days ago · 1 min read

FDIC to sell Signature’s Signet network; remaining bank clients given cutoff date

FDIC to sell Signature’s Signet network; remaining bank clients given cutoff date

Mike Dalton · 3 days ago · 1 min read

CBDCs

ECB president warns central banks could “losing control” without CBDCs

ECB president warns central banks could “losing control” without CBDCs

Zeynep Geylan · 4 days ago · 2 min read

SEC’s Coinbase enforcement action deemed a power play by crypto community

SEC’s Coinbase enforcement action deemed a power play by crypto community

Samuel Wan · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Former Coinbase CTO urges ‘get to Bitcoin’ before CBDC digital lockdown

Former Coinbase CTO urges ‘get to Bitcoin’ before CBDC digital lockdown

Samuel Wan · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Russian lawmakers approve first reading of draft laws establishing CBDC regulation, issuance

Russian lawmakers approve first reading of draft laws establishing CBDC regulation, issuance

Assad Jafri · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Censorship

Hoskinson: Contingent staking, why the Cardano community is pushing back

Hoskinson: Contingent staking, why the Cardano community is pushing back

Samuel Wan · 1 month ago · 2 min read

Tornado Cash developer remanded in custody another 3 months without charge

Tornado Cash developer remanded in custody another 3 months without charge

Dorian Batycka · 1 month ago · 1 min read

Ethereum’s OFAC-Compliant blocks drop to 47%

Ethereum’s OFAC-Compliant blocks drop to 47%

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 months ago · 1 min read

Tornado Cash developer seeks $240K salary to resurrect protocol

Tornado Cash developer seeks $240K salary to resurrect protocol

Christian Nwobodo · 3 months ago · 1 min read

Bitcoin

More than 50% of Bitcoin mining uses renewable energy

More than 50% of Bitcoin mining uses renewable energy

Assad Jafri · 18 hours ago · 1 min read

U.S. government sold over 9k BTC for $215.7M on March 14

U.S. government sold over 9k BTC for $215.7M on March 14

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 20 hours ago · 1 min read

CryptoSlate wMarket Update: Mixed market performance sees Bitcoin drop below $28,000

CryptoSlate wMarket Update: Mixed market performance sees Bitcoin drop below $28,000

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 1 day ago · 3 min read

Stacks co-founder urges crypto community to fund Senator Warren’s opponents

Stacks co-founder urges crypto community to fund Senator Warren’s opponents

Samuel Wan · 1 day ago · 2 min read

Crime

Over 1M Arbitrum tokens lost to phishing attack

Over 1M Arbitrum tokens lost to phishing attack

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 1 day ago · 2 min read

SBF hoarded too much data for the FBI to handle

SBF hoarded too much data for the FBI to handle

Mike Dalton · 1 day ago · 2 min read

SBF pleads not guilty to all 13 federal indictments

SBF pleads not guilty to all 13 federal indictments

Assad Jafri · 2 days ago · 2 min read

Binance freezes $2M from alleged insider trader

Binance freezes $2M from alleged insider trader

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 days ago · 2 min read

DeFi

BNB smart chain (BSC) receives user proposal for lower transaction fees

BNB smart chain (BSC) receives user proposal for lower transaction fees

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 3 days ago · 2 min read

Arbitrum network activity booms ahead of airdrop

Arbitrum network activity booms ahead of airdrop

Andjela Radmilac · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Avalanche C, X-chains experience brief outage due to network bug

Avalanche C, X-chains experience brief outage due to network bug

Andjela Radmilac · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Sushi and its ‘head chef’ receive SEC subpoena

Sushi and its ‘head chef’ receive SEC subpoena

Mike Dalton · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Ethereum

Trump NFT sales volume soars 461% following indictment

Trump NFT sales volume soars 461% following indictment

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 1 day ago · 2 min read

Liquid staking tokens rally by 15% as Ethereum Shapella upgrade draws near

Liquid staking tokens rally by 15% as Ethereum Shapella upgrade draws near

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 3 days ago · 2 min read

MetaMask warns of fake token launch campaign

MetaMask warns of fake token launch campaign

Mike Dalton · 4 days ago · 2 min read

Cardano’s Hoskinson lauds Polygon’s zkEVM launch despite previous criticism of Ethereum

Cardano’s Hoskinson lauds Polygon’s zkEVM launch despite previous criticism of Ethereum

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 4 days ago · 2 min read

Exchanges

Binance.US transitioning to new bank providers; briefly affecting deposits, withdrawals

Binance.US transitioning to new bank providers; briefly affecting deposits, withdrawals

Mike Dalton · 16 hours ago · 2 min read

Bittrex to halt US operations by end of April

Bittrex to halt US operations by end of April

Mike Dalton · 18 hours ago · 2 min read

Coinbase, Kraken plan to continue operating in Canada as regulatory rules change

Coinbase, Kraken plan to continue operating in Canada as regulatory rules change

Mike Dalton · 2 days ago · 2 min read

Matt Damon promoted Crypto.com to support his Water.org charity

Matt Damon promoted Crypto.com to support his Water.org charity

Samuel Wan · 2 days ago · 2 min read

Gaming

Rocket League world champions TeamBDS partners with Xborg for web3 fan activations

Rocket League world champions TeamBDS partners with Xborg for web3 fan activations

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 2 days ago · 2 min read

Magic Eden eyes growth in web3 gaming following launch of Magic Eden Games

Magic Eden eyes growth in web3 gaming following launch of Magic Eden Games

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Polygon and Immutable partner on Web3 gaming

Polygon and Immutable partner on Web3 gaming

Mike Dalton · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Here’s why Pokemon’s web3 and metaverse plans face fan backlash

Here’s why Pokemon’s web3 and metaverse plans face fan backlash

Samuel Wan · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

Layer2

Airdrop claims help Arbitrum process twice Ethereum’s transaction in 24 hours

Airdrop claims help Arbitrum process twice Ethereum’s transaction in 24 hours

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Over 300M Arbitrum ARB tokens claimed; price plunges 90%

Over 300M Arbitrum ARB tokens claimed; price plunges 90%

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Arbitrum’s weekly DEX volume touches new ATH

Arbitrum’s weekly DEX volume touches new ATH

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Arbitrum to airdrop ARB tokens to users on March 23

Arbitrum to airdrop ARB tokens to users on March 23

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

NFTs

Avalanche Foundation launches NFT initiative

Avalanche Foundation launches NFT initiative

Mike Dalton · 2 days ago · 1 min read

NEAR launches $11M grassroots community trust registered in Guernsey

NEAR launches $11M grassroots community trust registered in Guernsey

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 3 days ago · 3 min read

NFT Inspect makes comeback after January shutdown with acquisition by JVH Technology

NFT Inspect makes comeback after January shutdown with acquisition by JVH Technology

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 4 days ago · 1 min read

Accidentally burnt CryptoPunk #685 ‘resurrected’ – becomes first official CryptoPunk Ordinal

Accidentally burnt CryptoPunk #685 ‘resurrected’ – becomes first official CryptoPunk Ordinal

Dorian Batycka · 5 days ago · 1 min read

Partnerships

Coinbase acquires One River Digital Asset Management

Coinbase acquires One River Digital Asset Management

Zeynep Geylan · 4 weeks ago · 1 min read

Visa, Mastercard to push back on crypto-related services

Visa, Mastercard to push back on crypto-related services

Christian Nwobodo · 1 month ago · 1 min read

Ankr’s node hosting app launches on Azure marketplace

Ankr’s node hosting app launches on Azure marketplace

Zeynep Geylan · 1 month ago · 1 min read

MetaMask set to launch Onramp.money integration

MetaMask set to launch Onramp.money integration

Josh O'Sullivan · 2 months ago · 1 min read

People

MacroSlate Weekly: Bitcoin maintains resilience in face of continuing market uncertainty

MacroSlate Weekly: Bitcoin maintains resilience in face of continuing market uncertainty

Zaeem Shoaib Zuberi · 40 seconds ago · 3 min read

Kraken sponsors F1 car with Bitcoin whitepaper

Kraken sponsors F1 car with Bitcoin whitepaper

Mike Dalton · 13 hours ago · 2 min read

Justin Sun’s Grenada ambassadorship to WTO ends

Justin Sun’s Grenada ambassadorship to WTO ends

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 20 hours ago · 1 min read

Space Force major urges Pentagon to hold Bitcoin, give it 2nd amendment protection

Space Force major urges Pentagon to hold Bitcoin, give it 2nd amendment protection

Assad Jafri · 20 hours ago · 2 min read

Politics

Elizabeth Warren says she’s building an anti-crypto army in new campaign

Elizabeth Warren says she’s building an anti-crypto army in new campaign

Andjela Radmilac · 2 days ago · 1 min read

Congressman Emmer introduces bill providing ‘safe harbor’ to miners, developers and wallets

Congressman Emmer introduces bill providing ‘safe harbor’ to miners, developers and wallets

Assad Jafri · 1 week ago · 1 min read

El Salvador’s Bitcoin President receives 91% approval rating: La Pensa Grafia

El Salvador’s Bitcoin President receives 91% approval rating: La Pensa Grafia

Dorian Batycka · 2 weeks ago · 1 min read

Belgian foreign minister calls for crypto ban

Belgian foreign minister calls for crypto ban

Dorian Batycka · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Privacy

Zero-knowledge proofs now live on Bitcoin

Zero-knowledge proofs now live on Bitcoin

Dorian Batycka · 4 days ago · 2 min read

Blender coin mixer may have rebranded, likely remains in use by Lazarus Group

Blender coin mixer may have rebranded, likely remains in use by Lazarus Group

Mike Dalton · 2 months ago · 1 min read

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin describes his vision for stealth addresses

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin describes his vision for stealth addresses

Mike Dalton · 2 months ago · 2 min read

SEC allegedly leaked crypto miner names, emails

SEC allegedly leaked crypto miner names, emails

Mike Dalton · 2 months ago · 1 min read

Regulation

CNBC’s Jim Cramer calls Binance “way too sketchy”

CNBC’s Jim Cramer calls Binance “way too sketchy”

Samuel Wan · 1 day ago · 2 min read

Hong Kong signals licensing over 8 crypto companies by year-end

Hong Kong signals licensing over 8 crypto companies by year-end

Zeynep Geylan · 2 days ago · 2 min read

SEC’s Gary Gensler seeks for more staff, resources to regulate crypto

SEC’s Gary Gensler seeks for more staff, resources to regulate crypto

Mike Dalton · 3 days ago · 2 min read

Texas bill seeks to eliminate incentives for Bitcoin miners

Texas bill seeks to eliminate incentives for Bitcoin miners

Assad Jafri · 3 days ago · 2 min read

Stablecoins

Voyager redeems $150M of USDC to fiat through Circle

Voyager redeems $150M of USDC to fiat through Circle

Dorian Batycka · 3 days ago · 2 min read

Europe is getting its first ETP based on a Morgan Stanley index

Europe is getting its first ETP based on a Morgan Stanley index

Andjela Radmilac · 3 days ago · 2 min read

Circle’s USDC to launch on Cosmos

Circle’s USDC to launch on Cosmos

Andjela Radmilac · 4 days ago · 1 min read

Launch Zone, BSCex suffer contract vulnerability — over $7M drained

Launch Zone, BSCex suffer contract vulnerability — over $7M drained

Zeynep Geylan · 5 days ago · 2 min read