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SEC looks to prevent Ripple from getting vital document about its case

The SEC has filed a motion that looks to protect documents that show its former finance director, William Hinman, stated that Bitcoin and Ethereum were not securities.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

BAYC Otherside sales cost $100M in gas fees unnecessarily due to badly optimized code

SyndicateDAO co-founder Will Papper unveiled how Yuga Labs could have saved users over $100M by changing a couple of lines of code

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

Belgian regulator mandates registration for companies providing crypto-related services

Crypto companies looking to operate in Belgium must have a corporate structure, hold a minimum capital of €50,000 and register with the Belgian financial watchdog.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

Safemoon is down 96.5% down from all-time high after Coffeezilla’s recent fraud allegations

Safemoon's price fell almost 50% in one day following the latest video accusation of fraud against the projects founder.

Anthony Clarke · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

Crypto.com slashes rewards to ‘ensure long-term sustainability’

Some users slammed the changes to the Crypto.com rewards program saying the cuts are sudden and too aggressive.

Samuel Wan · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

Germany is the number one tax haven for crypto investors with 0% tax rates

Cryptocurrency investors in Germany can benefit from 0% tax rates on their profits if they hold their coins for a year without cashing out.

Anthony Clarke · 3 weeks ago · 1 min read

Warren Buffett thinks he could own 100% of Bitcoin

Warren Buffett explains why he thinks Bitcoin lacks any real value by asking what he would do if he owned 100% of the supply

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 3 weeks ago · 4 min read

Goldman Sachs recently offered its first Bitcoin (BTC)-backed loan

The large investment bank announced the opening of its first-ever loan facility backed by Bitcoin. This comes a few months after their $100k price forecast for the popular cryptocurrency.

Anthony Clarke · 3 weeks ago · 1 min read

Ethereum user spends $44,000 in gas fees to mint Bored Ape ‘Otherside’ NFTs

Bored Ape Otherdeed NFTs were so popular the Ethereum blockchain struggled to cope with demand.

Samuel Wan · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

Ethereum core developer to launch Web3 app store for data

We spoke with the co-founder of Laconic, Maly Ly, who has teamed up with Ethereum developer Rick Dudley to create a data app store for web3.

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 3 weeks ago · 1 min read

A looming global energy crisis could directly affect Bitcoin miners

Rising energy costs predicted by the world bank may have a direct effect on the bitcoin network, but will it make much difference?

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 3 weeks ago · 4 min read

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After UST’s success, a new race for L1 stablecoins is here

The algorithmic stablecoin TerraUSD (UST) has proven to be wildly successful, becoming the third largest in the market. This has changed the playing filed for all.

Shane Neagle · 3 weeks ago · 6 min read

Here’s why Bitcoin may have to deal with a recession in 2024

Economists worldwide are raising fears that we could be heading towards a recession by 2024.

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 3 weeks ago · 5 min read

Bifrost reaches its crowdloan soft cap of 300,000 DOT ahead of the Polkadot parachain auction

Bifrost is on its way to deliver its promise of building a decentralized cross-chain staking liquidity solution.

Andjela Radmilac · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

MetaMask and MoonPay team up to simplify fiat on ramp

With Moonpay, Metamask users can now use their credit cards to top up their crypto wallets.

Lisa Gibbons · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

EU traditional banking interest in crypto is going mainstream

A French bank opens digital asset investments for clients with others looking to follow

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

CoinMarketCap describes Ripple’s XRP as an “impostor” cryptocurrency

Ripple’s community stated that CoinMarketCap’s tweet revealed its bias against XRP.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

IMF raises concerns over the Central African Republic’s adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender

The IMF has raised concerns over the Central African Republic's adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender due to the lack of a "robust" payments system in the country.

Samuel Wan · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

ApeCoin reaches new high as Otherside launch looms

Otherside metaverse lands would only be sold to wallets that are KYC-approved.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

Hashstack Finance releases Open protocol for DeFi lending

Hashstack announces Public testnet of the world's first ever secure, under-collateralised lending protocol

Lisa Gibbons · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

Panama says yes to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency as Congressional bill passes

Members of Panama's Congress voted in favor of the "Crypto Law" that will give Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies legal status.

Samuel Wan · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

Here’s why NEXO went up over 60% following Binance listing

NEXO was listed on Binance today and soared to a peak of $3.5.

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

Cardano Director explains how Input Endorsers will yield a “super fast Layer-1”

Input Endorsers are pitched as a more efficient way to reach consensus and handle throughput. John Woods unpacks the mechanics of the process in an easy to understand way.

Samuel Wan · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

Artificial Intelligence believes nothing is more important than blockchain – Interviewing OpenAi

Recently, OpenAi was introduced as the first AI journalist to write for CryptoSlate.

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 3 weeks ago · 8 min read

$44M Ponzi scheme charged with stealing $18M in funds

Terra LUNA fork voting in chaos amid massive inflation

LUNA holders may veto the live vote to fork the Terra network

Brazilian crypto exchange refunds all UST holders 1:1

US Congress introduces record number of crypto related bills

Is Vitalik Buterin about to jump from Ethereum to Bitcoin?

Memes in red as Dogecoin and Shiba Inu shed over 80% of their ATH

Binance took just 5 minutes to get over loss of $1.6B in LUNA

Taking a deeper look into the UST-USD decoupling and how LUNA plummeted by 99%

Report: Finder’s Panel sees the end of Shiba Inu by 2030

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SEC looks to prevent Ripple from getting vital document about its case

BAYC Otherside sales cost $100M in gas fees unnecessarily due to badly optimized code

Belgian regulator mandates registration for companies providing crypto-related services

Safemoon is down 96.5% down from all-time high after Coffeezilla’s recent fraud allegations

Crypto.com slashes rewards to ‘ensure long-term sustainability’

Germany is the number one tax haven for crypto investors with 0% tax rates

Warren Buffett thinks he could own 100% of Bitcoin

Goldman Sachs recently offered its first Bitcoin (BTC)-backed loan

Ethereum user spends $44,000 in gas fees to mint Bored Ape ‘Otherside’ NFTs

A looming global energy crisis could directly affect Bitcoin miners

After UST’s success, a new race for L1 stablecoins is here

Bifrost reaches its crowdloan soft cap of 300,000 DOT ahead of the Polkadot parachain auction

MetaMask and MoonPay team up to simplify fiat on ramp

EU traditional banking interest in crypto is going mainstream

CoinMarketCap describes Ripple’s XRP as an “impostor” cryptocurrency

IMF raises concerns over the Central African Republic’s adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender

ApeCoin reaches new high as Otherside launch looms

Hashstack Finance releases Open protocol for DeFi lending

Panama says yes to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency as Congressional bill passes

Here’s why NEXO went up over 60% following Binance listing

Cardano Director explains how Input Endorsers will yield a “super fast Layer-1”

$44M Ponzi scheme charged with stealing $18M in funds

Terra LUNA fork voting in chaos amid massive inflation

LUNA holders may veto the live vote to fork the Terra network

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