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A cinematic 16:9 scene shows a bright stadium and an incomplete stone bridge in a sunlit desert as a large orange Bitcoin emblem erupts from cracked ground, kicking up dust and casting a long shadow under a clear turquoise sky.

Build it and they will come may not be enough for Bitcoin DeFi

There's a thriving ecosystem called Bitcoin DeFi (BTCFi for those in the know). The only problem? As 65% of Bitcoin holders can't name a single protocol, not that many people are in the know.

Christina Comben 9 min read 10 months ago

A bright, cinematic 16:9 scene shows a towering golden Bitcoin standing firm on a sunlit shoreline while a vivid teal-and-orange candlestick wave—woven with numbers—crashes through scattered Ethereum, Solana, and altcoin tokens, suggesting a temporary washout amid a clearing sky.

Market

A blip in ‘Uptober’: crypto’s October reckoning beyond the $20B washout

As the dust settles on the biggest crypto market crash in history and leverage’s excesses were forcibly purged from the ecosystem, Bitcoin's resilience shines.

4 min read 10 months ago

Adoption

How much Bitcoin will you need to retire? This new calculator will tell you

CryptoSlate’s Bitcoin Retirement Calculator turns a complex question into a practical plan. Plug in your age, target spending, and BTC stack, then compare Base, Bull, and Bear outcomes shaped by real macro and policy factors.

4 min read 10 months ago

Liquidations

$9.4B in liquidations over 24 Hours triggers ‘2021 type situation for altcoins’

The crypto market just nuked, with the largest ever liquidation event in 24 hours and a bloodbath for altcoins triggering traders' PTSD.

4 min read 10 months ago

A bright cinematic scene shows a towering Tether coin formed from U.S. Treasury bonds rising at the center as five marble pedestals with the flags of Japan, China, the U.K., Luxembourg, and Belgium are subtly edged aside inside a sunlit trading floor.

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How Tether’s $127B in US Treasuries will hit top-5 foreign holders by 2033

$1T question: Could Tether ever be the largest foreign holder of U.S. debt?

7 min read 10 months ago

a dipping red Bitcoin chart with rising gold bars and a looming dollar symbol, capturing risk-off pressure amid a still-bullish debasement narrative.

ETF

If the debasement trade would catapult Bitcoin, why is the market down?

If gold is benefiting from the debasement trade, why is Bitcoin down by 4.2% on the week?

2 min read 10 months ago

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How ERC-8004 will make Ethereum the home of decentralized AI agents

As the AI market grows, Ethereum’s ERC-8004 standard offers a new paradigm for trust and reputation among autonomous agents.

3 min read 10 months ago

CZ stands between matte Aster and Hyperliquid logos as warm privacy panels face a cool wireframe order-book grid in a bright, cinematic split-tone scen

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CZ says Aster’s privacy beats Hyperliquid’s transparent order books

CZ attributed BNB's recent meme explosion to an unplanned Mid-Autumn Festival post, and outlined his investment thesis favoring privacy-focused perpetual DEXs over transparent alternatives.

3 min read 10 months ago

Analysis

Bitcoin’s whipsaw to $105k wipes out $7B in leveraged positions

Massive sell-off causes over $7 billion in liquidations, exposing crypto's structural weaknesses during volatile trading.

2 min read 10 months ago

A cinematic 16:9 image: former President Donald Trump stands left-of-frame under bright, mid-to-high key lighting, holding a tariff document; behind him a vivid red downward arrow slices through a shattering golden Bitcoin over a cool blue market chart, blending into warm red-orange tones of China’s flag, the Great Wall, and the Shanghai skyline to symbolize the crash.

Market

Trump tariff threat against China causes Bitcoin to crash 7%, $19B in liquidations

Trump accused China of attempting to monopolize rare-earth elements and announced plans for a massive increase of tariffs on Chinese products.

2 min read 10 months ago

Culture

Abnormal Polymarket bets on potential Nobel Prize winner cause Norway to launch probe

Polymarket's Nobel wager spike points to potential insider leak, prompting Norwegian probe into confidentiality breach.

2 min read 10 months ago

A bright, daylight city skyline frames a large gold Bitcoin rising along a glowing upward arrow with candlestick charts and colorful flow lines suggesting mounting market momentum.

Analysis

Can Bitcoin really reach $150K, what would it take?

Staggering ETF inflows and exchange supply reduction hint at Bitcoin’s march toward $150,000 without speculative mania.

5 min read 10 months ago

Crypto

Strategy’s Bitcoin mNAV collapses to 1.174, lowest since February 2024

The narrowing gap between market capitalization and underlying asset value poses a threat to sustainability.

2 min read 10 months ago

Daylight, photorealistic plaza scene shows matte Kalshi and Polymarket logos on opposing pedestals beside a tilted balance scale, rising green bars, and a valuation gauge to suggest Kalshi’s $5B milestone turning up competitive pressure.

Investments

Why Kalshi’s $5B valuation puts Polymarket on notice

Prediction markets have become Wall Street’s newest battleground, with Kalshi betting on regulation and Polymarket betting on decentralization—and both racing to turn real-world events into tradeable assets.

5 min read 10 months ago