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The Ethereum decentralized finance (DeFi) space saw a renaissance in 2020 led by the release of new platforms such as Aave and iEarn (now Yearn), along with the rise of liquidity mining schemes that managed to draw hundreds of thousands into this space. Yet the growth of the DeFi space may not be done yet […]

The demand for Bitcoin is increasing as the rising volatility shows. Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S., recorded $9 billion in daily volume on Jan. 11. Yesterday, Coinbase, Kraken, and several other exchanges and data providers saw technical difficulties amid record-high trading volume. The explosive increase in the trading volume of Bitcoin led […]

The division launched last year after PayPal made a big push for building out and expanding its crypto business. PayPal’s growing volumes Paypal’s new crypto exchange traded north of $242 million in a single day on Monday, data from itBit, the firm’s exchange partner, showed. Retail has arrived. @PayPal cleared $242M in crypto sales yesterday. […]

CryptoSlate recently had the opportunity to chat with Huy Nguyen, CTO and Co-Founder of interoperable blockchain, KardiaChain. Before founding KardiaChain, Huy spent 10 years working at Google, building large-scale distributed infrastructure. Huy studied Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at UC Berkeley. In the interview, we discuss: How Huy got into crypto Biggest obstacles for […]

The decentralized exchange traded over $222 million in the past day alone. To the moon with 1inch Decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator 1inch has traded over $10 billion in lifetime trading volumes, it said in a tweet on Monday. $10B total volume! ?? $222M in the last 24h! $1B in the last 7 days! 1inch community […]

Bitcoin jubilation turns to panic as the market downturn takes hold. The last 24-hours have seen $260 billion wiped from the crypto market cap in what can only be described as a blood bath. Indications of a dip began to show over the weekend when Bitcoin failed to hold the crucial $38.8k level. Since then, […]

In 2018, the reoccurring “meme” in crypto space was that institutions were coming to accumulate Bitcoin, to save the then-volatile market and set it on a path of growth. In 2020, this meme became reality as prominent fund managers and corporations began to accumulate Bitcoin. It began with Paul Tudor Jones, a legendary macro hedge […]

It’s been a bloody past day for the Bitcoin and broader crypto market. Early this weekend, the cryptocurrency market was gunning for new all-time highs: Ethereum had pushed to $1,350, altcoins were up by double digits, and Bitcoin was holding key supports in the $40,000-41,000 region. Now, Bitcoin trades for $30,600 and Ethereum trades for […]

The regulator issued the warning shortly after crypto markets took a hit on Monday. No getting rich quick U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) warned on Monday that investments and lending products related to crypto come with “very high risks,” as per a report on news outlet CNBC. The FCA has issued similar warnings in the […]

The EOS founder left after three years of working on the high-speed blockchain project. But critics aren’t impressed. Bye, EOS Daniel Larimer, CTO at EOS code maintainer and operator Block.one, has permanently departed the project, as per a post by the firm on Sunday. https://t.co/LgcclYjBIb today announced that Daniel Larimer, CTO at https://t.co/LgcclYjBIb, has departed […]