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A new partnership sees the Algorand blockchain being deployed for a large institutional client. Algorand’s institutional partner Algorand, a high-speed blockchain that powering secure and efficient frictionless exchange, has onboarded Instimatch Global,a digital platform for institutional short-term money market trading, as per a release shared with CryptoSlate. Instimatch processes hundreds of billions of dollars in […]

While MakerDAO, the decentralized loan platform, is at the core of decentralized finance, its native Maker (MKR) token has plunged against Ethereum over recent months. In March, MKR traded at 2.5 ETH, meaning that it cost 2.5 ETH to purchase one of the tokens. But since that date, the cryptocurrency has been on a continuous […]

The Ripple co-founder allegedly pocketed hundreds of millions from illegal XRP sales, among other allegations. Garlinghouse speaks up Ripple co-founder Brad Garlinghouse took to Twitter this morning to explain his side of the story amidst the ongoing US SEC lawsuit against the payments processing firm and issuer of XRP tokens. To recap, Ripple was hit […]

Bitcoin has undergone a remarkable rally over recent weeks. The cryptocurrency is up over 100 percent from where it was just a month ago, with BTC pushing past $40,000 on Thursday. Analysts are divided over what comes next for Bitcoin in the near term: there are many that believe the cryptocurrency is extremely overbought on […]

A ransomware has affected users of over three apps in the past year and drained their wallets of hundreds of Bitcoin. The rat wants Bitcoin A new bug identified by researchers that mimics a crypto trading program is said to have affected thousands of users in the past year, a report on security publication Bleeping […]

Polkadot, Cosmos, and Avalanche have all been created to solve the same set of problems—the low latency and scalability issues plaguing Ethereum. However, each of the blockchains took on a different approach to improving Ethereum. We explore the subtle differences between them and the ways each of them will complement the network they set out […]

Mohamed A El-Erian, the chief economist at Allianz, said the Bitcoin price surging to a new all-time high at $38,000 could fuel an “interesting conversation.” El-Erian’s comment comes after the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. was stormed on January 7. 52 people were arrested and multiple fatalities were recorded, according to reports. Following the event, […]

The price of Stellar XLM soared to as high as $0.39 on January 6. Having made a 31 month high, Stellar moved keenly back into the top ten, usurping Chainlink to take 9th place via market cap. Throughout this week, there has been no shortage of positive news concerning Stellar. For example, the Ukrainian central […]

Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies have undergone remarkably strong rallies over recent days and weeks. In the past seven days alone, BTC gained 30 percent against the U.S. dollar while ETH gained 60.6 percent. Bitcoin is expected to continue its ascent as long as the U.S. dollar continues to drop and as institutional capital cycles […]

As per CoinMarketCap data, the cryptocurrency market has officially passed the magical $1 trillion milestone. CoinGecko, another data aggregator, recently made a similar confirmation. This means that all cryptocurrencies in existence are currently valued at $1 trillion in aggregate for the first time. A majority of this market capitalization, $670 billion in fact, currently consists […]