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Regulators have long shunned Bitcoin ETFs in the US, but that’s not stopping firms from trying their luck repeatedly. VanEck makes Bitcoin ETF move VanEck, a New York-based investment management firm founded in 1955, has filed for a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, as per a filing released Wednesday. The […]

It appears that the “ape” mentality that captured Ethereum investors in the summer has returned. A protocol that launched yesterday evening garnered $1 billion worth of deposits in the 12 hours after its launch, making it the fastest-growing “money game” thus far. For some context, Yam Finance, widely regarded as the most well-known yield farming […]

On Wednesday, December 30, Binance US became the latest cryptocurrency exchange to announce that U.S. customers will not be able to buy or sell XRP effective January 13th, 2021. Other cryptocurrency exchange to delist include: Beaxy Bittrex Bitwise Coinbase Crosstower Crypto.com Galaxy Digital Jump Trading OKCoin OSL Swipe Wallet Wirex Ziglu The SEC lawsuit The […]

It’s been quite a turbulent year for the crypto market. In March, Bitcoin was trading below $4,000 and many thought that another bear market was on the horizon due to the pandemic. Just nine months later, the market is euphoric, with many thinking that the cryptocurrency market will take over the global financial markets. Investors […]

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez publicly said he is considering purchasing Bitcoin for the city’s treasury. On December 29, Anthony Pompliano, the co-founder and partner at Morgan Creek, asked if Mayor Suarez should allocate the city’s treasury into Bitcoin. In response, the Mayor said he is “definitely open to exploring it.” Definitely open to exploring it. […]

The CEO of IOHK said XRP remains clean—as of today in its current form—from the SEC despite troubles mounting for Ripple, its issuing company. XRP’s controversial past In an ask-me-anything session on YouTube last week, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson spoke about ADA, upcoming Cardano developments, and about the ruckus surrounding the alleged unlicensed securities sale […]

Bitcoin casually breached $28,500 this morning, setting a new all-time high after breaking its previous $19,800 ATH level last month. The move came amidst new narratives spinning for the volatile asset, such as its further positioning as a “digital gold” and an American bank stating it was “too big to fail.” casual new ATH, nbd$BTC […]

CryptoSlate recently had the opportunity to chat with Jonathan Squires, the CEO of Currency.com, a top platform for digital asset trading with a broad spectrum of fiat and crypto on-ramps. Squires was previously CEO of iBus Media, part of the Stars Group. With his traditional MBA background, he is one of the new bunch of […]

In a recent YouTube video, Charles Hoskinson, the CEO of IOHK, looked back at 2020 and how it helped shape Cardano into a future-proof, third-generation blockchain. With 2021 right around the corner, Hoskinson also laid out what next year will have in store for the blockchain, with governance being the central point of the project’s […]

Bitcoin has seen an influx of institutional adoption over recent months. As has been covered extensively by this outlet, the past few months have seen prominent institutional investors allocate capital to cryptocurrencies to hedge their portfolios against the current macroeconomic inflation taking place. Further, many believe that Bitcoin will play an increasingly important role in […]