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Polkadot (DOT) has increased by over 67% in the past week as the best-performing top 100 cryptocurrency in the last seven days. There are two key reasons behind the immense rally of Polkadot. First, it broke out against Bitcoin, which likely led traders to increasingly accumulate DOT. Second, it is fundamentally improving as potentially the […]

Crypto adoption has boomed in Africa in the past few years, attracting eyeballs and investments, and even celebrities joining in on the cause. Targeting Africa’s burgeoning economy Many know Akon, the world-renowned pop star, for hits like Smack That and Right Now, but few know his long-running and ongoing work in the African market with […]

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 […]