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Akoin, the cryptocurrency developed by renowned popstar Akon to improve social opportunities and access for African entrepreneurs, has announced its premier listing on crypto exchange Bittrex Global, as per a release shared with CryptoSlate. Bittrex Global is one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, reporting daily transaction volumes of $41 million. It is one of […]

With Ethereum 2.0 expected to ship in the near future, the values that underlie the world’s second-largest blockchain have become increasingly important. Vitalik Buterin, one of the creators of Ethereum, discussed both the abstract and the technical aspects of the values that went into designing Ethereum over six years ago and how they are going […]

Decentralized video platform THETA.tv is partnering with cult TV company Shout! Factory as the business expands channels and content available on its platform. THETA.tv has announced a range of partnerships in recent months including linking up with Cinedigm to offer a 24/7 anime channel called CONtv, as well as partnering with decentralized games platform Ultra. […]

Waves.tech, an ecosystem of next-generation technologies built on the Waves protocol, has ported its native token WAVES into Ethereum to enhance interoperability between the two networks and introduce Waves functionality to Ethereum users, the firm said in a release shared with CryptoSlate. The Waves network is designed for and allows users to create and launch […]

Most investors lack the knowledge, time, and spare Ethereum to yield farm for themselves. Thus, like with index funds and other “simple” financial products, innovators in the cryptocurrency space have created platforms that automate the process. Yearn.finance is by far the largest of these products. After YFI launched months ago, capital flooding into the platform […]

Akoin, the cryptocurrency and decentralized app ecosystem developed by popular music artist Akon, has partnered with Roll, a blockchain platform that enables creators to develop their own branded digital currency (called social money) unique to their online presence. The product will initially be available to users in Asia and the US and later be expanded […]

PayPal made waves in the crypto market today after announcing that its users will now have the ability to buy, sell, and pay for items using digital assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum. Competitors to the platform – like Square and CashApp – have already taken steps to provide their users with this ability, but none […]

In the past week, the alternative cryptocurrency (altcoin) market has further slumped against Bitcoin. Since achieving a peak in early September, decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens alongside Ethereum have shown a lackluster performance. Since October 8, the price of Bitcoin has increased from $10,600 to $12,311 by 16%. In the same period, Ethereum rose by 12% […]

Ethereum’s decentralized finance (DeFi) space has seen exponential growth over the past few months. Nothing shows this as well as the total value locked in DeFi contracts, which has risen from around $500 million at the start of the year to $11.5 billion at the local highs. That’s a growth of over 2,000 percent in […]

PayPal, the $236 billion digital payments giant, will allow users to buy and sell crypto assets. The news adds to the strong momentum of Bitcoin (BTC), which has rallied 10% in the last five days. In an interview with Reuters, PayPal president and CEO Dan Schulman, said: “We are working with central banks and thinking […]