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The number of Bitcoin whales has been rocketing higher since the start of 2019, pointing to an intense accumulation phase amongst these large investors who hold massive amounts of crypto. The growth of this number seems to indicate that investors with access to large sums of capital do believe that the cryptocurrency’s long-term outlook is […]

The past few weeks have seen so-called “yield farming” gain popularity throughout the Ethereum ecosystem. Yield farming, in short, is the act of maximizing the yield one makes via decentralized finance (DeFi) applications. So far, yield farming has arguably been a good thing for the Ethereum blockchain. Blockchain analytics firm Santiment reported on Jun. 29 […]

It’s been a difficult 48 hours for DeFi project Balancer. Riding on the DeFi yield farming hyper, Balancer saw an influx of pool funds locked in its protocol, which in turn, attracted the bane of any technology project — the attention of hackers and loophole opportunists. Attackers stole over $500,000 in wrapped Ether, Chainlink, and […]

Chainlink’s technological capabilities are in-demand this year, with its blockchain seeing increased adoption this year courtesy its scalable smart contracts, oracles, and verifiable randomness function (VRF) features. NFTs and Chainlink On June 29, the firm said Polyient Games, a venture fund and development lab dedicated solely to non-fungible token-based blockchain games, will use Chainlink’s blockchain […]

First, they ignore you, then, they fight you, then you win. The adage cannot hold truer when it comes to the cryptocurrency markets. This year alone, banks like JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, and even the  People’s Bank of China — all anti-crypto at some point — have expressed their interest in offering cryptocurrency services to […]

According to the latest report from IntoTheBlock, two of the best-performing assets this quarter are SwissBorg (CHSB) and Bancor (BNT). The Swiss cyber bank saw its token rise 395 percent since Apr. 1, while the smart token liquidity provider increased just over 500 percent in the last three months. Both are in the top 100 […]

Crypto.com is offering discounted Bitcoin for a limited number of users of June 30, as part of the firm’s fourth-anniversary celebrations. BTC at 50% off Called the “Syndicate Anniversary Special,” the Hong Kong-based crypto giant has a $2 million allocation for the first 25,000 users placing a “subscription” on the exchange. Registered and qualified users […]

The crypto adoption curve has been rather steep, especially when it comes to traditional investors. That being said, the success of many blockchain-related projects has begun shifting this trend as more new investors flood the crypto market. One prominent angel investor still isn’t convinced that the nascent market is mature enough to warrant him making […]

It’s been a boring past few weeks in the crypto markets. As CryptoSlate has covered, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and a majority of altcoins have effectively flatlined. Yet data shows that investors, at least investors in ETH, are shaking off the uncertainties in the markets, accumulating as fast as they can. Ethereum investors continue to stack millions […]

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies may be predicated on decentralization, but the industry still has entities and assets that are of systemic importance. According to an ex-Messari executive and analyst in the space, there are three companies that, “if something catastrophic happened to them today, would cause a tsunami in crypto markets.” These companies aren’t exchanges […]