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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 […]

After facing some overt weakness earlier this week, Cardano’s bulls have come back swinging, propelling ADA up by nearly four percent as the aggregated crypto market flashes some signs of weakness. Today’s upswing coincides with a trend of the cryptocurrency breaking its correlation with Bitcoin. If this trend persists in the near-term, it could continue […]

China’s surging ahead with its blockchain aspirations even as the world grapples with the basic regulation around distributed systems and digital currencies. Moving into public blockchains A fund manager revealed Sunday the country will soon onboard Ethereum to its ambitious Blockchain Service Network (BSN) project, as part of a broader push to leverage blockchain technology […]

Hackers made away with $500k worth of Wrapped Ether, Chainlink, and Synthetix from Balancer pools early on Monday, after a deflationary token model was taken advantage of. Balancer addressed the issue soon after, confirming the hack and stating the protocol was not compromised. All other tokens remain unaffected, and the exchange continues to function. On […]

It’s been a tough past few years for many crypto altcoins. Consider Bitcoin dominance — the percentage of the cryptocurrency market’s value made up of BTC. That metric is up to 66 percent from the ~35 percent lows set at the peak of 2018’s crypto bubble. The poor performances of altcoins are even more striking […]