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It’s been many months since PlusToken, the $2+ billion Bitcoin scam, has out of the cryptocurrency news cycle. A brief history of one of the biggest crypto scams ever For those that need a refresher, here’s one: over the course of approximately a year, scammers largely focused in Asia managed to garner billions of dollars […]

Blockchain network Digibyte (DGB) has seen the price of its native token DGB skyrocket after it was listed on Binance earlier today. The exchange listed the token without any demands from the company and without requiring a listing fee, DigiByte said on Twitter. Binance announces it has listed DigiByte DigiByte, a decentralized cryptocurrency network that […]

Ever since Ethereum gained prominence in 2015, developers in the cryptocurrency space have considered gaming applications as a perfect fit for digital assets. Gamers have been exposed to micro-transactions and in-game tokens since the start of the last decade. Popular games, both on computer and mobile, feature in-game currencies that are extensively used. CryptoSlate caught […]

Cardano (ADA) has seen some intense gains over the past few months, with its recovery from its March lows far outpacing that seen by both Bitcoin and most of its other peers. This upwards momentum has shown some signs of stalling as of late, however, as the cryptocurrency has not been able to break above […]

One of the most pressing questions crypto investors have wanted an answer to is when Bitcoin will get an exchange-traded fund. A BTC ETF, which would be accessible through Wall Street’s biggest brokerages, would dramatically increase the accessibility of Bitcoin to a retail and institutional audience. This is due to the fact that ETFs are […]

Active traders utilizing margin appear to be moving to the sidelines as Bitcoin continues trading sideways. This trend is clear while looking towards the cryptocurrency’s perpetual swaps volume, which have declined by over 52 percent over the past 30 days. This decline has come about in tandem with Bitcoin’s price settling within the lower-$9,000 region, […]

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) applications are becoming what ICOs were in 2017-18 and what stablecoins were in 2019. The advent of venture funds, increased social sentiment, and promises of world-changing technology are a “been there, done that” narrative in cryptocurrencies. This time, it’s DeFi applications with their huge chest-thumping — with some projects even promising 100 […]

From the lows of March, all leading cryptocurrencies are up dramatically. XRP is no exception. The fourth-largest cryptocurrency is up 66 percent from the Mar. 13 lows of approximately $0.11. This is an underperformance compared to Bitcoin’s 150 percent performance, or Ethereum’s 160 percent. XRP’s rally has been impressive nonetheless. A prominent cryptocurrency research firm, […]

The crypto industry has been seeing a tremendously clear and well-defined evolutionary shift in recent times, with Bitcoin’s price action seen in the time following its mid-March meltdown largely favoring buyers despite there being turbulence in the global markets. This has rekindled “safe haven” narratives, with the incessant money printing required to fuel ongoing economic […]

A tweet by Bitfly, the parent firm of Ethereum mining pool Ethermine, stirred up debate over the weekend after the firm revealed miners are voting to increase GAS limit from 10,000,000 to 12,500,000 each block. The broader Ethereum community was immediately divided on the matter, with most taking to Twitter to voice opinions. Ethereum to […]