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Nym Technologies, a Swiss blockchain startup, has invited users to install mix-nodes and test the company’s privacy-preserving mixnet. According to a press release shared with CryptoSlate, Nym’s mixnet will be able to protect users’ privacy from NSA-level adversaries and resist mass surveillance. Advanced mixnet testing now available to all users A blockchain startup based in […]

It’s no secret the past few weeks have been tough for crypto investors. In March, Bitcoin fell off a proverbial cliff, tanking from $7,700 to a low of $3,800 in the span of a single day. Altcoins followed suit, actually falling even more than the market leader. And as a result, millions of dollars worth […]

The past few years have not been kind to Ethereum, with the cryptocurrency finding itself caught within an intense downtrend that led it to plummet from early-2018 highs of over $1,400 to lows in the $80 region. This intense selloff has left a trail of proverbial “bag holders” in its wake, with the vast majority […]

While considering the macro-bearish economic backdrop that Bitcoin has traded against throughout the past couple of months, the cryptocurrency’s relative strength has made it one of the best performing major assets of this year. As for what this relative strength may mean for the cryptocurrency’s 2020 outlook, one analyst is noting that BTC’s fair price […]

Researchers at Glassnode conducted an in-depth research of the on-chain data of Binance, one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges, comparing its growth with other trading platforms. Since January 2018, Binance has seen a consistent increase in Bitcoin balance, indicating that a rising number of traders moved their funds into the exchange. The research report […]

The halving is here! The halving of Bitcoin Cash (BCH), that is. Today at 12:19 p.m (UTC), the leading fork of the BTC chain saw its own block reward reduction, with the number of coins mined in each block falling from 12.5 to 6.25, resulting in a 50% reduction in the inflation of the leading […]

In February, when Bitcoin had retaken $10,000, traders were convinced that the cryptocurrency was well on its way to revisit and surmount the $20,000 all-time high established in Dec. 2017. In fact, one prominent crypto trader suggested BTC would do so before July, citing a confluence of technical and fundamental factors. But, to the surprise […]

IOHK—Cardano’s (ADA) parent company has expanded its leadership team, hiring former Dell executive and BNP Paribas associate to lead the company’s commercial and technology divisions. According to a press release shared with CryptoSlate, the two will help create a dependency between teams working on the release of the Cardano mainnet. New CCO and CTO announced […]

There’s no question that 2020 has been a volatile year for Bitcoin, with the relatively small and immature crypto market incurring some significant turbulence alongside that seen by virtually all traditional markets. In spite of this micro-volatility and recent downturn, Bitcoin still remains the best performing major asset of both 2020 and the past decade, […]

Ethereum has found itself caught within a firm and unwavering uptrend throughout the past 48-hours, with Bitcoin’s surge past $7,000 providing ETH with some significant momentum that has allowed it to outperform the aggregated market. This rally has led the cryptocurrency to see a massive surge in futures trading volume and open interest (OI) on […]