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On Friday, Feb. 7, CryptoSlate reported that Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said Bitcoin SV offered “nothing for Wikipedia and that there is zero chance we would ever use it.” Yesterday, he amplified the debate to include blockchain technology in general, arguing: “We already store data. In a database. It works well.” Wikipedia founder highlights why […]

A Chinese multi-billion dollar scam known as PlusToken is moving their holdings of Bitcoin once again. In 2019, when the price of BTC dropped to the $6,000s, analysts attributed the fall to the dumping of funds by the fraud. Was the PlusToken scam the biggest driver of the Bitcoin correction in 2019? Throughout 2019, venture […]

Ethereum, like most other major cryptocurrencies, has been facing some bearish price action over the past day, with Bitcoin’s recent movement to below $10,000 leading ETH and the aggregated market to see some intense selling pressure. Today’s selloff also marked a rejection at a key resistance level for ETH, leading analysts to now note that […]

Bitcoin’s firm 2020 uptrend has sparked a sense of “FOMO” amongst cryptocurrency investors who are keeping their eyes on a plethora of different fundamental factors that could catalyze an intense BTC bull rally in the year ahead. The FOMO induced by these factors — which include the cryptocurrency’s upcoming mining rewards halving among other things […]

Temporal has partnered with the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) to integrate its Web 3.0 infrastructure and IPFS APIs into the ENS Manager app. According to the companies’ press release, another great use-case for both platforms has been created, as it will enable creating a decentralized website in no more than three steps. Temporal announces partnership […]

The technical and fundamental differences between Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) have set them apart over the years. Now, data from LunarCRUSH reveals that the social engagement of these cryptocurrencies makes that gap even wider. Interest for BTC increases while BCH is off to a slow start Since the beginning of the year, Bitcoin […]

OKEx announced the launch of its own blockchain and a decentralized exchange. Following the announcement, the firm’s native token, OKB, surged by nearly 40 percent. OKChain and OKDEx are now live In a recent tweet, Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange OKEx revealed that the OKChain testnet is now live. This is a decentralized blockchain that is designed […]

A series of adverts for Chinese crypto startup Zeux are being removed from the London Underground. Although, not soon enough, according to the UK’s financial regulatory body, the FCA. ‘Misleading’ 5% interest accounts ads running for over 2 weeks Millions of London commuters (who aren’t eyes down fixated on their smartphones) have been exposed to […]

Despite its hype in the latter half of 2019, the performance of Bakkt has been lackluster to say the least. Compared to competitors in the bitcoin futures and options markets like CME Group and Deribit, it has seen substantially low numbers in the last several months. Bakkt’s options market has particularly seen a significantly lower […]

Last week, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce (aka ‘CryptoMom’) formally proposed a “safe harbor” for fundraising by token sale. Intended to “bridge the gap between regulation and decentralization,” the proposal would essentially make ICOs legal – with certain requisites. To find out more about this, CryptoSlate spoke to co-founder of Athena Blockchain and adjunct professor at […]