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Genesis Capital, the lending arm of institutional OTC cryptocurrency firm Genesis Trading, just might be the biggest champion of the 2018 bear market, having built a multi-billion-dollar business off the back of Bitcoin’s 70 percent decline. CryptoSlate sat down with the CEO of Genesis Capital and Genesis Trading, Michael Moro, to learn more about why […]

The Ethereum price has increased from $165 to $194 within a 10-day span, breaking out with strength in a larger time frame for the first time in a month against both bitcoin and the USD. Traders and technical analysts have started to demonstrate optimism towards the short term trend of the asset as a major […]

According to Andrew Yang, an American 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, the underlying technology of cryptocurrency like bitcoin, called blockchain technology, is powerful. Universal bitcoin income with the usage of cryptocurrency In an interview with David Choi and Michelle Phan who have nearly 10 million subscribers on YouTube combined, Yang stated that the hype may have […]

An ongoing exploit on EOSIO is allowing an attacker to win every roll on gambling dApp EOSPlay by paying to fill blocks with their transactions. So far, the attacker gained 30,000 EOS worth over $110,000 while making the network “unusable.” Scale of the exploit A clever attacker was able to use REX, an EOS resource exchange for […]

A common accusation toward Bitcoin: It’s a pyramid scheme. For BTC holders to profit critics claim it’s necessary to sell to other “suckers” at an even higher price. This is fundamentally wrong. Anatomy of a Ponzi A Ponzi scheme is an investment scam promising outrageous returns with little risk. Similar to a pyramid scheme, early backers […]

On-chain data around Litecoin is showing several healthy indicators, including an increase in the number of large transactions on the network. Apart from that, Litecoin’s volatility and price correlation to Bitcoin have dropped, indicating that there’s potential for a major LTC/BTC rebound. Deep dive into Litecoin network data The world’s fifth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, […]

DapperLabs, the company that created the popular CryptoKitties Ethereum collectibles game, announced the launch of its new blockchain platform—Flow. The company secured $11 million in funding from Warner, Andreessen Horowitz, and Venrock to create a developer-friendly blockchain. DapperLabs raises $11 million for new blockchain platform aimed at games The creators of one of the most […]

Thomas Lee, the managing partner at Fundstat Global, believes the While House could issue an executive order banning Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. While Lee noted that he wasn’t expecting it “as of now,” the ban imposed on e-cigarettes means the U.S. could ban “anything.” The White House can try to ban anything (even Bitcoin) After […]

The fifth-largest bank in Europe, Banco Santander, is the first financial institution to issue an “end-to-end” debt-based bond on Ethereum’s public blockchain. The move is an indicator of ETH’s growing importance in finance. A $20 million tokenized bond With the help of Nivaura, a London-based fintech, the Spanish banking giant developed a token to represent […]

BitPay, a Bitcoin payment processor, was criticized by the Hong Kong Free Press for arbitrarily suspending donations to the publication, alleges editor-in-chief Tom Grundy. BitPay suspends donations to Hong Kong Free Press BitPay was accused of suspending donations to the Hong Kong Free Press, said editor-in-chief Tom Grundy, amidst massive city-wide protests and clashes with […]