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Twitch.tv, a live video streaming platform owned by Amazon, has quietly removed Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash as payment methods for subscriptions. The news has many members of the crypto-community wondering whether cryptocurrencies, as a payment method, are experiencing negative adoption or if it was an isolated move from Twitch. Twitch Silently Removes Crypto Payments for […]

Tether, the market-leading stablecoin in both market capitalization and controversy, made changes to its legal terms of service that indicate that USDT is not fully backed one-to-one by US dollar reserves. Instead, the new terms suggest that USDT is backed by other assets including loans made to third parties, calling into question the soundness of […]

CryptoSlate conducted an interview with Stephen McKeon, chief strategy advisor to Security Token Academy and associate professor at the University of Oregon. McKeon anticipates that a Bitcoin ETF will give institutional investors greater access to the asset, increasing the demand and price of BTC. He also elaborated on topics ranging from asset tokenization, crypto’s role […]

CryptoSlate interviewed Kadan Stadelmann, chief technical officer at Komodo Platform, on why atomic swaps could transform how cryptocurrency is exchanged. The interview also covered how the Komodo team is surviving the down market and his predictions about the future of crypto and blockchain. Background on Kadan Stadelmann Our interviewee has used his software development and […]

One of the largest tech conglomerates in the world, US-based Cisco, recently issued a report highlighting the company’s enterprise-oriented blockchain platform. In the report, Cisco suggested that blockchain has the potential to hold as much as 10 percent of the world’s GDP.  This means that several trillion dollars worth of value could be stored on […]

The Ethereum browser Mist, which pioneered dApp integration, cryptocurrency GUI wallets, and the ERC20 token standard was discontinued. The browser was discontinued due to mounting security challenges and the proliferation of solid alternatives such as Brave, Opera, and Coinbase Wallet mobile, according to the announcement. In a Mar. 22nd post from Mist team member and […]

ADA, the native crypto asset on the Cardano blockchain network, has increased by 8 percent on the day against both Bitcoin and the US dollar, maintaining its momentum throughout the past week. Within less than two weeks the price of ADA has increased 35 percent. The price increase, since Mar. 14, is said to have […]

Venezuela, located in the heartland of Latin America, is one of the most oil-rich countries in the world. Its annual oil barrel output rivals that of countries such as Saudi Arabia and Canada, with oil having served as its main source of income for the past decade. Moreover, that dependence has grown given the number […]

After the successful release of its 1.5 mainnet, Cardano (ADA) has broken out from its normal trading range, reaching 2019 highs. It appears that after consistently meeting development and restructuring the Cardano Foundation that cryptocurrency enthusiasts are beginning to take notice. Recent Trading Activity Previously, Cardano was trading between $0.0363 and $0.0534 over the last […]

Vitalik Buterin, one of the most influential people in crypto and the figurehead behind Ethereum, recently clarified his fiat holdings in response to an analysis of his transaction history on his main wallet address. Based on Buterin’s cryptocurrency wallets, cash from ETH sales, equity in startups, and his annual salary, CryptoSlate estimates Buterin’s net worth […]