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... 2 min read →
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... 4 min read →
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... 4 min read →
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... 4 min read →
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... 3 min read →
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... 2 min read →
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... 3 min read →
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... 4 min read →
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... 2 min read →
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.... 3 min read →
Earlier this week, a programmer on Reddit reportedly discovered margin trading features on Binance’s API, the world’s largest crypto exchange by daily volume. Noting that major cryptocurrency exchanges like BitMEX and Bitfinex have been... 2 min read →
MakerDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization that provides crypto collateralized loans, polled its community on whether to increase interest rates and by how much. The community voted to increase rates by the maximum that was... 3 min read →
Cardano has successfully deployed its 1.5 mainnet, bringing the protocol a step closer to proof-of-stake consensus that “matches the security guarantees of proof-of-work protocols such as Bitcoin.” The update also includes a number of... 2 min read →
CryptoSlate conducted an interview with Patrick Larsen, CEO and co-founder of ZenLedger.io—a cryptocurrency tax software company. He describes his outlook on web 3.0, data privacy, crypto-economics, and the Fortune 50’s outlook blockchain. Background on... 3 min read →
Jack Dorsey—the CEO of Twitter and Square, announced “Square Crypto”—a team Dorsey is assembling to work full-time on improving the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency ecosystems “independent” of Square’s business objectives. He is currently looking to... 2 min read →
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has recently stepped up its enforcement actions against virtual currency exchanges and Initial Coin Offerings (“ICOs”) that violate federal securities laws. Due to the highly technical nature... 4 min read →
Stellar Lumens was recently leveraged in IBM’s blockchain solution, World Wire, which uses the technology to help eliminate intermediaries involved in cross-border money transfers. Following the announcement, the price per lumen rose 7.3 percent.... 2 min read →
Digitec Galaxus AG, Switzerland’s biggest online retailer with nearly a billion dollars in annual revenue, has integrated various crypto assets including bitcoin as a payment option. The announcement, which was first reported by Watson,... 3 min read →
McDonald’s in the Philippines has partnered with LoyalCoin to provide a cryptocurrency-based rewards program for customers. Now, users of the app can spend crypto on transactions at McDonald’s for rewards. Downloading the LoyalWallet App... 1 read →
VISA is recruiting project managers to work on its crypto team. A recent job posting indicates the company is searching for a full-time technical product manager position familiar with blockchain for the company’s Palo Alto-based location,... 2 min read →
