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Analysis ETH +1.21%

Do proof-of-stake blockchains trend toward decentralization over time?

CryptoSlate spoke with Wenpin Tang, the man who did the math to find out.

3 years ago

Analysis

The 10-2 Treasury yield spread: A harbinger of economic downturn?

There are many tools for assessing Treasury yields and broader financial markets, but the "10-2" spread stands out for its historical accuracy in predicting economic downturns.

3 years ago

OpenAI gears up to combat AI chip shortages by exploring in-house production

OpenAI ChatGPT relies heavily on AI chips for their operations.

3 years ago

Exchanges

Whistleblower accuses Arkham Intelligence of exploiting Binance and FTX backdoors to dox users

Alleged former employee claims misuse of backdoor exploits raises serious questions on user privacy and legality.

3 years ago

DeFi RUNE +1.84%

THORSwap moves to ‘maintenance mode’ to halt proliferation of unlawful transactions

Cryptocurrency researcher Tayvano reported that more than 50% of the Ethereum moved through the THORSwap router during the last four months were stolen funds.

3 years ago

Technology

Is Slack down? Global outage highlights need for communication redundancy for remote teams

Outage awakens global workforce to remote communication vulnerabilities.

3 years ago

Mining BTC +0.24%

Bitdeer grows Bitcoin production by 195% YoY with a 35% September increase in BTC mined

Bitdeer triples Bitcoin mining success with strategic focus and operational efficiency.

3 years ago

Legal FTT -1.32%

SBF Trial Day 3 – Former FTX CTO claims SBF granted Alameda Research ‘special privileges’ during witness testimony

Day three of the SBF trial entailed further witness testimony from people closely involved with SBF and FTX.

3 years ago

Wallets

Ledger reduces staff by 12% as controversial Recover feature looms

CEO Pascal Gauthier attributed staff cuts to market conditions but said that the company will push forward with operations and products.

3 years ago

Exchanges BNB +0.85%

Report finds that Binance only distributed 10% of promised BNB tokens during ICO

A Forbes report found that Binance and its executives may currently control an additional $15.7 billion of BNB.

3 years ago

Legal

SEC initiates legal action against Elon Musk over Twitter stock disclosures

The regulator said the billionare failed to honor a subpoena that has been served since May.

3 years ago

Wallets

New images of Block’s Bitcoin wallet leak as beta version begins to ship

Photos of the fintech firm's hardware wallet, BitKey, have surfaced as reports indicate that its beta version may ship soon.

3 years ago

Bankruptcy

FTX backdoor reportedly discovered by US-based employees: WSJ

Alameda Research's former CEO Caroline Ellison is said to have confirmed knowledge of the use of customer funds.

3 years ago

Mining

El Salvador’s first volcano-powered Bitcoin mining project goes live

The crypto-forward nation's long-promised geothermal Bitcoin mining dream may finally become with Lava Pool, the nation's first project to attempt it.

3 years ago