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Regulation

Italy to impose 26% crypto gains tax from 2023

Italy's proposed budget for 2023 indicates investors will have to pay 26% tax for all crypto gains above €2,000.

4 years ago

Analysis SOL -2.73%

Solana crashes 55% in November but NFT trades still booming

According to CryptoSlate data, SOL was one of the worst-performing digital assets in the last 30 days.

4 years ago

Crypto BTC -1.63%

CryptoSlate Daily wMarket Update – Nov. 30: Bitcoin breaks $17K resistance as markets expect slower rate hikes

The wMarket Update condenses the most important price movements in the crypto markets over the reporting period, published 07:45 ET on weekdays.

4 years ago

Analysis

November was the second worst month for Bitcoin, fourth worst for Ethereum

Bitcoin and Ethereum experienced one of their worst months in 2022 in the just concluded November.

4 years ago

Bear Market

BlackRock lost $24M in FTX collapse

BlackRock's CEO said the investment was small and not part of Blackrock's core business.

4 years ago

Regulation

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam snubs Ethereum, claims only Bitcoin is a commodity

In an apparent U-turn on Ethereum's commodity status, the CFTC Chair said only Bitcoin fits the description of a commodity.

4 years ago

Crypto

CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: Brazil set to recognize Bitcoin for payment, Kraken layoffs 30% of workforce

Ethereum accumulation rate spikes aggressively following FTX collapse, Sam Bankman-Fried speaks on "dark" donations to Republican political party, and much more in this edition of CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily.

4 years ago

Bear Market

SBF shifts blame to Alameda, claims ‘I didn’t knowingly commingle funds’

Watch Sam Bankman-Fried's first live interview at Dealbook Summit

4 years ago

Macro

Bitcoin’s 1.7% inflation rate performs better than the Fed’s 2% target

Bitcoin’s fundamentals remain unaffected, despite the Fed increasing interest rates and now planning to reconsider its inflation rate target

4 years ago

Banking

SilverGate CEO says “This type of volatility is not new to us,” as crypto market continues to struggle

The current financial conditions are challenging for all financial markets, including Bitcoin, according to SilverGate CEO Alan Lane

4 years ago

Adoption

Telegram to build non-custodial wallets and decentralized exchanges, says CEO Pavel Durov

CEO Pavel Durov said Telegram would launch a range of decentralized cryptocurrency products, including a decentralized exchange and a non-custodial wallet.

4 years ago

Exchanges

XeggeX sets industry standards for exchange transparency

The cryptocurrency exchange has developed a Proof of Assets and Proof of Liabilities using the Merkle Tree approach, to aggregate all customer balances while keeping private information safe.

4 years ago

Wallets

BTC maximalists up in arms after Casa adds ETH

BTC maximalists went up in arms against custodial service provider Casa for adding Ethereum support.

4 years ago

Bear Market

Kraken to layoff 1,100 people to ‘adapt to current market conditions’

The U.S.-based crypto exchange announced it intends to lay off roughly 30% of its staff due to the turbulent market conditions.

4 years ago

CBDCs

Bitcoin’s current stability stems from market manipulation, ECB report

After reiterating the need for crypto regulation in the EU, the ECB is back at it with allegations of price manipulation.

4 years ago

Analysis ETH -3.85%

Ethereum accumulation trend hits new highs following FTX implosion

CryptoSlate's analysis of Glassnode data shows that whales, sharks and even shrimps have been accumulating Ethereum at an aggressive rate.

4 years ago

DeFi

Cardano’s explosive DeFi growth | Twitter Spaces with Muesliswap

Total value locked, new daily wallets, transaction volumes and wallet delegators are among the growth indicators showing Cardano’s progress. Several founders discussed Cardano’s fascinating journey in the DeFi world during Muesliswap’s latest Twitter space.

4 years ago