US News

SEC and CFTC actions, state policy, ETFs, startups, and nationwide crypto market trends.

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Coverage footprint 23.8% of all CryptoSlate stories

Open case filled with gold Bitcoin coins on wet pavement at dusk, symbolizing the White House claim that the Iran war consumed value equal to half of the US Bitcoin reserve in six days

White House admits Iran war burned equivalent of half the US Bitcoin reserve in 6 Days

Estimating the $13B in the US's Iran war spending in Bitcoin highlights BTC's potential as a hedge against military-driven inflation and fiscal strain.

2 weeks ago

Brian Armstrong at a podium with a glowing teleprompter full of crypto icons as a prediction-gauge arc flips beside a luminous Coinbase backdrop.

People

When the CEO reads the script: Did Coinbase Brian Armstrong manipulate a market?

Armstrong said words at the end of Coinbase's earnings call to settle nearly $90,000 in prediction markets bets. Some called it a harmless troll. Others called it market manipulation by a regulated CEO.

5 months ago

Bankruptcy

Shocking prison report flouts claim FTX could have repaid customers from $25B in assets

Bankman-Fried challenges insolvency narrative by arguing FTX's potential recovery was thwarted by legal intervention.

5 months ago

A gleaming Bitcoin stands on a stone pedestal amid crisp autumn leaves while a glowing red downward candlestick sequence cuts across a misty park backdrop.

Analysis

Here is why Bitcoin registered its first red October in 7 years

The October slump exposed Bitcoin's vulnerability as committed sellers outweighed fading buyer enthusiasm.

5 months ago

Macro

Fed cancels December rate cut, 18% chance of hike, slowing Bitcoin rally

Markets drop the December cut; Bitcoin likely steadier than alts into 2026.

5 months ago

a gleaming Bitcoin beside a bronze percent symbol and an hourglass on cracked marble before the Federal Reserve building, glowing red candlesticks descending into a fissure under stormy golden-hour light.

Macro

Fed cuts 25 bps, but there is another hidden macro challenge looming

A key macro marker may prove more important for Bitcoin than the rate cut itself.

5 months ago

a luminous Solana coin rocketing upward beside glowing bar charts as wooden fund crates with staking and basket icons sit foreground, evoking ETF-fueled momentum toward higher price targets.

ETF

How Solana’s ETF success will propel SOL price to new heights above $500

With the strongest ETF launch of 2025, Solana positions itself as a revenue powerhouse attracting institutional demand.

5 months ago

olden-hour city plaza shows Bitcoin and Ethereum coins spilling into a drain in the foreground while a huge red, downward glowing candlestick dominates one glass tower and distant green candlesticks rise on others to signal stocks at new highs.

Analysis

Crypto market loses $100 billion in market cap while S&P hits new highs

Bitcoin and Ethereum dip over 4% as Nvidia leads S&P 500 gains amidst heightened market sensitivity ahead of Federal Reserve decision.

5 months ago

Crypto

Are Ethereum ETFs a price headwind?

ETF outflows correlate with ETH/BTC weakness when derivatives turn negative, but staking demand and European buying absorb US redemptions, making flows an episodic headwind rather than a structural drag.

5 months ago