👋 Want to work with us? CryptoSlate is hiring for a handful of positions! Indications have emerged that users of the largest DeFi platform on the Terra network, Anchor Protocol, have voted in favor of a proposal that limits the protocol’s functionality to prevent future attacks on the network. 1/ Important update on Anchor Protocol …
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👋 Want to work with us? CryptoSlate is hiring for a handful of positions! On June 7, someone posted a Reddit thread that was later deleted by the forum’s moderator. The thread contained a serious claim — the Osmosis network had a bug that allowed liquidity providers to earn an extra 50% when adding and …
👋 Want to work with us? CryptoSlate is hiring for a handful of positions! The NY Department of Financial Services (DFS), which oversees regulated crypto companies in the state, on June 8, released formal guidelines for U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin issuers. The DFS has laid down requirements, standards, and controls for stablecoins issued in NY since …
Two months after the Russian ruble fell below a U.S. penny, the transcontinental country’s fiat currency is the best performing currency worldwide. American economists are baffled by the “unusual situation” because a country facing stiff sanctions typically sees its fiat currency decline in value, but Russia’s ruble has done the exact opposite. Russia’s Ruble Outshines …
The World Bank has warned of a possible global recession. “For many countries, recession will be hard to avoid,” said World Bank President David Malpass. “This is the sharpest slowdown in 80 years.” World Bank on Global Recession, Stagflation The World Bank warned about the rising risk of stagflation and global recession Tuesday. World Bank …
Citadel Securities and Virtu Financial are reportedly building a cryptocurrency trading platform with help from Fidelity Investments and Charles Schwab. “We know there is significant interest in this cryptocurrency space and we will look to invest in firms and technologies working to offer access with a strong regulatory focus and in a secure environment,” said …
Optimism just lost 20 million tokens amidst interlayer chaos. The Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution provider is all set to launch its native OP token for the Optimism Collective Today. But today, it became a bearer of bad news. Optimism has announced that it has just lost 20 million OP tokens to the wrong blockchain …
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There have been multiple sell-off trends recorded in bitcoin since the crash in December 2021. These sell-offs have been responsible for the decline in prices recorded in the digital asset over the last couple of months. Naturally, sell-off trends can be recorded on their magnitude depending on when the trading hours of a particular region …
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Five major South Korean exchanges announced their intentions to delist Litecoin (LTC). The cryptocurrency recently implemented an update to improve its privacy and scalability features. Related Reading | Litecoin Reveals Rollout Date For MimbleWimble, Will LTC See Relief? As a result, Upbit, Bithumb, Korbit, Gopax, and Coinone will stop offering to their customers. The update has …
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Data shows the Bitcoin market has been stuck in a state of extreme fear since the 5th of May, meaning this run of bottom sentiment has gone on for more than a full month now. Bitcoin Fear And Greed Index Continues To Point At An Extremely Fearful Market According to the latest weekly report from …
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The crypto market trends to the downside as major assets are unable to break above local resistance. As per usual, the dominant trend picks winners and losers and unfortunately, the altcoin markets have been amongst the latter. Related Reading | As Bitcoin Slumps, BTC Miners Sell Of Their Tokens Creating Panic In The Market In particular, …
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Bitcoin miners have been one of the worse-hit following the decline in the price of the digital asset. After what can be said to be a wonderful run towards the end of 2021, the miners have now hit a rough patch where their revenues have been dropping. The previous week would prove to be no …
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The honeymoon period for the Optimism layer-2 scaling solution has been cut short as an exploit in its market maker’s smart contract led to the loss of 20 million OP tokens. The exploit took place May 26 but has only just been reported to the community. One million tokens valued at about $1.3 million were …
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Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Cyntia Lummis believe that most altcoins would likely be considered securities under their proposed new legislation — but confirmed that Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) will be classified as commodities. Lummis and Gillibrand both agreed with Securities and Exchange Commision Chair Gary Gensler’s assessment that most cryptocurrencies are securities under the …
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ApeCoin DAO, a governance system serving the democratic rights of ApeCoin holders — a digital asset tied to the Bored Ape Yacht Club ecosystem — published an official proposal on May 2 to debate whether the asset should remain on Ethereum, transition to a layer-2 alternative, or perhaps explore the possibility of chain migration. The ApeCoin …
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