Huawei NFTs, Toyota’s hackathon, North Korea vs. Blockchain: Asia Express
Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. Huawei moves to trademark its NFTs...
Month: February 2023
Only 4 people controlled Tether Holdings as of 2018: Report
A group of four men controlled 86% of stablecoin issuer Tether Holdings Limited as of 2018, according to documents obtained...
Alleged Mango Markets exploiter waives bail during hearing in federal court
Lawyers representing a crypto user allegedly behind a $116-million exploit of decentralized exchange Mango Markets have consented to detention in...
U.S DOJ Probes Silvergate For Fraud Over FTX Dealings, Stock Drops 22%
The fraud unit of the Department of Justice has launched a probe into Silvergate Bank. The prosecutors are looking into the...
CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: Kraken closes Abu Dhabi office; Bithumb owner arrested
The biggest news in the cryptoverse for Feb. 2 saw Kraken announce the closure of its Abu Dhabi office. Meanwhile,...
MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin holdings were valued at $2.2B in Q4 2022
The company increased its holdings to 132,500 BTC by the end of December. 1 min readUpdated: February 2, 2023 at...
SBF wins Texas case alleging violations of securities laws via FTX offerings
The Texas State Securities Board has no jurisdiction over the former FTX CEO. 2 min readUpdated: February 2, 2023 at...
Russian citizens sending ‘significant amounts’ via crypto to help Ukrainians
Ukraine's deputy digital minister Alex Bornyakov says that the country has seen over 650 BTC and 10,000 ETH in donations...
Ray Dalio gives his take on building a better Bitcoin
Founder of Bridgewater Associates Ray Dalio said, “I don’t think Bitcoin is it” when it comes to effective money. The...
Research: Asia, EU, US are bullish on Bitcoin, Ethereum
Glassnode data analyzed by CryptoSlate analysts shows that Asia, the U.S., and the EU have been bullish on Bitcoin (BTC)...
Kraken closes Abu Dhabi’s office, sacks 8 staff
Crypto exchange Kraken has closed its Abu Dhabi office and is ending support for United Arab Emirates’ national currency Dirham,...
Okx to Launch Okx Collective, a Metaverse Experience Powered by Manchester City Soccer Players
Okx, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the market, has announced the launch of its soccer-focused metaverse experience, called...
Optimism Plans to Enhance L2 Scaling Network With ‘Bedrock’ Upgrade in March
The Ethereum scaling network Optimism, which operates as a layer two (L2) network, announced plans to upgrade its network in...
Smart Contract Token Market Soars to $332 Billion; Defi Value Reaches High Not Seen Since FTX Collapse
The smart contract token economy rose 5.6% against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, reaching $332 billion. Additionally, the value locked...
FIO Protocol Launches NFT Domains Wrapped on Polygon
press release PRESS RELEASE. FIO Protocol, the leading decentralized solution for global blockchain usability, has announced the launch of FIO...
