US government rejects Sam Bankman-Fried’s conviction appeal

The US authorities have rejected Sam Bankman-Fried‘s appeal to overturn his conviction and sentencing related to the bankrupt FTX collapse. According to a recent court filing, the government found no merit in... Read more »

Polygon rejects proposal to bridge funds into Morpho to drive DeFi growth

The Polygon community has decided against a proposal to deploy $1.3 billion in stablecoins from its Proof of Stake (PoS) bridge into yield-generating programs on Morpho, an Ethereum-based DeFi platform. The announcement,... Read more »

ASIC sues Binance Australia over investor misclassification and protections

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has filed a lawsuit against Oztures Trading Ltd—the operator of Binance Australia Derivatives—over inadequate customer protection practices. According to a Dec. 18 statement, the regulator... Read more »

Options traders bet big on Bitcoin reaching $120K despite low odds

The size and popularity of the Bitcoin options market have made it one of the best tools for gauging market sentiment and predicting volatility. Previous CryptoSlate analysis found that options wielded an... Read more »

Tether invests in European stablecoin issuer as USDT remains non-compliant with MiCA

Tether invests in European stablecoin issuer StablR as Europe’s MiCA rules approach implementation later this month. The move indicates an effort to navigate regulatory conditions that require fully compliant stablecoin issuance within... Read more »

AVIV ratio spikes as Bitcoin reaches new ATH

Bitcoin reaching an all-time high of $107,000 reflects the strong bullish sentiment in the market in the past two months. To understand what caused the persistent upward momentum this year, we can... Read more »

$3.2 billion crypto inflow marks 10-week streak as Trump election victory boosts confidence

CoinShares’ latest report showed that the crypto sector experienced $3.2 billion in inflow last week, extending its streak to 10 consecutive weeks of positive flows. This marks the longest streak of inflow... Read more »

Japanese lawmaker urges consideration of Bitcoin reserve in light of US efforts

Japanese lawmaker Satoshi Hamada has called on the government to explore the possibility of integrating Bitcoin (BTC) into its foreign exchange reserves, emphasizing its potential as a strategic asset amid growing global... Read more »

A reversion of altcoin dynamics

The following is a guest post from Shane Neagle, Editor In Chief from The Tokenist. With US presidential elections concluded, Bitcoin has been hitting new all-time highs nearly on a weekly basis... Read more »

The key challenges for institutional DeFi adoption

The following is a guest article from Vincent Maliepaard, Marketing Director at IntoTheBlock. As Bitcoin surpassed its all-time high earlier this year, driven by institutional interest, many expected a similar surge in... Read more »
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