Liquidations reach $96M in half a day as Bitcoin breaks $21K

A total of $96 million worth of positions on Bitcoin got liquidated in the last 12 hours, 77% of which were short positions. Bitcoin surge started at 3 a.m. UTC on Sept.... Read more »

4 Crypto Tokens Reap Hashpower From The Merge, ETC Secures Most of the Hashrate Leaving ETH

20 days ago, a poll was shared on Twitter asking miners where they planned to dedicate their hashrate, after The Merge transitions Ethereum into a proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain. The proof-of-work (PoW) contenders... Read more »

Cato Institute CEO says his daughter married the ‘Bitcoin Sign Guy’ from 2017 hearing

Peter Goettler, the CEO of United States-based think tank Cato Institute, has provided an update to the crypto community on the man who photobombed former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen during a... Read more »

Top Russian Lawmaker Joins Calls for Legalizing International Crypto Payments

A high-ranking member of the Russian parliament has urged for the adoption of a relevant legal framework to properly regulate cross-border crypto payments. His proposal comes after key regulators in Moscow said... Read more »

Binance will not apply Terra Classic tax burn to spot trade on exchange

Binance has announced that it will not support the $LUNC tax burn to spot or margin trades made on its exchange. Luna Classic governance proposals 3568 and 4159 were passed to add... Read more »

Is Bitcoin heading to $15K? Why are the markets suddenly pulling back?

In this week’s episode of Market Talks, we welcome Ray Salmond, head of markets at Cointelegraph. The main topic of discussion with Ray will be the recent crypto market pullback and whether... Read more »

IMF: Crypto Assets Become More Mainstream as Hedges Against Weak Currencies, Potential Payment Instruments

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a report stating that crypto assets have gained a “more mainstream presence as speculative investments, hedges against weak currencies, and potential payment instruments.” The IMF has... Read more »

Tax implications of the Ethereum Merge and what to do to prepare

CryptoSlate spoke with Tony Dhanjal, Head of Tax at Koinly, a crypto-focused tax software company. Koinly allows users to create tax reports by linking wallets and exchange accounts and then using on-chain... Read more »

Should You Stake Your Crypto? Here’s What the Data Says

Key Takeaways Based on CoinMarketCap and Staking Rewards data, most major Proof-of-Stake-based cryptocurrencies generate negative real staking yields when accounting for their token emission schedules. BNB currently generates the highest real staking... Read more »

Bitcoin analyst who called 2018 bottom warns ‘bad winter’ may see $10K BTC

Bitcoin (BTC) could dive another 50% from current levels if the upcoming winter proves a major test for Europe. That was the conclusion of a veteran crypto market analyst this week, with... Read more »