Chamber of Digital Commerce files amicus brief supporting Kraken in SEC lawsuit

The Chamber of Digital Commerce filed an amicus curiae defending crypto exchange Kraken in the lawsuit initiated by the US SEC, according to Feb. 27 court filings. The Chamber explained that the... Read more »

Arweave launches testnet capable of high scalability, invites community to join

Arweave released the public testnet for Arweave AO, a new blockchain network that aims to offer significant scalability improvements, and invited tech enthusiasts and community members to join on Feb. 27. The... Read more »

Bitcoin futures and options open interest soars in February

Open interest, the total number of outstanding derivative contracts that have not been settled, is an important metric for gauging market health and sentiment. An increase in open interest means new money... Read more »

Saturn secures $800,000 for Bitcoin-based decentralized exchange development

Saturn, a peer-to-peer order book built on the Bitcoin network, secured $800,000 for its seed funding round led by Sora Ventures, according to a Feb. 26 statement shared with CryptoSlate. With this... Read more »

New AI and hardware may crack the code on lost crypto

The following is a guest post from Robert Rhodin, the CEO of KeychainX. As the crypto market’s capitalization has grown, the diversity and complexity of assets also increase. This growth, supported by... Read more »

What is the role of spot Bitcoin ETFs in modern investment portfolios?

Aligned within a year of its three halving events, Bitcoin had three major bull runs in its 15-year history. After each one, in 2013, 2017 and 2021, Bitcoin price typically drops significantly... Read more »

Cosmos co-founder says GovGen will show how governance can be used in blockchain development

In November 2023, the Cosmos Hub community approved the contentious proposal 848, which reduced the maximum inflation rate of the native token ATOM to 10% from 20%. At the time, ATOM’s actual... Read more »

Bitcoin network congestion eases as mempool clears in February

Bitcoin’s mempool is a holding area for transactions broadcast to the network but not yet included in a block. Analyzing the mempool provides insight into network congestion, transaction demand, and fee trends,... Read more »

US agencies pause Biden-sanctioned emergency miner survey following lawsuit

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) paused the controversial survey of crypto mining firms on Feb. 23 following a lawsuit from members of the crypto mining sector. Crypto mining company Riot Platforms and... Read more »

Uniswap surges 60% after proposing fee reward mechanism for holders

Decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap’s native token UNI climbed 60% on Feb. 23 to a two-year high of $12.48 following a governance proposal to introduce a fee reward mechanism for holders. The token... Read more »