Comparing the 2022 bear market to 2018

Not all bear markets are created equal and the same can be said when comparing the 2018 crypto bear market, and the current 2022 bear market. Exchange BTC balance 2018-2019 Bitcoin: Exchange... Read more »

Criminals profit over 5000% following reawakening of 10,000 Bitcoin

A crypto wallet belonging to a defunct Russian crypto exchange BTC-e moved 10,000 Bitcoin (BTC) ($165 million) on Nov. 23 to two unidentified wallets. Chainalysis reported on Nov. 23 that BTC-e had... Read more »

Solana NFT marketplace Magic Eden expands multichain vision with Polygon integration

Leading Solana NFT marketplace Magic Eden recently announced plans to deploy on Polygon as part of its multichain strategy. Once integrated, Magic Eden will be available on three different blockchains, with Ethereum... Read more »

Blockdaemon on institutionalizing the blockchain space towards mass adoption – SlateCast #34

Blockdaemon is a blockchain infrastructure company established to empower crypto businesses to help them quickly deploy and iterate innovative solutions on blockchain. Glenn Woo, Head of Sales for the Asia Pacific region,... Read more »

Silbert downplays liquidity crisis, expects $800M revenue in 2022 for DCG

Following rumors of potential contagion from FTX, Digital Currency Group (DCG) CEO Barry Silbert sent shareholders a memo on Nov. 22 addressing the situation surrounding Genesis’ liquidity. A potential billion-dollar hole in... Read more »

US Senators urge Fidelity to drop BTC amid FTX fallout

Fidelity Investments, one of the largest asset managers and 401(k) providers in the world, received another concerned letter from U.S. lawmakers concerned about the FTX fallout. Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Tina... Read more »

Cardano’s Hoskinson calls for stronger governance as FTX failure proves humans are ‘bad at being honest’

Input Output (IO) CEO Charles Hoskinson argued that cryptocurrency needs strong governance to avoid repeating what happened at the defunct FTX exchange. Delivering the keynote speech at IO ScotFest, Hoskinson spoke at... Read more »

99% ETH OFAC compliance to slow block time to 3hrs but not censor

As the Office of Foreign Assets (OFAC) compliance levels continue to increase on the Ethereum blockchain, a researcher for Scroll ZKp attested to the fact that a censored transaction will still confirm... Read more »

Transfer spoofing evident in FTX Exploiter wallet meme tokens transfers

On Nov. 20, on-chain detective ZachXBT set out a Twitter thread to debunk the three most commonly misunderstood issues surrounding the FTX case. The three areas ZachXBT set out to cover were:... Read more »

What’s going on with Silvergate, the bank that props up the U.S. crypto market?

Earlier this week, cryptocurrency bank Silvergate announced that its exposure to FTX was limited to its deposits. The U.S. bank, which services the majority of the crypto industry in the country, said... Read more »