President Donald Trump said Aug. 19 that CFTC Chair Michael Selig is working to bring Hyperliquid to the US in a fully compliant, legal way. Hyperliquid's official interface currently keeps US persons off the platform, part of the regulatory geography that let crypto's largest perpetual futures venue grow up outside American oversight. Hyperliquid processed over […]
CryptoSlate•Gino Matos21 Aug
Bitcoin surged toward $80,000 on Friday, extending a three-day rally that has liquidated more than $4 billion in bearish bets and pushed the cryptocurrency to a three-month high. Data from CryptoSlate shows Bitcoin climbed as high as $78,449, gaining more than 10% over the past 24 hours before easing to $77,873 as of press time. […]
CryptoSlate•Oluwapelumi Adejumo21 Aug
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan doesn't think Washington's crypto-friendly turn is the moment that completely unlocks Wall Street. In an interview with CryptoSlate, he described the real barrier as something far less dramatic than a single landmark bill. The “brutal real answer” is that it comes down to a million small steps, and some of them […]
CryptoSlate•Gino Matos21 Aug
XRP jumped roughly 22% in 24 hours, trading near $1.26 and clearing the level CryptoSlate had flagged in July as the upside target of its breakout setup. That July framework had put $1.18 as the breakout line, with open interest surging as traders positioned for the move. XRP has now cleared the $1.26 shelf that […]
CryptoSlate•Gino Matos21 Aug
Researchers tied 63% of historical authorization transactions to attacker-linked contracts and measured $2.36 million in losses.
CryptoSlate•Liam 'Akiba' Wright21 Aug
Most of its $89.3 million balance sheet remained tied to digital assets, staking and DeFi positions.
CryptoSlate•Liam 'Akiba' Wright21 Aug
The private placement gives Fortitude 9.4% at a 22% premium while HeartSciences’ vote date remains unset.
CryptoSlate•Liam 'Akiba' Wright21 Aug
The public network gives validators and infrastructure teams a place to test Glamsterdam’s client, builder and gas changes before the fork reaches established testnets and mainnet.
CryptoSlate•Liam 'Akiba' Wright21 Aug
The proposed BankWyse acquisition requires fresh closing finance while Datavault's going-concern warning remains unresolved.
CryptoSlate•Liam 'Akiba' Wright20 Aug
Only $35 million of BUZZ’s stated $180 million ARR is active; the rest depends on Q4 deployments.
CryptoSlate•Oluwapelumi Adejumo20 Aug
Legacy PoH and TowerBFT paths were out of scope, and no paper-specific implementation review is public.
CryptoSlate•Liam 'Akiba' Wright20 Aug
Loans facilitated fell to $1.353 billion and guidance points below the second-quarter result, while Aurelion’s gold positions dominated the earnings swing.
CryptoSlate•Oluwapelumi Adejumo20 Aug
A 23-message transaction corrupted pool accounting before CACAO fell 88.7%, widening the damage that Maya's recovery plan still must reconcile.
CryptoSlate•Liam 'Akiba' Wright20 Aug
Its crypto holdings were $1.44 million below cost at June 30, while outstanding shares climbed 145% by Aug. 18.
CryptoSlate•Oluwapelumi Adejumo20 Aug
The money is collected, but eligibility, loss calculations and payment timing were not public early Thursday.
CryptoSlate•Oluwapelumi Adejumo20 Aug
Prosecutors say The Crypto Program drew more than $165 million with a promised 25% monthly return.
CryptoSlate•Oluwapelumi Adejumo20 Aug
Straight-line lease recognition and an August rent start leave cash conversion as the next test.
CryptoSlate•Liam 'Akiba' Wright20 Aug
Centralized crypto exchanges lost 31.2% of their spot crypto trading volume in July, falling to $727 billion and marking the lowest monthly total since October 2023. Decentralized exchanges also lost volume, but only 9.82%, settling at $176 billion. That gap pushed DEXs to a record 19.5% share of combined spot volume. Venue type July spot […]
CryptoSlate•Gino Matos20 Aug
Bitcoin surged above $70,000 for the first time since June as falling Treasury yields and Washington’s crypto push crushed bearish bets. Data from CryptoSlate shows that BTC extended its breakout above $72,000 on Thursday, taking its gain since Monday to roughly 15%. It has climbed to $72,207 as of press time. Blockchain analysis firm Glassnode […]
CryptoSlate•Oluwapelumi Adejumo20 Aug
Ethereum also accelerated on complete days while Solana lagged, and key Aug. 19 issuer rows remain missing.
CryptoSlate•Andjela Radmilac20 Aug