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DeFi insurance is coming to Solana to protect users against exploits
CryptoSlate spoke to the founder of Amulet Protocol, Rupert Barksfield, about launching the first DeFi Insurance platform on Solana The post DeFi insurance is coming to Solana to protect users
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What’s next for Bitcoin as market sentiment sours?
Recent market volatility pushed Bitcoin below $20,000, marking the first time in its history it had sunk lower than the previous cycle peak The post What’s next for Bitcoin as market sentiment
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Biden administration official hints at stablecoin legislation that could come into force this year
Coindesk reported that an official of the US federal government hinted that the government is working with Congress on a stablecoin legislation that could become law by the end of the year The post
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How Celsius, 3AC misjudged risk and is DeFi’s future in interest rate swaps?
CryptoSlate spoke to Simon Jones, CEO of Voltz, an interest rate swap DeFi protocol that aims to create “capital-efficient” within DeFi The post How Celsius, 3AC misjudged risk and is
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CFTC charges Mirror Trading International with alleged fraud of $1.7 billion worth of Bitcoin
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged Cornelius Johannes Steynberg and his company Mirror Trading International (MTI), with fraud and registration violations The post CFTC
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Blockchain lacks meaningful use cases, tech journalists tell UK lawmakers
Two journalists had a go at blockchain technology during a select committee in Westminster yesterday, June 29, Yahoo Finance reported The post Blockchain lacks meaningful use cases, tech journalists
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FBI Adds OneCoin Founder Ruja Ignatova ‘Crypto Queen’ to Its Top 10 Most Wanted List
OneCoin founder Ruja Ignatova, also known as “Cryptoqueen,” was added to the list of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives for her role in allegedly defrauding investors of more
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FTX reportedly buying BlockFi for $25 million; deal sees equity investors “wiped out”
Crypto exchange FTX is reportedly closing in on a deal to buy crypto lender BlockFi, CNBC reported, citing sources close to the matter, The deal is reportedly set at $25 million, a 99% drop from
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BlockFi CEO denies CNBC’s claims that the company is being sold for $25 million
Cryptocurrency lending platform BlockFi has denied claims from CNBC that crypto exchange FTX was in talks to buy the firm for $25 million The post BlockFi CEO denies CNBC’s claims that the
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Pentagon-commissioned report claims just 4 entities can disrupt Bitcoin
Research conducted by security experts Trail of Bits concluded that the notion of blockchain decentralization is a fallacy The post Pentagon-commissioned report claims just 4 entities can disrupt
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FTX discarded Celsius deal after reportedly finding $2B missing from its balance sheet
FTX has walked away from a deal to acquire Celsius after reviewing its balance sheet and finding a “$2 billion hole,” according to a June 30 report by The Block The post FTX discarded
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Celsius breaks silence as it attempts to ‘stabilize liabilities,’ ‘protect assets’
Celsius finally broke its silence with a June 30 blog post stating that it is “working as quickly as we can to stabilize liquidity and operations” Behind the scenes, it claims that
