Stablecoin issuer Circle announced on Tuesday that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with HKT, a major player in technology, media, and telecommunications. The main objective of this collaboration is to explore opportunities for creating blockchain-based loyalty solutions tailored to Hong Kong’s merchant landscape. Circle-HKT Collaboration According to the blog post, Circle’s expertise…
With the exception of the institutional asset RWA theme, most web3 segments struggle to convince enterprises to hop on board. DePIN is the next most logical beachhead where enterprises will be clamoring to get involved with digital assets, says Outlier Ventures’ John Goldschmidt.
Lido has announced the integration of Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) to enable cross-chain staking across Ethereum layer-2 networks such as Arbitrum, Base, and Optimism, according to an Oct. 29 statement shared with CryptoSlate. This integration will power Lido’s Direct Staking feature, allowing users to stake ETH from various blockchain networks and receive wrapped staked…
Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas predicted that by December, US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) BTC holdings could eclipse those of Satoshi Nakamoto. Balchunas suggested that at their current accumulation pace — roughly 17,000 BTC weekly — the ETFs may surpass 1 million BTC next week. This puts them on track to outpace Nakamoto’s holdings, estimated to…
Token unlocking events usually weigh on prices, but multi-month reaccumulation, crowded shorts and bullish crypto prices could lead to a surprise rally, crypto analyst Will Clemente said.
Maximiliano Pilipis, a 53-year-old former resident of Noblesville, Indiana, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on five counts of money laundering and two counts of failing to file a tax return. The indictment alleges that Pilipis laundered substantial funds, including proceeds from Silk Road, through his operation of an unlicensed virtual currency exchange…
Optimism Foundation and Kraken closed a 25 million OP deal to bring the exchange’s new layer-2 (L2) blockchain, Ink, to the Superchain ecosystem. According to CryptoSlate data, the deal is worth $43 million at OP’s current price of $1.72. Grant Optimism Foundation’s chief growth officer, Ryan Wyatt, explained that the grant is structured to fund Kraken’s protocol engineering…
Bitcoin (BTC) is not showing signs of frenzy, unlike March, which indicates room for further growth in price, according to K33 Research report published on Oct. 29. As of press time, BTC was trading at $73,500, roughly $300 away from setting a new all-time high. Despite the impressive over 8% gain over the past week,…
Bitcoin’s price seems to be on the verge of achieving a new all-time high in a massive rally leading up to the US Presidential elections. The price managed to get as high as $73,600, which is less than $200 away from a new peak. Source: TradingView This has caused considerable turmoil in the derivatives market,…
The largest crypto has extended its year-to-date gain to nearly 75% and has more than doubled from year-ago levels.