Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm took to Twitter with an urgent plea for support, ahead of his high-profile trial date tomorrow. Storm, who has been battling legal charges for nearly two years, is calling on the crypto community to help raise $500,000 in the next few days and $1.5 million in the coming weeks to […]
Welcome to Slate Sundays, CryptoSlate’s new weekly feature showcasing in-depth interviews, expert analysis, and thought-provoking op-eds that go beyond the headlines to explore the ideas and voices shaping the future of crypto. I recently interviewed Gracy Chen, the first female CEO of Bitget and the only female CEO out of the top 10 centralized exchanges. I
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When gold maximalist Debra Robinson jeered, “Imagine paying $118k for a set of man-made numbers,” she echoed a familiar skepticism among precious metal enthusiasts. Lyn Alden, a respected macro analyst and Bitcoin bull, responded with pragmatic advice: “Precious metal enthusiasts could buy a bitcoin position of like 5% of their metals position. That hedges their risk
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A major leap toward regulated crypto banking is underway as Ripple seeks a national trust bank charter to elevate stablecoin credibility and custody standards. Ripple National Trust Bank Deepens Regulatory Footprint With RLUSD Strategy Ripple is advancing its regulatory ambitions with an application to establish Ripple National Trust Bank, signaling a deepening push into federally
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Binance founder Changpeng Zhao or CZ threatened to sue news agency Bloomberg for a second time over its report alleging links between the exchange and the USD1 stablecoin. In an X post on Friday, CZ called the article “another hit piece” that was “sponsored by a competitor,” without explicitly naming the competitor. He dismissed it
Pump.fun, a platform that enables anyone to create and launch memecoins, concluded one of the largest and fastest initial coin offerings (ICOs) on Saturday. Within 12 minutes of the ICO going live, the platform raised $600 million from the sale of 15% of its token supply for $0.0040 each. The ICO, which ended far quicker
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When Bitcoin skeptic Peter Schiff started yet another rant about Bitcoin today, it was too much for Galaxy CEO Mike Novogratz. As a salty Schiff began calling Bitcoin’s capped supply “meaningless” and “arbitrary,” Novogratz fired back: “Why do you hate $BTC so much? You have been wrong on it for a decade. A flexible mind
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US Democratic lawmakers, led by House members Maxine Waters and Stephen Lynch, announced on July 11 that next week will be designated “Anti-Crypto Corruption Week.” The initiative aims to unite Democrats in opposing several pro-crypto bills that are currently under consideration in Congress, including the GENIUS Act, the CLARITY Act, and a proposed law aimed
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The first half of 2025 has been eventful for crypto. Bitcoin (BTC) price climbed around 24% during the first six months while Ethereum (ETH) lost nearly 12% of its value. With President Donald Trump taking office in January, the U.S. approach to cryptocurrencies has shifted significantly. Several lawsuits against crypto firms initiated during the Biden
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed civil charges and sought an emergency asset freeze against First Liberty Building & Loan, LLC, a lending institution based in Newnan, Georgia, and its founder and owner, Edwin Brant Frost IV. The SEC alleges that the firm and its owner orchestrated a Ponzi scheme that defrauded
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