Sphere 3D Bitcoin production remains flat in July amid US customs problems, crypto winter

Carbon-free mining company Sphere 3D‘s July 2022 report showed that it managed to keep up with its usual performance in July even though the 4,000 new mining rigs were held back in... Read more »

Digital assets are an “innovation on par with the internet, cars, and electricity”

Wells Fargo, the fourth largest bank in the U.S. by market capitalization, has released a special report entitled “Understanding Cryptocurrency,” which compares digital assets to the invention of “the internet, cars, and... Read more »

Miner data shows Bitcoin could have bottomed

Catching the coveted Bitcoin bottom requires analyzing more than just its price. One of the most reliable indicators of market bottoms has historically been miner data. Often considered to be one of... Read more »

Researchers say they discovered consensus level attack on Ethereum — miners cheating the system to earn more

A research paper published by The Hebrew University in Israel reports having discovered the “first evidence of a consensus-level attack on a major cryptocurrency.” The paper is currently awaiting peer review but... Read more »

Binance moves to dissociate self from WazirX over recent allegations

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has denied that the exchange owns any equity in Zanmai Labs, the company behind the Indian crypto exchange WazirX. Quick thread on Binance and WazirX, and some incorrect... Read more »

Vitalik Buterin calls out ETHW hard fork proponents as “trying to make a quick buck”

Speaking in a closed press conference during South Korea Blockchain Week, Ethereum founder, Vitalik Buterin, called people pushing for a hard fork of Ethereum to retain proof-of-stake “simply trying to make a... Read more »

Coinbase facing class-action lawsuit amidst SEC investigation

Coinbase is faced with more legal battles as two law firms have filed a lawsuit against the company amidst an ongoing investigation by the SEC. On August 4, two New York-based law... Read more »

Istanbul Blockchain Week founder Erhan Korhaliller discusses why Turkey is one of the hottest places for crypto

CryptoSlate had the opportunity to sit down with Erhan Korhaliller, Founder & CEO of EAK Digital, the web3 communications and events agency behind some of the industry’s most creative IRL events, as... Read more »

Justin Sun’s Poloniex supports Ethereum proof-of-work hard fork

Justin Sun, Tron’s (TRX) founder, has revealed support for Ethereum’s (ETH) proof-of-work (PoW) hard fork. In an August 4 tweet, Sun said he would donate some coins to the forked Ethereum PoW... Read more »

Over $86.6M worth of NFTs has been stolen since 2022

Recent research from Comparitech shows that NFT thefts are becoming more frequent than ever— and more profitable. The company has kept track of NFT thefts ever since the non-fungible token standard was... Read more »