German authorities shut down world’s largest darknet market Hydra

Germany’s Central Office for Combating Cybercrime (ZIT) and the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) have successfully seized the server infrastructure of the world’s largest illegal darknet marketplace Hydra. Per a press release... Read more »

Hackers target Trezor crypto wallet users after mailing list got compromised

Hardware cryptocurrency wallet manufacturer Trezor has divulged that its customers are being targeted by so-called “phishing” attacks after Mailchimp, the firm’s email automation service provider, was “compromised by an insider targeting crypto... Read more »

Particlon whitelist giveaway and AMA Monday 4th April, 3.30 GMT

We are teaming up with Charged Particles for another AMA today at 3.30 PM GMT via Twitter Spaces. You can set a reminder via our pinned tweet or the link below. We... Read more »

Bitcoin mining network difficulty reaches new all-time high

The past week has been one of multiple milestones for Bitcoin. Soon after SBI Crypto mined the 19 millionth Bitcoin, the mining difficulty of the flagship digital asset reached a new all-time... Read more »

Analyzing the data behind the 150% rally of Maple Finance’s (MPL)

Maple Finance is a protocol that is becoming a staple for many institutions across crypto. Maple allows accredited institutions such as hedge funds or market makers to access to undercollateralized loans. This... Read more »

Will Indonesia’s decision to tax crypto stifle local adoption?

Indonesia is the latest Asian country to announce intentions to impose a tax scheme on all crypto transactions and income tax on capital gains from such investments, Reuters reported, Indonesia has chosen... Read more »

Turkey wants crypto scammer jailed for life

Turkish prosecutors are asking courts to jail suspected crypto scammers in the country for thousands of years, per available information. According to reports from local media, the suspects are part of those... Read more »

Crypto Twitter goes bananas on April Fools Day

As one could have expected, April fools day sent Crypto Twitter off the charts this time. At CryptoSlate we really had to think twice before falling for any of the amazing “news”... Read more »

Bored Ape Yacht Club Discord hacked, MAYC #8662 stolen

One of the most famous and definitely the largest NFT collection in the world by market value, got their Discord server hacked by an unknown hacker. The hacker gained access to the... Read more »

Bitcoin drops to $45.5k as Europe votes to ban cold wallets in attack on decentralization

Bitcoin dropped $2,000 from $47,500 to $45,500 in four hours after news broke that the EU is set to cripple innovation in the blockchain space. Today, the European Parliament voted in favor... Read more »