CFTC Chair calls for comprehensive regulation for digital assets following ETF approvals

In a detailed speech delivered in Naples on Jan. 26, CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam said regulators need to ramp up their efforts to supervise the budding cryptocurrency industry following the approval of... Read more »

Vanguard says Bitcoin is “immature asset class”

Vanguard decided not to offer clients access to Bitcoin ETFs because the flagship cryptocurrency is an “immature asset class” that does not align with its company philosophy, according to the firm’s executives.... Read more »

Trac Core launches ‘Trac Core for TAP Protocol’ to revolutionize Bitcoin data indexing

In a groundbreaking development for Bitcoin’s data indexing landscape, Trac Core has announced the launch of “Trac Core for TAP Protocol,” according to a Jan. 26 press release. Trac Core’s journey began... Read more »

Bitwise executive confirms ETF received $400 of unsolicited Bitcoin

A top Bitwise executive acknowledged on Jan. 26 that his firm’s spot Bitcoin ETF has received hundreds of dollars of unsolicited Bitcoin. Co-founder & CTO Hong Kim wrote that the Bitwise Bitcoin... Read more »

BlackRock’s IBIT ETF now holds almost 50,000 BTC as AUM hits $2 billion

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) has set a new benchmark in the cryptocurrency investment space by amassing over $2 billion in assets under management (AUM) just ten days after its trading debut,... Read more »

OKX pulls plug on mining pool amid declining user and hashrate numbers

Crypto exchange OKX will discontinue its mining pool services due to “business adjustments” reasons, according to a Jan. 26 statement. The platform said it had halted new customer registrations, effective immediately. Existing... Read more »

Crypto saw 62 million acquired users across eight chains in 2023: Flipside report

Flipside Crypto reported that blockchain users and activity grew throughout 2023 in a report shared with CryptoSlate on Jan. 25. The analytics company wrote: “Crypto recently has been fluctuating through extremes, with... Read more »

Strike CEO calls Ethereum ‘tech play,’ says Bitcoin solves the ‘biggest financial problem’ of our time

Strike founder Jack Mallers recently expressed his firm belief in Bitcoin’s potential to solve what he describes as “the biggest financial problem ever” — central banking and the global debt crisis. Mallers... Read more »

Bitcoin recovers above $40k amidst GBTC outflows, other ETF inflows

Bitcoin prices recovered past the $40,100 mark on Jan. 24, 2024 amidst continued inflows and outflows involving various spot Bitcoin ETFs. Bitcoin (BTC) was up nearly 1% over the 24 hours ending... Read more »

OnChainMonkey introduces KARMA tokens, aims to bolster ecosystem with strategic airdrop

Popular NFT project OnChainMonkey (OCM) has unveiled KARMA tokens as part of its efforts to expand its burgeoning ecosystem, according to a Jan. 24 statement shared with CryptoSlate. OCM explained that KARMA... Read more »