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Wall Street is selling crypto income inside TradFi products and one hidden switch decides who gets in

Bitwise’s February announcement arrived as two moves packaged as one. The crypto asset manager announced a...

Bitcoin price faces a crucial weekend test as US growth collapses to 0.7% while inflation stays stubborn

On Mar. 13, the US economy delivered a data dump that landed somewhere between uncomfortable and...

Glass ceiling cracks as women rise in Web3

Welcome to Slate Sundays, CryptoSlate’s new weekly feature showcasing in-depth interviews, expert analysis, and thought-provoking op-eds that...

Ethereum captures 40% of futures market as Bitcoin loses speculative momentum

Ethereum’s recent rally against Bitcoin appears to be gaining further strength, with derivatives data signaling a...

Washington has started selecting which crypto firms control custody at a national level

On Apr. 2, Coinbase received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency...

Economy News

As his feud with Trump reignites, Musk’s business with the government is back in the crosshairs

Elon Musk and President Donald Trump are fighting again. Now Musk’s business interests — and the billions in...

Longtime Walmart CEO to step down in January

Walmart announced Friday that longtime CEO Doug McMillon will retire at the end of January — which came...

Inflation picks up again in June as tariffs slowly work their way through U.S. economy

Consumer prices rose in June as President Donald Trump’s tariffs began to slowly work their way through the...

Sports executive charged with bid-rigging in Texas arena project

Oak View Group CEO Tim Leiweke was indicted on a federal criminal conspiracy charge related to allegedly rigging...

Rethinking Crypto Investment Strategies in a Market That Doesn’t Always Go Up

The “always up” idea behind crypto markets is what drives retail investors to come short-handed when they begin trading. The reality is that markets have stronger corrections, sideways movements, and…

23 cents of every tax dollar goes to pay interest on U.S. debt

The United States is sitting atop a fiscal precipice. With the total…

Bitcoin price falls below $70k, foreshadowing US market open after threat to “obliterate” all Iranian power plants

Bitcoin drops after Trump’s Truth Social threat turns ceasefire language into renewed…

Crypto News

Traders put 50/50 odds on Bitcoin ending 2025 below $90k amid $3B ETF outflows

The Bitcoin market is undergoing a significant transition, with traders aggressively positioning for a year-end close beneath the $90,000 threshold.…

200 insider trading probes opened on Kalshi and one quiet change could remake prediction markets overnight

Prediction markets promised something elegant: put money behind beliefs, and the price converges on reality. The wisdom of crowds, sharpened…

How Strategy used half its stock price to buy 225,000 Bitcoin in 2025

In 2025, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) executed a capital markets feat that effectively cornered the supply of new Bitcoin, purchasing more…

Inflation to set up Bitcoin melt-up as rates to fall to 2.75% by next October

US inflation ticked up to 3.0% year over year in September, and futures markets still price a Federal Reserve rate…

China Bitcoin legalization is priced at 5% but Beijing’s February 2026 Ban 2.0 made one detail brutal

Polymarket traders are pricing the prospect of China legalizing onshore Bitcoin purchases at roughly 5%. At first glance, the number…

How Aave’s DeFi monopoly created a risky feedback loop with only a $460M backstop

Aave now controls 51.5% of the DeFi lending market share, the first time any protocol has crossed the 50% threshold…

Bitcoin data proves 60% of top US banks are quietly activating a strategy they publicly denied for years

For years, US banks treated Bitcoin as something best observed from a distance. The asset lived on specialist exchanges and…

XRP ETFs are booming, but a quiet $15 billion payment layer matters more than the price

Four XRP spot ETFs now trade in the US, with combined assets of $941.7 million as of Dec. 18. Grayscale’s…

Stocks News

Oil Prices Rebound After Trump’s Criticism of Powell

Oil Prices Rebound After Trump’s Criticism of Fed Chair Powell On April 22, 2025, oil prices rebound experienced a modest…

Kraken Rolls Out Commission-Free Stock Trading

Kraken Rolls Out Commission-Free Stock Trading On April 14, 2025, Kraken, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, announced the official launch of…

Gold Price Surge Hits $3,385 Amid Trade Tensions

Gold Price Surge Hits $3,385 Amid Trade Tensions The gold price surge continued on April 21, 2025, as gold hit…

Bitcoin Slips to $83.6K Amid Nvidia’s $5.5B Charge

Bitcoin Slips to $83.6K Amid Nvidia’s $5.5B Charge On April 15, 2025, Bitcoin (BTC) experienced a notable decline, dropping to…

Bitcoin Rebounds to $83,404 Amid Renewed Investor Confidence

Bitcoin Rebounds to $83,404 on April 11, 2025 Amid Renewed Investor Confidence On April 11, 2025, Bitcoin (BTC-USD) demonstrated a…

Europe markets open: stocks set for lower start; focus shifts to earnings from Vestas, AXA, Ferrari

European stock markets are poised for a subdued opening on Tuesday, signaling investor caution as focus shifts squarely onto a…

FTSE 100 Index is surging: here are the top shares in 2025

The FTSE 100 Index has rebounded in the past few weeks as investors bought the dip and as global stocks…

Fed’s Stagflation Warning Impacts Crypto Markets

Fed’s Stagflation Warning Impacts Crypto Markets On April 16, 2025, the cryptocurrency market experienced a notable downturn following Federal Reserve…