Kraken acquires US retail derivatives platform NinjaTrader for $1.5 billion
Kraken has entered into an agreement to acquire futures trading platform NinjaTrader for $1.5 billion, marking the largest deal to date integrating traditional finance and…
Category: Crypto Slate
Bitcoin miners struggle, seek derivatives for risk management amid Bitcoin revenue decline
Bitcoin is struggling to break the resistance around $85,000, a 30% decline from its all-time high of $109,287 in January. As a result, there is…
Coinbase stakes its claim as Ethereum’s largest independent node operator
Coinbase is the largest single-node operator supporting staking activities on the Ethereum network. According to its maiden Validator Performance report, the US-based exchange has staked…
BNB Chain embraces Pascal Hardfork, advances smart contract functionality
BNB Chain introduced the Pascal Hardfork on March 20, an upgrade designed to boost transaction efficiency and improve its compatibility with the Ethereum Virtual Machine…
Reclaiming tokenisation, or how to avoid a TradFi takeover
The following is a guest post from Jesse Knutson, Head of Operations at Bitfinex Securities. Tokenization is at a tipping point. Outside of the crypto…
Mapping the future with MapMetrics, drive-to-earn, and the power of DePIN
In the latest episode of the SlateCast, CryptoSlate Editor-in-Chief Liam “Akiba” Wright sat down with Brent van der Heiden, the founder and CEO of MapMetrics.…
Bitcoin’s on-chain flow is dominated by large value outputs
In March, Bitcoin’s on-chain flow was heavily dominated by large value bands, with transactions sized at 10 BTC or more typically making up 85% to…
Solana co-founder apologizes for controversial ad targeting marginalized groups
Solana Labs co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko said he is “ashamed” about downplaying the impact of a recent Solana Foundation advertisement, calling it “mean and punching down…
BlackRock exec believes Bitcoin’s price does not reflect its strong institutional demand
Institutional investment in Bitcoin (BTC) has strengthened, but its price has struggled to reflect the growing demand, according to BlackRock’s Global Head of Digital Assets,…
Bitcoin reclaims $85k after Fed signals slowdown in quantitative tightening
Bitcoin (BTC) reclaimed the $85,000 threshold following the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) median forecast of 50 basis-point cuts in interest rates in 2025. In…