BTC perpetual funding rates spike as open interest and longs surge with price
Funding rates for Bitcoin perpetual futures have spiked sharply in the past 24 hours, especially on USDT- and USD-margined contracts. The latest daily aggregated rate across exchanges reached 0.010885% on…
Sui-based Cetus Protocol suspends operations following $260 million oracle exploit
Cetus Protocol, a decentralized exchange (DEX) operating on the Sui Network, has suspended its smart contract operations after a serious security breach. The platform confirmed the exploit on May 22…
Avalanche surges 11% to $25 after FIFA unveils blockchain and VanEck eyes fund
Avalanche’s native token, AVAX, is gaining momentum in the current crypto market surge, buoyed by fresh institutional activity and a major partnership with FIFA. According to CryptoSlate’s data, AVAX surged…
Nobody cares – Fear I Already Missed Out may be overpowering FOMO in Bitcoin market
Bitcoin trades above $110,000 today, while Google Trends data for “bitcoin” sits at 38. This afternoon, a Midtown Manhattan barista will glance at a phone ticker showing $110,630. He’ll shrug…
Exchanges are giving away over $10 million to celebrate Bitcoin Pizza Day today
Fifteen years after a programmer traded 10,000 BTC for two pizzas, the crypto community marked Bitcoin Pizza Day with record-breaking celebrations. In 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz paid roughly $41 for a…
Laszlo Hanyecz’s $41 historic Bitcoin pizza purchase now valued at $1.1 billion
In May 2010, a Florida-based programmer named Laszlo Hanyecz made what would become one of the most famous purchases in crypto history. He spent 10,000 Bitcoin on two Papa John’s…
Bitcoin price reaches new all-time high above $111,000
Bitcoin has climbed to a new record high, surpassing $111,000, as institutional buyers push capital into the crypto market. Data from CryptoSlate shows Bitcoin reached a peak of $111,782 before…
Solaxy: Solana’s First Layer 2 is Live with Testnet Here’s What You Need to Know
Solaxy is launching as the first Layer 2 on Solana, with an active testnet and a presale ending soon. Here’s everything you need to know about this game-changing addition to…
World Foundation secures $135M via token sales to expand biometric Orb-verified IDs globally
World Assets, a subsidiary of World Foundation (formerly Worldcoin), has raised $135 million through a strategic sale of WLD tokens to venture firms Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Bain Capital Crypto,…
BPI releases policy manifesto urging US to lead in Bitcoin infrastructure
The Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) released a 21-page policy framework on May 21 to position the US as a global leader in the Bitcoin (BTC) ecosystem. BPI head of policy…