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  • BlackRock CEO Larry Fink appointed as WEF interim co-chair
    CryptoSlate - 19:00 Aug 17, 2025
    The World Economic Forum (WEF), the influential global convening force for policymakers and industry leaders, has appointed BlackRock CEO Larry Fink as interim co-chair. The move comes hot on the heels of a high-profile internal review that cleared WEF founder Klaus Schwab of wrongdoing and set the stage for a temporary leadership overhaul as the […] The post BlackRock CEO Larry Fink appointed as WEF interim co-chair appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • 100 days over $100k and nobody cares: Why Bitcoin’s bull run feels lonely
    CryptoSlate - 17:00 Aug 17, 2025
    The latest Bitcoin bull run feels different. Scratch that. Every bitcoin bull run feels different, as each cycle brings with it fresh narratives and new blood. But there’s one element that’s always been consistent throughout Bitcoin’s history, and that’s retail interest in buying into freedom tech and f**k you money. Well, Bitcoin to the moon […] The post 100 days over $100k and nobody cares: Why Bitcoin’s bull run feels lonely appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • ‘People deserve to know this threat is coming’: superintelligence and the countdown to save humanity
    CryptoSlate - 15:00 Aug 17, 2025
    Welcome to Slate Sundays, CryptoSlate’s new weekly feature showcasing in-depth interviews, expert analysis, and thought-provoking op-eds that go beyond the headlines to explore the ideas and voices shaping the future of crypto. Would you take a drug that had a 25% chance of killing you? Like a one-in-four possibility that rather than curing your ills or […] The post ‘People deserve to know this threat is coming’: superintelligence and the countdown to save humanity appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Miners, not ETFs, are building the financial backbone of Bitcoin
    CryptoSlate - 12:00 Aug 17, 2025
    The following is a guest post and opinion from Armando Aguilar, Head of Capital Formation and Growth at TeraHash. ETFs may dominate the headlines, but the real architects of Bitcoin’s liquidity are the miners quietly building balance sheets. Since the April 2024 halving, the role of miners as a whole has shifted from pure producers […] The post Miners, not ETFs, are building the financial backbone of Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Choose your freedom money wisely, Litecoin warns
    CryptoSlate - 11:55 Aug 17, 2025
    Litecoin delivered a clear warning for anyone navigating the crypto world: the era of truly decentralized, fairly launched, proof-of-work (PoW) coins without borders, premines, or venture capitalists is behind us. Amid increasing centralization and rising threat of attack, it pays to “choose your freedom money wisely.” “It is basically impossible to duplicate the launch of […] The post Choose your freedom money wisely, Litecoin warns appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • The west has on-ramps, the rest gave drop-offs: what’s really pushing global crypto adoption
    CryptoSlate - 05:00 Aug 17, 2025
    The following is a guest post and opinion from Konstantins Vasilenko, Co-Founder and Chief Business Development Officer at Paybis. There is a stark mismatch between the target and actual audience of crypto products. Crypto’s greatest upcomers rarely make an appearance in the news, nor do they enjoy the privilege of extensive localization and optimization efforts […] The post The west has on-ramps, the rest gave drop-offs: what’s really pushing global crypto adoption appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Escape the fiat farm: How Bitcoin breaks the chains of ‘wage slavery’
    CryptoSlate - 00:00 Aug 17, 2025
    If you work in a nine-to-five for diminishing wages and dwindling self-respect, the author of The Bitcoin Age (Amazon affiliate link), Adam Livingston, says Bitcoin can help you break the chains of ‘wage slavery’. Let’s take a closer look. Wage slavery: you are not employed, you are monetized In today’s economy, most people like to […] The post Escape the fiat farm: How Bitcoin breaks the chains of ‘wage slavery’ appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin treasury companies are ‘using gas pipes to fund your electric future’: Analyst
    CryptoSlate - 22:00 Aug 16, 2025
    Bitcoin analyst and investor Mark Moss argues that Bitcoin treasury companies are positioning themselves for history’s biggest wealth transfer, following a sophisticated playbook for capturing value and managing volatility. In other words: “using gas pipes to fund your electric future.” Bitcoin treasury companies: history’s most obvious abritrage He compares Bitcoin treasury companies (firms holding large […] The post Bitcoin treasury companies are ‘using gas pipes to fund your electric future’: Analyst appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Kraken suspends Monero deposits after 51% attack
    CryptoSlate - 20:19 Aug 16, 2025
    Crypto exchange Kraken has announced the suspension of Monero (XMR) deposits following a confirmed 51% attack on the network on August 12. The attack was linked to the Qubic mining pool, which managed to control over half of Monero’s hashrate, peaking at 2.6GH/s. This dominance allowed Qubic to conduct a six-block deep reorganization of Monero’s […] The post Kraken suspends Monero deposits after 51% attack appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • US authorities raid ransomware operator, seize $2.8M in crypto
    CryptoSlate - 23:00 Aug 15, 2025
    The U.S. Justice Department authorized the seizure of more than $2.8 million in cryptocurrency, cash, and other assets from a suspected ransomware operator, according to an Aug. 14 announcement. Federal prosecutors unsealed six warrants tied to Ianis Aleksandrovich Antropenko, charging him with conspiring to commit computer fraud and abuse, committing computer fraud and abuse, and […] The post US authorities raid ransomware operator, seize $2.8M in crypto appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Solana trading activity falls 44% in Q2 despite network fundamentals strengthening with rising DeFi adoption
    CryptoSlate - 22:00 Aug 15, 2025
    Solana (SOL) trading activity contracted sharply in the second quarter while the network’s core infrastructure metrics strengthened across multiple dimensions. According to an Aug. 15 report by Messari, the total application revenue generated on the network fell 44.2% quarter-over-quarter to $576.4 million from $1.0 billion.  Furthermore, average daily spot decentralized exchange (DEX) volume dropped 45.4% […] The post Solana trading activity falls 44% in Q2 despite network fundamentals strengthening with rising DeFi adoption appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • BitMine becomes the first company to surpass 1M ETH holdings worth over $5B
    CryptoSlate - 21:00 Aug 15, 2025
    BitMine has become the first corporate treasury to surpass 1 million Ethereum (ETH) in holdings after its stash climbed to 1.17 million ETH on Aug. 15, valued at over $5 billion. The firm added 317,126 tokens worth approximately $2 billion in a single week. BitMine chairman Tom Lee said on August 4 that the firm intends […] The post BitMine becomes the first company to surpass 1M ETH holdings worth over $5B appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • DCG sues Genesis over promissory note debt amid bankruptcy challenges
    CryptoSlate - 20:15 Aug 15, 2025
    Digital Currency Group (DCG) has sued its lending subsidiary Genesis, asking a bankruptcy court to confirm it is owed more than $105 million plus interest on a financial backstop extended during the 2022 crypto downturn. The case, filed on Aug. 14 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, centers on […] The post DCG sues Genesis over promissory note debt amid bankruptcy challenges appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Aave reaches multiple all-time highs as protocol hits $3 trillion deposits
    CryptoSlate - 19:41 Aug 15, 2025
    Aave reached multiple all-time highs this week, fueled by the heated crypto market. The money market protocol reached $3 trillion in cumulative deposits on Aug. 15, while surpassing $29 billion in active loans on August 13, according to Token Terminal data. Additionally, Aave’s total value locked (TVL) climbed to a record high above $40 billion on […] The post Aave reaches multiple all-time highs as protocol hits $3 trillion deposits appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Brevan Howard reports $2.3B Bitcoin exposure via BlackRock’s IBIT ETF, becoming second-largest holder
    CryptoSlate - 18:25 Aug 15, 2025
    Brevan Howard became the largest institutional shareholder of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) by increasing its holdings by 71% between the first and second quarters of 2025. According to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of its latest 13F form, the hedge fund now holds approximately 37.5 million IBIT shares valued […] The post Brevan Howard reports $2.3B Bitcoin exposure via BlackRock’s IBIT ETF, becoming second-largest holder appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Fed integrates crypto banking oversight into standard regulatory processes, ends additional scrutiny
    CryptoSlate - 17:16 Aug 15, 2025
    The Federal Reserve (Fed) announced it will shut down its program with additional scrutiny over crypto and fintech activities. On an August 15 statement, the central bank said it will sunset the Novel Activities Supervision Program and return to monitoring banks’ crypto and fintech activities through standard supervisory processes. The Fed established the specialized program […] The post Fed integrates crypto banking oversight into standard regulatory processes, ends additional scrutiny appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Polymarket traders bet on Trump shunning crypto during Putin meeting, go all in on Zelensky mention
    CryptoSlate - 16:10 Aug 15, 2025
    Polymarket traders are pricing low probabilities on several notable phrases being spoken during President Donald Trump’s joint news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage today, even as volumes on the event’s prediction markets reach six figures. The markets, which resolve on whether Trump uses specific words or phrases during the appearance, have drawn […] The post Polymarket traders bet on Trump shunning crypto during Putin meeting, go all in on Zelensky mention appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • 80 crypto leaders urge Donald Trump to block bank fees threatening open banking
    CryptoSlate - 15:42 Aug 15, 2025
    Over 80 executives from leading crypto and fintech companies, including Gemini, Andreessen Horowitz, Paradigm, and Kraken, have called on US President Donald Trump to block new bank-imposed fees for accessing consumer financial data. In an Aug. 14 letter, the group argued that these charges, set to take effect in September, directly threaten innovation and consumer […] The post 80 crypto leaders urge Donald Trump to block bank fees threatening open banking appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Wall Street titans quietly amass billions in Bitcoin ETFs and crypto stocks
    CryptoSlate - 13:51 Aug 15, 2025
    Major Wall Street institutions, including Wells Fargo, Cantor Fitzgerald, and Jane Street, have sharply increased their Bitcoin-related holdings over the past months. These firms’ portfolio updates on the stock analytics platform Quiver Quantitative reveal they are investing billions in the top crypto via exchange-traded funds and crypto-focused equities like Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy). Bitcoin ETFs allow […] The post Wall Street titans quietly amass billions in Bitcoin ETFs and crypto stocks appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bessent backtracks, says Treasury committed to ‘exploring budget-neutral pathways’ to add Bitcoin
    CryptoSlate - 22:16 Aug 14, 2025
    Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed the government may still expand its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings on Aug. 14, backtracking remarks made a few hours earlier. Bessent had told reporters during a television interview in the morning that the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve would remain at its current level. He said the reserve would consist of approximately $15 […] The post Bessent backtracks, says Treasury committed to ‘exploring budget-neutral pathways’ to add Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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