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The first-ever article on CryptoSlate, published in 2017, examined the most crypto-friendly countries in the world. Today, we’re revisiting that list and taking a look at which countries continue to be crypto havens and which have dropped off the list entirely. Spoiler alert: 2025’s top country didn’t even make the list eight years ago, and 2017’s winner now falls outside the top 10. Most crypto...
Institutional demand for Bitcoin is accelerating as spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) inject between $5 billion and $10 billion into the market each quarter. This wave of fresh capital is helping to tighten the asset’s supply and reinforce its long-term bullish structure. Bitwise Chief Technology Officer Hong Kim, citing Farside Investors’ data, said ETF inflows have become a steady force,...
The United Kingdom is weighing measures that could compel Apple to provide access to some iCloud data, raising a precise question for crypto users who keep wallets on iPhones and Macs. If device backups and common file stores lose end-to-end protections in the UK, seed phrases and private key material can more easily move from a user’s device into locations where lawful process, or a Technical...
Institutional demand for Ethereum has climbed to new highs during this market cycle. According to Strategic ETH Reserve data, spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and Digital Asset Treasury Companies (DATCOs) now control more than 12.5 million ETH, or roughly 10% of the token’s circulating supply. This marks a dramatic expansion from April, when these institutions collectively held about 4...
BNB, the native token of Binance’s BNB Chain, has reclaimed the spotlight after soaring to a new all-time high, cementing its position as the world’s third-largest crypto by market capitalization. Data from CryptoSlate shows that BNB reached a record high of $1,335 on Oct. 7, before slightly retracing to around $1,306 as of press time. The token has remained up more than 6% in the past 24 hours,...
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) invested $2 billion into Polymarket at a $9 billion post-money valuation, CEO Shayne Coplan announced on Oct. 7. The deal represents the most significant single investment in prediction markets and positions the sector as crypto’s emerging battleground as institutional capital seeks on-chain infrastructure with real-world utility. ICE is the owner of the New York...
The crypto market shed 2.3% on Oct. 7, and the 42-day Treasury bill auction released at approximately 13:00 ET appears to have catalyzed the broad risk-off move. The stop-out yield at 4% came in above the median of 3.97%, signaling investors demanded higher compensation to hold short-dated government debt. The uptick in short-end rates tightened financial conditions, triggering immediate equity...
The European Union (EU) is moving to choke off A7A5, the ruble-backed token routing billions through Kyrgyzstan into European crypto markets, but available data suggests the sanctioned flow represents just 2.37% of the bloc-wide Bitcoin trading volume. As Bloomberg News reported on Oct. 6, the EU proposed sanctions on A7A5, the stablecoin issued by cross-border payments firm A7 and Russia’s state...
First-party telemetry from Leverage.Trading shows how retail traders measure risk before market headlines hit. As volatility wiped out billions across crypto and equities this summer, most headlines told the story after the fact — counting liquidations once positions were already gone. But new data from Leverage. Trading’s Global Leverage...