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Amid the minor 0.45% drop in Bitcoin mining difficulty on June 14, the network’s total hashrate surged to a fresh record of 943 EH/s.
This juxtaposition emphasizes a resilient and increasingly concentrated mining sector in which top players are accelerating hardware upgrades to maintain margins in a post-halving environment.
Bitcoin hashrate (Source: Hashrate Index)
The difficulty dip offered a...
Digital asset funds continued their winning streak last week, pulling in $1.9 billion in new investments, according to CoinShares‘ latest weekly report.
This marks the ninth week in a row of positive inflows, pushing the cumulative total over the period to $12.9 billion. Year-to-date, digital asset investment products have now seen a record $13.2 billion in inflows.
James Butterfill, CoinShares’...
A group of lawmakers in France is advocating for a national review on how Bitcoin mining can help address the country’s persistent surplus in electricity production.
The proposal, submitted to the French National Assembly on June 12, urges the government to examine whether Bitcoin’s energy-intensive mining process could be harnessed to absorb excess power, especially from the nuclear plants that...
Bybit, one of the world’s most active crypto derivatives exchanges, has announced the launch of Byreal, a decentralized exchange (DEX) built on Solana, marking its most aggressive push yet into DeFi.
The move signals a broader pivot toward hybrid finance, where centralized liquidity meets decentralized transparency.
“Byreal isn’t ‘just another DEX.’ It’s combining CEX-grade liquidity with DeFi-...
Bitcoin has bounced back above $107,000 after a sharp weekend slump triggered by rising tensions between Israel and Iran.
According to CryptoSlate’s data, this is the first time in four days that BTC has crossed this level, showing signs of renewed investor confidence.
The downturn began after Israel launched a surprise strike on June 13, reportedly targeting Iran’s nuclear infrastructure and...
Two wallets linked to Solana-based Kled AI (KLED) moved 58.25 million KLED out of an address between May 31 and June 7, then dispersed the tokens across 99 new wallets a few days after announcing a buyback plan.
According to a June 10 report by Dashcoin Research founder Nicholas Wenzel, the amount moved was worth $800,000, which dwarfs KLED’s first public buyback of $50,000 announced on May 28....
Vietnam has officially exited the crypto “grey zone.” In a decisive June 14 vote, the National Assembly passed the Law on Digital Technology Industry, a sweeping legislative package that recognizes and regulates digital assets in one of the world’s most active crypto markets for the first time.
The law, which takes effect January 1, 2026, ends years of regulatory limbo and seeks to introduce...
Jeremy Allaire, founder and CEO of Circle, the USD Coin (USDC) issuer that went public this month, called stablecoins the “highest utility form of money ever created” in an X post on June 15. He added, however, that the stablecoin industry is yet to experience a significant disruption.
Programmability of stablecoins will usher in change
Allaire’s comments were a response to an X post by Sam...
Coinbase’s sponsorship of the military parade in Washington, D.C., on June 14 has sparked a debate about whether crypto has lost sight of its original ethos.
The parade, which was held to commemorate the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday, took place amid the country-wide ‘No Kings’ protests. The protestors voiced their opposition to President Donald Trump’s immigration policy and mass deportations,...
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.
Alon Muroch is a man on a mission. As the founder of SSV Labs, which contributes to the second-largest Ethereum staking infra provider, SSV Network, Alon has been...