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At 14:59:59 UTC, Bitcoin perpetual futures look like any other electronic market, with prices flickering and orders flowing from traders around the world. But when the clock turns to 15:00:00, the market instantly becomes busier: more trades go through, more money turns over, and prices cover more ground during the next ten seconds, even though […] The post Inside the 15-minute trading pulse that moves $14 billion in Bitcoin perpetual futures appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The Aug. 21 filing lists $1 million of liability relief and a 160,000-share warrant as consideration, while pro forma financials remain outstanding. The post Inside transfer wipes out $1M executive debt as crypto firm offloads payments business without independent valuation appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Oxbridge supplied $744,623 to T20 and T42 while third parties provided $37,143, and filings do not disclose the purchaser mix for three HCI-linked placements. The post Inside the Solana reinsurance sale where parent company Oxbridge supplied 95% of public token demand appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Suspected North Korean IT workers joined a fake crypto startup — without realizing their every move was being tracked to extract valuable intel. It isn’t often that a reporter gets asked to pose as a venture capitalist to fool suspected North Korean IT workers. But in June, I found myself joining a Zoom call as “Aelin Ashriver,” an investor from the fictitious Definitive Communications, to meet the development team of crypto startup Ballena Azul. The IT workers on the call believed they were pitching for VC backing for their startup. In reality they had spent weeks working inside a fake crypto company set up purely to study their methods and infrastructure by Mauro Eldritch, founder of cybersecurity firm BCA LTD, and Heiner García, a cyber threat intelligence analyst at Telefónica Tech and founder of NorthScan. Read more

The uncollateralized receivable runs to 2028, while an Aug. 6 sensitivity puts market value 24.5% below company-calculated NAV. The post Inside the uncollateralized deal that locked up 6 million SUI until 2028 while SUI Group trades at a 25% NAV discount appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Conduit says neural data will scale into AI prompts, but it has not published aggregate performance for free-form thought. The post Inside the race to create AI telepathy – and why an OpenAI researcher just staked her career on it appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The low rate lasts one period; on Sept. 2, PowerCompute must repay, surrender collateral or accept repriced terms. The post Inside the $18 million Bitcoin gamble with zero margin calls until September appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The CLARITY Act enters the Senate's final scheduled week before the August recess. Monday's floor schedule opens with H.R. 6500, a government funding vehicle, and CLARITY has yet to appear on the schedule. Negotiators are still working through disputes over government ethics and stablecoin rewards, and prediction markets price the odds of the bill becoming […] The post Five days, a 30% chance, and a battle over Trump’s crypto profits: Inside the Senate’s scramble to pass CLARITY Act before Friday appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The company raised its ceiling to 4,375 ETH, but only 1,714.8 ETH now sits outside the disclosed pledge. The post From crypto treasury to AI data centers: Inside the aggressive 4,375 ETH selloff that just hit a massive collateral wall appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A later snapshot showed open interest down 20.29% while Trade.xyz investigated the price inputs submitted to HyperCore. The post Inside the brutal 2-minute flash crash sending a $400M South Korean market plunging on Hyperliquid appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Changpeng Zhao urged ASEAN to adopt crypto license passporting at Manila 2026, citing MiCA as the blueprint for cutting regional compliance costs. The post Inside CZ Binance Plan to Turn ASEAN Into Crypto Federation appeared first on Cryptonews.

The company still held 1,514 BTC and $45 million of debt on July 10 as it moved capital toward two separate infrastructure investments. The post Inside the $87 million BTC sell-off driving a Bitcoin treasury pivot into AI data centers appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Top prediction market platforms, including Kalshi and Polymarket, are rushing to offer highly leveraged crypto derivatives at the exact moment state and federal authorities are clashing in court over whether the industry’s core products constitute illegal betting or legitimate financial instruments. Over the past year, these companies have gained national prominence by facilitating wagers on […] The post New York demands $3.4B in crypto fines: Inside the fight to turn prediction apps into nonstop leverage casinos appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A fake police raid enabled a $1 million Bitcoin robbery, exposing the rise of wrench attacks and the shift from digital hacks to physical crypto threats. Crypto security is expanding beyond digital threats, with criminals increasingly targeting individuals directly through physical coercion rather than trying to exploit blockchain vulnerabilities or hack wallets. The French case illustrates how attackers used a fake police raid and violence to force a Bitcoin transfer worth $1 million, bypassing encryption entirely by compelling the victim to authorize the transaction. Wrench attacks are rising, with criminals using threats or force instead of technical exploits. This highlights how human vulnerability can override even the most secure cryptographic systems. Read more

A spoofed CoinDCX site sparked a 7.16 million rupee fraud case, triggering arrests before a court ruled the exchange was impersonated Impersonation scams can be low-tech yet highly effective, using fake websites that closely mimic trusted cryptocurrency platforms to deceive users. The CoinDCX case shows how a 7.16 million rupee fraud complaint escalated into legal action before it was identified as an impersonation case. The fake domain coindcx.pro, not the real platform, was used to mislead the victim and carry out the fraud. Read more

American financial services company MSCI’s October consultation on “digital asset treasury companies” arrived at a time when the mechanics of Bitcoin (BTC) exposure had already begun to fracture. By mid-2025, three roughly equal-sized channels funneled institutional capital into BTC: regulated spot ETFs managing north of $100 billion, mining operations with embedded BTC exposure, and a […] The post Inside the JPMorgan boycott drama defending Bitcoin treasuries being kicked off major indexes appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Oracle did what every legacy tech giant dreams of. In September, it announced a $300 billion cloud deal wrapped around OpenAI, the hottest name in software, and watched its stock rip higher. Two months later, the market gave its verdict. Oracle has shed more than $300 billion in market value, trading below its pre-AI announcement […] The post Is AI eating crypto’s liquidity? Inside the $300B Oracle hit and Bitcoin miner pivots appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Andrew Tate deposited $727,000 into Hyperliquid over the past year, took no withdrawals, and lost the entire stack through a relentless series of leveraged liquidations that culminated on Nov. 18, when his account hit zero. Per Arkham’s on-chain ledger, even the roughly $75,000 in referral commissions Tate earned from bringing traders onto the platform was […] The post Andrew Tate loses everything on Hyperliquid: Inside his leveraged crypto liquidation meltdown appeared first on CryptoSlate.

President Trump has tapped Mike Selig to lead the CFTC, a shift he has confirmed on X. The development has followed Brian Quintenz’s withdrawn nomination after Winklevoss concerns, while David Sacks has praised Selig’s market background and focus on digital asset policy. The post White House Officially Taps Mike Selig As CFTC Chair – Inside the Shake-Up After Quintenz appeared first on Cryptonews.

Ocean Fetch.ai AI Token dispute has intensified as Ocean has exited the ASI Alliance and formal arbitration has begun. Accusations over 286M FET conversions, Binance’s deposit change, and price declines have unsettled governance and left holders seeking clarity. The post Ocean vs. Fetch.ai Turns Ugly: Inside the $84M ASI Token Scandal Tearing Crypto’s AI Giants Apart appeared first on Cryptonews.