SOL price recovers as Vitalik tweets support for Solana community

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin seemingly helped Solana recover single-handedly today, Dec. 29, as he praised the project on Twitter. Buterin wrote in a tweet: Some smart people tell me there is an earnest smart developer community in Solana, and now that the awful opportunistic money people have been washed out, the chain has a bright…

Solana-based DEX Raydium exploited for $2.2M, RAY token drops 10%

Solana-based decentralized exchange Raydium has been exploited for $2.2 million.  The attacker overtook the owner’s authority on the platform, according to the firm’s initial understanding. An exploit on Raydium is being investigated that affected liquidity pools. Details to follow as more is known ⁰Initial understanding is owner authority was overtaken by attacker, but authority has been…

Bitcoin breaks $21,000 as open interest sinks, spot volumes rise

After weeks of failing to break the tough resistance, Bitcoin surged above $21,000. The few short hours it spent above $21,000 before a slight correction brought some much-needed confidence back into the market. While it’s hard to estimate how long the correction will last, exchange data suggests that BTC is currently up against a much…

Uptober: Bitcoin jumps 6% while DXY and gold post negative returns

After two consecutive red months, Bitcoin posted a 6% increase in October. The volatility that wiped out billions from the market devastated Bitcoin’s price in June and led to a shaky summer with little to no gains. However, the third quarter began in the green with Bitcoin breaking through the $20,000 resistance, showing the potential…

DOGE up 18% as Elon Musk moves to take over Twitter

Dogecoin has surged 18% following news that Dogefather Elon Musk is set to take over Twitter by Friday. Bloomberg reported on Oct. 24, that Musk has assured loan bankers assisting his acquisition with about $13 billion, that the Twitter deal will be completed by the weekend. On Oct. 26, Musk changed his Twitter bio to…

US and EU lead Bitcoin’s price action

After weeks of flatlining, Bitcoin has finally seen some positive price action, breaking through the $20,000 resistance. At press time, BTC stood at $20,745 and showed the potential to inch even closer to $21,000. Graph showing Bitcoin’s price in October 2022 (Source: CryptoSlate Bitcoin) Bitcoin’s rally could have been a result of a significant increase…

Klaytn pumps after proposal to reduce block rewards passes

Klaytn network’s KLAY is up more than 30% to $0.2055, making it one of the best-performing digital assets this week, according to CryptoSlate data. Proposal to reduce block rewards Klaytn Governance Council (GC)has approved a proposal to reduce the network’s block rewards because of the current market situation. GC Proposal Vote Results: PASS 👥 26 of…