Data center operator US Bitcoin Corp (USBTC) will host 8,500 Bitcoin (BTC) miners with an estimated hashrate of 820 petahash (PH) belonging to bankrupt crypto lender Celsius at its Alpha Site, according to an Aug. 31 press statement. According to the statement, this represents part of an arrangement that could…

All eyes have been on Worldcoin (WLD) since the July 24 launch of its “World ID” system. The issues associated with the launch have been well reported at this juncture. They include possible onboarding security risks along with Worldcoin’s use of biometric data, which is now under investigation by governments…

Venom blockchain-based decentralized marketplace Valicit has sold over 230,000 tickets within 24 hours before the Numi Stories Club 404 game’s launch on Venom’s testnet. According to a statement shared with CryptoSlate, the tickets grant players early access to the multiplayer features of the Numi metaverse’s Numi Stories game. Numi Games Numi…

On the latest episode of Cointelegraph’s Market Talks, host Ray Salmond spoke with Luke Broyles, a popular Bitcoin (BTC) advocate and content creator on YouTube and X (formerly Twitter). During the show, Broyles laid out his Bitcoin investment thesis and his unique perspectives on how the asset’s price could eventually…

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A total of $15.8 million in cryptocurrencies were lost to hacks or exploits in the month of August. According to an Aug. 31 report by blockchain security firm Immunfi, a combined $23.4 million in crypto was lost to a combination of hacks and fraud, a significant decrease compared to the…

Crypto lender Nexo partnered with global payments company Mastercard to create the “world’s first” dual-mode cryptocurrency card featuring credit and debit mode. According to a press statement shared with CryptoSlate, the dual-mode card allows users to switch between debit and credit modes to meet their transactional needs and can be…

Bulgarian decentralized lending platform Nexo has unveiled a crypto-powered debit and credit Mastercard for citizens of the European Economic Area (EEA). According to the Aug. 31 announcement, the Nexo Card will allow users to spend their euro, U.S. dollar, and British pound stablecoins via debit transactions at over 100 million…

Earlier this week, Bitcoin broke above the $27,000 barrier on the news about Grayscale’s court victory against the SEC. The decision marks a pivotal win for Grayscale and carries profound ramifications for upcoming spot Bitcoin ETF applications. As highlighted by CryptoSlate earlier, the court’s verdict on this case might influence…

Grand Theft Auto owner enters Web3 via mobile gaming arm Fun fact: mobile gaming giant Zynga is owned by Take-Two Interactive, the same company that also owns Rockstar Games, which is behind ultra-popular video game series like Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption and NBA 2K. Now Zynga is making…