Zeynep Geylan Zeynep Geylan has published within the past 30 days.

Journalist CryptoSlate

Zeynep is an academic who turned to crypto in 2018. Originating in social sciences, she is especially interested in the social impact of blockchain and cryptocu…

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Total Articles 569

Since Mar 2022

Last Active May 17, 2023

Primary Beat Analysis

Exchanges

Bitget records almost $660B in Q1 futures trading volume amid surge at CEXs, Bitcoin rally in March

Almost all crypto exchanges recorded surges in futures trading and spot trading volumes in March.

3 years ago

Exchanges

Crypto lender Nexo shuts down 2 UK-based subsidiaries

Nexo is also going under investigation in Bulgaria for allegedly being involved in an organized scheme.

3 years ago

Exchanges

Coinbase ex-manager gets 2-year sentence for insider trading

Coinbase's former product manager, Ishan Wahi got sentenced to two years in prison by the US authorities.

3 years ago

Analysis

Crypto investment products recorded over $50M in outflows – almost all from BTC

Bitcoin-based investment products lost $54.9 million as the overall market closed at outflows for the third consecutive week.

3 years ago

Exchanges

Coinbase CEO dismisses speculation that exchange plans to relocate from US

Armstrong stated that even though the US is falling behind in crypto regulations, Coinbase will always have a "US presence."

3 years ago

CBDCs

Canada launches CBDC consultation

The Bank of Canada's online public consultation on the Canadian CBDC will remain open until June 19, 2023.

3 years ago

Mining

Vortex doubles mining capacity to combat inflation

Vortex Mining aims to meet the Bitcoin demand which is growing due to global inflation.

3 years ago

Scams

Yoda coin’s sudden collapse: how investors lost over $129K in Ethereum to a rug pull scam

YODA coin deleted all its social accounts while the scammer rugged over 68 Ethereum, according to the PeckShieldAlert tweet report.

3 years ago

Crime

Over 75% of global institutions anticipate a successful cyber attack within a year

Trend Micro's latest report revealed the cyber-risk levels improved to moderate from elevated for the first time in the second half of 2022.

3 years ago

Regulation

Kenya introduces 1.5% tax to crypto companies

Foreign crypto exchanges in Kenya are now expected to pay a 1.5% duty on commissions they receive from facilitating crypto trades.

3 years ago

Trading

OKX and Binance lead the way in $137M crypto liquidation as market stumbles

At the time of writing, over $137 million worth of crypto got liquidated in the last 24 hours, as Bitcoin lost 2.49% in value.

3 years ago

Tokenization

Over $790M worth token unlocks scheduled for May

Optimism will release the largest amount on May 31 with over $329 million worth of tokens. Avalanche and BitDao follow as second and third.

3 years ago