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In-depth overviews of the most critical factors, narratives, and themes influencing the crypto markets.

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Alpha Sep 23, 2025

Where Bitcoin and DeFi stand against TradFi markets – Is crypto finally reaching an inflection point?

From Wall Street trading floors to payment networks, Bitcoin and DeFi are more than longer fringe experiments, they’re being measured against the world’s biggest financial systems....

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Bitcoin treasury companies: Hedge or house of cards?

Companies now hold over 5% of Bitcoin's supply, turning their balance sheets into high-stakes bets on digital gold.

6 months ago

The state of Bitcoin mining: Hashrate peaks, difficulty drops, and weather defines the margins

Surging hashrate and falling difficulty provide mixed signals for Bitcoin miners amid volatile weather conditions.

7 months ago

Lawmakers think stablecoins are GENIUS: Inside the new US stablecoin bill

CryptoSlate's latest report unpacks the GENIUS Act, the Senate stablecoin bill mandating 1-to-1 reserves, clear licensing, and priority protections for dollar-backed tokens.

8 months ago

Can Solana maintain its momentum through 2025’s second half?

CryptoSlate's latest market report dives deep into Solana's YTD performance, using on-chain metrics to assess the depth, durability, and direction of the network's growth.

8 months ago

The rise and fall of NFTs – what’s left?

CryptoSlate's latest report dives deep into the boom-bust trajectory of NFTs: from their euphoric peak and inscription speculation, through the subsequent collapse in activity and value, to the current search for stability and meaning in the aftermath.

8 months ago

This high beta Bitcoin proxy sector is lagging behind BTC price 2025

CryptoSlate's latest report dives deep into the performance of Bitcoin prxy stocks to analyze how their performance fares in comparison to Bitcoin's spot price, direct exposure products like ETFs, and indirect vehicles like MSTR.

9 months ago

Banks lagging behind crypto integration risk competition from tech-focused financial institutions

CryptoSlate's latest market report dives deep into Chainalysis' plan for banks to adopt crypto through a phased five-level maturity model that stretches from education to DeFi services.

9 months ago

Tariffs, Bitcoin and rule reversals: Inside Trump’s first 100 days in office

CryptoSlate's latest market report dives deep into Trump's first 100-day sprint that recast the SEC, scrapped key crypto rules, and fueled fresh inflation worries.

9 months ago

What’s a CME gap and why does it get filled?

CryptoSlate's latest report dives deep into how and why the CME gap emerges and why it almost always disappears.

10 months ago

trump administration crypto deregulation

The Trump administration’s deregulation of crypto enforcement

CryptoSlate's latest report dives deep into the policy reversal that has reshaped the relationship between the US federal government and the crypto industry.

10 months ago

Tracking Bitcoin bills: A state-by-state breakdown of US crypto legislation

CryptoSlate's latest report dives deep into Bitcoin regulation to compile and summarize Bitcoin legislation in the US on a state-by-state basis.

10 months ago

Global state of crypto regulation 2025

CryptoSlate's latest market report dives deep into crypto regulation across the world to analyze how different countries are regulating digital assets.

10 months ago

Market Reports

Where Bitcoin and DeFi stand against TradFi markets – Is crypto finally reaching an inflection point?

Bitcoin treasury companies: Hedge or house of cards?

The state of Bitcoin mining: Hashrate peaks, difficulty drops, and weather defines the margins

Lawmakers think stablecoins are GENIUS: Inside the new US stablecoin bill

Can Solana maintain its momentum through 2025’s second half?

The rise and fall of NFTs – what’s left?

This high beta Bitcoin proxy sector is lagging behind BTC price 2025

Banks lagging behind crypto integration risk competition from tech-focused financial institutions

Tariffs, Bitcoin and rule reversals: Inside Trump’s first 100 days in office

What’s a CME gap and why does it get filled?

The Trump administration’s deregulation of crypto enforcement

Tracking Bitcoin bills: A state-by-state breakdown of US crypto legislation

Global state of crypto regulation 2025

Tariffs, Bitcoin and rule reversals: Inside Trump’s first 100 days in office