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Mike Bloomberg’s 2020 Finance Policy Proposes Strict Bitcoin Regulations
19.2.2020
The 2020 U.S. Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg addressed the subject of cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICO) in his recently published Financial Reform Policy. Bloomberg wants more “regulatory oversight” when it comes to this promising technology, claiming he sees...
Listen to your web pages
16.2.2020
A clever idea from Tom Hicks combining MutationObserver (which can "observe" changes to elements like when their attributes, text, or children change) and the Web Audio API for creating sounds. Plop this code into the console on a page where you'd like to listen to essentially any DOM change...
New Report Finds North Korean Mining of XMR Increased Tenfold in 2019, Online Activity 300%
13.2.2020
A report published by cybersecurity organization Insikt Group claims internet use in North Korea has grown significantly in the past three years. The group cites a “300% increase in the volume of activity to and from North Korean networks since 2017,” and part of this activity involves...
Altcoin Season Trending – LINK, XTZ, BSTX, HBAR Gain Up to 120% in 24h
12.2.2020
The last few days have shown bullish price activity across the list of top cryptocurrency markets. There’s been a lot of focus on coins like BTC, ETH, BCH, and EOS, but digital assets like HBAR (120%), STX (52%), XTZ (20%) and LINK (13%) have seen much larger gains this week. The cryptoconomy...
Tether to Track Stablecoin Network Activity With Chainalysis Suite
12.2.2020
Tether has partnered with Chainalysis to track possibly illicit activities on its stablecoin network
Tax Agents ‘Confiscate’ Bitcoin From Criminal but Keep the Coins in His Wallet
7.2.2020
The State Revenue Service of Latvia (SRS) has seized some bitcoins for the first time. The cryptocurrency, allegedly acquired through illegal means, is still being stored in the wallet set up by a criminal. Experts have expressed concerns about the risk of the money disappearing as officials...
There’s No Such Thing as Tainted Bitcoins
6.2.2020
All bitcoins are created equal. But in the eyes of blockchain forensics firms, some bitcoins are more equal than others. If these companies are to be believed, coins that have been used in criminal transactions are ‘tainted,’ destined to be forever linked with nefarious activity....
New Chainalysis Report Sheds Light on Darknet Markets and the Need for Onchain Privacy
29.1.2020
Darknet market activity hit new highs in 2019, as shown in a new report from blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis. Despite concerted attempts from law enforcement (LE) to crack down on darknet markets (DNMs), coupled with several exit scams, crypto inflows and outflows surpassed $800 million last...
Spill Your Sats: H&R Block Tells Crypto Customers to Self-Report on Taxes, Even If Imperfectly
27.1.2020
Tax season for United States residents is fast approaching, and the IRS wants to know about everyone’s involvement in the crypto space. Thanks to a recently updated income tax form including a question about crypto activity, tax preparation companies like H&R Block are advising filers...
Hyperledger Fabric Sees More Dev Activity Than Corda in Q3 2019: Report
22.1.2020
According to a report by Chainstack, Hyperledger Fabric developer activity overtook that of R3’s Corda in Q4 2019
New CME Bitcoin Options Spark ‘Unusually Strong Activity’ — JPMorgan
11.1.2020
JPMorgan believes “high anticipation” is building ahead of the launch of CME’s Bitcoin options next week
According to CoinMarketCap 2019
9.1.2020
In this “According to CoinMarketCap 2019” report, we will share an overview of the industry in 2019. As always, we hope you get a sense of the markets with our crypto data – with the additional nuance of the activity […]
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4 Beijing Regulators Issue New Crypto Activity Warning
27.12.2019
Four financial regulators in China have jointly issued a fresh warning regarding crypto trading activities in Beijing. The notice explains the reason for the warning and lists prohibited crypto activities, which have reportedly been surging as companies ramp up their blockchain promotion. Also...
US Fed Official Says 50% of Bitcoin Transactions Associated With Illegal Activity
18.12.2019
A Federal Reserve official supported a study claiming that 25% of Bitcoin users and 50% of transactions are in some way illegal
‘Strange’ Litecoin Network Activity Could Be Related To August Dust Attack
15.12.2019
Strange Litecoin network behavior might be related to the Aug. 10 dust attack on Litecoin
Detecting Inactive Users
13.12.2019
Most of the time you don’t really care about whether a user is actively engaged or temporarily inactive on your application. Inactive, meaning, perhaps they got up to get a drink of water, or more likely, changed tabs to do something else for a bit. There are situations, though, when tracking...
FinCEN Sees Jump in Crypto-Related Suspicious Activity Reports
11.12.2019
Crypto companies have filed 7,100 Suspicious Activity Reports since May, America’s anti-money-laundering chief said at a banking conference Tuesday
Criminal Activity in Crypto: The Fact, the Fiction and the Context
30.11.2019
$400 million in XRP is used in illicit activity, how does this stack up against fiat fraud, and is the reputation of the crypto industry beyond saving?
What the web still is
21.11.2019
Being a pessimist is an easy thing to fall back on, and I’m trying to be better about it. As we close the year out, I thought it would be a good exercise to take stock of the state of the web and count our blessings.
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This is Why Smaller Networks Overtake NEO by Dapp Activity
8.11.2019
Da Hongfei, Founder of Neo. Source: Twitter, @NEO_Blockchain
NEO blockchain, regularly titled as “Chinese Ethereum,” appears to be underperforming in the realm of dapps (decentralized apps) - even smaller networks have more dapps and their users. However, it seems that NEO is currently not focusing...