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Ukraine, Russia, South Africa, Nigeria Among Top Countries by Cryptocurrency Adoption
9.9.2020
Ukraine, Russia, China, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and the U.S. are among the top-ranking countries by cryptocurrency adoption, according to the 2020 Global Crypto Adoption Index compiled by blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis. Countries With Highest Crypto Adoption Chainalysis’...
Digital assets firm Cred eyes global expansion using Visa's network
8.9.2020
Crypto borrowing and lending platform Cred has joined Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program to further the adoption of DeFi loans
Latin Americans Turn to Bitcoin as Local Fiat Currencies Plunge
8.9.2020
Latin Americans have embraced cryptocurrency as a store of value while their fiat currencies depreciate, a new report shows. Bitcoin adoption in the region is further driven by the lack of banking access and remittance needs. Latin American Bitcoin Adoption Blockchain data analytics firm...
Consultancy firm to investigate blockchain transactions in QuadrigaCX case
8.9.2020
Lawyers representing creditors of the collapsed exchange QuadrigaCX have hired blockchain forensics specialists to help with the ongoing investigation
QuadrigaCX Users’ Law Firm Launches Blockchain Analytics Investigation
8.9.2020
Miller Thomson, the law firm representing QuadrigaCX's former users, has hired Kroll and Coinfirm to conduct blockchain sleuthing services
Whale Watch: 68 New Whales Join ETH Network, BTC Holds Lowest Concentration of Whales
7.9.2020
Onchain data shows that during the market carnage this past weekend the number of ethereum whales increased significantly, while ETH prices dropped by 30%. Analytics from the data firm Santiment shows 68 new whales joined the network during the last three days. During the last three days...
Crypto Firm Bitsonar had Signs of a ‘Deliberate Fraud’, Ex Employee Claims in FBI Report
7.9.2020
Former Bitsonar employee Yaroslav Shtadchenko has filed an FBI complaint accusing the crypto investment firm of operating like a pyramid scheme
Private Software Firm Says It Is Working on China’s CBDC Project
5.9.2020
Another Chinese private sector company has admitted it is working with the nation’s central bank on its rapidly expanding digital currency pilot project – the second private firm to make such a claim this week.
Per NetEase, a mobile pay software provider named Weifutong Technology has revealed...
Blockchain Capital Isn’t Flattered by Imitation, Sues Similarly Named Firm
4.9.2020
Blockchain Capital alleges the similarly named Blockchain Capital Management is infringing on its trademark
Vale Makes Blockchain-powered Iron Deal with Chinese Firm + More News
4.9.2020
Iron ore. Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Brazilian mining giant Vale has completed its first blockchain-powered iron ore sale to Chinese steel giant Nanjing Iron...
Canaan Cuts Losses for Second Successive Quarter, Down To $2.4M in Q2; Demand Remains Weak
3.9.2020
Canaan Creative, the Chinese maker of bitcoin mining hardware, reported a net loss of $2.4 million during the second quarter of 2020, down from $5.6 million in the previous quarter. It is the second consecutive quarter of narrowing losses for the firm, hit hard by falling demand amid...
Your crypto is not outside government reach, VC firm partner says
3.9.2020
An anti-thesis to some of industry's core concepts
Retail Trading Platforms Pile Into $5M Funding Round for Zero Hash Crypto Settlements Firm
2.9.2020
Three trading platforms focused on the retail market have participated in the $4.75 million Series C for a crypto settlement service
Self-Help Firm That Mostly Took Bitcoin as Payment Mostly Just Helped Itself, SEC Charges
2.9.2020
Ninety-two percent of Mindset 24 investors allegedly lost some of their funds. They'd paid in over a million dollars - mostly in bitcoin
Crypto Banking Firm Cashaa Eyes India Expansion After $5M Raise
2.9.2020
The crypto-friendly banking firm raised $5 million from Dubai-based blockchain investment and advisory firm 01ex
Major Swiss Insurer Adds Bitcoin and Ether Payments
2.9.2020
Atupri, a Swiss health insurance provider, said Monday that its 200,000 customers will now be able to make payments using bitcoin and ethereum. The 110-year old firm claims it is the “first” insurer in Switzerland to accept cryptocurrencies. In a statement, Atupri said payments will...
As 'Apathy Towards Privacy' Prevails, This Firm Says It Can Track Monero
1.9.2020
While claims that US crypto intelligence firm CipherTrace can track transactions in monero (XMR), the most popular privacy coin, was met with skepticism, other analysts warned about "user apathy towards privacy."
Yesterday, CipherTrace announced what it calls as the world’s first...
Swipe Unveils USD-Dollar Checking Accounts with Evolve Bank & Trust Firm
1.9.2020
As a powerful cryptocurrency wallet and debit card portal, Swipe is all set to dig its foot deep into the US market space by entering into a partnership with leading financial services provider, Evolve Bank & Trust to unleash new opportunities. The integration will allow Swipe to launch...
Ciphertrace Allegedly Builds Monero-Tracing Tools, XMR Proponents Disagree
31.8.2020
The blockchain surveillance firm Ciphertrace claims to have created the “world’s first” monero tracing tools for law enforcement. According to the company announcement, Ciphertrace developed forensic tools for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in order to track...
Venezuela’s Bitcoin Use Soars Amid Hyperinflation: 3rd on Global Crypto Adoption Index
31.8.2020
Venezuelans have become increasingly interested in cryptocurrency as their country faces dire economic crisis and hyperinflation, a new study by blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis shows. The firm’s Global Crypto Adoption Index ranks Venezuela third as “The country has reached...