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US Blacklists Bitcoin, Ether Addresses Tied to Russian Sanctions Evasion Efforts
1.2.2023
The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), its sanctions watchdog, has blacklisted a bitcoin and an ether address tied to sanctions evasion
Ethereum's Buterin Proposes 'Stealth Addresses' to Enhance Privacy Protections
23.1.2023
In a new blog, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlines a stealth address system that can help overcome the blockchain’s lack of privacy protections
Ethereum Could Benefit From Stealth Addresses Implementation, Says Vitalik Buterin
23.1.2023
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a research post that suggests using stealth addresses to enhance privacy-preserving transfers. Buterin detailed that stealth addresses can be implemented fairly quickly today on Ethereum and would significantly boost user privacy on the blockchain...
Examining the Holdings of 5 Centralized Crypto Exchanges: A Look at Binance, Okx, Crypto.com, Bitfinex, and Huobi
22.1.2023
After FTX collapsed, the incident prompted many major crypto exchanges to publish proof-of-reserves and lists of known addresses so users can verify the solvency of the trading platforms. While the veracity of these proof-of-reserve lists and asset dashboards is debatable, they do provide some...
Ethereum Will Soon Have 100 Million Addresses With Non-Zero Balance – What This Milestone Means for ETH Price
17.1.2023
The number of Ethereum addresses holding a non-zero balance hit a new record high on Monday of 92.5 million. 2022’s bear market, which culminated in the collapse of one of the world’s former largest cryptocurrency exchanges in November, does not appear to have impacted growth in the number...
Metamask Wallet Users Warned to Be on the Lookout for Address Poisoning Attacks
15.1.2023
To avoid becoming victims of an address poisoning attack, Metamask wallet users should ditch the practice of copying and pasting wallet addresses, the crypto wallet app support team has warned. Metamask users should instead “develop a habit of thoroughly checking every single character of...
Onchain Sleuths Discover Funds Linked to Alameda Swapped for ETH, USDT, BTC by a Mysterious Entity
28.12.2022
On Dec. 27, 2022, a number of onchain researchers noticed that funds connected to Alameda Research and FTX have moved and have been swapped for other tokens. Reports show the hacker known as the ‘FTX Accounts Drainer,’ traded large sums of ERC20 tokens for digital assets like tether...
Bitcoin accumulation addresses near record 800K despite whale selling
26.12.2022
Someone has been accumulating BTC throughout the 2022 Bitcoin bear market, and the trend shows no sign of reversing
CZ addresses reasons behind Binance's recent FUD
25.12.2022
Binance's FUD is primarily caused by external factors - not by the exchange itself, according to CZ
Binance addresses 7 instances of recent FUD in Chinese blog post
23.12.2022
Binance is fighting back against the tsunami of FUD it has faced in recent weeks
BNB Chain now has more unique addresses than Ethereum, developer says
22.12.2022
Despite this growth, BNB Chain still has far less unique addresses than Bitcoin
$1.7M in Quadrigacx Bitcoins Move, Court Trustee EY Says Transfers Were ‘Unauthorized’
21.12.2022
On Dec. 19, the Twitter account Zachxbt revealed he discovered five cold wallets from the now-defunct Quadrigacx crypto exchange move 104 bitcoin. The following day, ‘big four’ accountancy firm EY, Quadrigacx’s bankruptcy court trustee, explained it did not authorize...
Crowdfunding gets leg up from Lightning Addresses on Bitcoin
20.12.2022
Lightning Addresses allow individuals to crowdfund on Bitcoin at the speed of the Lightning Network and without a node
Bitcoin Addresses Tied to Defunct Canadian Crypto Exchange QuadrigaCX Wake Up
19.12.2022
More than 100 bitcoins tied to the defunct Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX were transferred out of cold wallets thought to be beyond anyone’s control over the weekend
BNB insurance Binance listing? CZ addresses delisted project's claims
16.12.2022
While the delisting didn't concern many due to its inactivity, others questioned the focus on price for delisting as it may prompt projects to artificially pump the price
Cardano Price Prediction as Cardano Adds 20,000 New Staking Addresses to Network – Can ADA 10x From Here?
10.12.2022
Cardano price prediction remains bearish under the $0.3285 resistance level, as the 50-day SMA and RSI are driving the bearish trend in ADA. The ADA/USD pair opened at $0.3118 and has since reached a high of $0.3130 and a low of $0.3106, with the pair currently trading at $0.3130. During the last...
CEO of Crypto-Focused Bank Silvergate Addresses Insolvency Concerns – Here’s What He Said
6.12.2022
The CEO of the crypto-friendly bank Silvergate, Alan Lane, has addressed concerns that the bank could be near insolvency, saying the bank has “a resilient balance sheet and ample liquidity.”
The statement from the CEO was made in a public letter published on Monday, where Lane made it clear that...
1,200 Bitcoin Worth $20M Moved from Dormant Addresses in the Past Few Days – Here’s What Happened
5.12.2022
As many as 1,200 old bitcoins from dormant addresses have moved in the days since the collapse of FTX, with activity picking up further in the past few days.
Among the many old wallets that have moved coins in the days since FTX went down were two that spent a combined 348 BTC on November 29 –...
Addresses That Sat Idle for Years Transferred 1,221 Bitcoins Worth $20M Over the Last 4 Days
4.12.2022
During the last seven days, bitcoin’s price has remained above the $16K region following the aftermath of FTX’s collapse. Since then, a number of ‘sleeping bitcoins’ that sat idle for five to nine years have been moving during the last four days. Bitcoins that were worth...
Sam Bankman-Fried Addresses Withdrawals, FTX Collapse in Newly Released Audio Interview
29.11.2022
The FTX founder said he unpaused Bahamian FTX withdrawals to “appease” local customers, and also added his lawyers to the groups of people he said can “go f-ck themselves.”