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Chainalysis: Illicit Crypto Activity Falls — Scam Revenue 65% Lower Than Last Year
18.8.2022
Chainalysis has found that illicit crypto volumes are down this year, with total scam revenue sitting at $1.6 billion, 65% lower than where it was through the end of July last year. “Those numbers suggest that fewer people than ever are falling for cryptocurrency scams,”...
Chainalysis: Crypto Gains Skyrocket Worldwide — Investors’ Profit Grew 5x to $163 Billion in 2021
25.4.2022
Blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis has found that the total cryptocurrency gains worldwide amounted to $163 billion in 2021, which was 5x the previous year or a 400% increase. Chainalysis on Crypto Gains Worldwide Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis published a blog post last week titled...
Crypto Scam Websites Attracted Millions of Indians Last Year, Chainalysis Says
20.1.2022
Indians visited crypto scam websites nearly 10 million times last year, according to blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis. The top crypto scam sites alone were visited 4.6 million times by Indian users. Millions of Indians Visit Crypto Scam Sites Indians visited scam crypto websites in droves...
North Korean Hackers Stole $400 Million in Cryptocurrency Last Year — Ether Accounts for 58% of Stolen Funds
15.1.2022
North Korean hackers stole cryptocurrency worth about $400 million last year in at least seven major attacks on crypto platforms. “Only 20% of the stolen funds were bitcoin … And for the first time ever, ether accounted for a majority of the funds stolen at 58%,” said...
$2.7 Billion in NFT Sales Recorded Last Month — Ethereum, Ronin, Solana Top 3 NFT Networks
8.1.2022
This week Google Trends shows that the acronym NFT, which stands for non-fungible token, has reached a score of 100, the highest score a search query can get from the data analytics aggregator. Meanwhile, statistics indicate that during the last 30 days across ten different blockchains...
Defi Portfolio Tracking Startup Debank Raises $25M From Sequoia China, Crypto.com, Circle
29.12.2021
The decentralized finance (defi) portfolio tracking startup Debank raised $25 million from investors according to an announcement on Tuesday. Following the equity financing round, Debank says it has an overall valuation of around $200 million. Defi Dashboard Debank Raises $25 Million 2021 was...
Robinhood Turns to Chainalysis to Boost Compliance Ahead of Crypto Wallet Launch
13.12.2021
Popular trading platform Robinhood has partnered with blockchain data platform Chainalysis to meet compliance requirements. Robinhood is preparing to launch its wallet, which has a waitlist of more than 1.6 million users. Robinhood Partners With Chainalysis for Compliance Blockchain data analytics...
Bitmart hacked for $200M following Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain exploit
5.12.2021
The hackers made away with a mix of over 20 tokens that includes altcoins such as BNB, Safemoon, BSC-USD and BPay
Blockchain service provider Nansen to integrate Solana data analytics
9.11.2021
The platform will introduce a statistical dashboard in Q1 2022 dedicated to tracking insights and trends in Solana's NFT and DeFi ecosystems
Chainalysis Adds Bitcoin to Balance Sheet — Its First Cryptocurrency Acquisition
20.10.2021
Blockchain data platform Chainalysis has announced that it is adding bitcoin to its corporate investment portfolio. This is the company’s first acquisition of cryptocurrency, the CEO revealed. Chainalysis is valued at $4.2 billion. Chainalysis’ First Acquisition of Cryptocurrency...
Palantir to Accept Bitcoin for Services, Considers Keeping BTC on Its Balance Sheet
11.5.2021
Palantir Technologies, the Peter Thiel-backed, American software company specializing in big data analytics, announced Tuesday that company plans to accept bitcoin for services. Further, like a variety of corporate entities that are accepting and holding bitcoin, Palantir is considering keeping...
Data analytics giant Palantir now accepts Bitcoin payments
11.5.2021
The firm added Bitcoin was "definitely on the table" as consideration for a treasury reserve asset
Coinbase Buys Data Firm Skew, Company’s First Acquisition Since the Nasdaq Direct Listing
30.4.2021
On April 30, the crypto-focused data analytics company Skew announced the firm has been acquired by the San Francisco company Coinbase. The exchange will leverage Skew’s data with the firm’s institutional subsidiary Coinbase Prime. The goal is to make “cryptocurrency markets more...
Coinbase to acquire skew crypto data analytics platform
30.4.2021
Some of skew's institutional clients include One River Asset Management and Susquehanna International Group
ClinTex to Give Away 1 Million USD in CTi Tokens With Unique Staking Program
5.4.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Pioneering clinical trials platform ClinTex is giving away $1 million USD worth CTi tokens through a unique staking program, which is running from April 1st to September 30th, 2021. London, United Kingdom – Following a successful launch in 2020 ClinTex has been developing...
Crypto Billionaires: Ripple’s Jed McCaleb World’s 40th Richest Person, Cofounder Sells 29 Million XRP Last Week
11.12.2020
According to onchain data analytics researchers, one of the founders of the company Ripple, Jed McCaleb allegedly sold 29.5 million XRP in a single day. McCaleb, an early cryptocurrency investor, and self-made entrepreneur is one of the richest men on the planet. There are a number of investors...
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’...
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...
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...
Bitcoin and Gold Correlation Reaches Record High 70%, Bolstering BTC’s Store of Value Credentials
12.8.2020
The prices of bitcoin and gold have reached a monthly average correlation of 70%, an all-time-high, according to data analytics firm Skew. The previous peak of just under 60% was reached earlier on in the second quarter of 2020. Skew said the rising correlation supports the idea that bitcoin (BTC)...