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4% of crypto whales are criminals and they have $25B between them: Chainalysis
17.2.2022
The report defines criminal whales as private wallets that hold more than $1 million worth of crypto with more than 10% of their balances coming from illicit addresses
PBOC Reveals Central Bank Digital Currency Usage at Beijing Winter Olympics — 2 Million Digital Yuan per Day
17.2.2022
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the Chinese central bank, has revealed how its central bank digital currency (CBDC) is being used at the Beijing Winter Olympics. A top PBOC official says, “It seems all the foreign users are using hardware wallets.” Digital Yuan’s...
Bank of Russia Reports First Successful Digital Ruble Transfers Between Users
16.2.2022
Testing of the digital ruble has started in Russia with the country’s central bank announcing the first complete transactions between individual wallets. The monetary authority, a staunch opponent of cryptocurrencies, says its digital currency will create new opportunities for citizens...
RCMP asks crypto exchanges to halt trading for wallets connected to truck convoy protests
16.2.2022
Police are believed to have sent ultimatums to protestors dwelling in the Ottawa downtown, telling them to "leave now."
President Lukashenko Signs Decree to Create Crypto Wallet Register in Belarus
16.2.2022
President Alexander Lukashenko has signed another decree regulating the crypto economy of Belarus. It envisages the establishment of a register for cryptocurrency wallets and addresses certain legal aspects pertaining to the circulation of cryptocurrencies in the country. Presidential Decree Aims...
St. Louis Fed President Says Central Bank’s ‘Credibility Is On the Line’ as US Inflation Surges
16.2.2022
Inflation continues to grip American wallets, according to a recent economic analysis from Moody’s Analytics, which shows inflation is likely costing the average U.S. household between $250 to $276 per month. Meanwhile, the U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to raise the benchmark interest...
Argentinian Tax Authority Will Be Able to Confiscate Digital Wallets to Collect Tax Debts
12.2.2022
The Argentinian Tax Authority (AFIP) will now be able to confiscate the assets that taxpayers have in digital wallets if they have debts with the organization. The recommendation for attorneys of this institution to include these digital accounts was made last year, but the execution of debt...
Saudi Arabia Medical Institution Implements Blockchain-Based ‘Digital Credentialing Solution’
9.2.2022
Saudi Arabia’s King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre recently became one of the country’s early adopters of blockchain technology after it implemented a “digital credentialing solution.” Saudi Arabia’s Blockchain Goal The Saudi Arabian medical...
Metaverse tokens surge after Meta tanks, Dorsey roasts Diem after it shuts down, a new malware can target 40 browser wallets: Hodler’s Digest, Jan. 28-Feb.5
5.2.2022
Russians Own $215 Billion in Crypto Suggests Estimate Attributed to Government
2.2.2022
Russians may own more cryptocurrency than previously thought, a new estimate reportedly used by the government has indicated. The quoted figure amounts to over a tenth of the global holdings and may serve as an impetus for the government to regulate Russia’s crypto market rather than outlaw...
Hodlers beware! New malware targets MetaMask and 40 other crypto wallets
2.2.2022
Users are warned against a new malware designed to steal crypto from browser extension wallets like MetaMask and Coinbase Wallet
Blockchain Software Firm Consensys Acquires Mycrypto Ethereum Wallet
1.2.2022
On February 1, the blockchain infrastructure firm Consensys has revealed it has acquired the Ethereum-based wallet Mycrypto and plans to merge the wallet into Metamask. The price Consensys paid for Mycrypto was not disclosed but the announcement notes that the acquisition will “further...
Nansen Report Highlights Growth of Defi and NFTs in 2021
29.1.2022
Nansen, a cryptocurrency and blockchain statistics and analytics platform, has issued a report on the growth of decentralized finance (defi) in 2021. The document highlights how defi managed to keep growing, opening the field to new participant chains. Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) also had a notable...
Trezor removes controversial address verification protocol, other wallets follow suit
28.1.2022
One week after introducing the Address Ownership Proof Protocol, or AOPP, the hardware wallet company backtracked on its decision due to customer privacy concerns
Bithumb to block crypto withdrawals to unverified private wallets
25.1.2022
Bithumb users in South Korea have just two days to perform another round of KYC in order to whitelist their personal wallets, or crypto withdrawals will be blocked
New BHUNT Malware Targets Cryptocurrency Wallets via Software Installs
22.1.2022
Bitdefender, a cybersecurity and antivirus company, has detected BHUNT, a new kind of malware that targets cryptocurrency wallets via software installs. The malware works on top of installs of unsecured or cracked software, that already comes packaged with the system to be deployed on desktop...
Robinhood Begins Rolling Out Crypto Wallets to Select Customers
22.1.2022
Trading platform Robinhood has begun rolling out crypto wallets to 1,000 customers. Users can send and receive their cryptocurrencies from Robinhood to external crypto wallets, the company explained, adding that by March, 10,000 customers will be testing the wallets before rolling out to the rest...
Bank of Russia to Monitor Banks’ Dealings With Crypto Exchangers
21.1.2022
The Central Bank of Russia has started to examine the operations of Russian banks with cryptocurrency exchangers, according to local media. Transactions between individuals through these platforms are of particular interest as the regulator believes these carry risks of financial losses and fraud....
First 1,000 Robinhood Customers Get Crypto Wallets
21.1.2022
US online trading platform Robinhood has launched a beta program for its crypto wallet, and it began to roll out the wallets to 1,000 customers from the top of its WenWallets waitlist.
By March, the program is set to cover 10,000 customers before the feature is activated for the rest of...
Russia Busts Revil Ransomware Group on US Request, Arrests 14 Members
15.1.2022
Russian law enforcement agencies have dismantled the notorious hacking group Revil, believed to be behind ransomware attacks in the U.S. involving cryptocurrency. Although Moscow is unlikely to hand over Russian citizens to Washington, the operation has been carried out on request from the United...