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International Operation Disrupts Ransomware Group Netwalker by Tracing Cryptos With the Help of Blockchain Analysis
29.1.2021
In collaboration with Bulgarian authorities, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) disrupted a well-known ransomware gang’s infrastructure. Law enforcement seized their servers and traced the illicit funds with the help of blockchain forensic analytics via Chainalysis. US Authorities Seized...
Study: 60% of Digital Asset Holders Store Funds on Exchanges While Half Derive an Income From Crypto
29.1.2021
Despite the risks that come with storing crypto assets with third parties, the findings of a new study suggest many cryptocurrency holders still trust exchanges with the safekeeping of their funds. Conducted by Binance Research, the study finds that 60% of “the general population store their...
Binance survey finds that ‘hodlers’ still dominate crypto
28.1.2021
Only 11% of crypto holders are using their coins to pay for goods and services, according to a report by Binance Research
Analyst: Chinese New Year could drive Bitcoin selling pressure
28.1.2021
Stack Funds’ analysis suggests that Bitcoin’s floor price has yet to be found as the Chinese New Year approaches
American Cancer Society Creates Its First Crypto Only Donation Fund
28.1.2021
The American Cancer Society has set up a fund for crypto donations so the nonprofit can raise at least $1 million by early 2021. Together with The Giving Block, the U.S.-based voluntary health organization expects to collect funds via several cryptocurrencies. Donations to Fund Cancer-Related...
BIS: CBDC Research Gaining Steam but Widespread Issuance Years Away
27.1.2021
Central banks remained adamant cryptocurrency does not factor into their CBDC calculus
Research Proves Recent Transfers of 8,000 Ten-Year-Old ‘Forgotten Bitcoins’ Were Sold to Coinbase
27.1.2021
For months now our newsdesk has followed the tracks of a mysterious whale from 2010, a miner who not only mined thousands of bitcoin back in the day, but has also spent over 8,000 bitcoin during the past ten months. This week, the Russian blockchain researcher, Issak Shvarts published a report...
American Cancer Society Launches $1M Cryptocurrency Fund
27.1.2021
The first cryptocurrency donor to contribute $250,000 or over will have the opportunity to choose a name for the fund
Bank of Singapore Says Cryptocurrencies “Could Replace Gold as a Store of Value” but Unlikely to Displace Fiat Currencies
25.1.2021
A new research note released by the Bank of Singapore (BOS) suggests that cryptocurrencies are more likely to replace gold as a store of value. However, the note says it is unlikely that such digital currencies can replace fiat currencies even as their appeal grows. Inefficient Unit of Exchange...
Alameda-Backed Investment Platform ‘Stacked’ Acquires Automated Trading Service
22.1.2021
Terms of the deal were not disclosed
Major Darknet Marketplace for Stolen Cards Shuts Down After Making Over $1 Billion in Bitcoin
20.1.2021
The longest-running marketplace for stolen credit cards on the darknet has announced the shutting down of its services. The administrator of Joker’s Stash, founded in 2014, stated that the site would be taken down in February. Site Generated Over $1 Billion in BTC ‘Over the Past...
Bitcoin Energy Consumption Is Far More Efficient and Greener Than Today’s Banking System
20.1.2021
While bitcoin and a variety of digital currencies have swelled in value, a number of critics have spread fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) in regard to the energy consumption proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrencies leverage to produce new units of currency. Just recently the software engineer Stephen...
State of JavaScript 2020
18.1.2021
We rounded up a bunch of published 2020 annual reports right before the year ended and compiled them into a big ol’ list. The end of the list called out a couple of in-progress surveys, one of which was …
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Offline Travel App Maps.Me Raises $50M in Seed Funding Led by Alameda Research
18.1.2021
The funding will go toward the launch of a multi-currency wallet on Maps.me and enable a decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem
SBF leads $50M funding round to bring DeFi to Maps.me's 140M users
18.1.2021
A travel and mapping application with 140 million users worldwide has raised $50 million to integrate decentralized finance protocols into its platform
Dollar-Cost Averaging Crypto Profits: Low-Risk Bitcoin Investing Without All the Stress
17.1.2021
Bitcoin prices and a number of other digital assets have grown significantly in value during the last decade. Some people have made millions and even billions throwing down everything they have during the cryptocurrency’s earliest days of price discovery. However, there’s another method...
French Programmer Sent Bitcoin Donations to Far-Right Activists Who Participated in the US Capitol Riots
16.1.2021
A crypto forensic analysis reveals that a French donor sent over $500,000 worth of bitcoin (BTC) to far-right activists in the United States. The half-million dollars went to the groups that took part in the pro-Trump riots in the U.S. Capitol. Alt-Right Personalities and Websites Are Included...
Goldman Sachs Sees Bitcoin Market Becoming More Mature
14.1.2021
Goldman Sachs’ global head of commodities research sees the bitcoin market becoming more mature. “The key to creating some type of stability in the market is to see an increase in the participation of institutional investors,” he detailed. Meanwhile, the price of...
Tether Mints Record 2B USDT in One Week
11.1.2021
The previous record of 1.5 billion USDT was set the week before last
Ethereum 2.0 Explained in 4 Easy Metrics
8.1.2021
With the launch of every new blockchain comes a new block explorer website to understand