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Study: Over 13% of All Proceeds of Crimes in Bitcoin Passed Through Privacy Wallets in 2020
10.12.2020
According to a study published by the blockchain analysis firm Elliptic, over 13% of all proceeds of crime in bitcoin (BTC) were laundered via privacy wallets in 2020, up from 2% from the figures posted in 2019. 13% of All Proceeds of Crimes Leveraging BTC Were Laundered Via Privacy Wallets Dr....
Venezuelan Crypto-Friendly Freelancing Platform Emerges Amid Economic Crisis, US Sanctions
10.12.2020
More cryptocurrency solutions keep appearing on the scene for Venezuelan residents as U.S. sanctions weigh on Nicolás Maduro’s government, including heavy restrictions on the circulation of foreign exchange transactions, driving people to find on crypto a way to circumvent such hurdles...
How do you use a block explorer?
9.12.2020
Learn more about a blockchain’s transparency with a block explorer
Travala in Crypto Transactions Boost, Bitcoin Outstrips Credit Card Sales
7.12.2020
Travel booking website Travala said it is enjoying healthy growth, despite the coronavirus pandemic – and its recent decision to green-light crypto payments appears to be playing a very large part.
Per data unveiled in a blog post, the firm said that its revenues grew to some USD 920,000...
Testnet of Facebook’s Much Vaunted Stablecoin Only Executes 6 Transactions per Second
5.12.2020
The Facebook fronted stablecoin, Diem (formerly Libra)’s dismal testnet results undercut the assertion that the digital currency is a threat to global financial stability. This is the conclusion that can be deduced from a Diem blockchain explorer update which shows the network only processes...
Darknet Market Crypto Revenues Hit All-Time Highs in 2020
5.12.2020
A study revealed that darknet markets have astonishing figures so far in 2020, despite the coronavirus pandemic, but the dynamics changed compared to the last year’s numbers. Darknet Vendors Surpassed $800 Million in Revenues Despite Covid Pandemic According to the Chainalysis report, darknet...
Visa, Blockfi Launching Credit Card With Bitcoin Rewards — Get BTC Back on All Transactions
2.12.2020
Blockfi has unveiled a credit card with bitcoin rewards in collaboration with Visa. This is “the first credit card that lets you earn bitcoin back with every purchase,” Blockfi detailed. Visa Credit Card Offering Cash Back in Bitcoin Crypto financial services provider Blockfi announced...
The challenges of Eth2 staking, explained
2.12.2020
Eth2 staking has its downsides — people may not have the means to contribute 32 ETH, or the technical knowhow to run a node. Can these issues be solved?
Historian Niall Ferguson Says Bitcoin Is Winning the Covid-19 Monetary Revolution
2.12.2020
Historian and senior fellow with the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, Niall Ferguson says bitcoin is winning the Covid-19 monetary revolution. Hailing the virtual currency as a great place for the rich to store their wealth, Ferguson also notes that the bitcoin’s resilience...
Coinbase Says It Brokered Microstrategy’s Influential $425 Million Bitcoin Buy
2.12.2020
U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase said Tuesday that it brokered Microstrategy’s $425 million bitcoin purchase earlier this year. Until now, it has not been clear who facilitated the deal. Microstrategy’s first bitcoin (BTC) haul of $250 million bought in August was executed over five days...
Hash War: Mystery Miner’s Empty Block Attack Makes ABC’s New Blockchain Almost Unusable
28.11.2020
According to various reports, the Bitcoin ABC pro-IFP chain has been under ‘attack’ for a number of consecutive days now. The mystery miner has been mining a great number of sequential blocks, but almost all of them have been empty. The miner who calls himself...
Gazprombank Switzerland Executes First Bitcoin Trades, Announces Payments Initiative
24.11.2020
As it launches client bitcoin services, the regulated Swiss bank said it is also working on developing a standard for cryptocurrency payments
Ciphertrace Files 2 Patents for Systems to Identify Criminal Monero Transactions
24.11.2020
Cryptocurrency intelligence firm Ciphertrace has filed two patent applications for tools and systems to trace monero transactions. The company aims to enable the detection of criminal uses of privacy coins like monero. Monero Tracing Patents Blockchain analytics and cryptocurrency intelligence firm...
Crypto users speak out on proposed change to FinCEN Travel Rule
23.11.2020
“This proposal, if adopted, would prove to be an invasion of privacy."
Privacy coins no more? CipherTrace files patents for tracing Monero transactions
23.11.2020
The firm claims it will be able to identify XMR used for illicit purposes to support criminal investigations
Exploits and Flash Loans Are Just the Beginning, Defi Economy Is Less Private Than People Think
22.11.2020
Decentralized finance otherwise known as defi has climbed significantly in value this year, as the total value locked (TVL) in defi today is over $14 billion. Meanwhile, numerous defi platforms are getting attacked with flash loans and there are so many new defi projects, it’s hard to keep...
Smart contract standards: Making DeFi transactions on Ethereum more secure
21.11.2020
A new working group aims to create standards that will ensure secure Ethereum smart contracts are used by businesses and DeFi projects
Blog Author Tipped $10,000 for Well Phrased Peer-to-Peer Cash Conviction
21.11.2020
Following the Bitcoin Cash upgrade, the BCH proponent known as Mobtwo published a post on the read.cash blogging website called “Bitcoin Cash – Simple Fundamentals.” The editorial’s author says he wholeheartedly believes that BCH will one day overtake BTC in the long run....
IBM Scores Patent on Proposed Blockchain Consensus for Transactions in Multiplayer Games
16.11.2020
The patent was awarded to IBM last week and proposes using a blockchain consensus model to carry out and verify purchases made within multiplayer games
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Ascends to $16.8K; Uniswap and Tether 35% of Ethereum Transactions
16.11.2020
Bitcoin is at bullish 2020 highs while Ethereum transactions prove out DeFi’s fundamental use case