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US, UK, Canada, Australia, Netherlands Share Crypto Criminal Leads, Including a Potential $1B Ponzi Scheme
15.5.2022
Officials from the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, and the Netherlands have shared data and identified more than 50 crypto-related criminal leads, including one case that could be a $1 billion Ponzi scheme. Officials Share Data on Global Crypto Crime The heads of tax enforcement from the Joint...
Coinbase Share Prices and Number of Active Users Fall
11.5.2022
Coinbase published its financials for the first quarter of 2022. Investors observed a fall of 12% in the stock price in after-hours trading. Revenue came to $1.17 billion, out of which $1 billion came from the cut in trading fees. $152 million was collected in revenue from subscriptions...
Blockchain games take on the mainstream: Here’s how they can win
3.5.2022
Solana developers share 3 key mitigation steps to make the network robust
3.5.2022
Developers have suggested changing Solana’s current data transfer protocol UDP to QUIC, stake-weighted transaction processing and a fee-based transaction priority
Illegal Use of Cryptocurrency Largely a Myth, Russian Lawmaker Says
30.4.2022
Only a small share of cryptocurrency transactions have illicit purposes and the use of digital coins in illegal activities is for the most part a myth, a high-ranking Russian lawmaker has recently stated. Andrey Lugovoy, who is one of the deputies working on new crypto regulations, also said Russia...
Russian security agency wants exchanges to share data with crime investigators
28.4.2022
The measure comes along with a proposed ban on advertising of non-licensed crypto services
Report: $1.3 Billion in Crypto Stolen in Q1 2022, 97% Stemmed From Defi Exploits
28.4.2022
According to a research report, $1.3 billion in digital currencies have been stolen during the first quarter of 2022. The study, published by cryptomonday.de researchers, further highlights that 97% of the stolen funds derived from decentralized finance (defi) protocol exploits. Defi Exploits...
Elon Musk Purchases Twitter for $44 Billion, Social Media Company Will Transition to a Private Company
25.4.2022
On Monday, Twitter announced that Elon Musk has officially acquired the social media platform for $54.20 per share in a transaction valued at $44 billion. After the transaction completes, Twitter will transition to a private company. Musk Acquires Social Media Platform Twitter — Aims...
Twitter Accepts Elon Musk's $54.20-a-Share Buyout Offer
25.4.2022
Upon completion of the transaction, Twitter will become a privately held company
NFTs offer astronauts 'new outlet' to share experiences, says spaceman Scott Kelly
18.4.2022
American astronaut Scott Kelly recognizes that blockchain has a lot of potential and believes that it will someday contribute to space development
Plus500 Launches A New Share Buyback Program
14.4.2022
Plus500 was founded in 2008 with headquarters in Israel. It is a brokerage firm that offers products like ETF, Crypto, Forex, CFD, Shares, Commodities, Indices, and Options. Plus500 is spread across Cyprus, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia, and Bulgaria. The operations of Plus500...
Bitcoin and Today’s Wicked Inflation Share a Common Ancestor
12.4.2022
Leading centralized exchanges extend market share in 2022
12.4.2022
The “top-tier” exchanges as ranked in a report by CryptoCompare increased their market share to 96% in February 2022
How the Crypto Industry is Increasingly Paying Its Share of Tax
10.4.2022
Crypto is now a billion-dollar industry. While reports covering the entire sector are patchy and overly conservative, filings from individual companies speak to the growing scale of crypto, with Coinbase and Blockchain.com alone generating USD 7.35bn and USD 1.5bn in revenue in 2021...
The race for semiconductors: Are crypto miners taking the lion's share?
7.4.2022
Semiconductors are making headlines again this year but to what extent can the shortage be attributed to crypto miners?
Research Shows 19% of Bitcoin’s Hashrate Is Managed by Publicly Listed Companies
6.4.2022
According to findings stemming from a report published by Arcane Research, Bitcoin’s hashrate is steadily going public as an increasing share is deployed by publicly listed companies. Current data shows that the publicly listed miners’ share of Bitcoin’s hashrate is roughly...
JPMorgan Sees Limited Upside for Crypto Markets
4.4.2022
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has warned that any upside for crypto markets from here would likely be more limited. Basing their prediction on the relationship between stablecoins and the rest of the crypto market, the bank’s analyst explained that stablecoins’ share of the total crypto...
US Treasury Official: We Don’t See That Crypto Could Be Used in Large-Scale Way to Evade Sanctions
20.3.2022
The U.S. Department of the Treasury does not see that cryptocurrency could be used in a large-scale way to evade sanctions. “Its share as a medium for illicit finance is not anywhere as large as just using cash,” a senior Treasury official noted. Treasury Department’s View...
Young Russians View Crypto as Safe Investment Amid Economic Uncertainty, Poll Finds
18.3.2022
As western sanctions increase the pressure on their country’s economy, many young Russians consider cryptocurrency to be a “reliable and profitable” investment option. According to a recent study, the share of Russian citizens who know about bitcoin has reached two thirds...
Report: Africa Fintech Startups Raised $2 Billion in 2021
15.3.2022
Africa’s fintech startups are reported to have raised $2 billion in the past year alone. This amount dwarfs the $231 million that was raised in the year 2020. Nigerian startups continue to account for the biggest share of funds raised by the continent’s fintechs in 2021. 2021...