Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
While the number of ransomware hits may not have decreased significantly, the revenue from such attacks has fallen sharply last year, according to Chainalysis. The blockchain forensics firm believes that to a large extent the trend can be attributed...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
As with many other sectors, the crypto industry has attracted hackers and cybercriminals. Consequently, the growing ransomware attacks and money laundering activities turned financial watchdogs on their toes to regulate the industry more tightly.
As...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 year ago
A number of industry pundits believe the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control’s threat to impose sanctions has victims thinking twice about paying up. Ransomware vict...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 1 year ago
The decentralised nature of Tornado Cash has made it nearly impossible to put an end to it.
Chainalysis revealed that total inflows to the mixer dropped by 68% in the 30 days after sanctions.
Tornado Cash’s smart contract code can be used...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 year ago
While it has become harder to access the crypto mixer today, for better or worse, decentralization means it’s near impossible to put an end to it. Sanctions aimed at d...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 year ago
Andrew Fierman highlighted the nuances of sanctions depending on who is involved, what is at stake and where they’re coming from. As many countries, entities and even...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
According to Chainalysis, the downfall of FTX is likely to have a relatively smaller effect on the crypto ecosystem than the demise of Mt. Gox. Blockchain analysis fir...
More / Etherum Reddit - 2 years ago
Figures from this Reuters article on the merits of CEXs vs DEXs https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/cryptoverse-lets-talk-about-dex-baby-2022-11-22/ There has been a broader, more subtle shift to decentralized exchanges, with data from Chainal...
by COINS NEWS - 2 years ago
Chainalysis is supposedly the leading firm behind blockchain analysis, providing data for international law enforcement and regulat agencies as well as private security clients. Im sure we’ve all seen several articles about the adept on-chain sleuthi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
According to Chainalysis, a crypto auditing and blockchain tracking firm, the use of dollar-pegged stablecoins is growing in Latam, specifically in Argentina and Venezuela, due to the common economic problems that both countries are facing. 34% of th...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The deadly conflict that started with Russia’s assault on Ukraine has increased crypto-related activity in both countries, according to Chainalysis. Fiat inflation and sanctions pressure led to several spikes in transaction volumes this year, the blo...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 2 years ago
Hackers have so far stolen $718 million from DeFi protocols in October, which could yet be the biggest month for hackers, Chainalysis said in a report.
Total value hacked and the number of hackings across the decentralised finance (DeFi) ecosystem ha...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Security remains a perennial concern for DeFi protocols, but DeFi will still inevitably “grow and flourish,” Bitfinex chief technology officer Paolo Ardoino believes....
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
While 2021 was the biggest year on record for crypto hacks, 2022 could “likely” beat the record “at this rate” according to Chainalysis. Blockchain analytics firm Chai...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Illicit cryptocurrency activities have increased in the region driven by economic sanctions. (Read More)
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Much of the crypto growth in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region is driven by savings preservation, remittance payments, and friendly crypto regulations. (Read More)
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Paxful CEO Ray Youssef said that the current growth trends in Ghana show it has the potential to be a leader in terms of crypto adoption. As emerging markets take the...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
A new report suggests the Ethereum staking ecosystem could become a formidable industry impacting a wider crypto economy. Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dos...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
There’s a hole to be filled where Tornado Cash once was, and “junior mixers” are vying for position in the wake of the mixer’s sanction and ban by the U.S. Treasury. T...