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Key Takeaways Stablecoins surpassed Bitcoin as the preferred currency for illegal cryptocurrency transactions in 2022 and 2023. The increase in illicit stablecoin transactions aligns with their growing overall use, while traditional crimes like…
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Solana’s SOL price experienced a notable setback during the first week of the new year, sliding by 10% to under $100. This decline marked a significant retracement from its recent peak of $115…
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Update December 18, 2023 10:09PM UTC: The Zilliqa mainnet has been restored and is now fully operational. The $383-million Zilliqa ecosystem is experiencing disruptions due to a “critical situation” impacting the network. According…
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The United States Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, issued an alert for financial institutions as part of efforts to identify “suspicious activity” related to funding terrorist groups. In an Oct….
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Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have jointly announced a set of proposed regulations focusing on the sale and exchange of digital assets by brokers. The…
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Today, Thibaud Marechal and Gustavo Flores announced the launch of Coinjoins.org, an open-source project focusing on educating Bitcoin users on the privacy functionality of collaborative transactions, per a press release sent to Bitcoin…
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Optimism is a layer-2 scaling solution that operates as a separate blockchain built on top of Ethereum. Despite having a smaller total value locked (TVL) than its rivals, Optimism may still have the potential to…