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March 14, 2023
Chainalysis Says Data and Smart Regulation Critical for Crypto Rehabilitation

The year 2022 was one of the most tumultuous in the cryptocurrency industry’s brief history. It was a record year for another reason, too, as illicit crypto transactions hit a...


March 10, 2023
Things Are Getting Real, but Not Real Good, for Crypto

Rather than enjoying a spring thaw, crypto’s 2022 winter is transitioning to an ice age. This, as New York Attorney General (NYAG) Letitia James on Thursday (March 9) alleged that...


March 06, 2023
Crypto Winter Didn’t Chill Fraudsters Ability to Score $20 Billion...

Even the criminals have felt the chill of the crypto winter. Kim Grauer, director of research at Chainalysis, told PYMNTS that the state of crypto-related fraud … depends on where...


March 03, 2023
Ongoing Crypto Crackdown Foreshadows Industry’s Uncertain Future

The cryptocurrency sector has yet to pull the proverbial magic rabbit from its top hat. The audience, having purchased tickets to the show, are now realizing they may leave empty-handed...


February 28, 2023
Retail Crypto Investors Find Hope in Recent Regulatory Actions

The cryptocurrency market is off to a better start in 2023 than many expected post-FTX. This, as a spate of recent industry actions and regulatory probes urge the sector into...


February 02, 2023
Crypto Hackers Stole Billions Last Year by Targeting DeFi

Adding to the cryptocurrency sector’s 2022 woes, hackers stole $3.8 billion from crypto companies last year. This, as a new crypto crime report from blockchain intelligence platform Chainalysis found that...


February 02, 2023
US Billionaire Says US Needs Ban On Cryptocurrencies

Berkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger wants America to take a page from China and ban cryptocurrencies. In a Wall Street Journal opinion piece Wednesday (Feb. 1), the billionaire vice chairman of the...


February 02, 2023
Billionaire Charlie Munger Says US Needs Ban on Cryptocurrencies

Berkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger wants America to take a page from China and ban cryptocurrencies. In a Wall Street Journal opinion piece Wednesday (Feb. 1), the billionaire vice chairman of...


February 01, 2023
Is Crypto Market’s Rally a Good Thing for FTX Creditors?

A he-said-they-said war of words has been swirling around FTX’s solvency since its bankruptcy. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) estimated that the crypto exchange’s customers have lost more than...