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Latam Still Unprepared to Deal With Crypto Crime and Scams, According to GFI Report

Latam Still Unprepared to Deal With Crypto Crime and Scams, According to GFI ReportLatam is still unprepared to deal with cryptocurrency-related crimes and scam situations, according to a recent report issued by Global Financial Integrity (GFI), a Washington DC-based think tank. The document states that crypto regulation has failed to grow with the adoption of these new technologies and that governments have often failed to detect and punish […]

Bitcoin Technical Analysis: BTC Consolidation Points to Potential Shifts Ahead

Chainalysis to Offer Lightning Network Monitoring Service to VASPs in 2022

Chainalysis to Offer Lightning Network Monitoring Service to VASPs in 2022On December 10, the blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis revealed that the company has added support for Bitcoin’s second-layer protocol the Lightning Network (LN). According to Chainalysis, firms like exchanges and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) can leverage the company’s Know-Your-Transaction (KYT) real-time transaction monitoring software in order to access compliant bitcoin deposits and withdrawals from […]

Bitcoin Technical Analysis: BTC Consolidation Points to Potential Shifts Ahead

Satoshi Versus the ‘Infrastructure Bill’ — Political Permission Not Required

When Satoshi Nakamoto released the Bitcoin white paper in October 2008, it likely wasn’t with the idea that governments and central banks needed to recognize, adopt, and regulate Bitcoin for everyone’s benefit. To the contrary, if anything can be taken away from that document and the message encoded in the genesis block, it’s that centralized […]

Bitcoin Technical Analysis: BTC Consolidation Points to Potential Shifts Ahead

Blockchain Surveillance Firm Chainalysis Raises $100 Million, Company’s Valuation Now $4.2 Billion

Blockchain Surveillance Firm Chainalysis Raises 0 Million, Company’s Valuation Now .2 BillionThe blockchain intelligence and surveillance firm Chainalysis announced the company has raised $100 million in Series E funding from investors such as Coatue, Benchmark, Accel, Addition, Dragoneer, Sequoia Heritage, and SVB Capital. The financing brings the company’s valuation to $4.2 billion and it aims to expand its resources and deepen data to cover more cryptocurrencies […]

Bitcoin Technical Analysis: BTC Consolidation Points to Potential Shifts Ahead