Over-the-counter (OTC) crypto desks in China are reportedly attracting tens of billions of dollars from investors despite the nation’s crackdowns on the digital assets industry. Citing data from crypto analytics firm Chainalysis, Bloomberg reports that the OTC brokers in China have lured in $75 billion worth of funds in the last nine months. In 2021, […]
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East Asia’s cryptocurrency market is experiencing significant growth, driven by institutional adoption in South Korea and Hong Kong, according to a report by blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. South Korea leads with $130 billion in on-chain value, while Hong Kong emerges as a major hub due to its unique regulatory framework. Both regions reflect shifting attitudes […]
Binance CEO Richard Teng said the company has continued to explore every legal and political avenue to bring Gambaryan home as his health deteriorates by the day.
Binance CEO Richard Teng says his team has been working “across the clock” to bring Tigran Gambaryan home to the United States as the exec’s health declines by the day.
“There’s no need to hold our staff. He’s held unjustly, unfairly,” Teng told Cointelegraph at the Token2049 conference in Singapore on Sept. 19.
“It is distressing for all of us,” said Teng. “Especially for the families. For us at Binance, this is a top priority for us. We have a task force internally working across the clock, looking at different avenues from legal to political.”
India, Nigeria, and Indonesia top Chainalysis’ latest global crypto adoption index, which ranks 151 countries based on grassroots cryptocurrency usage, adjusted for population and purchasing power. The report notes strong growth in crypto activity, particularly in lower-income nations. Chainalysis Highlights Global Cryptocurrency Adoption Blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis published an excerpt from its 2024 Geography […]
New data from market analytics platform Chainalysis reveals that “pig butchering” schemes are the most lucrative type of crypto scam in 2024. In its 2024 crypto crime mid-year report, Chainalays reveals that pig butchering – or a scheme where bad actors use online personas to slowly gain the trust of their victims to encourage them […]
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As the Turkish Capital Markets Board continues to update the list and companies work to meet regulatory requirements, the Turkish crypto market is poised for significant changes.
The Turkish cryptocurrency landscape is experiencing a major transformation as prominent companies like Coinbase and KuCoin compete to obtain business licenses in the country.
This surge in applications follows regulatory updates by the Turkish Capital Markets Board (CMB), marking a critical juncture for the nation’s burgeoning crypto sector.
On Aug. 9, the CMB announced that 47 cryptocurrency companies had initially applied for licenses under new regulatory frameworks. This list, however, has now expanded to 76, with notable additions such as Coinbase, KuCoin and Gate.io.
Market intelligence platform Chainalysis says losses from crypto theft and ransomware attacks have increased over the past year as attackers employ a new strategy to collect more from their victims. In a new report, Chainalysis says that stolen fund inflows nearly doubled from $857 million to $1.58 billion despite a general decline in illicit transactions. […]
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Cryptocurrency hackers have been returning to their roots to targeting centralized exchanges amid a spike in the Bitcoin price in 2024.
A new report indicates that while overall illicit transactions in cryptocurrency markets declined in 2024, certain types of crypto-related criminal activity rose.
Aggregate illicit activity in crypto has dropped 19.6% year-to-date (YTD), falling from $20.9 billion to $16.7 billion by July 2024, according to the first part of the mid-year crypto crime update by Chainalysis released on Aug. 15.
Chainalysis found that legitimate crypto activity has been growing faster than illicit activity onchain in 2024, particularly due to positive industry events like the adoption of spot Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the US.
More than 2,000 compromised cryptocurrency wallets belonging to Australians were recently uncovered during a global operation targeting cryptocurrency scammers. The Australian Federal Police is reportedly investigating Australian losses identified in “Operation Spincaster” and gathering intelligence on scammer tactics. Gathering Intelligence on Scammer Tactics The Australian Federal Police (AFP) recently discovered more than 2,000 compromised cryptocurrency […]
Stronger threat assessments are needed to catch “seedy financial enterprises” facilitating money laundering schemes,” US Senator Charles Grassley said.
Two United States Senators have introduced a bill aimed at expanding the Secret Service’s powers to combat cryptocurrency-related crime.
The “Combatting Money Laundering in Cyber Crime Act of 2024” bill was introduced by Nevada’s Catherine Cortez Masto and Iowa’s Charles Grassley on Aug. 2.
It would expand the Secret Service’s authority to investigate cryptocurrency transactions made by unlicensed money transmitting businesses and potential frauds committed against US financial institutions.
