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Gaming Claimed Record 60% of Blockchain Activity in July: DappRadar

DappRadar's latest monthly report looked at blockchain gaming and NFT marketplace trends.

By Michael Bellusci

Aug 4, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. UTC

Aug 4, 2022

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The Decentralized Mystique

New academic research on Bitcoin’s early years undermines its foundational myths of privacy through pseudonymity and decentralization, Jaron Lanier and Glen Weyl write.

By Jaron Lanier Glen Weyl

Jun 7, 2022 at 1:11 a.m. UTC

Jun 7, 2022

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Chainalysis Chief Scientist Jacob Illum speaks at the tracking firm's LINKS conference. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Chainalysis Reveals ‘Storyline’ Product to Follow the Money in Crypto Crime

“You have an entire investigation that tells the entire story of what happened,” Chief Scientist Jacob Illum said.

By Danny Nelson

May 18, 2022 at 5:55 p.m. UTC

May 18, 2022

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Ransomware Gang Extorted 725 BTC in One Attack, On-Chain Sleuths Find

The infamous Conti ring’s internal messages, leaked in February, served as a jumping-off point for a new transaction analysis by Crystal Blockchain.

By Anna Baydakova

May 17, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

May 17, 2022

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Chainalysis co-founder Jonathan Levin speaks at Crypto Bahamas 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk archives)

Chainalysis Raises $170M at $8.6B Valuation

The crypto sleuthing firm says its tools monitor $1 trillion worth of transactions every month.

By Danny Nelson

May 12, 2022 at 12:17 p.m. UTC

May 12, 2022

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Tracking Luna Foundation Guard’s Bitcoin Purchases

Thanks to the transparency of Bitcoin, we can watch along as LFG moves UST towards a bitcoin-backed existence.

By George Kaloudis

Mar 29, 2022 at 6:25 p.m. UTC

Mar 29, 2022

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stabilizes Ahead of Biden's Executive Order on Crypto

The order, which is expected to be issued this week, could be a source of volatility.

By Damanick Dantes Angelique Chen

Mar 8, 2022 at 9:24 p.m. UTC

Mar 8, 2022

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Truckers in central Alberta on their way to the Legislature Building in Edmonton (Naomi Mckinney/Unsplash)

'Frozen' Bitcoin Tied to Canadian Protests Lands at Coinbase, Crypto.Com

The situation shows the limitations of a government’s ability to thwart transactions on decentralized systems – but also the limitations of those systems to circumvent such sanctions.

By Anna Baydakova Sam Reynolds

Feb 22, 2022 at 8:26 p.m. UTC

Feb 22, 2022

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FBI Launches New Crypto Crimes Unit

The FBI is launching the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET), which will investigate ransomware and other crimes with tools including blockchain analysis. CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses the regulatory and industry implications of the details released so far.

By CoinDesk Staff

Feb 18, 2022 at 5:21 p.m. UTC

Feb 18, 2022

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US Officials Seize $3.6B in Bitcoin From 2016 Bitfinex Hack

Federal officials seized some $3.6 billion worth of bitcoin tied to the 2016 hack of the crypto exchange Bitfinex, also arresting two individuals tied to the case who appeared in court Tuesday.

By CoinDesk Staff

Feb 8, 2022 at 9:19 p.m. UTC

Feb 8, 2022

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