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Former Chainalysis CTO Selected To Lead FinCEN, Signaling New Bitcoin Regulations

Peter Chawaga -
In selecting a former blockchain analysis executive to lead the agency, FinCEN has signaled that it wants to increase Bitcoin regulations.
BUSINESS

Stop The Bitcoin FUD: Criminal Cryptocurrency Transactions Are Falling

Peter Chawaga -
Despite the “bitcoin is for criminals” narrative, the proportion of criminal cryptocurrency transactions was less than 1 percent in 2020.
BUSINESS

Government Seizes 69,730 Bitcoin ($1 Billion) Tied To Silk Road

Peter Chawaga -
Federal prosecutors have seized 69,730 ($1 billion worth) of bitcoin associated with darknet marketplace Silk Road. Here’s what we know so far.
CULTURE

2019 Saw Most Exchange Attacks Ever, With Hackers Becoming More Savvy

Colin Harper -
According to Chainalysis, 2019 saw a rise in cryptocurrency exchange attacks, with hackers getting better at dodging security and obscuring loot.
BUSINESS

Chainalysis: PlusToken Is Dumping on Huobi OTCs, May Be Eating Into BTC Price

Colin Harper -
Chainalysis has traced the PlusToken team’s attempts to sell ill-gotten bitcoin through Huobi OTC desks, potentially influencing the BTC price.
CULTURE

Darknet Markets Can’t Live With — or Without — Bitcoin

David Hollerith -
Inside the darknet market seizure made possible by Bitcoin.
CULTURE

Chainalysis: Most Mixed Bitcoin Not Used for Illicit Purposes

Aaron van Wirdum -
Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis has found that only a small fraction of coins sent to bitcoin mixers were previously used for illicit purposes.
CULTURE

Report: Just 1 Percent of Bitcoin Transactions Involve Illicit Dark Web Activity

Landon Manning -
Chainalysis estimates that $1 billion dollars will be spent on illegal businesses on the dark web in 2019, but that the proportion of bitcoin transactions that involve illegal activity has declined.
BUSINESS

Despite Industry Pushback, G20 May Impose Stricter KYC Policy on Exchanges

Aaron van Wirdum -
Following a consultive forum this month, there is no indication that the FATF will change its recent position on stricter KYC rules for cryptocurrency service providers.
CULTURE

It Looks as if Another Darknet Market Era Is Coming to an End

Aaron van Wirdum -
Messages on darknet-specific forums and reports by news sites like Deep Dot Web indicate that digital black markets Dream Market and Wall Street Market have both become unusable.
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