Antinalysis hung out to dry. Solana eclipses Uniswap. Alibaba’s auction action.
Top blockchain and crypto news: A darkweb stain is scrubbed away. Solana’s moment in the sun. Alibaba huddles with Tencent.
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Shutdown of dark web tool Antinalysis suggests harder times ahead for crypto criminals
Money laundering token tracer developed using AMLBot application programming interface was suspended within eight hours of public exposure.
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OpenSea dumps Pepe the Frog NFT series
Despite having verified it, and with investors already spending millions on the project, OpenSea has delisted the NFT series after being notified by its creator.
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BIT Mining revenue soars despite losses from operational pivot
Operating costs and crypto bear market suck up cash after former lottery operator bets on digital assets
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Led by Vietnam and India, global crypto adoption jumps over 880%
Asia is now tops in the world in cryptocurrency adoption. Vietnam, India and Pakistan are now the top three countries in the world in crypto use — and other Asian countries aren’t far behind, according to Chainalysis’ 2021 Global Crypto Adoption Index published today. Fast facts Thailand, China and the Philippines also ranked in the…
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E-CNY tests ramp up as more banks enable top-up feature
In China, digital yuan testing, which increasingly looks like a soft rollout, is continuing full steam ahead, with more banks allowing their customers to top up their e-CNY wallets. Fast facts An additional 13 banks have started to allow their customers to recharge their wallets directly in the e-CNY app, bringing the total number of…
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BC Group’s OSL digital asset revenues jump 70% in first half
BC Technology Group, a Hong Kong-listed technology digital asset company and parent of OSL, the first licensed digital asset platform in the city, today announced that its group revenues rose 54% year on year to HK$153 million (US$20 million) in the first half of 2021, driven by a 70% increase in OSL’s digital asset business…
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Dogecoin Foundation re-established, Vitalik Buterin now on board
Following a few years of inactivity, the Dogecoin Foundation is being reestablished with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin serving as the organization’s “blockchain and crypto adviser,” according to an announcement posted Tuesday on the foundation’s website. Fast facts Originally founded in 2014, the non-profit organization aims to support the Dogecoin ecosystem and community with a particular…
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How stablecoins can help investors weather crypto storms
Notwithstanding Iron Finance’s collapse, stablecoins can play important roles for consumers and the economy, writes Julian Hosp of Cake DeFi.
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Twitter’s Bluesky announces new project lead
Twitter’s much anticipated decentralized social media standard, Bluesky, finally has a project lead in crypto developer Jay Graber, Graber announced yesterday on her own Twitter account. Fast facts Bluesky was announced in late 2019, and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said decentralization could address some of the key issues surrounding social media, such as moderation. “Centralized…