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According to a new document published by blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis, nearly $9 billion in crypto funds were laundered last year by cybercriminals. Overall, as much as $8.6 billion was placed in illegitimate projects and companies or washed to appear legitimate. Chainalysis Says Nearly $9 Billion Was Laundered The good news is that while this number is about 30 percent larger than the number witnessed in the year 2020, it is considerably smaller than the $10.9...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is telling El Salvador to forget about bitcoin for good and to forgo any further plans involving the world’s number one digital currency by market cap. The financial giant is saying that bitcoin is too volatile and risky to be used as legal tender, and it is asking the Central American nation to revert to the old ways of using the U.S. dollar. The IMF Wants El Salvador to Get Rid of BTC El Salvador made history last year when it...

A state senator has introduced a bill in Arizona that seeks to make bitcoin a legal tender. Although the US federal law doesn’t allow the states to create their currencies, the bill may spark an interesting discussion. State Senator Wendy Rogers, a Republican, has moved a draft bill numbered SB 1341 that seeks to accord bitcoin the status of transactional currency or legal tender. If the bill is discussed in the state senate and house of representative for which a date is not...

The Libra/ Diem cryptocurrency project that was started so long ago by Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook is presently up for sale. The project has come crashing down underneath the heavy regulatory scrutiny it’s experienced, and it looks like Zuckerberg is eager to move on. Facebook Is Looking to End Libra Once and For All The goal is to sell all current assets presently stored in the Diem Association. This way, funds can be returned to investors and the company – now known...

In light of mounting criticism and complaints from the crypto community, one of the largest NFT marketplaces, OpenSea, has reimbursed about $1.8 million to users who were affected by the recent hack on its platform. On January 24, 2022, some OpenSea users saw their valuable NFTs sold at rock-bottom prices by hackers who leveraged a flaw on the OpenSea listing process to purchase those NFTs at almost 98% discounts and subsequently resell them for much higher. The OpenSea...

Cardano (ADA) has been consolidating inside a tight range for a while, but it appears that a possible breakout is likely incoming over the next few days. Key Support levels: $1, $0.92 Key Resistance levels: $1.1, $1.2 ADA has been moving between the key support at $1 and the resistance at $1.1 over the past week, unable to break free. Last Wednesday, there was an attempt to move above the key resistance, but sellers pushed ADA back to the consolidation range. At the time of...

Ethereum managed to break above $2,600 after buyers took control of the short-term price action. Since recording a 6-month low on Monday ($2160), ETH recovered over 20%. Key Support levels: $2,550, $2,200 Key Resistance levels: $2,805, $3,000 ETH had seen a positive weekend so far, managing to break and daily close above the critical resistance at $2,550 which has now turned into support. The immediate resistance is now found at $2,805 and if ETH maintains the bullish...

Bitcoin tried to take down $39,000 but was stopped and dropped to its current level of around $38,000. Most altcoins are slightly less fluctuating today, with Ethereum standing at $2,600. Chainlink and Axie Infinity are among the best performers. Bitcoin Stands Still at $38K It was just a few days ago when the primary cryptocurrency dropped two consecutive times to $35,500 after failing to overcome $36,000. However, the bulls stepped up at this point and pushed the asset...

Justin Bieber becomes the latest member of the exclusive Bored Ape Yacht Club and the proud owner of Ape #3001 that he bought for 500 ETH. Justin Bieber is a top-class celebrity and arguably one of the most famous people on the planet. Now, he also joined the famed Bored Ape Yacht Club. Bieber bought Ape #3001 for a whopping 500 ETH worth about $1.3 million at the time of this writing. This is how the ape looks like: Source: OpenSea The traits of the ape include a New Punk...

The blockchain-based data platform – Chainalysis – estimated that the total cryptocurrency value laundered in 2021 was $8.6 billion – 30% more than 2020. According to the company, though, such an increase is somewhat expected given the considerable growth of the asset class in the past year. Crypto Money-Laundering Is on The Rise In its most recent report, Chainalysis informed that cybercriminals dealing with cryptocurrencies share one common goal: move their “ill-gotten...