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Despite growing in price and popularity in the past few months, bitcoin still far away from receiving attention from the masses. A recent study compiled in the UK concluded that only 10% of the participants had purchased BTC, with Londoners being most akin to bitcoin exposure.10% Of UK Citizens Bought BTCFollowing the latest developments in the cryptocurrency markets when the prices started booming once again, Opinium and AltFi conducted a survey to garner people’s perspective on digital...

The world wants crypto and Grayscale knows it. After announcing a massive purchase of over $280 Million in Bitcoin last week, Grayscale is now also betting on Ethereum.According to a report issued by Grayscale to the SEC, the company revealed having purchased 11455 ETH for a total of $74,135,609. The decision follows a terrific year for Ethereum, with the rise of DeFi projects and the launch of Ethereum 2.0 as the leading reasons behind the price rally of its native token, ETH.Genesis...

A recent report by a blockchain analytics company showed that criminals have started to utilize privacy wallets to hide their illicit bitcoin transactions. The usage of such wallets has skyrocketed since 2019, and now over 13% of all crime proceeds go through them.The Growing Role Of Privacy Wallets For Illicit ActivitiesThe UK-based analytics company Elliptic highlighted in its latest report the increase in the number of money laundering cases using bitcoin. However, it pointed out a...

Russia’s attempts to provide more clarity toward cryptocurrencies continue with a new amendment to the Digital and Financial Assets (DFA) – a law that’s already in effect. The country has signed a decree obliging Russian officials to reveal their digital asset investments by June 30th, 2021.Russian Officials To Disclose Crypto HoldingsAccording to local news, President Vladimir Putin has signed the decree on December 10th. Country officials have to disclose thorough information regarding...

The NASDAQ-listed business intelligence company has surpassed its previous plans to offer $400 million in convertible notes. Instead, the firm announced today that it has raised $650 million via a senior convertible notes offering and asserted that the proceeds with be invested in bitcoin.The official announcement reads that “the aggregate principal amount of the notes sold in the offering was $650 million, which includes notes issuable pursuant to an option to purchase.”Although the company...

A year after PayPal suspended transactions for the leading adult website Pornhub, MasterCard, and Visa have followed the example in the midst of child abuse allegations.With cryptocurrencies remaining one of the few available options for payments, the question stands if such association is indeed positive for the industry.Visa and MasterCard Block Use Of Cards On PornhubThe popular adult website has attracted lots of negative attention to itself in the past few years. The situation worsened...

Chainlink has just received another endorsement —this time on behalf of the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the ecosystem: BinanceBinance announced the successful integration between the decentralized oracle platform Chainlink and its smart contract blockchain, Binance Smart Chain.The integration is on a root level; that is, the Oracles would need no support for the Ethereum network since they would be running directly on the Binance Smart Chain. This constitutes a significant advance in...

As the DeFi space continues to grow, ConsenSys has now announced a new offering from the leading wallet provider MetaMask. It will enable cryptocurrency funds, professional traders, and custodians with institutional-grade controls and applications for decentralized finance.The blockchain technology solutions provider ConsenSys has announced today a new offering oriented toward the growing space of decentralized finance (DeFi).In a press release shared with CryptoPotato, the company reiterated...

The US Department of Justice announced that the founder of the Oyster Pearl cryptocurrency project, Amir Bruno Elmaani, has been charged with operating a tax evasion scheme for millions of dollars and was arrested. The 28-year old Elmaani is charged with two counts of tax evasion, each carrying up to five years in prison.Oyster Pearl Founder Charged And ArrestedThe protocol, launched several years ago, was advertised as a digital data-storage platform employing the IOTA blockchain to store...

Massive amounts of Ripple’s XRP have been transferred to various exchanges, including $400 million sent to Bithumb in three separate transactions. One possible explanation for this could be the fact that there’s the SPARK (FLR) airdrop coming in two days, causing investors to capitalize on the opportunity and receive 1:1 FLR tokens on their XRP holdings. XRP Sent Around in Massive Chunks Over the Past 24 HoursData from the well-known whale-tracking transaction resource Whale Alert shows a...