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Audius – a non-fungible token (NFT) music platform – is the latest victim of a cybertheft. Attackers made off with approximately $6 million in digital currency units. Audius Loses a Lot of Crypto The big clincher with Audius is that it puts all the power in the hands of those who share their music with users on the enterprise. As a fully decentralized platform, musicians can post their songs which are then purchased in the forms of NFTs. From there, they earn all the...

The high number of fake crypto trading apps has earned the attention of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The organization is now issuing warnings to traders saying they need to do their due diligence before utilizing a crypto investing platform or application so that they don’t fall victim to potential scams. The FBI Is Noticing a Lot of Fake Crypto Apps The FBI says since the beginning of 2022, nearly 30 separate individuals have lost close to $4 million after...

Mixers within the crypto community are experiencing huge booms in business despite the crypto space crashing like it never has before. Mixers Have Been Quite Active Mixers are individuals or businesses that take digital currencies garnered through illicit means and hide them amongst legitimate assets. The process keeps the identities of the parties receiving the crypto quiet while making it appear as though they are not engaged in illicit activity. As time has gone by,...

Chainalysis – a known blockchain analysis company – has partnered with Cellebrite DI, a global leader in digital intelligence solutions to assist customers and help them identify criminal crypto activity. Chainalysis Is Looking to Uncover More Crime The goal is to ensure resolutions happen and happen quickly. The crypto space has become synonymous with crime in recent years, with recent examples of illicit activity including hacks on the Harmony exchange in Northern...

Ein Staatsfonds aus Singapur greift dem Kryptoanalyse-Startup Chainalysis mit einer kräftigen Finanzspritze unter die Arme. Die Asiaten investieren eine beträchtliche Summe von insgesamt 170 Millionen Dollar in das Unternehmen. Chainalysis hatte bisher bereits 366 Millionen Dollar von diversen Investoren wie Accel, Benchmark, Paradigm oder Coatue erhalten. Im Jahre 2020 wurden in Singapur und Tokio Büros eröffnet. Ziel war es, die APAC-Präsenz des...

Solange frisches Geld in digitale Währungen wie Bitcoin fliesst, steigen deren Kurse. Doch jeder Kauf ist auch ein Verkauf. Wer profitiert davon? Das Unternehmen Chainalysis, welches sich auf Blockchain-Analyse spezialisiert, hat neue Zahlen herausgegeben. Allein im Jahr 2021 kam es zu Gewinnmitnahmen von 162,7 Milliarden US-Dollar. Doch nicht jedes Land profitiert gleichermaßen vom Krypto-Boom. Nicht verwunderlich ist es, dass in wirtschaftsstarken...

Dubai – the capital of the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East – has unveiled a new digital currency law that apparently a lot of other countries could learn from. The law allows for increased innovation and investor protection in the space while also permitting banks to do their jobs in making sure that all crypto activity is regulated and safe. Dubai Is Instilling a New Crypto Law Jonathan Levin of Chainalysis fame is speaking at this week’s World Government Summit...

For the past month or so, many regulators and members of the U.S. government have expressed concern that Vladimir Putin and Russia may be trying to use crypto to avoid recent sanctions. However, at the time of writing, there is no evidence to suggest this is happening. Russia May Not Have Strong Access to Crypto This sentiment comes from Jonathan Levin – co-founder and chief strategy officer at Chainalysis, a blockchain analysis firm – and a panel of alleged experts, who...

According to a new report issued by the Better Business Bureau (BBB), scams involving crypto are now the second most prominent and risky. The BBB Publishes Crypto Scam Report In the year 2020, crypto scams were still relatively thin. While they occurred on a regular basis, they only placed seventh on the BBB list. However, in 2020, crypto scams moved into second place, suggesting that they now occur much more often than anyone could have anticipated. While crypto scams...

Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis has published a new report suggesting that cybercriminals stationed in Russia have made off with approximately $400 million in stolen digital currency funds. Cybercrime in Russia Is Booming Chainalysis says that much of this money was garnered through extortion and ransomware attacks. The news plays on the idea that crypto crime has grown heavily in recent years, with the blockchain firm stating in recent documents that billions of...