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The American authorities have accused the Baltimore resident – Ryan Farace – of laundering2,933 BTC between October 2019 and April 2021. Interestingly, the man was sent to jail in 2018 and has presumably executed the criminal activities from behind bars. ‘Xanaxman’ Dealing with Bitcoin Even from Prison According to The Baltimore Sun, officials of the state of Maryland had pressed charges against Ryan Farace – also know as “Xanaxman” – for laundering 2,933 BTC over the period...

The US multinational corporation Intel Corp. has disclosed purchasing shares of America’s largest cryptocurrency exchange – Coinbase. The tech company, headquartered in Santa Clara, California, currently owns just a little over 3,000 COIN stocks. Founded in 1968, Intel Corporation is among the largest tech companies with revenue nearing $80 billion as of last year. According to recent reports, the behemoth has received exposure to the cryptocurrency space by buying shares of...

Bitcoin continued with its decisive move upwards, and the latest leg up drove the asset to nearly $48,000. The alternative coins have performed even more impressively, with ETH topping $3,300 and ADA exploding by another 10%. Bitcoin’s Impressive Run A lot can change in the cryptocurrency markets in a month or even less sometimes. The primary cryptocurrency is a prime example as it had dumped to a low of $29,200 on July 20th. As the bearish sentiment was taking over, though,...

It’s been a wild ride over the past seven days, but this time bulls had the upper hand, bringing the total cryptocurrency market cap above $2 trillion once again. Let’s start with Bitcoin. It’s up almost 14% throughout the week, currently testing the important 200-MA resistance at around $46.7K, once again. It failed to breach it a couple of days ago, which sent the market into a short-term correction. However, bulls prevented any serious losses, and after less than a day of...

A Reddit user has outlined a fake website trying to copy and even promise more features than the verified Cardano (ADA) wallet – Daedalus. However, the copycat has a slightly different URL address. The user, going by the Reddit handle Tjaaark, posted on August 13th that a “fake Daedalus website is being marketed on Discord.” He advised users to be wary as the copycat had some notable differences from the verified one. For instance, the one marketed on Discord has an URL...

Sergey Shvetsov – a member of the Bank of Russia Board of Directors – urged investors to stay away from bitcoin. In his opinion, allocating money in the asset is highly risky and could result in a total loss. Bitcoin Is a ‘Technological Financial Pyramid’ The first deputy governor at the Central Bank of Russia – Sergey Shvetsov – sounded a note of caution for local investors to beware of alternative financial instruments such as bitcoin. He argued that investing in it is so...

After swiping more than $600 million in various cryptocurrencies, the anonymous PolyNetwork hacker has successfully transferred back most of the funds. He also rejected a $500,000 bounty offer and outlined plans to return all funds. CryptoPotato reported the record-setting hack earlier this week when PolyNetwork’s blockchain experienced a massive security breach. The anonymous perpetrator swiped over $600 million in various digital assets. While stealing money from a DeFi...

Polkadot has quickly become one of the most popular and, by far, among the biggest cryptocurrency blockchains throughout the entire industry. It appears that the hype surrounding Polkadot is only growing stronger, so we’ve taken the liberty to compile a comprehensive walk-through, guiding those who are less aware of the project and what it is all about. Photo by Alina Grubnyak on UnsplashWhat is Polkadot In Simple Words? Polkadot is Ethereum Co-founder Gavin Wood’s bet...

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has enabled DBS Vickers – the brokerage brand of DBS Bank – to offer trading services for digital payment tokens. The initiative would meet the clients’ growing appetite for dealing with cryptocurrencies. Crypto Opportunities for DBS’ Clients According to a recent report, the securities and derivatives brokerage firm – DBS Vickers – received a green light from the Monetary Authority of Singapore to offer virtual asset services to its...

The multi-investment DeFi platform Dao Maker has become the latest victim to a security breach in the industry. The attackers have managed to affect over 5,000 accounts holding USDC. At first, Wu Blockchain took it to Twitter to indicate that the popular platform has fallen victim to a hack. The perpetrators supposedly transferred out USDC from about 9,000 or 10,000 such accounts and replace the funds with 2,261 ETH (worth approximately $7 million as of writing these lines)....