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Crime

US Treasury says lawful crypto users may use mixers for financial privacy

March 2026 Treasury report draws new line between crypto privacy and crypto crime.

3 weeks ago

Adoption

Hong Kong Monetary Authority: Crypto is likely to integrate with the future financial system

Hong Kong Monetary Authority recently said that crypto will probably play a central role in the financial systems in the future.

4 years ago

DeFi

Celsius lawyers claim users relinquished their crypto when they signed up

At the first bankruptcy hearing for Celsius, the platform's lawyers claimed retail users gave up legal rights to their crypto by accepting the terms of service.

4 years ago

Crime

Mixer usage sees all-time high thanks to nation-affiliated cybercriminals

Chainalysis' recent report revealed that crypto mixer platforms reached an all-time high of $51.8 million, with the majority of the volume coming from criminals with known nation-state affiliations and sanctioned entities.

4 years ago

Analysis

Q2 2022 Web3 Security Report: 48 Major Exploits, $718.34M Lost | Beosin & Footprint Analytics

Total losses in Q2 reach $718.34 million, down approximately 40 percent from $1.2 billion in Q1

4 years ago

Lending

Celsius unlocks another $195 million in collateral after paying off debt to Compound

Amid its ongoing liquidity crisis, Celsius has paid off its debt to Compound of over $50 million, reclaiming 10,000 WBTC.

4 years ago

DeFi

MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor says Ethereum is a security

Saylor says a cryptocurrency can only be a commodity if there is no issuer and no one is making any decisions on the network.

4 years ago

Legal

Solana sued for being ‘centralized,’ ‘security’

The network’s developer, founder, and partners are accused of profiting from the sale of an unregistered security.

4 years ago

Bear Market

Highlights from ETHBarcelona: bear market survival guide

Prominent names from Venture Capitals came together in the "Bear Market Survival Guide" panel in ETHBarcelona, and stressed the importance of offering real value.

4 years ago