Article by Patrick Thompson

US regulator wants closer look at Binance Chain transactions
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31 July, 2020

US regulator wants closer look at Binance Chain transactions

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has awarded a contract to CipherTrace as it gears up to investigate Binance.
PlusToken key execs among 109 arrested in China
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31 July, 2020

PlusToken key execs among 109 arrested in China

27 individuals who played a major role and 82 key members of the PlusToken Ponzi Scheme have been arrested, bringing...
Ledger wallet breach sees 1M customer data stolen
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31 July, 2020

Ledger wallet breach sees 1M customer data stolen

Ledger learned about the incident on July 14 when a researcher participating in its bounty program discovered the data breach.
Abra wants to be a digital currency bank
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31 July, 2020

Abra wants to be a digital currency bank

Digital currency investing platform Abra has announced that it would start offering interest-bearing accounts for six digital currencies.
LocalBitcoins adopts blockchain analytics for AML safeguards
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31 July, 2020

LocalBitcoins adopts blockchain analytics for AML safeguards

A CipherTrace report indicated that LocalBitcoins received the most criminal funds—over 99%—in the first half of 2020.
Why digital currency hedge funds should consider Bitcoin
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30 July, 2020

Why digital currency hedge funds should consider Bitcoin

Tetras Capital, the New-York based digital currency hedge fund with a “short Ethereum” thesis, is shutting down.