Eastern Europe leads illicit crypto‑transaction volumes, Chainalysis finds
Chainalysis specialists analyzed illicit cryptocurrency transactions from July 2020 to June 2021.Articles and updates related to reports and reporting.
Eastern Europe leads illicit crypto‑transaction volumes, Chainalysis finds
Chainalysis specialists analyzed illicit cryptocurrency transactions from July 2020 to June 2021.
FATF flags use of cryptocurrency by far-right groups
The FATF released a report on Ethnically or racially motivated terrorism financing, which includes a section on cryptocurrencies.
Huobi: 91% of Russian exchange users are long-term investors
Over the past year, Russia has led the growth in the number of cryptocurrency holders, the vast majority of whom are long-term investors. Data from Huobi's report indicate this.
Raiffeisen Bank: By 2025, 10% of countries will have their own digital currencies
By 2025, 10% of countries will have their own digital currencies in circulation and exchanges for trading such assets. Analysts from the Raiffeisenbank Center for Technological Innovations reached this conclusion.
Glassnode: Whales trimmed 140,000 BTC in February
Large holders of the first cryptocurrency could have booked profits at peak levels by selling 140,000 BTC in February, according to a Glassnode report.
Opinion: NFT market to grow severalfold in 2021
The Canadian analytics firm NonFungible predicted a significant rise in the NFT market in 2021.
Binance Research: 55% of users invest in cryptocurrencies for the long term
In a new Binance Research report, 97% of users trust cryptocurrencies. More than half (52%) regard investments in digital assets as a means of earning.
Report: staking yielded $20 billion for crypto investors in 2020
During 2020, crypto investors earned more than $20 billion from validating transactions on PoS blockchains. Decrypt cited data from a report by the investment startup Staked.
CoinGecko: Top-30 cryptocurrencies rose on average by 308% in 2020
The year 2020 proved far better for long-term investors than the previous one. The market capitalization of the top-30 cryptocurrencies rose by 308%, according to a CoinGecko report. The performance of the 30 most capitalised cryptocurrencies over the year was five times higher than in 2019 (308% vs 62%). Portfolios containing DeFi protocol tokens gained an average of 718%. The combined market capitalization of top-30 crypto assets rose by $552 billion. Bitcoin led gains among the top five coins; Ethereum surged 472%. Source: CoinGecko.
Cybersecurity experts report a rise in ransomware attacks
In the third quarter of 2020, the number of ransomware attacks rose significantly, accounting for about 51% of all malware attacks. This is according to data from the Positive Technologies specialists' report on current cyber threats.
Kraken: Holding Bitcoin in the $13,000–$15,000 zone could push it to fresh records
Kraken analysts see solid grounds for Bitcoin's rally toward an all-time high, aided by the FOMO effect and the actions of so-called 'whales', while noting signs of divergence between the price of the leading cryptocurrency and traditional financial assets.We use cookies to improve the quality of our service.
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