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ForkLog 17 20.01.2021

Chainalysis: Volume of crime-related cryptocurrency transactions fell to $10 billion

The analytics firm Chainalysis reported a decline in the 2020 volume of cryptocurrency transactions linked to criminal activity.

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ForkLog 10 19.01.2021

Bitcoin buying becomes more popular than long-tech stock bets

Bitcoin's price rise was more popular than buying tech stocks, according to Bank of America's January survey of asset managers.

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ForkLog 10 19.01.2021

Study finds 74% of central banks are interested in blockchain technology.

Semantic analysis of publications from 191 central banks identified interest in blockchain technology among 127 regulators (74%). By January 2021 they had mentioned it 4,408 times. This Mindsmith study reports.

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ForkLog 7 18.01.2021

IMF poll participants criticise CBDCs

Most IMF poll participants declined to regard central bank digital currencies as money.

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ForkLog 8 13.01.2021

Report: In 2020 the blockchain industry lost $3.8 billion to hacker attacks

During 2020, hackers stole nearly $3.8 billion in cryptocurrencies in 122 attacks on blockchain-industry participants, according to Atlas VPN's study.

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ForkLog 10 13.01.2021

Russian banks warn of cyber threats in rollout of the digital ruble

The launch of the digital ruble is associated with cybersecurity risks and potential outflows of client funds from banks. This is evidenced by data from a study by the Association of Russian Banks (ABR), reported by RIA Novosti.

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ForkLog 7 28.12.2020

Poll: Nearly one in five Australians own cryptocurrencies.

More than 90% of Australians have heard of at least one cryptocurrency, and about 20% of residents have invested in digital assets. The data come from a survey conducted by the Independent Reserve cryptocurrency exchange.

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ForkLog 11 23.12.2020

Coin Metrics: The number of active Bitcoin addresses doubled in 2020

The Bitcoin network surpassed 1.2 million active addresses for the first time in its history in 2020. The rise was 105%, according to the latest report State of the Network by analytics firm Coin Metrics.

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ForkLog 16 15.12.2020

Survey: Most Investors Doubt Bitcoin Will Reach $50,000 by 2030

Over the next five to ten years, Bitcoin will be the best long-term investment, ahead of the US dollar, real estate, gold, and equities. This is the view of the majority of participants in a Genesis Mining cloud-mining survey.

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ForkLog 15 14.12.2020

Coinbase: ‘Ethereum killers’ proved ineffective

The emergence of new DeFi-focused networks with faster and cheaper transactions could not undermine Ethereum's position as the pioneer, according to a report by the American cryptocurrency firm Coinbase.

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ForkLog 7 13.12.2020

Study finds retail investors buy Bitcoin during price rallies, unlike whales

Large investors among institutions and individual whales booked profits during Bitcoin's autumn rally, largely buying on pullbacks and selling at local highs. This is stated in a recent OKEx exchange study.

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ForkLog 8 10.12.2020

Bitstamp apologises for Messari report in which XRP was called ‘toxic asset’

The cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp apologised for Messari's 134-page report. In it, the founder of the analytics service Ryan Selkis spoke unfavourably about some cryptocurrencies.

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