Blockchain Sleuthing Firm Chainalysis Slashes 20% of Workforce

Reports of tens of millions of dollars in crypto going to fund Palestinian operations in Israel are likely “overstated,” Chainalysis said. The forensics outfit published a blog post arguing that flows of crypto financing to Hamas and affiliated groups have become inflated far beyond reality. While acknowledging that it was crucial to stop any financing

Jun 25, 2020 at 12:00 UTCThe Botta Building in Basel (Fred Romero/Flickr)CBDC Issuance Is ‘Not a Reaction’ to Libra, Says Central Bank BodyThe Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the so-called bank for central banks, rejected the popular narrative that private sector stablecoin proposals (read: Libra) have been key in spurring the issuance of central bank…

Jun 10, 2020 at 20:20 UTCPatrick Nelson is running for New York State Senate after making a name as a pro-bitcoin and anti-BitLicense local politician (Credit: Patrick Nelson)When Patrick Nelson first ran for public office he was 25, had already founded two nanobiotechnology startups and had a deep appreciation for bitcoin.  It’s that last point…

Featured SpeakerBrett HarrisonFounder and CEOArchitectDon't miss "FTX: What Happened" with the former president of FTX's U.S. arm and Anthony Scaramucci.Jamie Crawley is a CoinDesk news reporter based in London.Featured SpeakerBrett HarrisonFounder and CEOArchitectDon't miss "FTX: What Happened" with the former president of FTX's U.S. arm and Anthony Scaramucci.The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP), which wrote…

Deficits - Inflation - War - Bank Failures - Cyber Attacks - De-dollarization.These risks loom large as they threaten stock and bond returns for investors. Historically, U.S. Treasuries have been a “safe haven,” providing some protection from crises, but from 2021 - 2023, Treasuries delivered -10%, their worst 3-year performance since at least the 1980s.

Yuga Labs confirmed that UV-A emitting lights installed in one corner of the event was "likely the cause" of a series of eye-related medical emergencies that took place at the company's Ape Fest event in Hong Kong over the weekend.Attendees of ApeFest reported blurred vision and burning eyes after attending the event last weekend. One

news Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has been granted an e-money license by the Central Bank of Ireland. Writing in a company blog Saturday, Coinbase UK CEO Zeeshan Feroz said the exchange is one of the very first firms to receive the license from the central bank, following a Dublin office opening a year ago. The license…

Donald Trump is out with his latest digital collectible gimmick: Something resembling an NFT on the Bitcoin blockchain that effectively costs $9,900 but, unlike normal NFTs, cannot be traded by its owners anytime soon.The former U.S. president's NFT venture announced in a post on X that collectors who pay $99 apiece for 100 of his

Feb 10, 2020 at 18:00 UTCBIG MONEY: Chainalysis has made $10 million in five years from the U.S. government, with nearly a dozen agencies and a military branch tapping the blockchain forensics firm for everything from tracking tools to training on analyzing network data. (Image via CoinDesk Research)Inside Chainalysis’ Multimillion-Dollar Relationship With the US GovernmentIt…