Chainalysis Unveils 2023 Global Crypto Adoption Index

Chainalysis, a leading firm in blockchain analytics, unveiled its 2023 Global Crypto Adoption Index on September 12, 2023. This new index is part of the company’s forthcoming “2023 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report,” scheduled for release in October 2023. Based on the blog post Chainalysis published yesterday, the primary aim of the index is to amalgamate blockchain-based data with real-world metrics […]

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Rep. Tom Emmer reintroduces anti-CBDC bill to Congress

Legislation aimed at preventing “unelected bureaucrats in Washington” from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) has been reintroduced by Representative Tom Emmer. On Sep. 12, Emmer and 49 original co-sponsors revived the “CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act” in the United States House of Representatives in a bid, they claim, to protect Americans’ right to financial privacy. “The administration has made […]

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SBF’s lawyers want to quiz jurors on crypto, altruism and ADHD

Potential jurors in the upcoming criminal trial of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried could be asked their thoughts on crypto, effective altruism and attention-deficit disorder as his lawyers want to weed out those they consider unsuitable. In court filings on Sep.11, Bankman-Fried’s lawyers and United States prosecutors separately filed their lists of proposed questions they wish to ask prospective jurors […]

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Decentralized exchanges a magnet for crypto wash traders: Solidus Labs

Over 20,000 crypto tokens have been manipulated via decentralized exchange (DEX) wash trading in the last three years, according to market surveillance firm Solidus Labs. In the second part of its 2023 Crypto Market Manipulation Report released Sept. 12, Solidus said among a sample of 30,000 Ethereum-based DEX liquidity pools, nearly 70% were found to have executed wash trades since […]

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Petition hopes to stop US government agencies from using Chainalysis’ forensics

A petition was created on Change.org on Sept. 12 to oppose the use of Chainalysis forensic services by federal agencies. The petition questioned Chainalysis’ accuracy and raised legal issues related to the activities of the blockchain data analysis firm.  The petition, started by “Stop Chainalysis,” stated that Chainalysis’ software assists crime prevention efforts “by linking the real world to crypto […]

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