Ronin hackers have transferred the stolen assets from Ethereum to the Bitcoin network, according to new findings by blockchain investigator and developer ₿liteZero. Recall that after the Ronin bridge hack in March, the attackers moved the $625 million worth of USDC and ETH to Ethereum-based crypto mixer Tornado Cash, making it difficult for authorities to...Read More
John Haar – a former member of Goldman Sachs’ Asset Management division – published an article detailing what he perceived were commonly held views about Bitcoin, sound money, and economics on Wall Street. He listed multiple reasons for which members of traditional finance either object to or fail to appreciate Bitcoin’s potential as global money. ...Read More
Tornado Cash has become a common money laundering platform with rapidly growing incidents across Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain on a consistent uptrend. A substantial magnitude of the illicit funds has lost their trail after going through the mixer. According to a new report by blockchain security platform SlowMist, 74.6% of stolen funds (or nearly...Read More
Cryptocurrency use is continually expanding. More and more people are investing in cryptocurrencies every day. Social proof has profoundly impacted the bitcoin project. More people are investing in the coin market due to the human tendency to place more faith in items that many people tried. Since 2019, the popularity of cryptocurrencies has increased. The...Read More
The European Central Bank unveiled a discussion paper this week on the pros, cons, and economics of implementing central bank digital currency (CBDC). It suggested that CBDCs could help stave off dominance from BigTech firms in the payments market due to “network externalities” surrounding the use of a medium of exchange. Ultimately, the paper posits...Read More
