$540 Million Worth of ‘Sleeping Bitcoins’ From 2014 Move — BTC Possibly Linked to Cryptsy Theft – Bitcoin News

On March 29, blockchain parsers caught a sequence of 11 transactions totaling 11,325 bitcoin moving from unknown wallets created in 2014, to a great number of recipient addresses. Furthermore, the sta...

Bukele Visibly Upset That Binance Founder Is Linked To El Salvador’s Bitcoin Bond

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has condemned a Reuters report that claimed Binance founder Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao wants to assist the country’s Bitcoin Bond. “Please don’t spread Reuter’s FUD,” he tw...

Elliptic Recognizes Myriad Of Crypto Addresses Linked To Sanctioned Russians

Blockchain watchdogs have debated and implemented measures to counter sanctioned nations from utilizing virtual assets. Just previous week, a blockchain data platform unveiled screening tools for cryp...

‘Several Hundred Thousand’ Crypto Addresses Linked to Sanctioned Russian Actors: Elliptic

Blockchain analytics platform Elliptic has identified “several hundred thousand” crypto addresses that are linked to sanctioned Russia-based individuals or entities. Elliptic clarifies that these addr...

Elliptic Identifies Crypto Wallets Linked to Sanctioned Russian Officials

Cryptocurrency security company Elliptic has identified hundreds of thousands of crypto wallets and addresses linked to Russians on the sanctioned list. It is also investigating wallets that could be ...

Coinbase Blocked 25,000 Wallet Addresses of Russian Individuals or Entities Linked to Illegal Activities

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc. announced it has blocked 25,000 wallet addresses of Russian individuals or entities linked to illegal activities. Paul Grewal, chief legal officer from Coi...

Coinbase to Block 25,000 Crypto Addresses That Are Linked to Russia

Many countries have imposed sanctions on Russia after it declared war on Ukraine. These are ultimately crippling the financial ecosystem of Russia, making its economy bleed more than it can take. Visa...

Coinbase Has Blocked 25,000 Addresses Linked to Russian Entities

Key Takeaways Coinbase revealed it had blocked 25,000 addresses of Russian individuals or entities that it believes to be linked to illicit activity. In a new blog post, the exchange said that Russia ...

Coinbase Blocks Over 25,000 Addresses Linked to Illicit Russian Activity

Coinbase has said it has blocked over 25,000 addresses related to Russian individuals or entities believed to be engaged in illicit activity.  The exchange added that these accounts were identified th...

Switzerland to Freeze Crypto Assets Linked to Russians

On Friday, the federal government of Switzerland announced plans to freeze all crypto assets held within its borders that are owned by Russian citizens and businesses sanctioned by the European Union....

Israeli authorities seize Hamas linked crypto accounts

A set of 30 crypto wallets from 12 exchange accounts that have been linked to the terrorist group Hamas based in the Gaza Strip were seized on Monday by Israeli authorities. Crypto exchange al-Mutahad...

Israeli Defense Ministry Seizes Crypto Wallets Linked to Hamas Funding

The Israeli Defense Ministry has announced the seizure of digital wallets containing cryptocurrency allegedly intended to fund the terrorist group Hamas. Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz si...

Royal Canadian Mounted Police blacklists Bitcoin addresses linked to protesting truckers

The never before invoked authoritarian emergency powers that president Trudeau announced on Monday give Canadian police the power to blacklist 34 wallets believed to be linked to truckers protesting i...

Over 30 crypto wallets linked to the ‘Freedom Convoy’ truckers blocked

TL;DR Breakdown 34 cryptocurrency wallets that are linked to the Canadian truckers Freedom Convoy has been blocked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invokes the Emergency Act The HonkHonkHodl cam...

SEC Is Investigating Trading Firms Linked to Binance Founder: Report

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into the connection between cryptocurrency exchange Binance US and two trading firms linked to Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao—Si...

Justice Department Seizes Over $3.6 Billion Worth of Bitcoin Linked to Bitfinex Hack

The U.S. Justice Department has seized $3.6 billion worth of Bitcoin, marking the largest seizure of cryptocurrency of all time and the biggest financial seizure ever. In a statement, the Justice Depa...

US Government Seizes $3.6 Billion Worth of Crypto Linked to Bitfinex Hack

Alex Dovbnya The U.S. Department of Justice has confiscated worth of crypto linked to the infamous Bitfinex hack The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized $3.6 billion worth of cryptocu...

Liverpool’s Signing Of Luis Diaz Is Linked To Mohamed Salah’s Future At The Club

Liverpool’s Colombian midfielder Luis Diaz warms up ahead of the English FA Cup fourth round … [+] football match between Liverpool and Cardiff City at Anfield in Liverpool, north west Eng...

Childhood Trauma Linked To Covid Vaccine Hesitancy, Lockdown Defiance, Study Says

Topline People who experienced childhood trauma are more likely to feel unfairly restricted by government anti-Covid measures, to reject Covid vaccination and to support ending masking and social dist...

Crypto linked cards for Visa recorded over $2bn transactions

Crypto linked transactions for Visa recorded $2bn worth of value in Q1  It was a major jump of 70% from the previous fiscal year  ETH and BTC plunged this year to new lows as the markets correct thems...

Valkyrie aims for ETF linked to Bitcoin mining firms on Nasdaq

Crypto asset manager Valkyrie has filed an application with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to trade an exchange-traded fund (ETF) with exposure to Bitcoin mining firms on the Nas...

Majority Of Mysterious ‘Havana Syndrome’ Cases Not Linked Hostile Foreign Power, CIA Finds

Topline The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has found that most cases of mysterious illness known as Havana Syndrome are not caused by a hostile foreign power, according to an NBC News report, offer...

CDC Warns Of Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Exotic Lizard

Topline  At least 44 people in 25 states have been infected with salmonella linked to pet bearded dragons, which can carry the dangerous bacteria in their droppings, the U.S. Centers for Disease Contr...

IMF Economists Warn of ‘Contagion’ Risk in Increasingly Linked Bitcoin and Stock Markets

In brief The price correlation between crypto and stock markets is increasing. This poses a risk to countries with heavy crypto adoptions, say three IMF economists. For roughly a decade, Bitcoin and o...

Illicit Crypto Addresses Received $14 Billion in 2021; Tiny Transaction Volume Linked to Crime

Chainalysis’s recent survey says, “In 2021, the net value of cryptocurrency authorized by illicit addresses escalated a new all-time high of $14 billion.” Compared to 2021, this record high is nearly ...

Israel Reportedly Seized $840K in Cryptocurrencies From a Company Linked to Hamas

Israel’s authorities continue their efforts in order to clamp down on individuals and companies supposedly related to funding terrorism. In the latest example, they seized just over $800,000 in digita...