Blockchain data shows that other portions of the stolen $90 million are being filtered through cryptocurrency exchanges such as Binance, Poloniex, Uniswap, Huobi, and others. The japanese exchange Liquid had…
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Sweden Pays Drug Dealer 1.5 Million USD
When a Swedish man was convicted of earning 36 Bitcoin through drug dealing online, which amounted to 1.3 million Krona (roughly 150,000 USD), the price of Bitcoin was around $4200.…
What is decentralized finance? An expert on bitcoins and blockchains explains the risks and rewards of DeFi
Kevin Werbach, University of Pennsylvania Fervent proponents of cryptocurrencies and the blockchains they run on have promised a lot. To them, these technologies represent salvation from corporate power over the…
How can criminals manipulate cryptocurrency markets?
Nir Kshetri, University of North Carolina – Greensboro Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are based on systems that are supposed to be inherently protected from fraud. Yet the U.S. Department of Justice…
Can Blockchain, A Swiftly Evolving Technology, Be Controlled?
The headlong pace of technological change produces giant leaps forward in knowledge, innovation, new possibilities and, almost inevitably, legal problems. That’s now the case with blockchain, today’s buzziest new tech…
Can blockchain technology help poor people around the world?
Nir Kshetri, University of North Carolina – Greensboro Big Wall Street companies are using a complicated technology called blockchain to further increase the already lightning-fast speed of international finance. But…