Money

According to a recent report published by crypto analytics firm Chainalysis, money laundering involving crypto assets has experienced a notable decline compared to the previous year. However, the report…

I attended the Bitcoin Freedom Festival in Uvita, Costa Rica from January 18th through 20th. It was a unique event that was unlike any bitcoin gathering I’ve ever attended. There were over 30 speakers during the festival so I won’t try to…

Mark Cuban, the acclaimed billionaire and entrepreneur, recently imparted a piece of straightforward advice to his TikTok audience: "When you see somebody on social media telling you how they're going to make you money, they're lying,"…

Uber had a good week. It wasn’t just thanks to a strong earnings report that beat Wall Street’s expectations—but the long-running ride-sharing platform actually turned a full-year profit for the first time, ever. Attention turns now to this…

Two prominent British high street lenders, Virgin Money and TSB, have raised concerns about potential job losses, with Virgin Money indicating that more roles may be cut following the recent shedding of 150 employees, while TSB plans…

Manta Network (MANTA), a blockchain project aiming to expand its reach in the Asian market, has found itself entangled in a controversy surrounding allegations of money laundering following its recent listing on the South…

At the prestigious World Economic Forum in Davos, Jamie Dimon, the Chief Executive Officer of JPMorgan Chase, revived his enduring skepticism towards Bitcoin, likening it to a “pet rock” and dismissing any intrinsic value it might…

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has extended its guidelines on money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) risk factors to crypto-asset service providers (CASPs). The move aims to help the nascent crypto sector tackle illicit…

The core of Bitcoin’s security model relies on this basic game theory—miners, armed with their digital pickaxes, are in a relentless chase for profit. And it’s this pursuit that keeps the network secure. Basic vanilla mining involves…

Elon Musk’s social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) has taken another step towards becoming an “everything app” by securing a money-transmitter license from Utah. It was the fifteenth such state license for the platform in the…