Head of international policy at Chainalysis explains why crypto is not a silver bullet for evading international sanctions. As pointed out by Caroline Malcolm, head of international policy at Chainalysis, the transparent nature of blockchain technology makes it relatively easy for crypto intelligence companies to track funds related to sanctionedContinue Reading

The application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) manufacturer Canaan has revealed the firm is offering a stock buyback for up to $100 million. Canaan’s chairman and CEO Nangeng Zhang highlighted in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing that the move was due to issues with “recent international frictions” and “domesticContinue Reading

Digital financial assets like cryptocurrencies can help Russia to reach the global financial market despite western sanctions, a lawmaker working on crypto regulations has stated. The official believes the country is capable of setting up domestic crypto exchanges and should support mining. Russia Can Establish Own Cryptocurrency Exchanges, Deputy InsistsContinue Reading

Gold surpassing Bitcoin’s returns this year is “unlikely,” Mike McGlone says, while former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes predicts seismic changes for both assets in the coming years. Bitcoin (BTC) “may be primed” for a quantum leap in its development thanks to inflation this year, a Bloomberg analyst has claimed. InContinue Reading

Combining data-driven insight with solid contextual knowledge can spell massive gains for smart traders. The mixed crypto market that took hold starting late last year does not offer as many profit opportunities as the blooming altcoin season that came before it. There are way fewer winners than in bull times,Continue Reading