Report: Illicit Crypto Addresses Received $14 Billion in 2021, Only 0.15% of Transaction Volume Associated With Crime

According to the latest data from Chainalysis, the total cryptocurrency value received by illicit addresses grew to a new all-time high of $14 billion in 2021. Although the new all-time…

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Mozilla ‘Pauses the Ability to Donate Crypto’ After Complaints and ‘Environmental Impact’ Considerations

On December 31, the software community founded in 1998, Mozilla, announced it was accepting crypto-asset donations via Bitpay. However, shortly after the announcement, a number of people complained about the…

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Crypto Analyst Michaël van de Poppe Updates His Outlook on Bitcoin (BTC) and Three Altcoins As Markets Stumble

Widely-followed crypto trader Michaël van de Poppe sees bullish signs for Bitcoin (BTC) and one other altcoin while naming support zones for two popular smart contract platforms. In a recent…

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Solana Witnesses New Performance Issues, Project Co-Founder Says DDoS Attack Not To Blame

Smart contract platform Solana (SOL) is again experiencing network issues just weeks after suffering performance problems in December. Chinese journalist Colin Wu reports the four-hour downtime that happened on January…

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