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Tag Archive: Cryptocurrencies

Crypto Crime Surges in 2025, Set to Break Records

2025-08-14

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2025-08-14

Cryptocurrency crime is surging in 2025, with total crypto losses for the first half of the year already exceeding the 2023 total and on track to set a new record, according to a new report by American blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis. This surge is being driven by thefts from cryptocurrency services, and personal wallet compromises. Total crypto losses reached approximately US$2.8 billion in H1 2025, 12% higher than the 2023 total of about...

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Despite Major Thefts, Crypto Adoption and Wealth Hit New Highs

2025-07-10

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2025-07-10

The global cryptocurrency market saw some volatility in the first half of 2025, marked by major hacks but also an increase in bitcoin millionaires and wider adoption of bitcoin ATMs, according to a new report by Finbold, a finance and crypto news and data platform. A total of US$2.24 billion was stolen in crypto hacks in H1 2025, driven by major incidents at Bybit, Cetus Protocol, and Libra: Crypto exchange Bybit lost US$1.5 billion to North...

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Stablecoins Gain Ground in Finance, Key Trends Include Yield Products, Cross-Border Payments

2025-06-13

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2025-06-13

Stablecoins are rapidly evolving from a niche vertical in the cryptocurrency ecosystem into a foundational element of the global financial system. A new analysis by CB Insights, in partnership with industry player Stablecon, looks at this burgeoning ecosystem, highlighting key trends emerging in this industry, and mapping the sector’s top players. One of the main trends outlined in the report is the increased participation of traditional financial...

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Crypto Adoption on the Rise, Driven by Europe, Younger Demographics

2025-06-13

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2025-06-13

Cryptocurrency adoption has increased remarkably over the past year, driven by European customers, and younger generations. according to a new survey commissioned by Gemini. Positive developments, including the launch of US cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and pro-crypto policies from the Trump administration, have also contributed to rising confidence and interest in digital assets, the study found. Conducted in H1 2025, the research...

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The 10 Largest Crypto Acquisitions

2025-01-06

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2025-01-06

Q4 2024 witnessed a remarkable resurgence in the cryptocurrency market, highlighted by bitcoin surpassing the historic US$100,000 milestone on December 05. This surge was fueled by significant events, notably Donald Trump’s election victory, which spurred expectations of a pro-crypto regulatory shift. South Korea also played a key role in the global trading surge, driven by an altcoin frenzy. According to CCData, a data and index solutions provider...

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Retail Investors Show Divergent Behaviors in Crypto versus Traditional Assets

2024-12-10

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2024-12-10

Retail investors are showing distinct behavioral patterns when trading cryptocurrencies compared to traditional assets such as gold and stocks. Traditionally, investors tend to sell their stocks and gold when prices rise.

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Swiss Banks Embrace Blockchain, Prioritizing Cryptocurrencies, HSG Study Finds

2024-10-21

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2024-10-21

In Switzerland, financial institutions are increasingly recognizing the long-term potential of blockchain and integrating the technology into their growth strategies. According to a new study by the University of St. Gallen, in collaboration with vision& and mintminds, more than 80% of Swiss banks are either planning to develop and actively expanding their blockchain offerings, with a particular focus on cryptocurrencies. Conducted between...

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8 Hot DeFi Startups in Europe to Watch in 2023

2023-03-21

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2023-03-21

Despite slumping markets, the decentralized finance (DeFi) industry continued to grow last year, driven by sustained funding activity and increased user adoption. In 2022, DeFi users growth averaged 44% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ), according to a report by crypto fund HashKey Capital. In Q3 2022, the industry reached a milestone, surpassing the five million DeFi wallet threshold. This growth came amid sustained support from investors in the...

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It’s Not Nothing, It’s Everything (including crypto)

2022-06-15

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2022-06-15

Markets got aggressive long before the FOMC did. Everything, and I mean everything, has been trending the other way. Jay Powell says inflation risks are most pressing when markets have consistently priced the opposite for a whole lot longer.

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Weekly Market Pulse: TANSTAAFL

2022-05-16

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2022-05-16

TANSTAAFL is an acronym for “There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch”. It has been around a long time – Rudyard Kipling used it in an essay in 1891 – but it was popularized by Robert Heinlein’s 1966 book, “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress”.

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Can Russia Evade Sanctions via the Gold or Bitcoin Trades?

2022-03-30

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2022-03-30

Can Russia Evade Sanctions via the Gold and Bitcoin Trades?

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The Top 8 Crypto Custodians

2022-01-07

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2022-01-07

As investors increasingly incorporate digital assets into their portfolios, the crypto custody landscape continues to grow and mature. As of late-2021, around US$230 billion worth of digital assets, or about 9% of the total US$2.5 trillion cryptocurrency market, were being stored on the technology solutions of eight crypto custodians, separate research by The Block Research and Blockdata found.

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Weekly Market Pulse: Has Inflation Peaked?

2021-12-13

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2021-12-13

The headlines last Friday were ominous: Inflation Hits Highest Level in Nearly 40 Years. Inflation is Painfully High… Groceries and Christmas Presents Are Going To Cost More. Inflation is Soaring..

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Marriage of Gold and Cryptocurrencies: A New Future?

2021-04-16

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2021-04-16

The debate between relatively new digital cryptocurrencies versus ‘tried and true’ gold has dominated most precious metals related websites. But what if gold and cryptocurrencies were combined? According to a Bloomberg article a NYC Real Estate Mogul, after learning about cryptocurrencies from his son, is putting this concept to work by securing a minimum of $6 billion in gold reserves to back his new cryptocurrency.

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Cryptos Slide Accelerates Since Congress Warned Bitcoin Poses Threat To US Election

2018-06-30

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2018-06-30

BTC/USD, Monthly Jun 2018
Bitcoin has tumbled back below $6,000 in early Asia trading and the rest of the crypto space is following suit. No imediate catalyst for the move - aside from technical pressure - but tougher AML rules in South Korea and US Congress being told Bitcoin is a threat to the US election may have sparked it earlier in the week and this is follow-through.

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Sovereign Money Referendum: A Swiss Awakening to Fractional-Reserve Banking?

2018-06-12

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2018-06-12

On Sunday 10 June 2018, Switzerland’s electorate voted on a referendum calling for the country’s commercial banks to be banned from creating money. In a country world-famous for its banking industry, this was quite an interesting turn of events. Known as the Sovereign Money Initiative or ‘Vollgeld’, the referendum was brought to the Swiss electorate in the form of a ‘Popular Initiative‘.

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Chinese bitcoin mining giant sets up Swiss hub

2018-01-14

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2018-01-14

One of the world’s largest bitcoin miners is setting up a hub for European operations in Switzerland, a person familiar with company has confirmed to swissinfo.ch. The Chinese firm Bitmain Technologies is setting up in Zug just as the Chinese authorities move to shut down cryptocurrency miners.

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If Bitcoin Is A Bubble…

2018-01-07

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2018-01-07

Organizational Theorist Frederic Laloux’s Five Kinds of Human Organizations
Our earlier articles on bitcoin discuss the crypto asset as a currency and a commodity. Both papers focused on the consequences of bitcoin’s defining feature: the asymptotic supply limit of 21 million coins. This gives it an unusual juxtaposition of demand uncertainty and supply certainty (as well as inelasticity). As a currency, it gives rise to a tension between its use as a store of value and as medium of exchange.

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Global Asset Allocation Update

2018-01-05

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2018-01-05

Moderate Allocation
There is no change to the risk budget this month. For the moderate risk investor the allocation to bonds is 50%, risk assets 45% and cash 5%. The extreme overbought condition of the US stock market persists so I will continue to hold a modest amount of cash. There are some minor changes within the portfolios but the overall allocation is unchanged.

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A Gold Guy’s View Of Crypto, Bitcoin, And Blockchain

2017-12-20

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2017-12-20

Bitcoin Price, Oct - Dec 2017
Bitcoin was on my radar far back as 2011, but for years, I didn’t think much of it. It was a curiosity. Nothing more. Sort of like the virtual money you use in World of Warcraft or something. In 2015, looking deeper, I slowly (not the sharpest tool in the shed) arrived at that “aha” inflection point that most advocates of honest money arrive at. I realized that a distributed public ledger has the power to change, well, everything.

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