Binance Built a Blockchain, Except it Didn’t

For all its claims of promoting decentralization, Binance…

Laundering the Proceeds of Crime: Crypto’s Killer App?

With the US approving spot bitcoin ETFs, can…

$1bn in “Pig-Butchering”Scams and Counting

In a follow-up piece from our work with Bitrace, connecting…

Romania Upskills for the Future: Blockchain Intelligence Training with ChainArgos and ICI Bucharest

Hammering THORChain: It’s Totally Centralized With Hard-Coded Admin Keys

Blockchains herald the…

Early TUSD & HUSD Real Uses

Here we are going to dig in to some early — 2018 and 2019 — flows of TUSD and HUSD. The goal here is to show…

Stablecoin Mechanics 2: Tether-Celsius

Canonically a stablecoin is only issued in return for fiat currency. Everyone knows that…

Applied Fraud Detection: Benford’s Law & Stablecoins