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Blockchain Tracing & Determinism
Blockchain Tracing & Determinism
Much like phrenology, blockchain tracing has seeped into jurisprudence and been undeservedly elevated to the level of forensic science. But…
DataFinnovation - ChainArgos - 4AC
Sep 5
Hammering THORChain: It’s Totally Centralized With Hard-Coded Admin Keys
Hammering THORChain: It’s Totally Centralized With Hard-Coded Admin Keys
Blockchains herald the promise of decentralization. But THORChain is not the blockchain you’re looking for if you care about such ideals…
DataFinnovation - ChainArgos - 4AC
Sep 4
The Chainalysis Sanctions Oracle — When should you be concerned it’s late?
The Chainalysis Sanctions Oracle — When should you be concerned it’s late?
Hopefully whoever relies on the Chainalysis “Sanctions Oracle” to make “critical decisions” doesn’t equate “critical” to mean “timely”.
DataFinnovation - ChainArgos - 4AC
Aug 1
In Re: Examining SEC v. Consensys
In Re: Examining SEC v. Consensys
Following our three part series on the details of MetaMask a brand new blog appeared with a first post addressing some of the same issues…
DataFinnovation - ChainArgos - 4AC
Jul 20
Part III of III: How MetaMask Bridge Really Works
Part III of III: How MetaMask Bridge Really Works
Part 3 in a series of How MetaMask Really Works. This time we are going to show that the Bridge function — which we touched on last time —…
DataFinnovation - ChainArgos - 4AC
Jul 15
Part II of III: How MetaMask Staking Really Works
Part II of III: How MetaMask Staking Really Works
As a follow-up to our piece revealing How MetaMask Swap Really Works we now take a look at how MetaMask Staking really works.
DataFinnovation - ChainArgos - 4AC
Jul 15
Part I of III: How MetaMask Swap Really Works
Part I of III: How MetaMask Swap Really Works
Think you know how MetaMask and specifically MetaMask Swap works? In this article, we take you through the inner workings (now with…
DataFinnovation - ChainArgos - 4AC
Jul 10
Stable Coin
Laundering the Proceeds of Crime: Crypto’s Killer App?
Laundering the Proceeds of Crime: Crypto’s Killer App?
With the US approving spot bitcoin ETFs, can cryptocurrencies move beyond their shady reputation? What do current transaction volumes say…
DataFinnovation - ChainArgos - 4AC
Jan 11
$1bn in “Pig-Butchering”Scams and Counting
$1bn in “Pig-Butchering”Scams and Counting
In a follow-up piece from our work with Bitrace, connecting scam victims in the US and China, we can now show the same scams also claimed…
DataFinnovation - ChainArgos - 4AC
Jan 11
A Tale of Tether on TRON Before and After the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
A Tale of Tether on TRON Before and After the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
The recent Hamas attack in Israel has drawn into sharp focus the use of cryptocurrencies, especially stablecoins, to facilitate terrorism…
Patrick Tan
Oct 14, 2023
MakerDAO RWA Structure Issues
MakerDAO RWA Structure Issues
MakerDAO has a “real world assets” program that seeks to earn income by funding traditional bonds, loans and the like. As this activity…
DataFinnovation - ChainArgos - 4AC
Jun 2, 2023
Early TUSD & HUSD Real Uses
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, using public data, three…
DataFinnovation - ChainArgos - 4AC
Apr 10, 2023
TUSD: The Early Days & SBF
TUSD: The Early Days & SBF
We’ve written a lot about the TrueUSD. Now we are going to look at the early days. In Jan 2019 they changed contracts. The legacy TUSD…
DataFinnovation - ChainArgos - 4AC
Mar 22, 2023
TUSD: WTAF
TUSD: WTAF
We’ve written about the TrueUSD before. About how their highly-organized redemption process makes it easier to de-anonymize addresses and…
DataFinnovation - ChainArgos - 4AC
Mar 14, 2023
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