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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
3 Things You Must Know About Tether’s Terms of Service
3 Things You Must Know About Tether’s Terms of Service
Stablecoin issuer Tether’s Terms of Services were updated on December 7, 2023, and if you hold or accept USDT, you should pay attention.
Patrick Tan
Jan 5
What happens when Tether “freezes” your Tether?
What happens when Tether “freezes” your Tether?
Stablecoin issuer Tether has been going on a wallet “blacklisting” spree of late, but what happens if your USDT gets “blacklisted” even…
Patrick Tan
Dec 25, 2023
Binance, Rubles, The FCA & Failed KYC
Binance, Rubles, The FCA & Failed KYC
Major gaps remain in the global financial services licensing regime, allowing nefarious actors to engage in regulatory arbitrage that…
Patrick Tan
Nov 29, 2023
Binance, Rubles, The FCA & Failed KYC
Binance, Rubles, The FCA & Failed KYC
Here we cover a few points:
DataFinnovation - ChainArgos - 4AC
Nov 25, 2023
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
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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
Circle’s New Attestations
Circle’s New Attestations
Circle just released their first Deloitte-produced attestation here. This document, oddly, covers both the 17th and 31st Jan 2023. We can…
DataFinnovation - ChainArgos - 4AC
Mar 4, 2023
Stablecoin Mechanics 4: USDD’s Origin Story & Statistics
Stablecoin Mechanics 4: USDD’s Origin Story & Statistics
USDD was announced 21 April 2022 as a Justin Sun project that intended to offer a decentralized USD-pegged stablecoin. A fair amount of…
DataFinnovation - ChainArgos - 4AC
Feb 28, 2023
Stablecoin Attestation Deep Dive
Stablecoin Attestation Deep Dive
Paxos and Circle publish similar attestation reports for stablecoin reserves. And in both cases a lot of folks seem confused by what the…
DataFinnovation - ChainArgos - 4AC
Feb 24, 2023
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