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Exchanges outdo auctions for governments cashing in criminal crypto, says exec

November 27, 2020cashtechnews

Governments are increasingly liquidating crypto assets seized in criminal investigations. Earlier this week, Lithuania’s tax service, the Lithuanian State Tax Inspectorate, added $7.6 million dollars to the state budget through the sale of cryptocurrencies seized in criminal investigations. The occasion marked the first time that the Lithuanian government liquidated confiscated cryptocurrencies. In doing so, the […]

Cypherpunk Holdings becomes 9th largest public holder of Bitcoin

November 26, 2020cashtechnews

Canadian holding company dumped XMR and ETH to fund its acquisition. Cypherpunk Holdings (CSE:HODL), a privacy-focused Canadian investment company, has upped its stake in Bitcoin (BTC). The company disclosed Thursday that it has added 72.979 BTC to its reserves since June 30, 2020. Cypherpunk funded the acquisition by liquidating its holdings of Monero (XMR) and […]

Lithuanian tax service’s first confiscated crypto sale nets $7.6M

November 24, 2020cashtechnews

The Lithuanian State Tax Inspectorate exchanged Bitcoin, Ether and Monero for 6.4 million euro. The Lithuanian government has reportedly sold a batch of cryptocurrency seized by local enforcement agencies. The State Tax Inspectorate, or STI, the country’s tax authority, sold confiscated crypto assets worth 6.4 million euro ($7.6 million) and subsequently added the funds to […]

Privacy coins no more? CipherTrace files patents for tracing Monero transactions

November 22, 2020cashtechnews

The firm claims it will be able to identify XMR used for illicit purposes to support criminal investigations. Crypto analytics firm CipherTrace announced on Friday that it had filed two patents for technology capable of tracing transactions for privacy coin Monero. In a Nov. 20 blog from CipherTrace, the firm stated that the patents would […]

Jumping into the pool: How to earn a profit mining Bitcoin and Ether

November 21, 2020cashtechnews

Where can you mine Bitcoin and Ether in 2020? Here are the top tips about mining pools and what you need to know before joining one of them. For the past several months, miners around the world have been extremely active, which can be seen through spikes in hash rates that coincided with a significant […]

Dash claims ‘inaccurate categorization’ as ShapeShift delists privacy coins

November 16, 2020cashtechnews

The delisting of Dash and Zcash has some wondering about the future of privacy coins on major exchanges. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that regulators are starting to pay close attention to cryptocurrencies this year. For instance, as the price of Bitcoin (BTC) continues to soar, it’s predicted that regulators will start taking direct […]

Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, ETH, XRP, XMR, UNI

November 15, 2020cashtechnews

If Bitcoin consolidates near $16,000 for a few days, traders may shift their attention to altcoins and DeFi tokens. Bitcoin (BTC) has long been touted as digital gold by crypto enthusiasts. Now as the digital asset faces its first economic crisis since its birth, Bitcoin has validated the narrative and outperformed gold by a large […]

Privacy should be at the core of CBDCs, says Boston Fed research director

November 13, 2020cashtechnews

Privacy should be a key talking point from the beginning of CBDC development. Robert Bench, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s director of applied research, thinks privacy should be a focus during the creation of digital money, not an afterthought. “Privacy is a question that we have learned is critical from a technical perspective,” Bench […]

Dash objects to ShapeShift culling of privacy coins

November 12, 2020cashtechnews

“Dash is technically no more a ‘privacy coin’ than Bitcoin,” according to Perkins Coie. So why did Shapeshift delist it? Cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift recently delisted three privacy coins: Dash, Zcash (ZEC) and Monero (XMR). This was an unexpected move to say the least, given the exchange’s historic commitment to privacy. As a noncustodial platform, Shapeshift did […]

Investors are back into Bitcoin but DEXs are still the future of crypto

November 9, 2020cashtechnews

Bitcoin’s rally to $15.9K stole the limelight from DeFi tokens and decentralized exchanges but the tables could turn rapidly. Bitcoin’s long-waited bull run and the recent wave of corporate and institutional investors allocating significant portions of their reserves to Bitcoin (BTC) are all signs that the pace of crypto’s mainstreaming is rapidly accelerating: But has […]

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Exchanges outdo auctions for governments cashing in criminal crypto, says exec

Lithuanian tax service’s first confiscated crypto sale nets $7.6M

Privacy coins no more? CipherTrace files patents for tracing Monero transactions

Jumping into the pool: How to earn a profit mining Bitcoin and Ether

Dash claims ‘inaccurate categorization’ as ShapeShift delists privacy coins

Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, ETH, XRP, XMR, UNI

Privacy should be at the core of CBDCs, says Boston Fed research director

Dash objects to ShapeShift culling of privacy coins

Investors are back into Bitcoin but DEXs are still the future of crypto

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