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Acuant Partners With Chainalysis On Risk Assessment For Blockchain
Acuant Partners With Chainalysis On Risk Assessment For Blockchain
May 11, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Global identity platform Acuant, which works for fraud prevention and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance, has partnered with Chainalysis, a blockchain analysis company, to boost risk...

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Venture Capitalists Continue Aggressive Push Into B2B FinTech
Venture Capitalists Continue Aggressive Push Into B2B FinTech
April 02, 2021  |  B2B Payments

With four, nine-figure funding rounds, venture capitalists continue to drive aggressively into the B2B FinTech landscape. This week’s roundup includes new investment in digital currency...

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Chainalysis Lands $100 Million In Series D Financing
Chainalysis Lands $100 Million In Series D Financing
March 26, 2021  |  Investments

Chainalysis has obtained $100 million in a Paradigm-led Series D financing, bringing the blockchain analysis company’s valuation to more than $2 billion. Previous investors Ribbit...

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Bitcoin Daily: Chainalysis Rolls Out Examination Support For Cryptocurrencies Zcash, Dash Crypto
Bitcoin Daily: Chainalysis Rolls Out Examination Support For Cryptocurrencies Zcash, Dash Crypto
June 09, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Blockchain analysis company Chainalysis has rolled out compliance and investigative services for the Zcash and Dash digital currencies, according to an announcement. The firm noted...

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Bitcoin Daily: Darknet Bitcoin Spending Slides During COVID-19 Pandemic; Telegram Prohibited From Issuing Tokens To Foreign Investors
Bitcoin Daily: Darknet Bitcoin Spending Slides During COVID-19 Pandemic; Telegram Prohibited From Issuing Tokens To...
April 01, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Spending at darknet markets declined during the past two months even with a drop in the price of the digital currency, per Chainalysis data, as...

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Bitcoin Daily: Venezuelan Department Stores To Launch Blockchain POS; Blockchain Analysis Firm Debuts Real-Time Fraud Alerts
Bitcoin Daily: Venezuelan Department Stores To Launch Blockchain POS; Blockchain Analysis Firm Debuts Real-Time Fraud...
August 23, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Blockchain firm Pundi X has announced that Venezuela’s largest chain of department stores will implement the XPOS, the blockchain-powered point-of-sale device, across its 49 stores...

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Illegal Bitcoin Purchases To Reach $1B In 2019
Illegal Bitcoin Purchases To Reach $1B In 2019
July 02, 2019  |  Bitcoin

New data shows that illegal bitcoin purchases are expected to hit more than $1 billion this year, which will be a new record. According to...

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Bitcoin Daily: eToro Is Giving Away $1.65B In Ethereum; McAfee Wants To Reveal Satoshi Nakamoto
Bitcoin Daily: eToro Is Giving Away $1.65B In Ethereum; McAfee Wants To Reveal Satoshi Nakamoto
April 25, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Antivirus pioneer John McAfee claims that he knows the true identify of bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto. But after telling Bloomberg he would expose Nakamoto “within...

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Airbnb’s Business Travel Investment Leads B2B Funding For The Week
Airbnb’s Business Travel Investment Leads B2B Funding For The Week
April 19, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The big news in B2B FinTech investment this week came from Airbnb, which is bolstering its presence in the business travel market with new funding,...

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