Articles by Jason Nelson
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Illicit cryptocurrency addresses received at least $154 billion in 2025.Sanctioned entities accounted for about $104 billion of those flows.Activity tied to Iran, … [+4185 chars]
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An alleged ransom note demanding millions in Bitcoin has surfaced in the investigation into Nancy Guthries disappearance.The Pima County Sheriffs Office said it is reviewin… [+3624 chars]
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GameStop transferred its entire 4,710 Bitcoin holding to Coinbase Prime, prompting questions about a potential sale.CEO Ryan Cohen said a major acquisition strategy is way … [+3354 chars]
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Opera stock climbed after MiniPay added support for Tethers USDT stablecoin.MiniPay now supports dollar-pegged and gold-linked tokens inside Operas mobile browser.… [+3164 chars]
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Roughly 75,000 ETH left over from unresolved DAO contracts will be redirected into a long-term security endowment.The initiative formalizes a plan set by early Ethereum cur… [+2978 chars]
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Brave is launching a multi-week vault heist game across its browser, X, and Discord starting February 3.More than 4,000 players have already pre-registered for the competit… [+3764 chars]
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The Ethereum Foundation has created a new Post Quantum team, according to a post from researcher Justin Drake.The effort centers on LeanVM, new developer calls, live post-q… [+3215 chars]
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Coinbase announced an independent advisory board focused on quantum computing and blockchain security.The company says quantum risks are long-term, but planning now is nece… [+5666 chars]
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Chainalysis estimates that Irans crypto ecosystem reached about $7.78 billion in 2025, growing faster than the year prior.Bitcoin withdrawals by civilians surged during mas… [+4208 chars]
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Chainalysis estimates crypto scams generated over $17 billion in losses for 2025.Impersonation scams grew more than 1,400% year over year, driven in part by AI tools.
