$ 1.7 billion was stolen from cryptocurrency exchanges, custodial services, and in ICO exit scams in 2018. That’s a dramatic rise from the year before, despite the shrinking market. And according to the Q4 CipherTrace Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering Report, that money needs to be laundered. But here’s the kicker: with a global wave of regulations going into effect later this year, laundering cryptos will be increasingly harder to do. CCN caught up with Dave Jevans, CEO of CipherTrace and co-chair of the Cryptocurrency Working Group at the APWG.org to find out what this means. Like Taking Candy from a Baby Of
Chain Open Research (COR Index) Opens Access to a Full Suite of Cryptocurrency Market Analytics
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Chain Open Research, a Deep Analytics Platform for Cryptoassets, Is out in Alpha and Available to All
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Popular Analytics Site Breached By Hackers
A popular cryptocurrency exchange is the victim of the latest string of hacks who compromised a widely used web analytics platform earlier in the week.
According to a recent report from the internet security firm ESET, an Irish based web analytics site StatCounter was hacked in an attempt to steal Bitcoin from customers of the Gate.io cryptocurrency exchange.
Data from CoinMarketCap shows that Gate.io is the 38th biggest crypto exchange around the world by trading volume and according to the companies website they are based in the Cayman Islands.
Nasdaq Explores Adding Cryptocurrency Datasets to Its Analytics Tools
Nasdaq (NDAQ), the second-largest stock exchange in the world by total capitalization, is reportedly exploring the addition of cryptocurrency datasets to its market analytics tool. According to a breaking report by Cointelegraph, the firm is considering bringing crypto data to Analytics Hub, a market research tool that was launched in 2017 to help users parse unstructured data […]
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Google Dives into the Ethereum Blockchain with its Big Data Analytics Platform
Google BigQuery, Google Cloud’s Petabyte-scale data warehousing solution, has made the Ethereum dataset available to enable the exploration of smart contract analytics, the company announced on a blog. BigQuery has made it possible to explore all of Ethereum’s historical data. Ethereum’s ETL project on GitHub includes all source code that can be extracted from the
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Google Releases Public Dataset for Ethereum Blockchain Analytics
Tech giant Google (GOOGL) recently made the Ethereum database available to the public for analysis in Google BigQuery, the company’s web service that enables interactive analysis of massively large datasets. According to the company’s announcement, Google decided to make the Ethereum blockchain data available on Google Cloud in an effort to improve the analytic tools currently […]
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[promoted] Democratizing Data: Bringing Data Harvesting and Analytics to the Masses
Some people like to say that “data is king.” The team at Flux prefers a slightly different term: It believes that “data is a kingmaker.” The ability to collect, store and analyze data is what gives individuals and organizations power.
To date, access to this kingmaking power is very unequal. It has been concentrated in the hands of a select few companies, most of which were already quite powerful to begin with. They alone possess the enormous resources required to collect quality data and turn it into value.
Amberdata Adds Aion Network to Blockchain Analytics Platform
Amberdata, a provider of blockchain monitoring and analytics, has announced a partnership with Aion Network to provide real-time transparency and intelligence of Aion’s blockchain on Amberdata’s platform for the community. With support for both the Aion Kilimanjaro (Mainnet) and Aion Conquest (Testnet) blockchains, Amberdata will offer a full suite of tools for monitoring, searching and analysing Aion network’s multi-tier blockchain system.
What You Should Pay Attention To in The 2016 Tech Industry
Even though not everyone is a fan of some of the current tech trends, that doesn’t mean they won’t become more viable in the not-so-distant future. Regardless of how people feel about certain technological marvels, they will play an important role throughout 2016 and the years to follow. Analytics, 3D printing, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence are slowly making their way to mainstream consumers all over the world.
Some Future Tech Trends Are Already Here
Tips To Make It As A FinTech Entrepreneur
Being an entrepreneur is a great feeling, getting to run your own business and forge a path for yourself. But at the same time, being an entrepreneur brings forth a lot of responsibility and many other things to be taken into account. Luckily for all aspiring entrepreneurs, there are a few basic tips that will go a long way in one’s career.
Making It As An Entrepreneur – A Few Pointers
Don’t be mistaken in thinking being a CEO of your own company means there will be few responsibilities on your plate. Especially during the first months – or even years – an entrepreneur will have to fill multiple roles, including CFO, CTO, marketing guru, customer support, and many others. An entrepreneur’s job is never finished, and there is always room for growth.