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How a Web Wallet Outperformed Hardware Security
After publishing the article “AML Terrorism” (if you haven’t read it yet — do so, you won’t regret it), a user contacted the support team at rabbit.io with a question about how to mark cryptocurrency as stolen in AML systems. When we asked what happened, our correspondent shared a very sad story about being robbed. I won’t recount all...
Why Traders Keep Bitcoin Off Exchanges Now
The CryptoQuant chart tracking Bitcoin reserves on exchanges shows a consistent decline, which has become particularly steep since 2023. Conventional wisdom interprets declining exchange reserves as a sign of accumulation, suggesting that holders are reluctant to sell their coins. Following this logic, reduced supply should lead to price appreciation. But here's an interesting perspective:...
ASYM AI Trader's Secret Stats
Remember when I recently told you about ASYM, the AI trading agent that posts its crypto trading results on X? At the time, I noted that the developers refused to disclose the address this AI agent uses for trading. However, some enthusiasts in a private Telegram chat managed to track down what appears to be one of its addresses:...
Solana's "One Year Without Downtime"
According to Solana Status, today marks exactly one year since the blockchain’s last major outage. This is officially the longest uninterrupted uptime in Solana’s history — a milestone that, at first glance, seems worth celebrating. After all, this "record year" coincided with unprecedented network demand. If we look at the revenue chart for Solana-based apps over...
UAE Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure is adopting ShibOS
The Shiba Inu team announced that the UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure will use ShibOS, an operating system developed within the Shiba Inu ecosystem, to build national Web3 infrastructure. A bold statement from the Deputy Minister was published on shib.io: "This partnership represents a pivotal moment in our journey toward redefining government services." I’ve already pointed out that...
CZ vs. Bitcoin Block Space: A Plot Twist
When CZ recently wrote on X, stating "You need bitcoin more than bitcoin needs you," he noted that it was an unpopular opinion. I'm not sure why he considers this idea unpopular. In Bitcoin circles, similar sentiments are quite common. One key argument is that blockchain space is already insufficient for new user transactions. Over the past...
AML Terrorism: The Dark Side of Transaction Monitoring
Have you ever considered whether the cryptocurrency you receive from a stranger might be “tainted” — previously associated with criminal activities? Many customers of the Rabbit Swap share this concern. If cryptocurrency is flagged as “tainted” by specialized transaction monitoring systems, using it becomes extremely difficult. Recipients can check all incoming transactions using these systems...
THORChain's $199M debt crisis just got interesting
A week ago, the THORChain protocol team suspended lending and deposit activities on the THORFi platform. According to BlockBeats, the platform had accumulated $199 million in debt, and any significant withdrawal of assets could have triggered a collapse. While the community was quick to write THORChain's obituary, the team came up with an elegant solution: debt tokenization. On one...
Tether launches USDT on Bitcoin Lightning Network
Tether has announced the launch of USDT stablecoins on the Lightning Network using the Taproot Assets protocol. This marks Tether's third attempt to integrate USDT tokens into the Bitcoin ecosystem: * In 2014, these tokens were issued on the Bitcoin blockchain using the Omni Layer tokenization protocol * In 2019, USDT tokens were also issued on Liquid...
El Salvador Moves Away from Bitcoin Mandate
It seems that El Salvador has finally passed a law repealing the mandatory acceptance of Bitcoin as payment. When the IMF announced that it had reached an agreement with El Salvador to end the Bitcoin requirement, and the president's Bitcoin office director wrote on X that Bitcoin remains legal tender, I initially thought either El Salvador was...
