While other types of illicit activity are growing, scams are the biggest issue, Wednesday’s report from the analytics firm said. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/08/29/pig-butchering-scams-remain-dangerous-threat-in-crypto-markets-chainalysis-report-says/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Banks that transact on permissionless blockchains face multiple risks, including money laundering and terrorism financing, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision said. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/08/29/banks-using-permissionless-blockchains-for-transactions-face-multiple-risks-bis/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The executive was taken to hospital; his injuries were not life threatening. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/08/29/ceo-of-south-korean-crypto-firm-haru-invest-stabbed-during-trial-reuters/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Bettors were fairly sure the Telegram CEO would be released in September. His release on Wednesday tossed the market on its head. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/08/29/polymarket-bettors-miss-out-on-270k-due-to-pavel-durovs-early-release/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

TON says its core developer team is looking into why the DOGS token continues to crash the chain. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/08/29/ton-back-online-after-second-outage/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/08/28/bitcoin-layer-2-network-stacks-begins-nakamoto-upgrade/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Once again, the DOGS token is gumming up the works. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/08/28/telegram-linked-ton-blockchain-suffers-second-outage/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Blockchain analysts are reminding investors how closely the messaging app Telegram, whose just-arrested CEO Pavel Durov awaits a hearing in a French court, is intertwined with the fate of …

Simple “engagement” isn’t enough. Banks need to start experimenting with tokenization and blockchain-powered settlement, or risk getting left behind, says Sygnum Bank’s Lucas Schweiger. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2024/08/28/crypto-is-now-a-non-negotiable-for-traditional-banks/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

While BTC and Ethereum have made strong comebacks in the last year, much of the rest of the market is still catching up, say Kevin Kelly and Jason Pagoulatos, …