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Binance Built a Blockchain, Except it Didn’t

For all its claims of promoting decentralization, Binance runs two “blockchains” that are not just highly centralized, but regularly alter…

Jan 2, 2023

Binance Built a Blockchain, Except it Didn’t

Jan 2, 2023

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Anatomy of an Algo Stablecoin Apocalypse — TerraUSD

The near-collapse of algorithmic stablecoin TerraUST is just one more example of crypto-based financial alchemy doomed to failure and why…

May 11, 2022

Anatomy of an Algo Stablecoin Apocalypse — TerraUSD

May 11, 2022

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The Next Crisis will Come from Cryptocurrencies

Every decade or so, a catalyst is provided for a major economic crisis. The nineties had the dotcom bubble, the noughties had the sub-prime…

Jul 10, 2021

The Next Crisis will Come from Cryptocurrencies

Jul 10, 2021

The Chainalysis Sanctions Oracle — When should you be concerned it’s late?

Hopefully whoever relies on the Chainalysis “Sanctions Oracle” to make “critical decisions” doesn’t equate “critical” to mean “timely”.

Aug 2

The Chainalysis Sanctions Oracle — When should you be concerned it’s late?

Aug 2

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Romania Upskills for the Future: Blockchain Intelligence Training with ChainArgos and ICI Bucharest

May 2024, Bucharest, Romania — Core team members of ChainArgos were on-site at the National Institute for Research and Development in…

Jul 3

Romania Upskills for the Future: Blockchain Intelligence Training with ChainArgos and ICI Bucharest

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Poly-gone — 400 Million MATIC Missing?

Promises made, promises kept? Tracking token flows of the Polygon blockchain’s MATIC tokens raises serious questions about the Polygon…

Jan 15

Poly-gone — 400 Million MATIC Missing?

Jan 15

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3 Things You Must Know About Tether’s Terms of Service

Stablecoin issuer Tether’s Terms of Services were updated on December 7, 2023, and if you hold or accept USDT, you should pay attention.

Jan 5

3 Things You Must Know About Tether’s Terms of Service

Jan 5

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What happens when Tether “freezes” your Tether?

Stablecoin issuer Tether has been going on a wallet “blacklisting” spree of late, but what happens if your USDT gets “blacklisted” even…

Dec 26, 2023

What happens when Tether “freezes” your Tether?

Dec 26, 2023

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Binance, Rubles, The FCA & Failed KYC

Major gaps remain in the global financial services licensing regime, allowing nefarious actors to engage in regulatory arbitrage that…

Nov 30, 2023

Binance, Rubles, The FCA & Failed KYC

Nov 30, 2023

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A Tale of Tether on TRON Before and After the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

The recent Hamas attack in Israel has drawn into sharp focus the use of cryptocurrencies, especially stablecoins, to facilitate terrorism…

Oct 14, 2023

A Tale of Tether on TRON Before and After the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Oct 14, 2023

Patrick Tan

Patrick Tan

General Counsel for ChainArgos, the blockchain intelligence firm made famous for breaking the story that BUSD was unbacked by US$1.4bn

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