Tagged: national security

Blockchain Analytics Firm Elliptic and BlockTrace to Enhance National Security Infrastructure

Elliptic – the blockchain analytics and data intelligence provider – and BlockTrace – the integrator of cyber intelligence and insights – have announced a strategic partnership, which will bolster “the capabilities of national security entities to monitor the digital asset ecosystem and protect critical infrastructure… Read More

CipherTrace Shares Report on Blockchain Analysis that Helped US Seize $2M+ in DarkSide Ransom Paid by Colonial Pipeline

On June 7, 2021, the US Department of Justice announced that they had managed to seize 63.69 BTC (valued at around $2.5 million) of the 75 BTC ransom Colonial Pipeline was forced to pay to DarkSide. This ransom recovery is notably the very first undertaken… Read More

CBDCs: China’s Digital Currency Might Raise Financial Privacy Issues, National Security Concerns, Political Power Challenge for US

Although not very many technical details of China’s plans for its central bank digital currency (CBDC) have been shared publicly, the virtual yuan is raising privacy concerns and may lead to potential national security issues and problems related to political power. The Digital Currency/Electronic Payment… Read More

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