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Only 10% Of Cryptocurrency Transactions Are Used For Illegal Activities, According To DEA

According to information provided by Lilita Infante, a special agent with the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), currently, only 10% of the cryptocurrency transactions are used for illegal activities. Infante provided this data during an interview, published on Bloomberg’s website, in which the agent states that five years ago the percentage of criminal acts involving cryptos was 90%.

Infante noted that illegal activities are carried out mainly through the dark web, where illegal products are sold in cryptocurrency, making this practice an increasing trend in the last year. Thus, the report indicates that it is criminal organizations, such as drug cartels, that increasingly use digital assets in their operations, ranging from money laundering to cross-border transactions in crypto coins.

For the official, this is because these organizations that operate outside the law find it cheaper, faster and safer to carry out operations with cryptocurrencies than through the traditional banking system. However, this situation is going to change.

In this regard, Infante states that both the Bitcoin (BTC) platforms, as well as other cryptos’ underlying blockchains, become resources that make it easier for agents to track transactions and identify the people involved.

Privacy-focused cryptocurrencies, like Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC), are not liquid enough and, although they are more anonymous than Bitcoin (BTC), we still have ways to track them down, too.

Lilita Infante, Special Agent, DEA, United States

The data presented by Lilita Infante contrasts with previous studies regarding cryptocurrency transactions for illegal activities

The information provided by this DEA agent can be contrasted with the results of some reviews on the use of cryptocurrency for illicit activities. Among them, we can highlight an investigation carried out by the European Parliament last June, which concluded that there are hardly any public documents and confirmed cases of terrorist financing involving cryptos.

Contrary to what the DEA agent said, European parliamentarians do foresee a long-term advance in cybercrime, due to the development of private cryptocurrencies and greater adoption of cryptos and underlying blockchain technologies linked to social networks and online platforms.

However, the European Parliament’s study agrees with Infante and other research conducted in 2017 by New York University Law School that criminal organizations use digital assets to sell/buy goods on the dark web and to transfer funds and securities through decentralized platforms.

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Why Should You Choose a Clash of Clans Private Server?

In this article we’re going to talk about how you can get the exact original game, but with more fun, and unlimited resources. The CoC Private Server has everything you need – including having a war with people online without any problems. What you could do in months, you’ll be able to do in HOURS, sometimes even MINUTES. You’ll get unlimited gold, gems, elixir and dark elixir. Your game time will become better once you decide to go for this.

So…how does Clash of Clans servers work?

Clash of Clans servers are amazing because they let you play the original multiplayer game, which is hosted by Supercell. However, The CoC Private servers are not hosted by Supercell – they’re private and they’re hosted by a third-party. They offer unlimited resources, such as gems, elixir, dark elixir and gold – and you won’t even have to earn them in the game. You can download them for free.

Will you need a rooted device?

Rumor has it you’ll need a rooted device for the private servers to work. Let’s make things clear: for CoC Private Server you won’t need a device that’s jailbroken or rooted. That’s not the case. The CoC servers hack has been tested and it runs with no problems.

Why should you get FHx?

We recommend FHx as it works perfectly and the private server is flawless. You can play it on any Android or iOS device and you won’t need to jailbreak or root it. The process of download is also easy – no survey, no paying – you’re just one click away from the fun.

If you decide to go for FHx, you’ll be in advantage: you won’t spend months to get to the top. The minimum amount of gold, gems and elixir is of 1,000,000,000. You can get by any kind of troop that you want – giants, goblins, or Pekka. You can also upgrade them in seconds.

You also need to keep in mind that you’ll have to update the game, even if you use this hack.

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Pokémon Go Community Day Event: Make the Most out of Eevee

Pokémon Go is that app that was designed to make people leave their home and play together outside while looking for Pokemons. Each event has given the client exclusive move that will spawn for about three hours, the thing that comes with a resource bonus, like double XP, Lure Modules or Stardust.

Everything you need to know about Pokémon Go Community Day

The featured Pokemon will be Eevee and the date will be from Saturday the 11th of August till Sunday the 12th of August. The times will be: for the Asia Pacific – 12 pm to 3 pm JST, for North America, South America and Greenland – 11 am to 2 pm PST, 2 pm to 5 pm EST, for Europe, Middle East. The unique move will be Last Resort. There are also two bonuses: 3-hour Lures and 3x catch Stardust

Who is Eevee?

Last Resort is Eevee’s special Community Day move, that’s actually a very strong type of normal attack from the Pokémon games. However, the lack of STAB might mean that it’s not actually a good idea to go for a viable competitive choice.

If we are to talk about how rare Eevee is, she’s quite a catch, but it’s easier now to find it given the fact that it became a regular reward in the field research.

It’s also known that Community Day it’s the perfect event to debut the Gen 4 evolution – but there’s no official statement regarding that so far.

Will there be a shiny?

We all know that Niantic never really confirms the existence of a shiny version of the Community Day Pokémon, but every time one was introduced. So we suppose this will happen again. So the answer is yes, there will be shiny.

Watch out for it, but also, remember that they don’t really appear in the same place for everyone (just like high-IV Pokémon does). You get one random chance of everyone and you start the battle with being shiny. If you just keep searching, you might get lucky.

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Google Pixel Phones will Feature the new Android 9 Pie

Just now, Google announced that its latest version of Android will arrive on its Pixel phones. Even the name isn’t bad at all, Android 9 Pie. What are its characteristics and what do we expect are fair questions. Follow up below.

What are its features?

As it was revealed earlier this year, in May, 9 Pie will come with a ‘Digital Wellbeing’ dashboard along with a series of improvements to the UI which are enhanced by AI, including a navigation system based on gestures. That’s not all, of course. This latest release from Google includes many more subtle improvements concerning the software design, from which the new status bar stands out as it is made to go hand in hand with the notch design.

What’s missing?

These new additions are great and all but they could have been more of them. However, there are some which will come later, according to Google. Although they were initially announced at Google I/O, features affecting the Digital Wellbeing will be missing. We are talking about the ‘wind down’ setting which was planned to be used while you sleep or when you wouldn’t use your phone for hours. Besides this one, we won’t come across app times or the usage dashboard either.

Although we won’t see them featured with Android 9 Pie, Pixel users will have the opportunity of trying them out as a beta version. The official release will happen this fall and along with it we expect to see Android One and ‘other devices’ which we feel will be the Pixel 3 phones.

We are not done with what we WON’T have on 9 Pie. ‘Slices’ were supposed to allow apps to showcase their functionality into search. This would have translated into using an app by just typing its name into the search bar, for example, typing Lyft in the main search bar will allow you to call a car without actually accessing the app. Fall is also the destination point of this feature.

Who should expect it first?

It’s only natural that Google should take care of their own first, right? That’s why Google Pixel users will receive the update first, followed by the rest of us. Google might force other manufacturers to rush with their Android updates, like Sony, OnePlus, Nokia or Xiaomi.

Concretely, Android 9 Pie will come with a better battery management system powered by AI. The app actions feature will make common app actions to be accessed by using buttons in the main Android launcher. For the Pixel users out there, expect it soon.

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Steam Flash Sales are Back – Popular 80% Discounts

According to some of the available reports found online, the steam flash sales are brought back to life. Apparently, that’s because the game buyers favor this kind of sales since they can get their desired games at better rates. This is good for the sellers too, of course. When there are many people that look to buy your game, even if you place 50% discounts you will make profit.

Flash Sales history

Flash sales became immensely popular in a quick time. Just think about it, being able to buy your highly desired game with a 50% discount or better yet, being able to obtain an 80% discount as long as you purchase it until midnight. That’s how flash sales took over the minds of Steam users.

Back in 2016 Valve put a stop to this system. It took two years for the idea to reintroduce itself in the mind of game sellers. We are not just saying that because we received confirmation via the Steam Translation Server team, although there are still people down at Valve that don’t completely support this idea.

Apparently, the reason why these sales were killed off was due to the fact that nobody went for the daily sale option. Instead, the majority of buyers waited for the flash sale to come up and buy a game at a much lower price. That’s when some companies reported losses that they didn’t predict.

Some might say that the buyers were the only ones that took something from this deal and as much as we root for the little guy, the game’s developers have to get paid as well.

In case the idea will get implemented again some certain measures are to be taken. Flash sales won’t occur as often as they did; instead, the sellers will have a say about how long a flash sale should take place. In the end, the introduction of flash sales will for sure bring on new buyers.

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