A year in review: The crypto news scoops we got to first

5:00 PM • Jan 02, 2022

We published several exclusive reports and data analyses this year, including the Tether Papers and revealing Brexit bankroller Christopher Harborne was a Bitfinex shareholder.

Here’s a look at a few stories we got to first in 2021:

Bitcoin for Navalny: $120K donated during weekend protests

From January: Bitcoin caused trouble for Navalny in 2019, when RT alleged FBK fielded political donations as payment for high-profile investigations.

A mysterious crypto investor was Brexit's largest donator. Now, evidence has come to light showing he's also a shareholder in Bitfinex's parent company.

From April: Brexit bankroller Christopher Harborne was first listed as a Digfinex shareholder at some point between 2017 and 2018, Protos can reveal.

Bitfinex shareholder and OTC king Zhao Dong is facing a criminal trial this week on charges similar to money laundering.

From May: Court docs show crypto millionaire and RenrenBit ‘OTC king’ Zhao Dong is facing charges this week analogous to money laundering.

Ever wonder how Binance exists despite ejection from every country it lands in? This is the tale of a crypto exchange that never stops moving.

From July: Ever wonder how Binance exists despite ejection from every country it lands in? This is the tale of a crypto exchange that never stops moving.

Tether minted and sold USDT to many other companies and individuals. None came close to the numbers Alameda Research and Cumberland put up.

From August: Tether minted and sold USDT to many other companies and individuals. None came close to the numbers Alameda Research and Cumberland put up.

TRON's Justin Sun acquired hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Tether, making him one of its most prolific buyers, Protos can reveal.

From August: Justin Sun has acquired hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Tether, making him one of its most prolific buyers, Protos can reveal.

From September: Crypto trading hamster Mr. Goxx is up nearly 30% in three months, while Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation fund has managed less than 5%.

We catalogued every USDT distributed by Tether in the past seven years to present the most transparent research on the stablecoin to date.

From November: We catalogued every USDT distributed by Tether in the past seven years to present the most transparent research on the stablecoin to date.

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