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Binance will reportedly delist Monero and privacy coins in Belgium
Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange, will reportedly halt the trading of privacy-centric coins like Monero (XMR) in Belgium. In a screenshot circulated on X, the exchange cited adherence to local laws…
Zero-Knowledge Rollup ZKM Sets Out to Make Ethereum ‘Universal Settlement Layer’
Zero-knowledge rollup ZKM has been unveiled out of incubation from the MetisDAO Foundation, saying it plans to make Ethereum the “universal settlement layer for all blockchain and non-blockchain applications.” With…
MetaMask Developer ConsenSys Brings Layer 2 Blockchain ‘Linea’ To Ethereum Mainnet
ConsenSys is set to deploy Linea, its ZK-rollup network, to the main Ethereum network. Linea uses zero-knowledge (ZK) cryptography to offer cheaper and faster blockchain transactions; ConsenSys says fee rates,…
Avail, Spun Out of Polygon, Launches Data Attestation Bridge to Ethereum
Avail, a project spun out of Polygon earlier this year to handle data storage and verification for blockchains, launched its “data attestation bridge” on Friday, a new offering designed to…
Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin on SEC Crypto Enforcement Actions: ‘The Real Competition Is the Centralized World’
Vitalik Buterin, a co-founder of Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency project by market cap, took a stance on the recent actions that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has…
Syscoin Developer Launches Ethereum-Compatible Layer 2 Network Secured by Bitcoin Miners
Sys Labs, the developer behind the Syscoin blockchain, which aims to combine Ethereum-style programmability with Bitcoin’s security, has launched a “layer 2” network called Rollux for cheaper and faster transactions.…
Casa launches multisignature Ethereum self-custody vault
Casa has added Ethereum support to its self-custody storage solutions, providing multisignature security for BTC and ETH. Cryptocurrency self-custody platform Casa has rolled out support for Ether (ETH) storage, touting…
JPMorgan Managing Director Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou: Hinman Docs Are a ‘Boost to Ethereum’
Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, a managing director at JPMorgan, believes the release of the Hinman docs in the Ripple vs. SEC case will influence crypto regulation. Panigirtzoglou stated this document release is…
P2P.org’s Ethereum Staking Application Is Now Available on Popular Wallet Provider Safe
P2P.org has brought its Ethereum staking service to Safe, the decentralized custody protocol that stores more than $38 billion in total assets, in a move that should make it easier…
Republican Congressman Seeks to Oust SEC Chair Gensler With SEC Stabilization Act
Warren Davidson, the Republican congressman who first introduced the legislation in mid-April, has filed the SEC Stabilization Act to remove Gary Gensler, the current chair of the U.S. Securities and…
Blockchain Staking Provider Chorus One Expands to Peer-to-Peer Network Urbit
Chorus One, a provider of staking services for more than 40 blockchains and protocols including Ethereum, Solana, Cosmos and Polkadot, is joining a growing field of hosting service providers on…
Monero privacy bug decreased anonymity for 3 years
A recently disclosed bug in the privacy-centric cryptocurrency monero (XMR) has compromised user anonymity for the past three years. The bug, which affected the decoy selection process in monero transactions,…
The darknet’s Reddit clone makes exit scams harder
The dark web’s Elude, an anonymous cryptocurrency exchanger and bitcoin mixer, recently conducted an exit scam, draining users’ wallets before disabling withdrawals. A recent video by Mental Outlaw revealed that…
entity links IPs to BTC and XMR transactions, bitcoin developer
Open source bitcoin (BTC) developer Timo P — also known by the pseudonym 0xB10C — recently published a blog post highlighting the activities of an unidentified entity named LinkingLion. The…
Privacy coins face potential ‘extinction’ but will they survive the wrath of financial regulators?
Privacy-protecting crypto tokens and solutions have been attracting serious regulatory scrutiny in recent years, due to their increasing use by bad actors to perpetuate dirty acts like money laundering and…
Binance partially rejects Monero withdrawals, users claim
Multiple investors face problems making withdrawals in their Monero (XMR) wallet in Binance, prompting a public outcry on Reddit. XMR issues on Binance worry users An agitated customer, identified as…
Dutch Police Arrest Crypto Money Laundering Wallet Scam Suspect
The Dutch police arrested a suspect in Veenendaal village, in Central Netherlands, for alleged claims of laundering tens of millions of Euros in crypto-related phishing attacks. The 39-year-old man was…
Monero Implements Hard Fork to Enhance Security and Privacy
Monero, one of the most significant privacy protocols in the ecosystem, implemented a protocol update on August 13 to enhance several privacy and security features provided by the network. The…
Zcash Announces v5.0.0, As Other Cryptocurrencies Look Forward to Upgrade Plans
Earlier this week, Zcash released a version v5.0.0 activating the NU5 network upgrade, which should take the complete charge starting May 31. Other crypto assets also have upgrade plans underway,…
Enabling Private and Anonymous Transactions
Monero (XMR) addresses the following important functions for the entire segment of crypto tokens: privacy and anonymity. The growing demand for such coins largely reflects people’s preferences of higher privacy…
Monero Proponents Up In Arms As One XMR Mining Pool Approaches 51% Hashrate Control
Members of the Monero mining community have vocalized concerns regarding the rising hashrate of a specific pool called mineXMR.com. Some members opine that coins are at risk and the pool…
Monero (XMR) Team Identifies Vulnerabilities in the Multisignature Wallet Code
The Monero tech team has identified some vulnerabilities in the implementation of Monero multi-signature wallets. These vulnerabilities affect the wallet code that is currently implementing them. They do not affect…
Privacy-Threatening Flaw Discovered in Monero’s (XMR) Wallet Code
An investigation by Justin Berman, a software developer interested in the “intersection of finance and cryptography,” has discovered a significant bug in Monero’s wallet code. The Bug in Monero’s Wallet…
Monero (XMR) Adoption on the Rise Despite War Against Privacy Coins
Financial authorities in the United States as well as other parts of the globe have been scrutinizing privacy coins in recent times. However, the latest Cryptwerk data has revealed that…