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What’s the worst performing cryptocurrency in 2024?
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Bitcoin and Ethereum are up this year, despite the…
An in-depth look at the regulatory landscape of privacy coins
As the crypto space continues to evolve, regulatory scrutiny is shifting towards privacy coins, with authorities wary of their misuse in activities such as money laundering. Unlike mainstream digital currencies…
Monero community wallet funds drained in security breach
Monero’s community crowdfunding wallet recently fell victim to a security breach, resulting in the loss of its entire balance of 2,675.73 Monero, worth nearly $460,000. The attack on the privacy…
Educational website with 5m monthly visitors hit by hidden Monero miner
The analysts say bad actors put a script on the website that installed malware to download a cryptocurrency miner. Group-IB, a Singapore-based cybersecurity provider, revealed in a recent blog post…
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…
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…
Monero (XMR) Plans for the Second Audit of Bulletproofs+ Code
The Monero development team is now crowdfunding to raise $13.5k in XMR for the second audit of the Bulletproofs+code. The review will be executed by JP Aumasson, a proposal published…
Monero Community Clamor for XMR Payment Option for Tesla Cars
The Monero community in a proposal is asking Elon Musk to consider adding the privacy coin XMR as a payment option on the Tesla website. Bringing XMR Privacy Coin to…
Grayscale May Launch New Trusts for AAVE, Monero, and Polkadot
Grayscale, a New York-based crypto fund describing itself as an authority in digital asset investing and cryptocurrency asset management, appears to be readying themselves for a DeFi future judging from…
BTSE Launches Wrapped Monero on the Ethereum Network
Crypto futures exchange BTSE has announced the launch of a Wrapped Monero token (WXMR) on its platform via a tweet on Jan 6. This new token is a first of…
Crypto Providers in France Ordered to Enforce Strict KYC and AML Rules
Bruno Le Maire–the French Minister of Finance, in a press release on Dec 9, is ordering all cryptocurrency providers to enforce strict Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML)…
Monero is Smartly Invented but Not Flawless
Ales Janda of Chainalysis–a blockchain analytic firm working with the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in an interview on Nov 22, said he likes Monero since it is smartly designed. However,…