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Microsoft Report says Nation-State Hacker Group is Leveraging Cryptocurrency Techniques to Stay Under the Radar
1.12.2020
A new security report by Microsoft says nation-state hacker group Bismuth is now deploying cryptocurrency-mining malware alongside its regular cyber-espionage toolkits. According to the report, the deployment by Bismuth of Monero coin miners in recent campaigns has provided another way for...
Monero Price Corrects Slightly After Breaching 28-Month Resistance
1.12.2020
Monero, one of the top privacy coins, is ranked amongst the top 20 cryptos of the global market at 17th position leaving behind major currencies like Nem, Tezos, and Crypto.com Coin. Alongside, just when the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization is seen rising close to $20k, reclaiming...
Bitcoin theft is likely to surge in meager post-COVID economy: report
30.11.2020
Cybercriminals may favor a different cryptocurrency in the coming months, however
Canadian Public Company Dumps Ethereum and Monero for Bitcoin
30.11.2020
A Canadian publicly held company has liquidated all of its ethereum and monero holdings and put all of the proceeds into bitcoin. The company is led by a well-known poker player and former member of the European Parliament. Cypherpunk Dumps Monero and Ethereum for Bitcoin Cypherpunk Holdings,...
Canada-Listed Investment Firm Sells All Its Ether, Monero to Buy More Bitcoin
27.11.2020
Cypherpunk Holdings says it financed additional bitcoin purchases with the "full liquidation" of positions in monero and ether
Cypherpunk Holdings becomes 9th largest public holder of Bitcoin
26.11.2020
Canadian holding company dumped XMR and ETH to fund its acquisition
This Is How Confiscated Bitcoin, Ethereum, And Monero Sold By The Taxman
26.11.2020
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Selling the confiscated EUR 6.4m (USD 7.63) in crypto for the Lithuanian tax authority was a lengthy and complicated process that lasted at least two months and required long preparation and detailed coordination between the seller, supplier, trading partners,...
Lithuania Rakes in 6.4 Million Euros From Selling Seized Cryptocurrencies
25.11.2020
Lithuania’s tax authority has sold the cryptocurrencies it previously seized for 6.4 million euros (approximately $7.6 million). The three cryptocurrencies confiscated were bitcoin, ether, and monero. This was the first time the tax authority sold seized cryptocurrencies. Lithuania Sold...
Ciphertrace Files 2 Patents for Systems to Identify Criminal Monero Transactions
24.11.2020
Cryptocurrency intelligence firm Ciphertrace has filed two patent applications for tools and systems to trace monero transactions. The company aims to enable the detection of criminal uses of privacy coins like monero. Monero Tracing Patents Blockchain analytics and cryptocurrency intelligence firm...
New Crypto Unicorn, Filecoins' First Exbibyte, Catching Monero + More News
23.11.2020
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US-based blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis told Forbes it expects to raise USD 100m venture capital at a USD 1bn valuation...
CipherTrace Says Homeland Security Work Gave Rise to Monero-Tracking Patent Filings
23.11.2020
CipherTrace has filed two patent applications it claims offer technologies that could help authorities in tracking monero transactions
Privacy coins no more? CipherTrace files patents for tracing Monero transactions
23.11.2020
The firm claims it will be able to identify XMR used for illicit purposes to support criminal investigations
Dash claims ‘inaccurate categorization’ as ShapeShift delists privacy coins
16.11.2020
The delisting of Dash and Zcash has some wondering about the future of privacy coins on major exchanges
Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, ETH, XRP, XMR, UNI
15.11.2020
If Bitcoin consolidates near $16,000 for a few days, traders may shift their attention to altcoins and DeFi tokens
Dash objects to ShapeShift culling of privacy coins
12.11.2020
“Dash is technically no more a ‘privacy coin’ than Bitcoin,” according to Perkins Coie. So why did Shapeshift delist it?
Failed Sybil Attack Targeted Monero Users, Privacy Is Safe
11.11.2020
Monero was targeted by an attempted Sybil attack that ultimately failed, according to reports from project developer Riccardo Spagni. AttackerContinue Reading
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Volume Surge Brings 25% Turnover to ‘CoinDesk 20’
10.11.2020
In the latest CoinDesk 20 revision, five assets were replaced by crypto assets that saw recent quarterly volume surges
Monero podcaster loses NY congressional race
9.11.2020
“Monero aligns with the ideals America was founded upon. It is America 2.0 — a protocol to preserve liberty in the digital age,” said Tuman
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Loses Steam at $15.9K; Over 600K ETH Yanked From DeFi
6.11.2020
Bitcoin’s price was close to $16,000 Friday but lost momentum while ether locked in DeFi is on a downward trend
South Korea To Ban Crypto Exchanges From Handling Privacy Coins
6.11.2020
South Korea is to ban crypto exchanges from handling digital assets it considers “dark coins”. Regulator Financial Services Commission (FSC) is specifically targeting privacy coins such as dash, monero and zcash. ● The ban is with effect from March 2021. In an update to crypto...