Monero news

CipherTrace, a blockchain analytics firm has filed two patent applications for tracing privacy-centric cryptocurrency Monero (XMR). The firm unveiled this news on November 20, noting that the patent applications are dubbed Techniques and Probabilistic Methods for Tracing Monero and Systems and Methods…

The price of Monero (XMR) is trading above $115 at the beginning of November and the technical picture implies that the price may advance again above $130. The current price is still far away from the XMR price predictions but if the price jumps again above $130 that could…

Privacy coins have an enhanced focus on security and are designed to keep users’ identities as private as possible. In this piece, we look at the challenges that privacy coins are facing today and what are the best privacy-oriented cryptocurrencies at the moment.  Fundamental analysis: Europol and the DOJ mark…

Monero (XMR) price is trading nearly 5% lower this week after an impressive rally that resulted in a new 2-year high. The digital asset focused on privacy has also found itself in the Europol’s latest organized crime report. Privacy-enhanced cryptocurrencies rising in popularity  In its new report, Europol said…

The price of Monero (XMR) is trading above $100 at the beginning of October and the technical picture implies that the price may advance again above $110. Fundamental analysis: Chainalysis won the contract to break Monero security Investors in Monero should have in mind that this is a still…

Monero (XRM) price rallied more than 15% in September to secure the highest monthly close in 15 months. This was possible due to an impressive rally yesterday, which yielded gains of 7.42%.  Fundamental analysis: A bounty for breaking Monero’s protocol Yesterday, the IRS announced two winners of its…

The price of Monero (XRM) has advanced from $61 above $105 in less than three months and the current price stands around $88. Monero is still far away from the XRM price predictions but if the price jumps again above $100 that could be a very good opportunity for…

A Monero working group has claimed that the US Internal Revenue has better ways to spend taxpayer dollars than offering bounties to breach Monero’s (XMR) privacy. A report unveiled this news on September 17, noting that the workgroup made this statement after the IRS announced that…

According to a recent public statement published by Banco Estado — one of the country’s three largest banks — the bank was hit by powerful ransomware. The incident forced it to shut down its operations nationwide. What happened? Hacking attacks against banks and other financial institutions are not unheard of.

Coinbase exchange still offers an incredibly low number of cryptocurrencies. At least when compared to other major exchange platforms, such as BitMEX or Binance. While the exchange did work on improving its offering over the last few years, some major popular coins are still missing. Privacy coin…

A string of massive hacking attacks that are related to cryptocurrencies one way or another continues. Last week, the biggest such hack saw the attackers hijack numerous highly-visible accounts to promote a Bitcoin scam. Today, new reports indicate that Argentina’s largest Telecom fell victim to ransomware that demands a…

The Islamic State of Syria and Iraq (ISIS) is slowly shifting into privacy coin monero (XMR) to receive donations from its supporters. Whitestream, a blockchain intelligence firm unveiled this news via a tweet on June 25. The company came to this conclusion after discovering a news…

Kubernetes’ machine-learning toolkit, Kuberflow, was recently hit by a unique cyberattack, and as a result, it affected large swathes of container clusters, according to a recent Microsoft report. What happened? As some may know, Kuberflow is an open-source project that revolves around a popular framework for conducting machine-learning tasks. However,…

About a year and a half ago, Norwegian police investigated a kidnapping case involving cryptocurrency Monero (XMR). Back then, no one could uncover what happened to Anne-Elisabeth Hagen, a 69-year-old wife of Tom Hagen. Hagen disappeared from their home just outside of the city of Oslo on October 31st,…

Taiwan-based electronics maker, HTC, recently decided to expand the capabilities of its blockchain-friendly smartphone. The phone, Exodus, will from now on allow its users to mine cryptocurrency Monero (XMR).HTC’s new partnership and its goalsThe new capability comes as a consequence of HTC’s new partnership with Midas Labs. The company…

John McAfee, a cybersecurity expert has claimed that governments will soon ban privacy coins. He is notorious in the crypto space due to his wild predictions. McAfee took to Twitter on April 8 to share his most recent prediction, which involves privacy coins. According to him, governments across the globe…

The crypto market is once again trading in the red, after recent price growth. For the most part, these are just corrections, although not like those seen on March 13th. This time, the drop is much more controlled, and even expected, at least for most altcoins.Good examples include Decred…

The nature of privacy coins such as Monero (XMR) makes them perfect for cryptocurrency users who value and wish to preserve their anonymity. However, the authorities believe that this puts everyone else at risk, which is why privacy coins are often targeted and criticized.Earlier this year, in May, the US…

Over 4% of all XMR has been mined by hackers, according to new study

Crypto wallet maker Ledger updates its support of Monero for Nano S

XRM is the best performing crypto coin for the past 24 hours

MEGA.nz, the famous file sharing service have had their official Chrome extension compromised due to the implementation of a malicious code that intercepts passwords, usernames and even private keys for cryptocurrency asset Monero (XRM).In a stern warning posted through its Twitter and Reddit accounts, Monero has advised holders of XRM to avoid MEGA…