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- Coinbase CEO recently spoke about why the exchange will not list Monero in a foreseeable future.
- He said that XMR does not appeal to regulators due to its role in high-profile hacks and scams.
- While Coinbase aims to remain strict about this, for now, XMR is still available on Binance and Kraken.
Latest Monero 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, a recent analysis revealed that a suspicious Kuberflow image got deployed back in April,...
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, 2018. Meanwhile, her husband, who is a well-known energy tycoon, supposedly found a ransom note. Around 10 weeks after the kidnapping took place,...
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 goals The new capability comes as a consequence of HTC’s new partnership with Midas Labs. The company will integrate Midas Labs’ DeMiner app into its smartphone to start mining XMR. HTC plans t...
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 will soon ban privacy coins such as monero (XMR), zcash (ZEC), and DASH among others. While he is adamant that governments will prohibit the us...
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 and Monero, which see a drop after a recent rally that lasted for about 48 hours. However, there are also altcoins such as Augur, which started falling even af...
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 Financial Crimes and Enforcement Network (FinCEN) attempted to regulate the matter by publishing guidelines for companies that handle cryptocur...
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 by all means at this time. PSA: The official MEGA extension has bee...
The privacy-focused coin could become one of the most valuable cryptos in the future, according to new study
A new cryptocurrency MoneroV set to be created in mid-March split