Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) prohibited all activities involving privacy coins such as Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC). The regulator has also enforced certain rules on the domestic cryptocurrency sector to turn the city into an “international hub for virtual assets.” Dubai’s new Policy According to the recently released document, operations with anonymity-enhancing digital assets...Read More
The cybercrime team of the Central Netherlands police arrested a 39-year-old resident of Veenendaal on suspicion of laundering tens of millions of euros via stolen cryptocurrencies. The police also suggested that the individual amassed his digital asset holdings through fake updates from crypto wallet Electrum. The Latest Crypto Scam in the Netherlands The Netherlands’ police...Read More
The privacy focussed cryptocurrency, Monero, has entered the highly-anticipated “tail emission” that aims to provide a perpetual incentive to miners. The focus will be to “keep fees reasonable, ensure a lower bound of network security, and enable dynamic block sizes.” Securing Monero Network Forever As per the halving model of Bitcoin and other Proof-of-Work (PoW)...Read More
It appears that hackers are finding new avenues to exploit non-suspecting victims and take advantage of their computing power. This time, the primary tool to use are leaks of the new Spide-Man: No Way Home movie. Spider-Man: No Way Home premiered on December 17th, 2021 – merely a week ago, in the US. For the short...Read More
Riccardo Spagni, the former Monero lead maintainer who was recently arrested for charges unrelated to the privacy token, has reported that US officials have released him from custody. CryptoPotato reported in early August when Spagni was arrested for alleged fraud committed between 2009 and 2011. The reports indicated that his crimes had nothing to do...Read More
John Oliver, the host of the political comedy show “Last Week Tonight,” recently poked fun at privacy-based coin Monero, in a short aside while covering the growing threat of ransomware attacks in the United States. Cryptocurrency and Ransomware Attacks In the latter half of his segment, Oliver retells the story of a woman who was...Read More
Monero’s former lead maintainer, Riccardo Spagni, was arrested last month for alleged fraud committed between 2009 and 2011 while residing in South Africa. His crimes have no relation to his work on the Monero network. Charges Against Spagni Court documents state that Spagni’s crime is related to his time as an IT manager at Cape...Read More
Developer’s of the privacy token Monero (XMR) have found a bug that breaks its transaction privacy, according to recent tweets on Monday. The official Monero Twitter account warned users of a “rather significant bug” in the Decoy system. The bug was at first discovered by software developer Justin Berman when he found out that if...Read More
Coinfirm revealed that some users on the notorious Darkweb have been selling falsified vaccine certificates for COVID-19 and stolen doses of vaccines in exchange for a variety of cryptocurrencies. Per the report, one can buy 10 shots of the AstraZeneca product for $250 or its crypto equivalent. BTC in Exchange for a Coronavirus Shot Criminals...Read More
This allows users to create trustless atomic swaps between the two cryptocurrencies without having to route through a centralized exchange service. Monero’s Privacy Mechanisms Monero’s ring signature system draws anonymity from a minimum ring size. Receivers are protected via stealth addresses, and funds within the ring are indistinguishable from each other. The minimum ring size...Read More
With nearly 90% of investments located in its Bitcoin Trust, Grayscale could be providing new diversification products to its institutional investors. Recent filings in Delaware revealed that the company has registered for new cryptocurrency products for the privacy-oriented coin Monero and three DeFi tokens – Polkadot, Cosmos, and Aave. According to the filings made by...Read More
While exploring the potential online security threats for the upcoming 2021, the Russian-based multinational cybersecurity company Kaspersky predicted a rise in Bitcoin thefts. Kaspersky researchers also foresee an increase of ransomware threats and more demands to be requested in privacy coins such as Monero instead of BTC. 2021: Bitcoin’s Value Leads To More Bitcoin Theft?...Read More
A few days ago, a mysterious Twitter user claimed to have found the magic formula to crack Monero. Fireice_UK shared a web address that “revealed” personal information of several Monero users, even including their sexual preferences. “Anonymous” cryptocurrency #Monero broken. https://t.co/M2tDXFzpLb You can now check how many paedophiles thought it is private today. 100 new...Read More
An unknown hacker’s group had reportedly compromised one of President Donald Trump’s campaign websites earlier today. The attack appeared as a cryptocurrency scam, in which the perpetrators asked for payments transferred via Monero. Thirty minutes after the hack, the President’s team updated that they had taken back control, and no sensitive information was exposed. President...Read More
After marking two consecutive yearly highs in the span of a few days, Bitcoin has calmed but still hovers over $13,000. Most alternative coins have remained relatively stable, and the market cap is yet to break above $400 billion decisively. Bitcoin Stays Above $13k Although Bitcoin started the weekend with apparent stagnation, the asset entered...Read More
Monero, the most important privacy coin in the crypto ecosystem, is having a great time, outperforming even Bitcoin in comparison. As of today, October 15th, 2020; XMR closed with a total market capitalization of $2.29 Bn. At a price of $129 per token, the crypto is showing a phenomenal performance, achieving a maket capitalization not...Read More
Following yesterday’s slight retraces within the cryptocurrency market, most coins have charted green once more. Bitcoin has jumped to about $11,400, Ethereum nears $375, and further volatility comes from lower-cap altcoins. Bitcoin Stands Solid Above $11k As CryptoPotato reported a few days ago, Bitcoin broke above $11,000 after weeks of struggling beneath that level. Since...Read More
Bitcoin Bitcoin saw a 5.6% price increase over the past seven days as it finally breaks above the $11,000. The cryptocurrency was trading within a symmetrical triangle pattern since mid-September and struggled to break above this consolidation until yesterday. BTC was trading at the 100-days EMA last Friday as it rebounded from here and started...Read More
Europol has named privacy integrated cryptocurrency mixing services as one of the most gnawing cybercrime threats of our times in the 2020 edition of its IOCTA report. Also, Monero is in the process of becoming the de-facto crypto coin for Darkweb transactions. Zcash and Dash are the next popular alternatives, the agency noted. Privacy Enhancing...Read More
Over the past 24 hours, Bitcoin has continued to rise in value gradually and now sits above $10,750. The price increase follows impressive gains registered on Wall Street during yesterday’s trading session, after news that US President Trump has returned to the White House. Bitcoin Follows Stocks Up As CryptoPotato reported yesterday, Bitcoin touched $10,750...Read More
Is the era of the transparent Monero approaching? The United States government hopes so. After several days of waiting, the IRS finally granted a contract to Chainalysis to develop a tool that will allow authorities to track privacy coins like Monero and second-layer solutions like Lightning Network. Cracking Monero is an Expensive Task According to...Read More
Despite briefly dipping to $10,660, Bitcoin has slightly increased in value since yesterday and trades above $10,800. At the same time, Ethereum has spiked by about 2% to above $360, while more volatility is evident from lower and mid-cap altcoins. Bitcoin To Above $10,800 After an unsuccessful attempt to conquer $10,800 yesterday, Bitcoin headed south...Read More
A former employee of CSIRO – the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, has avoided prison after being caught using a supercomputer at work for mining cryptocurrencies. Jonathan Khoo, 34, worked as a contractor at the federal government’s scientific research agency. Generating $6,897 Worth Of Ethereum and Monero As per a recent news report, between January...Read More
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) wants in on activities happening on Monero and Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. That’s why the Federal organization is inviting applications with demonstrated working prototypes that can break into the privacy coin network and trace transactions on BTC’s layer two chain. IRS will offer $625,000 for the same. IRS Will Fund Monero,...Read More
A recent report indicated that as proof-of-work-based cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Monero were increasing in value in 2020, the cryptojacking cases worldwide have surged after a year of continuous decline. Cryptojacking On The Rise In 2020 The term cryptojacking refers to when an unauthorized person gains access to a computer for mining (or minting)...Read More
The security of Monero (XMR) users could soon be at risk after cryptocurrency intelligence firm CipherTrace announced the creation of tools that enable law enforcement to track transactions on the privacy-oriented blockchain. CipherTrace Claims Ability to Track XMR Transactions According to a press release from Aug 31, CipherTrace collaborated with the US Department of Home...Read More
Most of the cryptocurrency market is in red today. Bitcoin tanked to $11,400 briefly, but large-cap alts are losing more substantial chunks of value, thus helping BTC to reclaim some ground in terms of market domination. Bitcoin Drops Further BTC looked promising yesterday as the asset headed for another face-off with its well-known nemesis at...Read More
Green is the predominant color in the cryptocurrency markets, with some massive gains across the leading cryptos. Bitcoin marked a new yearly high of above $11,700, while Ethereum exceeded above the $350 level. Bitcoin Rejoice At A New Yearly High Bitcoin’s first days in July were rather dull as it traded sideways in a tight...Read More
Bitcoin attempted another bullish movement yesterday, but it got rejected when it approached the next resistance line. The majority of the altcoin market is retracing slightly today, following a few days of gains. The S&P 500, Dow Jones, and Nasdaq marked increases yesterday, following an announcement from the Fed pledging to keep the interest rates...Read More
With a bit of delay following the Twitter hack, Bitcoin finally sees a slight movement downwards to $9,100. Interestingly, this time the three major US stock market indexes decrease in value with a similar percentage. The situation appears much more favorable in the low-cap altcoin market, as massive gainers include Aurora, Ampleforth, and Algorand. Bitcoin...Read More
