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IRS to Pay $625K to Crack Monero, Crypto Proponents Scoff at Contract
11.9.2020
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) wants to pay a contractor $625,000 if they can crack layer-two privacy schemes and the privacy-centric crypto asset monero (XMR). The tax agency says that the entity has “limited investigative resources” for tracing these types of cryptocurrency...
The IRS offers a $625,000 bounty to anyone who can break Monero and Lightning
11.9.2020
The United States IRS agency has announced a bounty of up to $625k to anyone who can crack Monero’s privacy
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Hangs Around $10K; Locked DeFi Value Drops
8.9.2020
Bitcoin price saw little action on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the value of crypto locked in DeFi has gone down for the first time
Criminals Target Privacy Coins: How To Avoid Downloading Fake Wallet Apps
4.9.2020
Reports in the past few weeks detail that bad actors are targeting two privacy coin projects, Monero and Zcash, adding to concerns about the growing rate of security incidents involving blockchain networks. Such incidents, as well the repeated 51% attacks on the Ethereum Classic network or...
Privacy Options Underutilized in Cryptocurrency Usage: Report
4.9.2020
Advances in cryptography have not met with user enthusiasm, suggesting a disconnect between the cryptocurrency community and its cypherpunk ancestors. According to Coin Metrics, transactions of privacy-focused cryptocurrencies zcash (ZEC), monero (XMR), and grin only add up to 6% of bitcoin’s...
Researchers are calling this new malware a triple threat for crypto users
2.9.2020
The surrounding threat level is low, but there are fears it could increase
Newly Discovered Malware Has Arsenal of Tricks to Help It Steal Crypto
2.9.2020
Cybersecurity researchers said "KyberCibule" covertly mines for privacy coin monero and could also steal victims' passwords and divert crypto funds
Who cares about privacy? Not crypto users, says Coin Metrics
2.9.2020
‘Uptake of privacy features and assets has been slow,’ the report stated
As 'Apathy Towards Privacy' Prevails, This Firm Says It Can Track Monero
1.9.2020
While claims that US crypto intelligence firm CipherTrace can track transactions in monero (XMR), the most popular privacy coin, was met with skepticism, other analysts warned about "user apathy towards privacy."
Yesterday, CipherTrace announced what it calls as the world’s first...
Ciphertrace Allegedly Builds Monero-Tracing Tools, XMR Proponents Disagree
31.8.2020
The blockchain surveillance firm Ciphertrace claims to have created the “world’s first” monero tracing tools for law enforcement. According to the company announcement, Ciphertrace developed forensic tools for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in order to track...
CipherTrace develops Monero-tracing tool to aid US DHS investigations
31.8.2020
Cryptocurrency intelligence firm CipherTrace claims a new tool can trace Monero transactions, but skepticism remains
After Empire’s Exit Scam, Darknet Market Patrons Scramble to Find Alternatives
29.8.2020
Ever since the darknet market (DNM) Empire went under, DNM patrons have been scrambling to find reliable marketplaces on the deep web. On forums, individuals are discussing which markets are safe, the logistics of how to use different DNMs, and how much they lost from Empire Market’s exit...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Climbs to $11.5K With Record Amount in DeFi
28.8.2020
Bitcoin made gains Friday, both in price and what's locked in DeFi
Sources Say World’s Largest Darknet Empire Market Exit Scammed, $30 Million in Bitcoin Stolen
26.8.2020
One of the world’s largest darknet markets (DNM), Empire Market, allegedly exit scammed after the marketplace was taken offline for a number of days this week. DNM patrons are upset about Empire Market’s departure and customers say that $30 million in bitcoin held by the darknet’s...
Browser-based cryptojacking is back as attacks spike 163%
26.8.2020
Who said browser-based cryptojacking was dead?
Australian exchanges delist privacy coins amid Chainalysis integration
25.8.2020
Privacy coins are quietly being relegated to the fringes of the Blockchain space
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Hits $11.8K; Ethereum Gas at All-Time High
24.8.2020
Many bitcoin stakeholders expect a weak market this week to cap August while DeFi continues to stretch Ethereum’s network
Darknet Giant Empire Market Offline for 36 Hours, Blame Cast at Massive DDoS Attack
23.8.2020
According to a number of sources, one of the largest darknet markets in the world, Empire Market has been offline for well over 36 hours. The researcher and analyst Dark.fail has been tweeting about the subject, as the market hasn’t been down for this long since 2019. It seems the popular...
An AWS Virtual Machine Is Infected With Mining Malware. There Could Be Others
21.8.2020
A monero mining script has been embedded in a public instance of an AWS virtual machine. How many others are similarly infected?
Monero Experiences Intraday Boom; Trades Above $100
21.8.2020
Monero (XMR), at the time of penning down this analysis, had breached yearly high above $100 and $105 at $106. After drawing a declining trend in the 2nd half of the previous year, XMR coin strengthened at the onset of the year as it gained over 100% in 6 weeks from trading below $50 at …