Monero

Hacking

New Crypto-Mining Malware Targeting Asian Firms With NSA Tools

A new form of malware discovered by Symantec is targeting enterprises using leaked NSA tools to infect networks and mine monero.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 April 2019
Monero

Privacy Crypto Monero Celebrates Its 5th Birthday

The privacy coin Monero celebrated yesterday five years of existence.

Tech  ·  19 April 2019
Crime

8 Illicit Crypto-Mining Windows Apps Removed From Microsoft Store

Eight apps have been removed from Microsoft's app store after Symantec found they could illicitly mine cryptocurrency.

Policy & regulation  ·  15 February 2019
Crime

New Malware Targets Apple Mac Computers to Steal and Mine Cryptos

A recently discovered form of malware steals browser cookies and other information on Apple Mac computers to steal cryptocurrencies.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 February 2019
Monero

This Malware Has a Worrying Trick to Mine Monero on Cloud Servers

In an apparent first, a relatively new form of malware uninstalls security programs to avoid detection and mine crypto on cloud servers.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 January 2019
Monero

Crypto Mining Malware Has Netted Nearly 5% of All Monero, Says Research

Hackers have mined at least 4.32 percent of the total monero in circulation, worth nearly $40 million today, according to new research.

Markets  ·  10 January 2019
Bitcoin

Saying Goodbye to the Blockchain Romantics

Decentralization may sound like a sexy concept, but realism may be a better real-deal solution, argues Elly Zhang.

Tech  ·  22 December 2018
Monero

US Government Interested in Tracking Privacy Coins, New Document Shows

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security wants to find out if it's feasible to track transactions conducted using privacy coins.

Markets  ·  3 December 2018
Exchanges

A Decentralized Bitcoin Exchange That’s Almost Decentralized

Bisq is launching a bitcoin-based token to pay code contributors and a DAO to manage payouts, all in service of further decentralizing the exchange.

Tech  ·  25 October 2018
Monero

Monero Fees Fall to Almost Zero After ‘Bulletproofs’ Upgrade

Monero's "bulletproofs" hard fork has led to a major reduction in transaction fees.

Tech  ·  22 October 2018
Monero

Monero to Become First Billion-Dollar Crypto to Implement ‘Bulletproofs’ Tech

A highly anticipated technology designed to make blockchain privacy features more scalable will be tested on Monero soon.

Tech  ·  17 October 2018
Monero

One Musician’s Creative Solution to Drive ASICs Off Monero

Howard Chu, a monero core dev and musician, has created an algorithm that he thinks will keep ASICS at bay on the privacy-oriented cryptocurrency.

Tech  ·  29 September 2018
Crime

Attacker Installs Crypto Mining Malware on Over 170,000 Devices

Coinhive was installed on more than 170,000 devices in Brazil last month.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 August 2018
Monero

A Small Crypto Coin Is Making Big Claims About a Private Proof-of-Stake

Even though it's yet to gain much notoriety, token project Spectre is innovating in a trending area – private staking for proof-of-stake blockchains.

Tech  ·  29 July 2018
Ethereum

Monero-Style Privacy Is Ready for Ethereum – Who Will Implement It?

A new white paper contends that monero-style privacy can be implemented on ethereum without much work.

Tech  ·  28 July 2018