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Monero News

Monero (XMR) is a privacy-focused cryptocurrency that allows anonymous and untraceable transactions by default using various cryptographic technologies that provide strong privacy guarantees. To maintain decentralization, Monero undergoes regular protocol changes to its mining algorithm and other features every six months to avoid monopolies and cartelization.

Launched in April 2014 as a fork of BitMonero — itself a fork of Bytecoin (BCN) — Monero’s core development was driven by a group of largely pseudonymous developers led by Ricardo Spagni, also known as Fluffypony. Spagni left his role as lead maintainer of the project in December 2019 to further decentralize Monero’s core development and focus on building products and services on the protocol.

Over the years, Monero has garnered a reputation as a cryptocurrency of choice on the darknet because of its strong privacy and anonymity features that exceed most cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC).

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Privacy-centric and ASIC-resistant Monero has released a PoW update scheduled for April to counter the new Bitmain Antminer.

Monero Devs Follow Through On Threats To Upgrade Algorithm To Maintain ASIC Resistance

Molly Jane Zuckerman

2018-03-26T13:56:00+01:00

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Edward Snowden cast doubt on Bitcoin in an interview March 22 due to the public nature of its Blockchain.

Edward Snowden On Bitcoin: World Needs Better Option To Avoid Gov’t Coercion

2018-03-23T18:41:00+00:00

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Coincheck, which suffered an over $500 mln hack of NEM in January, will stop handling three anonymous coins.

Hacked Exchange Coincheck Drops Three Anonymity-Focused Coins After FSA Inspection

Molly Jane Zuckerman

2018-03-17T19:56:00+00:00

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Bitmain’s new miner for the CryptoNight algorithm causes controversy as ASIC-resistant cryptocurrencies vow to block its capabilities.

Bitmain Announces New Monero-Mining Antminer X3, Crypto’s Devs Say Will ‘Not Work’

Molly Jane Zuckerman

2018-03-17T15:11:00+00:00

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Cryptojacking, the takeover of another’s computing power to mine for crypto, has been spotted in a variety of both malicious and beneficial cases in the news.

The Ethics Of Cryptojacking: Rampant Malware Or Ad-Free Internet?

Molly Jane Zuckerman

2018-03-17T00:35:00+00:00

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A recently released academic report from Concordia University looks into the ethics behind browser-based cryptocurrency mining, focusing on the case of Coinhive...

‘Attack Or Business Opportunity?’: Academics Question Ethics Of Coinhive Cryptojacking

Molly Jane Zuckerman

2018-03-10T23:29:00+00:00

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A study has shown that Egyptian Internet user traffic is being manipulated by gov’t-linked entities to redirect users to crypto mining sites and ads.

Telecom Egypt Covertly Redirecting Internet Users To Crypto Mining Sites, Report Says

Molly Jane Zuckerman

2018-03-09T14:34:00+00:00

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The top ten coins on CoinMarketCap are in the red, down by a significant percentage today following a possible hack of Binance users.

Crypto Markets Take A Slump After Quiet Week

Molly Jane Zuckerman

2018-03-07T20:12:00+00:00

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