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Report: Researchers Discover New Cryptojacking Malware for Mining Monero

Want to Help the Jailed? You Can now Mine Monero (XMR) to Pay Their Bails

June 9, 2020 by Shaurya Malwa at Altcoins

The ongoing political unrest in the U.S. is giving the masses a rather unfortunate reason to adopt cryptocurrencies. While some might move to use Bitcoin as a form of “protest,” a new software allows individuals to mine Monero (XMR) to pay bails for those jailed unnecessarily. XMR to the Rescue...

Monero (XMR) Nitrogen Nebula Update Brings Enhanced Privacy and Speed

May 25, 2020 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins

Monero (XMR), a privacy-centric altcoin that focuses on fungibility and decentralization, has officially launched version 0.16.0.0 of its software. Dubbed Nitrogen Nebula, the team says the latest Monero software release comes with Dandelion++ support and offers users an improved Bulletproofs verification speed, according to a blog post on May 23,...

HTC Is Bringing Power-Efficient Monero (XMR) Mining to Smartphones

April 10, 2020 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins

Mobile phone manufacturer HTC is ready to bring cryptocurrency mining to smartphones as according to Forbes report, published on April 10, 2020, the company’s flagship blockchain smartphone – HTC Exodus – has partnered with Midas Labs to enable Monero (XMR) mining on phones. HTC Brings Crypto Mining to Smartphones Taiwan-based...

Bitsa Prepaid Crypto Card Adds Monero (XMR) Support

February 23, 2020 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins

According to a press release issued on February 21, 2020, Monaco-based cryptocurrency startup Bitsa has added support for privacy-centric cryptocurrency Monero (XMR) to its crypto prepaid card called Bitsa Card. Monero (XMR) Support Added by Bitsa In a major boost to the efforts for mainstream adoption of digital currencies, European...

Monero (XMR/USDT) Perpetual Contracts Arrive on Binance Futures

February 3, 2020 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance’s futures trading platform – Binance Futures - on February 2, 2020, announced the launch of XMR/USDT Perpetual Contracts with leverage up to 75x. Monero (XMR) Futures Arrive on Binance Futures On February 2, 2020, Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange’s futures trading arm – Binance Futures – announced that it...

Monero (XMR) Hashrate Reaches ATH Shortly After ASIC-Resistance Hard Fork

January 3, 2020 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins

Privacy-focused cryptocurrency Monero’s (XMR) hashrate recently reached a new ATH after it underwent a change in its proof-of-work (PoW) consensus algorithm. This, according to data from Bitinfocharts, January 3, 2020. What Spiked the Hashrate? One of the major privacy-centric digital currencies, Monero recently underwent a slight change in its PoW...

Hackers Using Taylor Swift Image to Embed Monero (XMR) Miner

December 19, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins

Bad actors are now embedding the MyKings Monero (XMR) mining botnet in JPEG images of popular singer, Taylor Swift, in a bid to cover their cryptojacking activities on their hosts’ computers, according to a ZDNet report on December 19, 2019. MyKings Monero (XMR) Miner on Rampage In a bid to...

Monero (XMR) Defends Decision to Implement ASIC Resistance

November 14, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Altcoins

Coinbase recently published an article regarding security for Proof of Work (PoW) blockchains. While discussing the topic of ASIC resistance, Coinbase criticized such an approach, highlighting Monero's need to hard fork every 6 months a significant burden that may not be worth it just to block out ASIC miners. Monero...

Dubai: BTSE Exchange Launches Monero (XMR) Futures Contracts

November 2, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins

Dubai-based cryptocurrency financial products exchange, BTSE, on October 31, 2019, announced the launch of the Monero (XMR) futures contracts. BTSE Introduces Monero Futures Contract While Bitcoin (BTC) futures have become a common occurrence in the rapidly spreading cryptospace, altcoin futures contracts – especially those based on privacy-focused cryptocurrencies – are...

Report: Researchers Discover New Cryptojacking Malware for Mining Monero

August 15, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Crime

Varonis, a data security and analytics company, has discovered new strains of cryptojacking malware that hijacks a victim's computer resources to mine monero (XMR), and a mysterious web shell while investigating the cause of a cryptomining infection for a client. Notable among the detected malware, is Norman, a stealthy Monero...

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