Category: monero

  • US Law Enforcement Wants Blockchain Surveillance Tools for Privacy Coins

    US Law Enforcement Wants Blockchain Surveillance Tools for Privacy Coins

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published its 2019 fiscal year pre-solicitation document. Throughout the 27-page letter, the organization explains that it wants to dedicate resources toward creating blockchain forensic applications that can analyze privacy-centric digital asset movements. Prior efforts have addressed bitcoin analytics and now the agency wants surveillance tools for cryptocurrencies…

  • U.S. DHS Seeking “Forensic Analytics” for Tracing Zcash and Monero

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has put out a pre-solicitation request for tracing private transactions and performing blockchain analytics on cryptocurrencies, such as Zcash and Monero. The request was made to combat illegal and nefarious transactions on privacy-oriented blockchains. On Nov. 30th, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a pre-solicitation notice for…

  • Bitcoin Addresses Linked to Two Criminals by U.S. Department of Treasury: Exchanges Face Potential “Secondary Sanctions”

    Bitcoin Addresses Linked to Two Criminals by U.S. Department of Treasury: Exchanges Face Potential “Secondary Sanctions”

    In a press release today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action against two Iranian-based criminals who were using Bitcoin to transfer—and seemingly launder—ransom-related funds. As a result of today’s actions, people who have engaged with these two addresses, and who may have consequently assisted these criminals, “could…

  • PR: Bithumb Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary with BTC Air Drops

    PR: Bithumb Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary with BTC Air Drops

    This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material. Bitcoin.com does not endorse nor support this product/service. Bitcoin.com is not responsible for or liable for any content, accuracy or quality within the press release. The global cryptocurrency stock exchange Bithumb is holding its third…

  • ASIC Resistance Is Still Worth the Fight for Egalitarian Mining, This Time With Merkle Tree Proofs (MTP)

    ASIC resistance is worth pursuing egalitarian mining with our new Proof of Work (PoW) algorithm, Merkle Tree Proofs (MTP). Although some projects have given up on ASIC resistance seeing it as an unattainable goal, we at Zcoin believe it is premature to throw in the towel. The argument for ASIC resistance ASIC resistance is akin…

  • Why Japan’s Decision to Allow Crypto Sector to Self-Regulate is Significant

    Why Japan’s Decision to Allow Crypto Sector to Self-Regulate is Significant

    Japan, the largest cryptocurrency exchange market by daily trading volume, has allowed the local crypto market to self-regulate, demonstrating trust towards the country’s cryptocurrency-related businesses. The decision of the Financial Services Agency (FSA), the main financial watchdog of the country, comes in a period in which two of the biggest digital asset exchanges in its…

  • The Daily: Blockchain Surveillance vs Privacy Protocols

    The battle for privacy is ramping up. Every day, in the cryptocurrency space, we learn of increased blockchain surveillance, countered by the efforts of privacy protocol developers. We’ve got stories from both sides of the divide in this episode of The Daily, plus a “bitcoin mansion” that’s up for sale. Also read: Blockchain Surveillance Firm Partners…

  • Micropayments: Bringing Cryptocurrencies Into Everyday Life

    Micropayments: Bringing Cryptocurrencies Into Everyday Life

    The following post about micropayments was written by Dmytro Spilka. He is the CEO at Solvid and founder of Pridicto, a web analytics startup that uses AI and Machine Learning to forecast web traffic, monitor vital metrics, and set visual traffic aims. Cryptocurrencies may have assumed the role of the quintessential water cooler topic over recent…

  • Adobe Flash Being Used For Cryptojacking

    Adobe Flash Being Used For Cryptojacking

    Cybersecurity software company Palo Alto Networks reports that miners looking to use your computer to expand their hashing power are getting sneakier. New fake Adobe updates are circulating that will actually update the plugin on your computer, but also install illicit mining malware. Hiding Behind Legitimate Sofware These fakes are especially insidious because they do…

  • September Volume Report: Altcoins See Increase in Trade Activity

    September Volume Report: Altcoins See Increase in Trade Activity

    September saw all but three of the top twenty cryptocurrency markets post an increase in monthly trade volume. XRP pairings saw the strongest month-over-month volume gain, with 30-day volume tripling when compared with August. Also Read: Markets Update: Crypto-Traders Patiently Wait for a Break Out  BTC Stagnates, USDT and ETH Post Strongest Volume Since Q2 Despite…