Category: monero
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Iranian Crypto Ransomware Threat Will Rise in Today’s Geopolitical Climate, Report Predicts
A new report from Accenture states that Iran-based ransomware demanding payment in crypto is on the rise and will further escalate in the current geopolitical climate
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US DEA: Criminal Activity in Cryptocurrency Has Dropped 80 Percent Since 2013
US Drug Enforcement Agency confirms major use of crypto is speculative trading, not crime
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Market Caps for Privacy-Centric Currencies Have Dropped Significantly
Over the past few years, a few privacy-centric cryptocurrencies have gained both in popularity and value. Many of these coins like monero, dash, pivx, zcash, and more were at one time top ten digital asset contenders as far as market valuation is concerned. Now even though a few of these specific digital assets have dropped…
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Japanese Regulator Pressures Exchanges to Drop Privacy Coins
Japan’s Financial Services Agency, tasked with monitoring the country’s cryptocurrency exchanges, has quietly been pressuring platforms to delist privacy coins. Coincheck has already done so in the wake of the $400 million NEM hack. If fellow exchanges follow suit, it could signal the beginning of the end for privacy coins such as zcash and monero…